At the moment, the Padres find themselves in the midst of the franchise’s best run of success in its 56-year history. Nonetheless, their first five decades featured plenty of spectacular moments, too ...

Picked-up pieces while revisiting “We’re on to Cincinnati.” ⋅ It was 11 years ago. The Tom Brady Patriots had just been smoked by the Chiefs, 41-14, on “Monday Night Football” when ESPN’s Trent Dilfer ...

The Athletic is delighted to announce the release of The Soccer 100, the definitive ranking of the greatest male players to have graced the beautiful game, published by William Morrow. Our carefully ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Scott Eklund / Getty, Found Image Holdings / Getty, Kelley Cox / Getty What makes a great women’s sports city? The easy, oft-cited answer comes down to a ...

Sports in November are all about the NBA and NHL seasons, the end-of-season college football games, the NASCAR Cup Series Championship, the ATP World Tour Finals, UFC Fight Nights, and the start of ...

The road to becoming the first repeat World Series champion in 25 years was not a smooth one for the Dodgers, who captured their ninth championship in franchise history when they knocked off the ...

TORONTO – Not only are the Blue Jays returning home for Game 6 of the World Series carrying all the momentum in the world after a downright legendary performance by Trey Yesavage, they also have ...

You don't know what you miss until it's gone, they say, and nowhere is that truer than with the death of a musician. The loss sparks renewed interest in their music from fans, old and new, as they ...

When it comes to sports, some victories aren’t just determined by the scoreboard. They’re about grit, heart, and refusing to give up, even in the face of injury or hardship. From Kerri Strug sticking ...

Khris Middleton will go down as quite possibly the third-best player in Milwaukee Bucks history — behind Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — a three-time All-Star with a ring and 11½ ...

Once Shohei Ohtani homered for the third time — shortly after wrapping up his six scoreless innings on the mound — the superlatives began in earnest. Best baseball performance of all time? Best sports ...

Once Shohei Ohtani homered for the third time — shortly after wrapping up his six scoreless innings on the mound — the superlatives began in earnest. That last one is perhaps over the top, but the ...