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Premier League announce every game in September will be broadcast on TV


The might of height: What a running gag tells us about Michigan State recruiting


Leeds are back – hope springs eternal under Marcelo Bielsa


‘Hello, neighbor’: How Mr. Rogers ended up on a pair of Derek Holland’s cleats


A Big Week For Baseball: 30 teams, 30 franchise icons


Ryan Ledson: ‘I didn’t want to get stuck in the U23s. It was time to move on’


Southgate is sympathetic not sanctimonious – but players are pushing their luck


The story behind Shane Bieber’s sterling 2020 season


Lowetide: Potential trades and partners for the Oilers’ offseason


Attacking additions would be a boost but Villa are ready to make their mark


Through football and family, Bears executive Champ Kelly has found his calling


How do you feel about Fulham’s 2020-21 season?


Fearing a trade, Kris Letang is at a crossroads


Dirk Koetter breaks down Falcons’ offense heading into Week 1


More questions than answers remain for Steve Clarke and labouring Scotland


From opt-outs to Spencer Rattler’s vibe, 25 things to know about Oklahoma


Should Cam Newton be going earlier in fantasy football drafts? History says ‘no’


The Tigers are making the change-up cool again


Last-minute draft prep: 6 players in the perfect position to thrive


Eagles in Week 1: Analyzing Jason Peters’ move to LT, Josh McCown as QB4, more


MMA mailbag: How close is Alistair Overeem from a UFC heavyweight title shot?


Blue Jays deliver statement to Yankees with epic 10-run inning comeback


What to expect from every player on the Giants’ 53-man roster this season


How the Raptors ‘scout team’ is adjusting to life inside the NBA’s bubble


Mailbag: Submit your Washington NFL questions now for Rhiannon Walker


Take a virtual tour of SoFi Stadium


A nervous Clyde Edwards-Helaire has leaned on teammates ahead of Chiefs’ opener


Exclusive: Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin invests in Forest Green Rovers


2020 fantasy football rankings, projections, auction values: Top 390 players


2020 NHL organizational rankings: No. 8 Colorado Avalanche


Houston has the pieces to be good again — very good. Get used to it


2020 NHL organizational rankings: No. 7 Ottawa Senators


Forest have demons to banish but few sides should scare them this season


Raptor Recalibration, Game 5: Zone defence, trying the bench and more


‘You can see the bone’: What’s prepared Myles Brennan to become LSU’s QB


It’s Cocu: Year Two – and Derby dare to dream


Why Man Utd’s new ‘dazzle camouflage’ third kit is designed to stand out


NBA free agency roundtable: Hawks, Pistons, Knicks can control the market


Davidson guard Kellan Grady and his fight for respect, racial equality


How Brewers reliever Devin Williams mastered baseball’s nastiest pitch


Farke has the squad and the know-how – but the Championship is unforgiving


England fans: Discuss the Denmark game with our reporter Jack Pitt-Brooke


NFL preseason power rankings: Predicting each team’s record in 2020


Kawakami: 3 ways the 49ers can avoid the post-Super Bowl blues


Nuno’s third album was experimental – the fourth already looks promising


Could Eloy Jiménez and Luis Robert join the 300-home run club? How about 500?


News, notes and opinions: Jadeveon Clowney talk, a TE factory and roster chatter


Decoding Kellen Moore: Aligning Cowboys offense with Mike McCarthy’s influence


Feldman: Identifying the candidates to be the next Southern Miss head coach


The interview: Chris Long talks Chase Young’s hype, Alex Smith’s hope, Eagles


After a painful loss to Phillies, do Mets still have a path to the playoffs?


‘That’s the guy’: When the Cubs needed a win, Kyle Hendricks delivered


Josh Fuentes, ‘waiting in the shadows,’ elbowed his way into the Rockies’ lineup


Five fixes the Islanders need to make for Game 2 after opening debacle


Recap: Cavaliers reporter Kelsey Russo talked NBA Draft and the 2020-21 season


Opening games of the conference finals weren’t as different as you might think


Manchester United mailbag: What do you want to know about your club?


As buyout window approaches, so does official end of Lundqvist’s Rangers career


A stud at left tackle and fewer penalties are key to UC’s mini-makeover up front


Will the Ducks need a superstar to implement a Ryan Getzlaf succession plan?


Bears notes: Jaylon Johnson wins starting CB job, Eddy Piñeiro heads to IR


Alvin Kamara ‘so much more than a RB’; Clowney a luxury Saints couldn’t afford


After losing Nolan Rucci, Penn State needs a big 2022 to make up for 2021 misses


Browns, RB Kareem Hunt agree to 2-year extension


Dallas Cowboys sign DE Randy Gregory to 1-year extension


Setting the slate: Boxing primed to finish 2020 with stacked schedule


Trade Targets Part 1: Scouring the West for the defenceman the Leafs need


‘An army behind me’: How the Hockey Diversity Alliance is taking on the NHL


Leicester in Europe – this season will be a real test at home and abroad


The Premier League 60: No 2, Alan Shearer


Georgia’s projected depth chart (emphasis on depth) midway thru preseason camp


Comfort level rises for Geoff Collins’ second season at Georgia Tech


Ivic has the steely glare needed to unite Watford – can he deliver promotion?


Chazz Surratt is coming, and he’s bringing the Tar Heels with him


Who would you rather have: Greg Maddux or Randy Johnson?


The second baseball life of Oliver Pérez


Down Goes Brown: Let’s all boo the 2020 playoff disappointment team


Diangana’s sale has hurt West Ham – fast start is a necessity for Moyes’ men


Analyzing the Dolphins’ depth chart heading into Week 1 against New England


Why continuity and connection made Wisconsin the choice for 5-star Nolan Rucci


Eight Eagles bets for 2020: Postseason odds, Wentz’s yards, Ertz’s touchdowns


Ghost schedules: Projecting Iowa results in seasons altered by Big Ten expansion


Huddle up? You bet your ‘Old Ass Bobo’ that South Carolina will huddle up!


Faith and family (plus 7,000 calories a day) fueled Jalen Kitna’s transformation


Can talented but flawed Phillies outhit their weaknesses as the games intensify?


A’s Matt Chapman could miss the entire Astros series; A.J. Puk shut down again


Bobby Ryan wins the Bill Masterton Trophy for his comeback from alcohol abuse


Austin Johnson, the brother behind Dustin, has a rich story of his own


Final ADP Report: Zack Moss and Darrel Williams making big draft board jumps


Tennessee mailbag: What has to happen for the 10-game season to be completed?


Pelicans coaching candidates: Will Kenny Atkinson land in New Orleans?


After Game 3 loss, Nuggets are left to lament one that got away from them


Secondary concerns: Before opener, Steve Spagnuolo has faith in Chiefs’ corners


Devils mailbag: Trading for Patrik Laine, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and others?


Ezekiel Elliott Q&A: On CeeDee Lamb, defense & winning a Super Bowl with Cowboys


Fournette: ‘For the first time in my life, I really have a quarterback’


Candidates for Kings’ head of basketball ops emerge as formal search begins


Celtics finding success locking down just what Kyle Lowry and Raptors like to do


Dear Andy: Ask Andy Staples about college football and more


Broncos OLB Von Miller suffers potential season-ending injury: Source


Manchester United will have to pay £1m for Daniel James’ next appearance


CONCACAF qualifiers for men’s World Cup postponed to March 2021


Breaking news: The Athletic now does breaking news


What we can learn from the first Vikings depth chart of 2020


The Athletic’s 2020 fantasy football cheatsheets (UPDATED)


Prospect Matt Rempe’s late-blooming push: ‘He’s on this exponential curve’


Dear Chris Wilder…


Wednesday go into new season with ‘us against the world’ mentality


Kay: The end of Premier League’s ‘big six’? It doesn’t look likely…


NASCAR submits plan to convert Auto Club Speedway into half-mile short track


Funds and the fury: players react to Diangana exit as West Ham target Tarkowski


What’s next for the Avalanche going into the offseason?


The recruiting connection that links the NFL’s best four players


The inside story of how Newcastle signed Callum Wilson


Why spotlight on Jurrell Casey is about more than revenge matchup with Titans


Saints season preview: ‘We need this’ — Is a Super Bowl appearance in the cards?


Columbus grassroots hockey legend John Haferman is still changing kids’ lives


Who stays? Who goes? Determining which Bruins will be back next season


Dire by definition: Another blowout loss leaves Raptors on the brink


NHL offseason priorities: What to expect from all 31 teams


Rancid for Rocker? Why losing may be what’s best for the 2020 Rangers


Raiders place Marcus Mariota on injured reserve, reportedly with a new injury


Raptors need to play bigger, at least metaphorically, against Celtics


Film session: A shift-by-shift appreciation of Lightning superstar Brayden Point


Powers Points: Corey Crawford and the Blackhawks’ goalie draft history


Submit a question for Stewart Mandel’s Mailbag


Game of Chirps: A lost mouthguard, the Patrick Maroon bit and ‘Wooop!’


Videos, GIFs, and Yankee tears: A blow-by-blow recap of the Jays’ 10-run inning


Recruiting mailbag: Can a middle-tier school make a Clemson-like jump?


Submit a question for Nick Groke’s Rockies mailbag


Live Q&A: Mike Coppinger answers your boxing questions Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET


LeBrun: What does the future hold for Wayne Simmonds in new NHL economy?


Wasserman: Where is the James Franklin Penn State needs in 5-star recruitments?


Inside the Panthers: Waiver wire claims, Eli Apple out and Efe Obada’s journey


NBA, union delay start of 2020-21 season to undetermined date: Sources


The Comeback, No. 2: ‘Amazing… Crazy… It’ll never happen.’ The 2004 Red Sox


Palace are a new striker away from settling on a successful system


The Timberwolves trade machine is going full tilt with the No. 1 draft pick


Why will Colts fans love Philip Rivers? The answer lies in San Diego


Explained: Why left-footed centre-backs are so in demand


Sixers 2019-20 season grades, Part II: Tough to look at


Trask: If there’s a need for an NFL playoff bubble, Los Angeles would be perfect


Jahns: 10 bold predictions for the Bears during the 2020 season


Law: Scouting Ian Anderson, Deivi García, Ke’Bryan Hayes and more


The Analytical Lookaround: The importance of having an alpha


Inside the QB camp where Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson first met


Shapiro: Miro Heiskanen is unprecedented. It’s time to stop with the comparisons


Patriots season preview: What should we realistically expect from this team?


Projecting Virginia Tech’s defense and special teams depth chart


Evaluating Flyers coach Alain Vigneault and staff on 10 key playoff decisions


Can the Mariners actually reach the postseason this season?


Clippers flip defensive switch to win Game 3 but need to show more consistency


What should the Kings do with the No. 35 pick and their second-round picks?


Grading the Jets’ final 53-man roster after cut day and waiver claims


Inside the Canucks’ 2020-21 plans: What we’re hearing about a pivotal offseason


Group of 5 mailbag: Is there a chance for a G5 team to make this year’s Playoff?


Is playing hard a skill? To Kemba Walker, absolutely — and Celtics showed it Monday


As Raptors make small-ball gambit, Daniel Theis and Celtics hold firm


Mandel: My Hail Mary for the Big Ten, Pac-12 and a Playoff compromise


From Michael Jordan to NBA bubble mayhem: Kemba Walker reflects on his experience


Giants win to get back to .500, and yes, they believe they’re capable of more


Erik Horne answers your Thunder questions


The Giants are finally (and successfully) going with a closer by committee


Submit your questions for Will Guillory’s Pelicans mailbag


Raiders can’t hide Bryan Edwards anymore, not that anyone ever could


Arsenal are ‘back’ but how far can they go from here?


Colin Kaepernick returns to Madden franchise


Cardinals’ DeAndre Hopkins becomes highest-paid non-QB after 2-year extension


Kevin De Bruyne named PFA Players’ Player of the Year


Arsenal sweat over David Luiz fitness ahead of Premier League opener


Manchester City re-sign Lucy Bronze from Lyon


Crystal Palace sign Michy Batshuayi on loan from Chelsea for second time


Minor League Baseball president and CEO Pat O’Conner to retire