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Meet College Football’s Most Elite Athlete
South Carolina’s Nyck Harbor is as big as some defensive lineman. The twist? He’s a wide receiver.
How a Premier League Team Is Using Artificial Intelligence
Liverpool is working with Google DeepMind to determine strategies for corner kicks.
The Decision to Walk Away from Sport Belongs to the Athlete. Right?
Sometimes athletes need to be protected from themselves, but it’s different with Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles and Tiger Woods, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
Every Realm of the Olympics Has Its Stars. For TV, It’s Laurie Hernandez.
Hernandez’s gymnastics insight combined with her enthusiasm has made for an exceptional viewing experience, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
Steph Curry Needs a Star Sidekick, and Golden State Has an Ideal Candidate
Is Lauri Markkanen interested in moving teams? An answer to that question is key to Golden State’s future, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
Why an N.F.L. Head Coach Asked His Assistants to Take a Conditioning Test
A handful of coaches in their 60s attempted a scaled-down version of the physical test the Raiders give to their players.
A Dramatic Finish on the Floor Sends Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles to the Podium
It wasn’t a storybook ending for Biles, but she hasn’t shut the door on returning to the Olympics in 2028.
How the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Is Managing a Grueling Olympic Format
The U.S. needed 30 extra minutes of game time to defeat Japan in the quarterfinal round.
It’s Time To Appreciate What We Just Witnessed from Simone Biles in Paris
At 27 years old, this is not the star gymnast’s first rodeo at the Olympics. And if it’s her last, we must soak up the...
How the Best Pole Vaulter Ever Soars So High
Mondo Duplantis is to pole vaulting what Usain Bolt was to sprinting, what Michael Phelps was to swimming, and Simone Biles is to gymnastics.