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The ‘Generational’ Soccer Competition With a $1 Billion Prize Pool
The expanded Club World Cup begins in 100 days, with the 32-team tournament taking place in the United States from...
An M.L.B. Star Questions Robot Umpires: ‘What Problem Are We Really Solving?’
DUNEDIN, Fla. — He’s a solver of problems. Always has been. It’s what makes great pitchers great. It’s what has...
Naomi Osaka Calls Loss at Indian Wells the ‘Worst Match I’ve Ever Played’
Naomi Osaka showed that she is on the road to recovery from the abdominal injury that forced her out of...
The Women’s College Basketball Teams That Are True Title Contenders
The Athletic’s debate series features two writers breaking down a topic. In this edition, Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman debate...
How Designing Video Game Golf Courses Built a One-of-a-Kind Community
They didn’t have much, but they could create. Money was tight for the family, so they built their own board...
The Best Cinderella Story in Men’s College Basketball Comes With a Twist
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Doors open for Beach Night with a feels-like temperature of 7 degrees and purple aloha shirts...
One N.F.L. Player Every Team Should Sign in Free Agency
This is supposedly the NFL offseason, but if you’re feeling like you may be suffering from a case of whiplash,...
President Trump Called Out Canada. The Country’s National Hero Stayed Silent.
As Canada played through controversy at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, its most beloved and iconic sports star grabbed...
Trump Shifts From Lifting Up America’s Neighbors to Hurting Them
When the United States signed a free-trade agreement with Canada and Mexico more than 30 years ago, the premise was...
E.C.B. Cuts Interest Rates Again, With an Uncertain Path Ahead
Vows by European leaders in increase borrowing to ramp up military spending has reshaped the fiscal picture that the central...