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The 2010s — Greatest decade in Cavaliers history is almost over: Who made the magic happen?


The 2010s – The ‘brutally challenging exercise’ of picking the best players from Calipari’s first 10 years


The 2010s — Duke all-decade team: After Zion, who else makes the cut?


The 2010s: Best players from the best decade in Wichita State Shockers history


The 2010s: What does the Heat all-decade team look like? The Big Three and …


The 2010s – Pistons all-decade team: Blake, Rip, Tayshaun and others who earned a spot


The 2010s: NCAA Tournament success makes Michigan basketball all-decade team a tough pick


From Ray Allen’s shot to Dwyane Wade’s ‘Last Dance,’ the past 10 Heat seasons were full of memories


The 2010s: Oliver Kay’s Premier League team of the decade


The 2010s: Newcastle United’s team of the decade


The 2010s: The Philadelphia 76ers — how we’d build around two cornerstones, Embiid and Simmons


The 2010s: Maryland’s all-decade team is also known as the all-Mark Turgeon era players


The punches that defined boxing in the 2010s


The 2010s: The 76ers’ All-Process team, from cult heroes to NBA overachievers


‘It’s an everyday battle to let go of that will to win’: Draymond Green’s calm approach to a rare losing season


Joking about his uniform, blocked from wearing an Amazon mic and applauding overhit passes – inside Mourinho’s first week at Spurs


The 2010s: Kobe Bryant leads the Lakers’ team of an unfamiliar decade



‘If you hit a ball out of the stadium, I do not care’ – Lamouchi calls on Forest to make their own luck


Inside the dominant defensive line that got Baylor to the Big 12 title game


Potter’s flexible philosophy has turned Burn into a versatile force, not just a towering central defender


‘If I had the game again, would I do it differently? Yes, I would’ – Howe accepts blame for defeat that leaves Bournemouth with one win in eight


Q&A: Send in your questions now for Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman


How would you turn things around for Washington? Rhiannon Walker’s mailbag, Part II


‘Move’ – Watford taught Dyche how to manage from the touchline (once he’d finished driving the bus)


Linemen? Receivers? How will the Cardinals handle what will likely be another top-10 pick?


Fears over Boly’s absence being allayed by a defensive trio more at home in midfield


Lightning’s Kevin Shattenkirk explains why it was tough to turn down the Ducks’ free agent offer


Shap Shots: Jason Dickinson’s cause, Heiskanen’s contract and a Winter Classic update


‘He’s not afraid’: The Blackhawks break down what makes Kirby Dach so special


‘He’s going to be a leader’: How Dwayne Haskins orchestrated Washington’s game-tying and winning drives


Rexrode: The Titans are scoring a lot and Taylor Lewan is penalty free, so forget what you thought was impossible


‘There was a lot of weird —- in this game’: 347-pound Vita Vea catches TD as Bucs rout Falcons


Schultz: After brief glory, Falcons and Dan Quinn circle back to misery


This Week in Mid-Major: Meet Albany’s shooting guard/firefighter, Missouri State’s tough schedule and the updated top 10


The Dolphins’ season is back on track to fulfilling its original purpose


Mandel’s Forward Pass: On teams that reversed their seasons, though sometimes in the wrong direction


‘I’ll ride for him any day’: Josh Allen finds his stride as the Bills gear up for playoff push


Bill Belichick provides yet another reminder to Jerry Jones of what could have been for Cowboys


10 Titans observations: Derrick Henry dominates, Ryan Tannehill near perfect and talking playoff chances (again)


As the coaching carousel ramps up, what do search firms actually do?


Moore: Picks against the spread for Georgia-Dayton, Arkansas-Georgia Tech and other big games


Mailbag: Blake Murphy answering your questions on the Toronto Raptors


Extreme highs and a big low mark Tyler Boyd’s day against his hometown team


Buddy Hield isn’t worrying about his shooting percentages, so neither should you, and 3 more thoughts from Sunday


Dhaliwal’s Diary: Kevin Bieksa’s job options, kicking tires on Tyson Barrie, and an update on Olli Juolevi


Texas Takeaways: On the O-line’s composure, play calling and Jordan Whittington’s absence


“Significant setback”: Jerry Jones critical of Cowboys coaching after loss in New England


The Athletic 130: The Group of 5 Cotton Bowl race offers plenty of late drama


Where Filip Zadina showed progress in his NHL season debut


Melnick’s weekly GBU: Trouble arrived in Montreal, and it risks snowballing


Four takeaways from Kentucky’s win over Lamar


USC Exit Survey: What we learned from the Trojans’ win over UCLA


MSD’s morning after: Seahawks dreaming title-contender dreams after defense steps up again


The Morning After: Cowboys disappoint on the biggest stage, reinforcing their new status quo


Recap: Levi Weaver answered questions on Rangers offseason expectations, Solak’s role and the new park


What it’s like to coach the sons of Florida football coaches


Bob Quinn’s ‘9-7’ remark haunting him, Matt Patricia and the Lions


Opening Bell: Trust the Process? No, trust Deontay Wilder’s power


Live fantasy football Q&A with Brandon Funston on 11/27 from noon to 1 p.m. (ET)


Tre’Davious White locks down another top receiver, and his Bills teammates speak up for him


LeBrun: How Leon Draisaitl’s contract has gone from outlier to bargain in just 2 years


Submit a question for Audrey Snyder’s Penn State Mailbag


How the Lakers improved their spacing during their latest win streak


Newcastle fans: discuss the Aston Villa game with our reporter Chris Waugh after the final whistle


Rocket Rundown: Riley Barber finds his scoring touch, Joël Bouchard goes to bat for Ryan Poehling


Recap: Dana O’Neil answers your college basketball all-decade team questions


Recap: Devils Q&A with Corey Masisak on Nov. 26, 2019


Why the Cardinals are keeping such a close eye on Carlos Martínez’s workouts this winter


Surprised by Eric Ebron’s ankle injury? So were the Colts


The 2010s: Mizzou’s all-decade team dominated by its most successful squad


The 2010s: The best players from a special era of Butler basketball


The 2010s – N.C. State all-decade team: Big talents mix with big ‘what could have beens’


The 2010s – Memphis all-decade team: The Tigers who shined during up-and-down times


The 2010s: Liverpool’s team of the decade


The 2010s: Arizona State’s all-decade basketball team and its top games


How the Kyle Lowry trade forever changed the Toronto Raptors, Houston Rockets and NBA trades


The 2010s: MMA’s all-decade team, with the top fighter in each major division


The challenging 2010s: The all-decade team, from Steve Nash to Devin Booker


The 2010s: The Denver Nuggets all-decade team features unique styles


The 2010s: Answering the five biggest what-ifs of the 76ers’ decade


The 2010s: Crystal Palace’s team of the decade


The great Tyrese Haliburton debate


The 2010s: The Kings found a couple of stars in a less-than-regal decade


The 2010s: The 3 most memorable moments of the decade for the Kings


The 2010s: Role players on traditionally deep VCU teams fill up all-decade squad


The 2010s: Introducing the Brooklyn Nets’ all-decade team


The 2010s: For the Spurs, six players fueled another decade of excellence


‘It was crazy’: How a famous consulting firm contributed to the chaos of the 2013-14 Knicks


The 2010s: From ‘Super teams’ to mega-stars here are the 10 NBA players who defined the decade


The Athletic’s NBA Power Rankings Week 5: The scouting reports are flowing


Inside a conversation about injuries with insightful former Ray Matt Duffy


Inside the trade that brought Lindsay Whalen home and launched the greatest decade for a team in WNBA history


Pronman: Biggest risers from the 2019 NHL Draft


Ornstein on Monday: Raiola complicates United pursuit of Haaland, Adidas gives Mourinho special treatment, rogue firms exploit Premier League clubs


The 2010s: Introducing the WNBA’s all-decade team


The Jaguars’ struggles continue, prompting the question: Who will be part of the team’s future?


Connolly: Mike Elias must learn as much from Astros’ controversies as he has from their ascent


From off-court battles to a new generation of stars, 10 moments that defined the WNBA in the 2010s


Putting together a special recruiting class required Butler to look far outside the state


Leicester have five wins on the spin and are outperforming xG at both ends of the pitch. Is their form sustainable?


Bourne: A strategic change in each zone Sheldon Keefe is likely to implement


Can the new XFL ball help offenses? Inside the development of a new football


‘It’s been way too long’: Blue Bombers’ old-timers applaud drought-ending performance


How Josh Leivo has emerged as Vancouver’s most consistent middle-six forward


Red Sox mailbag, part 1: What punishment could be coming from MLB for Alex Cora?


‘We started to feel untouchable’: Allen Robinson, Anthony Miller come up big in Bears win


Khalil Mack got a sack and the Bears defense made its bones against Daniel Jones


Buccaneers hand the Falcons a ‘hard loss’ as the paper-thin NFC South title chance officially ends


Here’s what to make of the Mariners’ unprecedented deal with Evan White


Raiders fall flat against the Jets in an all-around collapse — and it almost seems like they saw it coming


Auburn Film Room: Inside the quarterback recipe to beat Alabama and how Bo Nix can replicate it


With 3 misses, Joey Slye had the day a kicker dreads: ‘I feel terrible because these guys left everything on the field’


Lost in translation: Did Mitch Trubisky reveal what he wants the Bears’ offense to be?


Lloyd: Baker Mayfield’s quiet turnaround and the reasons behind it


Do the Eagles have a QB problem? Carson Wentz’s poor performance vs. Seahawks raises questions


Dehner Jr.: Sticking with Ryan Finley would cut at the credibility of Zac Taylor’s message


Hoop Thoughts: Penn State’s quest to make history, why Izzo was right about transfer waivers, my top 25 and more


Seven observations from the Bills win: Ed Oliver pops off the screen, defense borders on dominant once again


NFL Panic Index, Quarterback Edition, Part II: Who should relax, who should be benched after Week 12?


The Ikosystem: In the wild West, Rockets’ inconsistencies don’t give them a large margin for error


Pretender? The Packers looked like one against 49ers, but let’s look at the big picture


Tennessee takeaways: What we learned from the Vols’ bowl-clinching win at Missouri


Battered but unified, the 49ers offensive line once again shows resiliency while shuffling tackles


How Boise State cured its midseason ills to stay perfect in the Mountain West


How the ice time for the Sabres shook out with Zach Bogosian finally back


Gators get their bite back, but they remain a work in progress


With a little help from his ‘Friends,’ Daniel Gafford opened up about his personal struggles


At home with Valencia: the curse of the No 7 shirt, always beating Tottenham and why it’s ‘painful’ to watch United


Roundtable reaction: Was suspension against Blues’ Robert Bortuzzo long enough?


Live dynasty fantasy football Q&A with Jeff Haverlack on 11/26 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (ET)


Live fantasy football chat with Nando Di Fino on 12/1 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (ET)


Submit your questions/comments for Ari Wasserman’s ‘Talk It Out’ feature


Sheldon Keefe is making radical changes to the way the Leafs operate


Q&A recap: Michael Salfino answered questions on Miles Sanders, Deebo Samuel and many more in a post-MNF chat


Recap: Q&A with NFL film analyst Ted Nguyen on Monday, Nov. 25


Blue Jackets’ Elvis Merzlikins explains his late-game gaffe vs. Winnipeg, says it won’t happen again


‘Mortgage the house for Justin Fields’: The early stages of the Ohio State quarterback’s development and why we should’ve seen this coming


Aston Villa fans: discuss the Newcastle game with our reporter Gregg Evans after the final whistle


Recap: Q&A with NFL Draft analyst Dane Brugler on Tuesday, Nov. 26


Recap: Q&A with Virginia Tech writer Andy Bitter on Tuesday, Nov. 26


Recap: Q&A with NFL writer Mike Sando on Tuesday, Nov. 26


On Anthony Rendon, Stephen Strasburg and could the Nationals target Gerrit Cole?: Britt Ghiroli’s big-fish free agent mailbag


Discussion topic: Is going back to Andy Dalton the right move for the Bengals?


Submit your questions for Dave Southorn’s Boise State Mailbag


49ers Minutia Minute: It’s another ‘next man up’ situation after Damontre Moore breaks his arm


Taking a deep analytical look at the Kings over the first month-plus of the season


Geoff Molson on Canadiens fans losing their patience: ‘I don’t see it this year’


Submit a question for Christian Caple’s Washington Huskies Mailbag


Coaching job profile: Pluses and minuses of the UNLV opening


The 2010s – ‘We did it for the city’: Oral history of Chicago’s favorite team that didn’t win it all, the 2010-11 Bulls


The 2010s – Indiana hoops: The best from an eventful decade in Bloomington


The 2010s: The Minnesota Timberwolves all-decade team, such as it is


The 2010s: The Arizona Wildcats’ all-decade team and their top games


The 2010s: The moments of the highest highs and the lowest lows for the Cavs


The 2010s: A trio of Suns moments to savor from an otherwise rocky decade


The 2010s: From Dame Time to big numbers from the big men, the Trail Blazers all-decade team


The 2010s: A look at the Pacers’ all-decade team


The 2010s: Dynamic duo of Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert is a bridge to the next decade


The 2010s: Grit and Grind era is all over the Grizzlies’ all-decade team


Why Southampton’s shooting is so bad


With Viktor Arvidsson injured, it’s time for the Predators to put Kyle Turris in a position to succeed


On paper, Wade Miley looks like a perfect fit for the Blue Jays. But we need to talk about that September…


Are top women’s clubs like Chelsea really pulling sides up from the bottom?


O’Connor’s Observations: How Claude Giroux is helping to guide Flyers rookies Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee


C.J. Moore’s mailbag: Is Mizzou legit? KU’s star in the making, K-State’s offensive woes and more


The 2010s – Run loud, shoot deep: The all-decade DMV non-blueblood college hoops teams


The 2010s: ‘Hey, we’re in this. All in’ as Mystics close decade in style


Arizona-Utah Exit Survey: What we learned from Utah’s win over Arizona in Tucson


‘He knew he had to be completely different’ – Robinson explains how Kent came to score scorcher with his ‘swinger’ against Hamilton


Kaboly’s report card: Devlin Hodges tosses a third-quarter ‘Duck’ dart to bail out Steelers


Is there a smarter way for NHL players to do pregame warmups?


On to the ‘Axe’: Takeaways from Wisconsin’s win vs. Purdue and what they mean for next week at Minnesota


DGB weekend power rankings: Who’ll be the next coach to be fired?


Redskins defense made key plays to keep Washington close enough to set up victory


Mad about the present, optimistic about the future? That may be the way to stomach the rest of the Panthers’ season


Fantasy hockey waiver wire: Anthony Duclair and more top streamers, under-owned players to add


What can Anthony Davis expect in New Orleans? Lakers share stories of their emotional returns


Upon Further Review: Assessing Nebraska-Iowa, postseason incentive and Luke McCaffrey’s versatility


Media Circus: Sports television community rallies around CBS producer diagnosed with cancer


Anthony Davis braces for New Orleans return: ‘I know what the reaction’s going to be’


Braves stay busy, sign catcher Travis d’Arnaud to two-year, $16M deal


Behind the scenes with Stormy, the Ice Hog: Hanging with Dougie, a microwave and making people laugh


Kawakami: George Kittle is back and the 49ers look like Super Bowl contenders


‘He’s been playing amazing’: What’s behind Jarrett Allen’s resurgence and how it has helped boost the Nets


The 2010s: The evolution of the big man over the last decade


Heisman Straw Poll: Chase Young leaps back into the conversation


Five observations: 49ers defense swats away Aaron Rodgers … as well as any remaining detractors


Julian Barnett and the other freshman standouts for Michigan State this season


Recap: Bills Q&A with Joe Buscaglia on Nov. 25, 2019


Michael Cox: De Bruyne and Silva left behind in midfield as City got lucky with Chelsea tactics


Recap: Q&A with Lions writer Chris Burke on Tuesday, Nov. 26


NFL’s flawed new replay protocol for pass interference is an embarrassment


Live fantasy football Q&A with Derek VanRiper on 11/25 from noon to 1 p.m. (ET)


Posnanski’s Browns Diary: Dominant Browns? It’s true


What We Learned: How Notre Dame has been evolving through November


Turkey tournament: A family-friendly fantasy game for Thursday’s action


Recap: Live Q&A previewing the Iron Bowl with Justin Ferguson and Aaron Suttles on Tuesday, Nov. 26


Julian Gressel wants to play for the USMNT, but that could depend on reaching a new MLS deal


Submit your Hornets Mailbag questions to Roderick Boone


Feldman: Identifying the candidates to be the next UNLV football coach


The 2010s: Cramming the last 10 years of UNC basketball into one all-decade team


The 2010s: Mason, Graham highlight Jayhawks’ deep all-decade team


A decade of emotions and dominance: The 10 most memorable Boston sports moments of the 2010s


The 2010s: Creating the Wizards’ all-decade team and how they’d play together


The 2010s: An uptick in talent gave Kansas State staying power


The 2010s: Rangers’ team of the decade


The 2010s: The deepest, most unconventional and yet ultimate Toronto Raptors all-decade team


The 2010s: The 10 most meaningful Mavericks players


The 2010s: Decade of dominance by Michigan State basketball, which just keeps reloading


The 2010s: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors all-decade team


The 2010s: Bulls all-decade team takes it back to the Tom Thibodeau era


The 2010s: Phil Hay’s Leeds United team of the decade


Simple beginnings: Chronicling Brett Veach’s rise from obscure scouting reports to confident Chiefs GM


The 2010s: Lob City stars lead the Clippers’ team of the decade


The 2010s: Minnesota Lynx all-decade team, with a twist


The 2010s: Rockets’ all-decade teams feature players who changed NBA’s perception of franchise


Inside the Senior Bowl scouting process with female scout Kathleen Wood


Recap: Q&A with new A’s beat writer Alex Coffey


David Wagner is making waves at Schalke by bringing ‘a bit of a Premier League feel’ to the Bundesliga


The 2010s: Pelicans’ all-decade team had the talent but not the titles


Monday Morning Leafs Report: Auston Matthews’ goal-scoring isn’t normal, Sheldon Keefe’s wheel of change


‘The teeth were hurting a lot today’: No matter, Keith Yandle keeps ‘Iron Man’ streak going


Borner continues march towards cult hero status despite Wednesday coming unstuck at free-scoring West Brom


Watching Harvey Barnes has helped Diangana outperform last season’s loan hero – but will history repeat itself?


Which Jets are most likely to be traded in 2019-20?


NBA Analytics Lookaround: Taking an offense from good to great, LeBron’s free throws, Harden’s usage and more


Marks: I’m here to tell great stories about the center of the college hoops universe


Where are the Pistons at on the panic meter? This next stretch may be telling


Not your ordinary farewell tour: Why Jimmie Johnson’s desire for an eighth championship might be more than lip service


Welcome, Mats: Rangers prepare for Zuccarello’s return to the Garden as an opponent


‘Four streets and like five taverns’: Kristian Welch’s path to senior day and other Iowa takeaways against Illinois


Solskjaer’s biggest calls backfire as tactic he spent the break working on fails spectacularly


‘That’s the rock of this team’: As the Jets turn their season around, Adam Gase deserves an awful lot of credit


Golden Knights player poll: What sports other than hockey did they excel at growing up?


‘He’s got something’: Just enjoy Devlin Hodges and whatever he’s doing


‘He doesn’t seem to panic at all’: How John Marino became one of the Penguins’ best finds


‘We know what we’re about’: Seahawks’ defense the star of the show in Philly


With the Dolphins dispatched, Browns prepare for must-win situation in Pittsburgh


‘I’m so sick of losing, bro’: As Broncos reach a new low, all signs point toward another QB swap


Giant mess: The 10 biggest factors that caused a historic loss versus Chicago


He’s the law, and you’re average: Saints’ Michael Thomas flexes his muscle again in win vs. Panthers


Upon further review: Takeaways from Penn State’s loss to Ohio State


Howe: Look beyond the numbers. Here’s how Tom Brady is finding ways to help the Patriots win


Underhill: Stephon Gilmore is starting to look like NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year


Hollinger’s Notebook: Mavs a shoo-in in crumbling West race, sizing up the NBA schedule revamp, film follies and more


Mecole Hardman film review: Chiefs rookie receiver is still developing, but he has earned a bigger role


Inside the exclusive club: Hall of Famers ready to welcome Frank Gore to Canton


Inside what makes the Florida Classic much more than just a football game


Scouting notebook: Sam Darnold empties the toolbox, Carson Wentz wilts under pressure