Category: Sports
![Hey NBA, Knicks’ Jalen Brunson is damn good and proving the naysayers wrong 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…
![After Jackie Robinson statue is destroyed, Wichita rallies around a baseball league 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: Brock Purdy managed up, managed down and saved the 49ers Thompson: Brock Purdy managed up, managed down and saved the 49ers](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/29074617/GettyImages-1961126849-scaled.jpg)
Thompson: Brock Purdy managed up, managed down and saved the 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The most important run of the night may not have been by Christian McCaffrey. Or Deebo Samuel. Or even by George…
![Why Kevin Durant’s game-winning shot sparked memories of Jordan for members of the ’89 Bulls Why Kevin Durant’s game-winning shot sparked memories of Jordan for members of the ’89 Bulls](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/25091039/GettyImages-1946048553.jpeg)
Why Kevin Durant’s game-winning shot sparked memories of Jordan for members of the ’89 Bulls
PHOENIX — The comparison surfaced not long after Kevin Durant finished off the Chicago Bulls on Monday. In the final seconds, the Phoenix Suns forward…
![Mike Macdonald lets the Ravens defense do his talking 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 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,…
![Super Bowl 2024 odds: 49ers still favorite with Ravens close behind entering championship weekend Super Bowl 2024 odds: 49ers still favorite with Ravens close behind entering championship weekend](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/21225937/GettyImages-1950723267-scaled.jpg)
Super Bowl 2024 odds: 49ers still favorite with Ravens close behind entering championship weekend
The NFL is down to its final four teams, and the San Francisco 49ers (+145) remain favorites to win Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas….
![Why white home uniforms — once an NBA mainstay — have disappeared 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…
![Medvedev’s 3.40am finish is latest absurd example of why tennis has to change Medvedev’s 3.40am finish is latest absurd example of why tennis has to change](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/19042529/GettyImages-1935590708-scaled.jpg)
Medvedev’s 3.40am finish is latest absurd example of why tennis has to change
It happened again. Of course it did. Two tennis players, starting near midnight, battling nearly to sunrise in front of a scattering of fans, with…
![Remembering the Zambia air disaster – ‘The boys would say: ‘This plane will kill us” Remembering the Zambia air disaster – ‘The boys would say: ‘This plane will kill us”](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/15075542/0115_Zambia-scaled.jpg)
Remembering the Zambia air disaster – ‘The boys would say: ‘This plane will kill us”
“The spirit of the 1993 team will always be there for Zambia.” Kalusha Bwalya, Zambia’s former football captain, is reflecting on the day that changed…