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For baseball families, trades mean more than moving chess pieces


Meet the rookie who has redrawn the Packers playbook three times since April and worked out with Randy Moss


Tavon Austin talks about leadership, his role, and the Cowboys' offensive weapons


Alabama counting on healthy Anfernee Jennings to elevate linebacking corps


Nick Madrigal stars in 'The Kid Who Doesn't Strike Out'


As the 49ers and Levi’s Stadium enter the college football spotlight, a look at how the local teams stack up


Camp in a Snap, Day Five: Mostly housekeeping before the off day


The crack of bats old and new, the haboob of uncertainty, and the departure of Keone Kela


Jeff Luhnow says the Astros have a ‘zero-tolerance policy.’ So why did they trade for Roberto Osuna?


The Athletic Philadelphia's Top 20 Flyers prospects, honorable mentions — 2018 offseason edition


Recap of Reds trade deadline Q&A with C. Trent Rosecrans on 7/31


Custance: What a team would get in Mark Hunter and why it's taking time to happen


Cam Goode transfer a big hit to Hokies’ long-term plans at defensive tackle


Dollars and sense: Forget A-Rod, how about those juicy Yu Darvish quotes from Rick Sutcliffe?


How to bring the fun back to the MLS all-star game


The future of American soccer is in Germany


49ers practice review: Armstead injured again, rookie receivers continue to dazzle


After a year away from the NFL, a humbled Robert Griffin III sets sights on winning a job with Ravens


‘This is my path’: After years of twists and turns, Ricky Town finds comfort at Pitt


Carig: In Lance Lynn, the Yankees see valuable flexibility


Graham McPhee blossoms in sophomore season at Boston College


Braves trade for Reds slugger Adam Duvall; Inciarte moves to platoon role


Why Josh Leivo could, and should, be a Top 9 forward for the Maple Leafs


Deconstructing Darnold: A detailed breakdown of the rookie QB's first training camp practice with the Jets


Is this progress? Checking in on Nelson Rodriguez’s three-year plan


LeBron legacy is safe in Akron with next journey about to begin in Los Angeles


Justin Herbert is growing his body and his role as a leader for Oregon


Dismissed Bills, Sabres president Russ Brandon joins New Era Cap's executive team


Dealing Gausman and/or Bundy now feels like selling low, unless the buyer is still seeing future aces


Howe: What we learned at Day 5 of Patriots training camp


About that color-coded notebook Tyler Anderson uses in the Rockies dugout


Derek Carr, Connor Cook have strong performances on Day 2 of practice in pads for the Raiders


P:60 Packers Podcast —Two players carted off


After many twists in his journey, E.J. Ejiya is ready to write his final chapter at North Texas


Goldman: Determining the post-contract comparisons and expectations for Brady Skjei


The art of not sacking the QB: Giants defenders observe football's No. 1 unwritten rule


Eagles practice observations: Sidney Jones flashes and a lethal D-Line package


Bills Film Room: Josh Allen's day-to-day progress isn't going unnoticed


An early analysis of the Falcons' training camp roster, depth chart


Twins trade Brian Dozier to Dodgers in deadline-beating deal


Cubs fortify bullpen with addition of Nationals righty Brandon Kintzler


Indians minor-league analysis: Top tools report


Brandt: As teams gear up for the season during training camp, front offices are looking to finalize rosters


Summer Series: The biggest trade heist pulled off by each Boston team


When trades go down, teams spring into action — to take down anything the traded player appears on


Iowa Position Group Preview: Running backs


Stoeten: Blue Jays could win arms deal, even without all the baggage


Heavy duty: Versatile tight end group gives Bears plenty of options


Meet the twin brothers making sure we never forget Mavericks and Lakers role players


The Athletic Denver Podcast: Why are the Rockies pitching so well?


Rosenthal: The Nationals should trade Bryce Harper — to get better this year


A closer look at the four young pitchers who convinced the Cardinals to tear up their bullpen and start over


'He is exactly what you want': Stefon Diggs gets his extension with Vikings


Murphy: What Lorenzo Brown highlights about year one of the NBA's new two-way deals


Discuss: How did the Braves fare with their moves before the trade deadline?


Chat recap: Phillies acquire catcher Wilson Ramos, reliever Aaron Loup at the deadline


Sarris: Did the Cardinals buy high and sell low on their outfielders?


Bills practice observations: Harrison Phillips already taking on bigger role


A conversation with Reggie McKenzie, Part 2: On the Raiders' exciting defensive draft picks and his relationship with Jon Gruden


The Broncos seem to have fixed one QB problem, but could they be facing another tough QB decision?


Blackhawks defenseman Gustav Forsling out 14 weeks after wrist surgery


Egger: Flipping Matt Harvey didn't work out for the Reds, and that's OK


Who is that 'big guy' helping to find missing children? It's former Cubs prospect Dennis Bair


Former top prospect loving life as Mariners intern: 'I haven’t seen him this excited about baseball since 2011'


Recap of Eno Sarris MLB trade deadline Q&A (7/31/18)


College football coaching tracker, April 1-July 31, 2018


Ranking the Canadiens top-20 prospects, No. 10-6


Pining for a ring, Brandon Phillips waits in Pawtucket for his time to come


Seahawks Film Room: Doug Baldwin could have career year in 2018


The Feldman Files: College football teams are yearning for Yondjouen


Justin Simmons: 'The mindset and urgency this year is 100 percent different'


Summer School: Having tasted success, Schofield, Vols looking for something even sweeter


Breaking down Auburn's returning production and why hopes should be high on the Plains


Oklahoma Position Group Preview: Sooners’ running backs should not be overlooked


Twins continue to break down roster with trades of Lance Lynn, Zach Duke


Red Sox snag Ian Kinsler from Angels to fill Dustin Pedroia's spot


Phillies' fragile formula: Lacking overnight fix for bad defense, is hitting + pitching good enough to reach October?


As the trade deadline passes, do the Mets know who they are as a team?


Lott: Why the Blue Jays had to wash their hands of Roberto Osuna


With an eye on the future, the Reds ship Adam Duvall to the Braves for 3 players


Why the 'strong possibility' Johnny Cueto is headed for Tommy John surgery won't push Giants into sell mode


Duhatschek: Craig Conroy's best anecdotes about Jarome Iginla


Recap: 8/1 Pirates Q&A with Rob Biertempfel


Indians trade deadline discussion with Zack Meisel and T.J. Zuppe


49ers Tuesday Mailbag: Is Trent Taylor in danger of losing his No. 3 receiver spot?


What do you think of the Tigers' trade deadline moves? Weigh in


After missing his big chance, New England Revolution prospect Isaac Angking prepares to create another


Gray: Prospect Jose Siri's adjustments at the plate move him closer to stardom


The contract ramifications of Quinn Hughes returning to Michigan


Kings Q&A recap: Lisa Dillman on projecting Ilya Kovalchuk's production, Drew Doughty's contract and his wedding registry


Camp Chronicles: "They were pissing him off and pissing everybody else off"


Selfless Center: Sam Mustipher worked for this moment at Notre Dame


Rising stars, surprising veterans, and those quarterbacks, too: Key observations from the first practices of Jets camp


Catching Up With … Pete Metzelaars, who finds it gratifying that no team has matched Buffalo's four consecutive Super Bowl appearances


Deadline day Red Sox trade targets: the bullpen


What we know and don’t know as USC prepares for training camp


The Angels keep selling, but maintain 2019 core in sending Kinsler to Red Sox


A's takeaways: Nick Martini becoming big piece of the puzzle as playoff race heats up


'Mannywood 2.0' is now officially available for showing in Los Angeles


Un classement des 20 meilleurs espoirs du Canadien, des numéros 10 à 6


The late-night addition of Keone Kela was a good move, but Pirates had better stay busy up to the deadline.


How Colorado State is adjusting, for the first time in half a decade, to life without household name wide receivers


Powers points (Blackhawks convention edition): A potential new line, panel highlights and more


McDonald: It shouldn't have taken this long, but Bruins finally sending Rick Middleton to rafters


In the face of their mediocrity, the Mets opt to stay the course