For four years, college coaches and administrators have lamented the “wild, wild West” nature of the transfer portal, with athletes hopping from school to school in search of more money, more playing time or a better fit. Now, some universities are invoking a new threat to keep their players: Leave, and you’ll owe us money….
PALM DESERT, Calif. — It’s a drizzly gray morning in the desert and Lance Davis, the country’s most famous bee catcher, is slightly cranky. He is sitting in his office on the backside of an industrial complex in the middle of the Coachella Valley, with no bees, no honey, no work and no money. There’s…
An 11-year-old boy from Los Angeles who pulled the Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch card will likely sell it for more money than Skenes will make from his 2025 base salary with the Pittsburgh Pirates. With 56 bids as of Wednesday night, the gem-mint PSA 10 graded autographed one-of-one rookie card bearing the patch Skenes…
Manchester United intend to build a 100,000-capacity new stadium rather than redevelop their existing Old Trafford home. United announced the ambitious plans on Tuesday, with London-based architecture firm Fosters + Partners selected to lead the project. The new-build will be situated on land surrounding Old Trafford, as part of a wider regeneration of the Trafford…
Humans have sailed the oceans for centuries. But, as a spectator sport, sailing has barely made a dent in the public consciousness, outside of the Olympics at least. There’s no denying that it can often be difficult to make sense of what’s going on way out there on the water, for a start. But the…
Manchester United playing Arsenal on Sunday should be the biggest match of the English football weekend. But it isn’t. Even though more than 75,000 supporters will head to Old Trafford to watch that Premier League fixture, the game with the highest attendance anywhere in Europe on Saturday or Sunday took place at Wembley Stadium in…
Motorsports history is littered with sons of famous fathers following in Dad’s footsteps and trying to make their own names. Michael and Mick Schumacher. Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bobby and Graham Rahal. The Andretti and Sainz families. Bill and Chase Elliott. The list goes on. But motorsports isn’t just a man’s world anymore….
LeBron James notched a double-double for the Los Angeles Lakers in Thursday’s overtime win over the New York Knicks, but a tense discussion with Stephen A. Smith courtside after the game proved to be the viral moment of the evening. The ESPN commentator addressed the confrontation Friday, saying James approached Smith to discuss his prior…
Ki’Lolo Westerlund knew she had a starring role in an NFL Flag 50 commercial promoting flag football that would air during Super Bowl LIX. She knew she’d be appearing alongside past and present NFL players such as Myles Garrett, Justin Jefferson and Marshawn Lynch. She just hadn’t seen it. It aired on millions of screens…
For the last four years, The Athletic has polled some of the top soccer executives around the league for their thoughts and predictions ahead of a season. The answers have proved it’s no easy task to foresee what’s going to happen next in MLS. Last year, exactly zero of the 30 executives polled tipped the…