WNBA Draft grades: Fever earn A for picking Clark, Sky receive C+ even with Angel Reese
The most anticipated WNBA Draft in recent memory has come and gone. Once again, it…
WNBA Draft grades: Fever earn A for picking Clark, Sky receive C+ even with Angel Reese
The most anticipated WNBA Draft in recent memory has come and gone. Once again, it was a franchise-changing day for the Indiana Fever, who drafted Caitlin Clark. Meanwhile, several teams made meaningful investments in their futures while others fine-tuned in their pursuit of a championship in the near term. Let’s take a look at how…
Why the Indian opposition can’t get its act together
The last time Indians voted in a national election, in 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, won by running away. But even in this case more than 60% of voters voted for other parties. That Modi has established such dominance in Parliament despite falling well short of popular majority support…
The Paris Olympics are 100 days away – Venues ready but questions over opening ceremony and security
Follow The Athletic’s Olympics coverage here. In 100 days, Paris will host the most famous sporting jamboree on the planet: the summer Olympic Games. There will be action across 32 sports watched by millions of visitors, as well as an unprecedented opening ceremony set to take place on the River Seine, which runs through the…
Business and a second Trump term
If Donald Trump won a second term, he would promise to govern as no modern president ever has, imposing steep tariffs, rounding up immigrants, releasing the January 6 rioters and possibly withdrawing from NATO. Trump has signaled that he will accomplish this by nominating loyalists, rather than the more moderate military leaders and business executives…
Boban Marjanović intentionally misses the free throw to give Clippers fans free chicken
The final day of the 2023-24 regular season saw several playoff teams battling for seeding, other teams looking to improve their draft lottery odds and some just hoping to end the season on a high note. The Houston Rockets, who had made an unsuccessful late charge to the Play-In Tournament, fall into the latter category,…
With Iran’s attacks, Arab countries fear an expanding conflict
Arab countries, from the United Arab Emirates and Oman to Jordan and Egypt, have sought for months to quell the conflict between Israel and Hamas, especially after it expanded to include Iranian-backed armed groups with deep roots around the world Arabic. Some of them, like the Houthis, also threaten Arab governments. But the Iranian drone…
Ryan Giggs and football: A very complicated relationship
The celebration was almost as glorious as the goal itself. The fuzz of chest hair, the twirling shirt, the body swerve to evade the Manchester United fans who had run on the pitch in their euphoria. On Sunday, it is 25 years since Patrick Vieira, a genuine great of Arsenal’s midfield, played a wayward pass…
Biden reduces Trump’s lead in recent times/Siena poll
President Biden has all but erased Donald J. Trump’s early election lead, amid signs that the Democratic base has begun to rally behind the president despite lingering doubts about the country’s direction, the economy and his age, according to a new poll by The New York Times and Siena College. Biden and Trump are now…
Fueled by donor spending sprees, Ryan Day is confident Ohio State can finally break through
COLUMBUS, Ohio — At his postgame news conference after Ohio State’s 30-24 loss to Michigan last November, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day looked defeated and disheartened. He surely realized in that moment that despite winning 88 percent of his games as a head coach, he and his program would now be defined by the unthinkable three-game…
OJ Simpson: Made in America, Made by TV
One of the strangest quotes I remember associated with OJ Simpson came from broadcaster Al Michaels during the infamous highway chase in 1994. Michaels, a sports commentator now covering the escape from the law of one of America’s biggest celebrities, said he had talked to his friend Simpson on the phone earlier. “Al”, Michaels remembered…
