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What we've learned about MLB's playoff format: Would changes make it more 'fair'?
NEW YORK — It all looked kinda familiar, almost as if we’d seen it before …There they were, that where’d-they-come-from wild-card...
Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 7: Why Oregon's on top at midseason
Supported ByEditor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams.If there’s one lesson...
Former first-rounder Lonnie Walker is grateful for a chance with the Celtics
BOSTON — In a sign of his current status on the Celtics roster, Lonnie Walker changed in the middle...
After weeks of magical moments, the Mets have their first postseason dud
LOS ANGELES — A soft bloop that plopped into the left-center field gap represented the Mets’ best chance.Five of...
Mets flattened in uncharacteristically sloppy Game 1 loss
LOS ANGELES — Whatever team-of-destiny aura the New York Mets had accumulated over the past few weeks was punctured...
Belgium vs France preview: Storylines, odds, prediction as neighbors meet in Brussels
Two local rivals can both go into this game with a degree of confidence. The visitors from France beat...
Olivia Smith is spearheading Liverpool revolution, but Bunny Shaw shows how far they have to go
The lasting image from Manchester City’s 2-1 victory over Liverpool will, unfairly, be the sight of defender Niamh Fahey...
Why I Joined: Distinctive content and storytelling like nowhere else
It was my birthday when I received an email from The Athletic that revealed little in the subject header.My...
Exclusive: Mets' Brandon Nimmo reveals he's dealing with plantar fasciitis
LOS ANGELES — Add injury to insult.Brandon Nimmo revealed to The Athletic after Sunday night’s Game 1 loss in the NLCS...
Fantasy football Week 6 takeaways: A reanimated D'Andre Swift, Mark Andrews' 'Tell-Tale Heart' and more
It’s the month of Halloween, so it’s fitting that Sunday was a “Night of the Living Dead” day.The corpse...