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![Six days on the bubble with America’s most eclectic team](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/02/04200305/0202_NewMexico-scaled.jpg)
Six days on the bubble with America’s most eclectic team
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s 9:40 a.m. in the southeast parking lot at The Pit, and a man in black-and-white face paint circles on a dirt…
![Hey NBA, Knicks’ Jalen Brunson is damn good and proving the naysayers wrong](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/02/02112946/GettyImages-1948733136-scaled.jpg)
Hey NBA, Knicks’ Jalen Brunson is damn good and proving the naysayers wrong
After yet another disappointing, early-season loss, Jalen Brunson stood at his locker, ready to speak with the media in Milwaukee. As the point guard turned…
![How the PWHL’s youngest player is adjusting to a new league — and a new language](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/30151727/0131_AkaneShiga.png)
How the PWHL’s youngest player is adjusting to a new league — and a new language
OTTAWA — Nearly 6,000 miles away from her hometown in Hokkaido, Japan, Akane Shiga was being asked about the weather. Mike Hirshfeld, general manager of…
![After Jackie Robinson statue is destroyed, Wichita rallies around a baseball league](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/30211135/JR-1.jpg)
After Jackie Robinson statue is destroyed, Wichita rallies around a baseball league
It was around noon last Thursday when Bob Lutz walked outside of his work and headed home before the start of his daily radio show….
![Thompson: LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry is still the NBA’s best theater](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/28131241/GettyImages-1966616778-scaled.jpg)
Thompson: LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry is still the NBA’s best theater
SAN FRANCISCO — The frustration seethed in Stephen Curry. Until it boiled to the surface. Until he let out a roar. Until he ripped his…
![Mike Macdonald lets the Ravens defense do his talking](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/23165051/0124_Mike-Macdonald-copy.png)
Mike Macdonald lets the Ravens defense do his talking
If Mike Macdonald’s ascent to one of the NFL’s hottest coordinators and a legitimate head-coaching candidate feels meteoric, that’s probably because he has never embraced…
![Why Caitlin Clark could pose a dilemma for Team USA at the Olympics](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/23202821/GettyImages-963713136-scaled-e1706060765809.jpg)
Why Caitlin Clark could pose a dilemma for Team USA at the Olympics
USA Basketball will be seeking its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal this summer with the first step coming at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Antwerp,…
![Where are all the January transfers in the Premier League?](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/23073138/Where-are-the-January-transfers-scaled.jpg)
Where are all the January transfers in the Premier League?
The rumour mill is still. The gossip columns are sparse. The Sky Sports News totaliser sits dormant. Fabrizio Romano seems to be tweeting more about…
![Why white home uniforms — once an NBA mainstay — have disappeared](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/17152701/GettyImages-1745434406-scaled-e1705523372813.jpg)
Why white home uniforms — once an NBA mainstay — have disappeared
Every August, after the NBA releases its schedule for the upcoming season, Michael McCullough, the Miami Heat’s chief marketing officer, thinks about the next 82…
![How a Stanford professor helped lay the foundation for this 49ers era](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/16201037/0116_49ers-GM-John-Lynch-copy.png)
How a Stanford professor helped lay the foundation for this 49ers era
For his first few frenetic months as the San Francisco 49ers’ general manager in 2017, John Lynch left his family behind in San Diego. His…