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Clemson recruiting roundup: Trevor Etienne isn’t left waiting like his brother


After ‘crazy’ intro to Bayern’s first team, Chris Richards is ready to progress


Saving Hinchliffe Stadium, one of the last remaining Negro League parks


Success of Fernandes should make it easier for Sancho to see future at United


Josh James, Shed Long and more players I’m obsessing over in my drafts


The Athletic’s NBA Arena Rankings: Some buildings are always a spectacle


‘Fire those cannons’: The oral history of the Buccaneers’ pirate ship


Nathan Thomas: ‘I’m an out-and-out winger. I was never going to play in a 3-5-2’


Given their pass-heavy approach, how will the Chiefs keep multiple RBs involved?


Burnley fans: Discuss the West Ham game with reporter Andy Jones


Off the mark ADPs: Players who are being drafted too high, and too low


Mariners mailbag: How will the 2020 season impact the rebuild timeline?


Take The Athletic’s Oklahoma football fan survey


Why Reynaldo López feels mentally ready to handle a most unusual season


Fifteen observations from the Royals’ first intrasquad scrimmage


The return of MLS colors the league’s charming weirdness with serious concerns


How Jeremy Hefner oversaw the Mets’ pitching staff during the season suspension


Canes have built momentum on D-line. Now, all they need is Leonard Taylor


Remembering ‘The Decision’ : The day a Boys & Girls Club was the coolest place on Earth


A deep dive into Georgia Tech’s position groups: Running backs


Tyler Anderson might be the perfect Giants free agent for a strange 2020 season


Tom Brady, Glazer family among sports-related companies getting PPP loans


Koreen: We shouldn’t care how long Pascal Siakam went between taking jumpers


Why the Cubs aren’t concerned about Craig Kimbrel or their bullpen (yet)


Jim Harbaugh, the competitor, wants to play. Can Michigan do it safely?


Phillies intrasquad scrimmage diary: A weird, fun day at the ballpark


Sonny Gray to start Opening Day, as David Bell picks from deep Reds rotation


From playoff hero to contract stalemate: 49ers RB Raheem Mostert wants a trade


A Fan’s Notes: Here’s a list of sports-book recommendations that you’ll love


NHL arena rankings: Grading every team’s rink from best to worst


Andy Lonergan: ‘I’ll look back one day and pinch myself that I was a part of it’


Future seems bright, but Bo Nix and Auburn hope their time is now


Inside the Ex: Tales from the Blue Jays’ ugly, quirky, yet lovable first home


National League Central fans, meet your American League Central opponents


Liverpool fans: Discuss the Brighton game with our reporter James Pearce


Down Goes Brown: Playing ‘what if?’ with 5 draft scenarios from NHL history


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


Ranking Penn State’s most important players for the 2020 season


Derby fans: Discuss the West Brom game with reporter Ryan Conway


How the Senators could take advantage of the NHL’s flat salary cap


David Nugent on playing up front with Jamie Vardy — and being his best man


Wulf: Eagles need to hold DeSean Jackson accountable after anti-Semitic post


What If … Calvin Griffith never moved the Senators out of D.C.?


Salary cap and no-move clauses: How will the new CBA affect the Sabres?


Tennessee mailbag: How would no Vols football this fall impact the university?


Mike Zimmer’s last hurrah? As training camp nears, his Vikings future is cloudy


De’Aaron Fox on no one giving the Kings a chance: ‘I think it’s disrespectful’


Top 11 most overdrafted players for the 2020 fantasy football season


How the Rams’ ‘open competition’ at inside linebacker could play out this fall


Stakes run high as football returns in Nebraska with Shrine Bowl


Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is bringing his creativity to Converse


‘The million-dollar question’: Why can’t New Orleans sustain sports talk radio?


Mandel’s Mailbag: Are we going to see college football in the fall?


Patrick Mahomes’ extension, influenced by MLB, was designed for dual longevity


The IkoSystem: Basketball and the importance on mental health in the bubble


Abner Mares, once told he might never fight again after eye injury, nears return


‘I don’t want to get sick’: Jake and Amanda Diekman slam MLB’s COVID-19 response


“I’m wearing that mask”: Chirinos on new challenge with family’s health in mind


NFL’s 35% escrow account bid likely a nonstarter, but player pay has to adjust


Submit your Jets questions for Murat Ates’ mailbag


‘It’s wise to punt’: Ivy League buys time by delaying return to play


‘I needed help’: How West Ham’s Second Chance Academy is living up to its name


The Next Ones: Can Nico Hischier be the next Nathan MacKinnon?


Warriors’ potential offseason target of the week: Kelly Oubre Jr.


The Angels’ safe in-stadium workouts have been ‘interesting and efficient’


Norwich’s goals problem: How 2019-20 attack has stuttered compared to 2018-19


10 questions (and potential answers) before the Stars open training camp


Oral history of an oral history: The story of Terry Pluto’s ‘Loose Balls’


Ten things: A football nerd’s guide to the 2020 Indianapolis Colts


For Syracuse, it’s largely about getting back to its defensive roots


Newcastle fans: Discuss the Manchester City game with our reporter Chris Waugh


Sheffield United fans: Discuss the Wolves game with reporter Richard Sutcliffe


12 Questions with Michael McDowell (2020 edition)


‘You don’t practise overhead kicks: it was brilliant for Danny to get that high’


60 Moments: No. 19, Sid Bream scores to send the Braves to the 1992 World Series


NASCAR’s August schedule adds Daytona road course, two doubleheaders


Projecting the Steelers’ 53-man roster ahead of what will be an unusual camp


Joel Embiid, Shake Milton express reservations about restarting NBA season


Roundtable: Leaders of MLS’s Black Players for Change on charting a way forward


Why LSU’s championship rings are equal parts thrilling and thoughtful


Ice sculptures, Topgolf and chili dip: Go inside UC football’s official visits


Chad Kuhl goes from sinkerballer to flame-thrower to … piggyback pitcher?


Talks to be held over Jorginho future as he finds himself on the outside


This week in recruiting: How OU used the portal to become ‘QBU’ for 5-stars


‘Honestly, I don’t care’: Bradley Beal’s All-NBA bid fades as he skips Orlando


Kay: Five subs favours elite and may lead to a talent drain – just ask Villa


Blue Jackets don’t expect any ‘opt outs,’ but return to play a major commitment


Once the Twins’ hopeful ace in the hole, Rich Hill now healthy and ready to go


If fans are allowed in 2020, the Ravens announce they’ll be far from capacity


The rebuilding of Rose Namajunas


Chargers pressing questions: What will the offense actually look like?


Submit questions for Nate Taylor’s Kansas City Chiefs mailbag


Ubben: The Ivy League forgoing fall sports won’t mean much for the Power 5


The optimist: How ex-Flyer Eric Wellwood’s belief buoyed the Flint Firebirds


With sports returning, what happens to the locker room and clubhouse?


Move for Barkas ahead of Hart or Marshall would be a bold step for Celtic


The ‘ghost’: 4 top-flight clubs, 3 continents over 9 months. Zero matches played


Lloyd: Let’s face facts … LeBron made the right Decision in leaving Cleveland


Raptors Relaunch: Can the league’s No. 2 defence stop playoff offences?


‘He’s that silent assassin’: Wes Clark is helping Kyle Dubas shape the Leafs


Storied Allen Fieldhouse was constructed to stand the test of time


Beyond the maize and blue: What sports fans are reading in Ann Arbor


Ranking each quarterback Arizona is scheduled to face in 2020


Pompei: The what-ifs looming over the Bears for the 2020 season


We watched 165 Palace corners to find out: why are they so bad at them?


One question for each Clipper before they head to the NBA bubble in Orlando


West Ham fans: Discuss the Burnley game with our reporter Roshane Thomas


Wolves fans: Discuss the Sheffield United game with our reporter Tim Spiers


Can the Giants go from 4-12 to the playoffs? Here’s what recent history shows


Pistons NBA Draft Big Board: 10 players who might fit


Brighton fans: Discuss the Liverpool game with our reporter Andy Naylor


Can the Ducks take a step forward in a flat cap environment?


Exclusive: IFAB to extend five substitutes rule to cover all of 2020-21 season


Meet Will Tschetter, Michigan’s most interesting recruit in recent memory


Six Championship players who Brighton could move for this summer


How a flat cap will impact the Lightning roster and how to make it work


Kings assistant Marco Sturm has the inside scoop on top prospect Tim Stutzle


As Blazers prepare for Orlando, Carmelo Anthony’s voice rises above the noise


Glazer’s NFL mailbag: On Mahomes’ extension and a new team name for Washington


Why Dave Dombrowski is making an MLB team in Nashville his next priority


Sharma: Cubs focused on staying healthy and preparing for the unexpected


Kirschner & Hollinger: Which free agents, draft targets make sense for Hawks?


‘You don’t get opportunities like this’: Lakers feel the urgency of NBA restart


Reading between the lines: When will MacKenzie Gore and Luis Patiño arrive?


Dear Andy: Ask Andy Staples about college football and more


Will NHL players opt-out of returning to play this summer?


Jazz ready to make a statement as they return to play in the bubble


How do you build a Red Sox roster without a typical spring training?


Michael Brantley calls for clarity from MLB after the delays in test results


Derek Hill’s catch and 10 more thoughts from the Tigers’ first intrasquad game


American League Central fans, meet your National League Central opponents


Ronaldo ‘finally’ scores free kick for Juventus. Should he even be taking them?


Manchester City fans: Discuss the Newcastle game with our reporter Sam Lee


Packers mailbag: QB situation, position battles, camp changes and more


Sheffield Wednesday fans: Discuss the Preston game with our Nancy Frostick


Friendly competition in the gym could help Forest’s battle for a play-off spot


Getting to Florida ‘in a good place’: Bucks address decision to shutter facility


Casey Mize’s most important trait: An open baseball mind


New CBA deal saves Bruins from disaster but doesn’t solve all their problems


Fultz delayed, Isaac likely out: What we learned from Jeff Weltman’s media call


Sixteen thoughts on the Sixers’ 16 players entering the bubble, Part 1


The Cubs realize some things need to change before they can feel safe


Staples: The unforeseen may lead to a more commonly seen clause in coach contracts


‘Bringing it’: How Gerrit Cole viewed his first Yankees intrasquad start


Comparing Nico Hischier, Nathan MacKinnon with the man who coached both of them


Aubameyang on Arsenal’s left: A waste of goals or Arteta’s essential sacrifice?


Behind the creation of Racing Louisville’s new identity


Source: Wild willing to sign Kirill Kaprizov, burn first year; roster news


‘We got a chance to do something big’: How will Celtics seize this platform?


Absent from the team flight, the question is where in the world is Nikola Jokic?


Mailbag: Submit your college hoops question for Brian Hamilton now


With Patrick Mahomes extended, Andy Reid vows to grow his legacy alongside star


As restarts show inherent flaws, USL’s plan could prove exceedingly dangerous


FAQs: Where things stand in the fight for control of the Denver Broncos


Introducing The Athletic’s first Duke fan survey