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How Tata Martino’s Mexico is gaining adaptability to match its quality


49ers RB Raheem Mostert headed to IR with high-ankle sprain


Rangers, Devils top list of NHL teams with best young players; Sens, Kings rise


Wayne Rooney to miss Derby’s next three fixtures due to COVID-positive friend


Luis Rojas as Mets manager: The case for and the case against retaining him


Ornstein: Ings new deal, Pickford off hook, COVID fears see player reject move


Nuggets 2019-20 season grades: Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the starters


Burnley fans: Discuss the West Brom game with our reporter Andy Jones


What can Rays’ World Series roster teach us about Chaim Bloom’s Red Sox model?


Colts are 4-2: All the good, and all the bad, after their win over Bengals


The changes each network NFL lead game director is facing in the 2020 season


Ravens’ win against Eagles more about survival — and all too familiar


Arizona State preseason roster prospectus: 76 thoughts on 76 scholarship players


Egger: Zac Taylor once again sparks flashbacks to Bengals’ Dave Shula era


With the Masters less than a month away, the grades are in


Can Zac Taylor, unlike others, survive after huge blown lead?: Bengals Pick Six


Lions observations: Kenny Golladay’s curious contract message, more on win


Small Georgia mistakes underscored bigger problems at Alabama: At Second Glance


Kawakami: George Kittle’s loud call and the 49ers’ resounding response


Notre Dame’s pass game progress is now a race against the clock: Final thoughts


Submit your SEC football questions to the ‘Football & Grits’ podcast


Nolan Arenado, the Nats’ roster purge and a bleak trade market? Mailbag Part II


Josh Anderson complète un parcours qui semblait le destiner à Montréal


Raheem Morris, Falcons hope they flipped the script: From the notebook


Why Josh Brownhill has to keep playing in the middle


Warriors’ intrasquad scrimmage analysis — 5 takeaways with video breakdowns


Tre Turner’s status, Rayshard Ashby’s start and more Virginia Tech takeaways


Jeremy Pruitt makes another coaching change: What does it say about Tennessee?


How the Patriots botched things vs. Broncos: 36 thoughts on an ugly loss


Miles Sanders, Drew Lock and Joe Mixon headline fantasy football’s biggest injury concerns


Q&A: Talk Lions with Chris Burke and Nick Baumgardner


Ed Orgeron did LSU’s defense no favors with his unfair, lofty preseason claim


‘You’re calling me names? I don’t care. I’m not even going to waste my time’


Why Ilya Mikheyev’s arbitration could provide value for the Leafs


Cato: Giannis Antetokounmpo will be a Mavs target. I hope he signs elsewhere


After the ’70 Series: One more moment between Brooks Robinson and Johnny Bench


Risk-averse Newcastle must be more adventurous when up against the ‘Big Six’


Moukoko, Camavinga and Bastoni: Champions League players to watch


Riedewald deserves a run in the team. He can attack and defend


Forest maintain grit of Lamouchi days but show greater ambition under Hughton


Kaboly’s 10 observations: Steelers let Minkah be Minkah and he robs the Browns


Projecting OG Anunoby: How might a higher usage rate affect his efficiency?


Remembering the indestructible Sid Hartman


P4 W4 F12 A2. High-flying Villa are seductive AND effective


How LSU can turn things around, salvage its season and firm up its future


A new QB and true freshmen in the mix: Inside Wisconsin’s week 1 depth chart


Bryan Price retires, surprising Phillies, who again must find new pitching coach


The Dodgers, pushed to brink, roar back to win Game 7, National League pennant


The 49ers’ O-line turned back the clock to stonewall the Rams and Aaron Donald


MSD’s Seahawks mailbag: How great is Russell Wilson? Is pass-rush help coming?


NFL Panic Index: Which teams (and a college player) should worry after Week 6?


Needless fouls and careless defending: Free kicks are the root of Spurs’ woes


Can the Bears win the NFC North? It’s a question worth asking now


Why the Tampa Bay Rays are Giants fans’ new favorite baseball team


Posnanski’s Browns Diary: Time to admit that Baker Mayfield is limited as a QB


How Matt Grzelcyk may be expected to replace both Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara


Dodgers fans, the championship wait might be over because this team is different


The struggle up front and is change necessary? Observations from Ravens-Eagles


Submit your questions for Katherine Terrell’s Saints mailbag


Michigan’s Vincent Gray gets a Week 1 test and other Jim Harbaugh takeaways


Submit a question for Stewart Mandel’s College Football Mailbag


40 under 40: Rising stars who are set to take their best shot in men’s hoops


Kings draft analysis: Getting De’Aaron Fox help may get the Kings on point


Pirates trade candidates, building blocks and other 40-man roster projections


Art de Roche: Arsenal have been a constant in my life – I can’t get enough chaos


Georgia Tech needs to respond and already has shown that it can


Sean Clifford’s 10 things to know about the personalities in Penn State’s huddle


West Brom fans: Discuss the Burnley game with our reporter Steve Madeley


Wolves fans: Discuss the Leeds game with our reporter Tim Spiers


Connor Brown and the Senators: The clock is ticking. It’s time to make a deal


Inside Jacob Markstrom’s journey from soccer goalkeeper to NHL hotshot


The Athletic 78 college football rankings: Arkansas shows it deserves respect


Royals prospect Nick Pratto’s progression follows a ‘rebuild from the ground up’


Tennessee’s QB mistakes and pass-rush problems: Takeaways from the Kentucky loss


Raiders Mailbag: Is the Chiefs win a sign of more to come?


Hughes: It’s become clear that something has to give with the Jets and Adam Gase


Derrick Henry and the Titans are creating new good old days as we watch in awe


Kravitz: Philip Rivers silences the naysayers … this week


Philip Rivers gets the help he’s needed from his receivers and tight ends


Panthers not yet in same class as NFL’s best; five things that need to change


Dehner Jr.: Bengals’ trends, progress and ‘this close’ no longer hold weight


What minor hockey looks like right now in Canada and the U.S.


With Nick Foles and a 5-1 record, the Bears look like a surefire playoff team


49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo bounces back — with a big assist: 5 observations


Schultz: Braves’ season was special but this ending will haunt them for a while


Newly patient Cody Bellinger finds his way when the Dodgers need him most


Chris Paul, Buddy Hield, even Jrue Holiday: Sizing up your 76ers trade proposals


Rosenthal: World Series-bound Dodgers are a triumph of organizational might


Where do the Vikings go from here? Six things they can do now to help later


Steelers trade targets, free-agent options in their search to replace Devin Bush


World Series predictions from an anonymous player, coach and scout


Live Q&A/Q&R en direct: Marc Antoine Godin and Arpon Basu answer your questions


LeBrun: Erik Haula has interest, but finding a contract fit might be tricky


Appreciating Hisashi Iwakuma’s memorable Mariners moments


After 50 years of Hall of Fame broadcasting, Mike Emrick officially signs off


Can the Bears’ O-line and run game improve? Matt Nagy believes so


LSU QB Myles Brennan has torn abdomen, status uncertain vs. South Carolina


Hall of Fame hockey announcer Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick announces retirement


John Collins’ playmaking development could elevate the Hawks’ potential


Predicting Michigan’s football season, game-by-game


Norwich boosted by retaining quality trio as they look to climb the table


Player development amid a pandemic: Q&A on the Tigers’ progression


Projecting the Rangers’ lineup and pitching staff for 2021 — and beyond


Will Baker Mayfield’s limitations hold Browns back from becoming a top team?


Two goals in five matches means Sheffield United need Brewster to start firing


Historic comeback gives ballsy West Ham exactly what they deserve


Why did Patriots look so bad vs. Broncos? We’re talking about practice


Aaron Rodgers, Packers dealt an all-around drubbing in 38-10 loss to Bucs


Wentz + Hurts: It’s time to build the Eagles offense around the 2-QB package


The Top 5: Breaking down the Kansas playoff race


Ryan Tannehill for MVP? Another comeback, another win and a big-time endorsement


Bucs ‘set a new standard’ as they pull off rare trifecta in blowout over Packers


Latest on UC football postponement, QB play and hoops in a mega Bearcats mailbag


Red zone success, ‘110 Shi Smiths’ and more: South Carolina final thoughts


Former Iowa players demand $20 million, ouster of Kirk and Brian Ferentz


The Afternoon After: Blitzing Broncos blueprint, unlucky seven, Lindsay’s return


Thompson: The 49ers defense needed to respond, and Jason Verrett led the way


Why the Bills have faith in their pass rush becoming more fearsome


Is Brian Ortega ready for another title fight? We’re about to find out


Cody Bellinger blast, Braves’ blunder on bases huge in Dodgers’ Game 7 win


Mailbag: Jason Kersey will answer your Oklahoma Sooners questions


Mailbag: Grace Raynor will answer your Clemson Tigers questions


From childhood to NHL, Ducks’ Sam Colangelo and Trevor Zegras hyped to reunite


Jason Verrett’s big INT, Daniel Brunskill’s steady game and other 49ers minutia


Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Chiefs’ run game gives Le’Veon Bell a preview vs. Bills


Titans’ Taylor Lewan will miss rest of season with torn ACL


Despite postseason woes, Dodgers are confident in Game 1 starter Clayton Kershaw


NASCAR reinstates Kyle Larson following suspension for using racial slur


What does Henrik Lundqvist add to the Caps?: Q&A with goalie coach Scott Murray


Trevor Plouffe’s second act as Jomboy’s baseball insider


Luongo’s reinvention as a holding midfielder key to Wednesday’s form


Power grabs, pay-per-view, politics – a portrait of football in England


The 10 numbers that will define the Syracuse season


Canucks depth chart: Now with more Hawryluk, Schmidt and roster battles


Sarris: Appreciating the style of this Rays team, in videos


The Damon Severson, Ryan Murray connection that could boost Devils defense


Pistons free-agency predictions: Revisiting who stays, who goes


Arteta should look to Bielsa, Klopp and Wilder to help his blunt attack


City’s supporting cast rise again to make it feel like the old days


Leeds fans: Discuss the Wolves game with our reporter Phil Hay


Lookman has the flair to take the burden off Mitrovic


How Brighton did a deal for Welbeck, who they hope turns possession into points


Buddy Hield, Rudy Gobert, even Stephen Curry: Sizing up your Celtics trade ideas


What to expect from ‘The BIG Football Show,’ The Athletic’s new Big Ten podcast


1,007 days later, Slimani’s back – but he is not the answer when Vardy’s out


Why the Bears’ ‘lights-out’ defense is the best in the NFL


How the Cowboys can defeat Metroplex royalty and climb to .500: Monday Riffing


Big plays at big times: Six takeaways from the first win of the Joe Judge era


Clemson’s Dabo Swinney on what separates Trevor Lawrence: 18 final thoughts


For Tua Tagovailoa and Dolphins, Sunday is fun day: Shutout, division win, debut


The Rams’ style is apparent, but the substance is lacking in defeat: The Pile


Yes, the 1-4-1 Eagles are a resilient, battered team. They’re also a bad team


Week 6 scouting review: D’Andre Swift seizes the day, Ronald Jones keeps rolling, Zach Ertz is toast and more


Bo Bichette’s defence, offseason targets, extensions: Blue Jays mailbag, Part 1


Can the Oilers unlock James Neal’s scoring potential at 5-on-5?


Why the Alabama offensive line deserves a standing ovation: Suttles Thoughts


What led to Vasily Lomachenko’s downfall against Teofimo Lopez?


Worried about the Packers after Sunday’s debacle? You should and shouldn’t be


Josh Anderson’s arrival completes a journey that was destined to end in Montreal


Live Q&A with NFL senior writer Lindsay Jones at noon ET on Monday, Oct. 19


Bucs trade analysis: What Tampa Bay is getting in nose tackle Steve McLendon


Live Q&A with New Orleans columnist Jeff Duncan


Mailbag: Tyson Alger will answer your Oregon Ducks questions


Submit your questions for the college basketball recruiting mailbag


A captain jumps ship, coaching staff tensions and more thoughts on the Jets


Golden Knights have the second-lowest cap hit allocated to center for 2020-21


Nick Krall promoted, tasked with pushing Reds to the next level


Kravitz: Marcus Johnson sparks passing game in Week 6 Dopey Report Card


Live Q&A with Dodgers writer Pedro Moura


Texans thoughts: Even the best version of Deshaun Watson can’t carry this team


Dodgers vs. Rays: Hitters and pitchers to watch and World Series predictions


What happened in football today: October 19 2020