The Athletic
Sitemap > 2019 > June > 14

‘Mr. B is the greatest owner in sports’: Pat Bowlen dies after lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s


How the Indians’ bullpen — Brad Hand & the Funky Bunch — has recorded the league’s best ERA


Seeing the Phillies’ 2020 draft through the eyes of the scouts who advocated for the top picks


Predictions review: What I got right and wrong about the 2018-19 NHL season


Discussion: Remembering Broncos owner Pat Bowlen


Would the potential cost of an Anthony Davis trade be worth it for the Nets?


Building Zion, Part II: How can Zion Williamson’s offensive game evolve?


The 2019 Giants have the lowest batting average in team history, and it’s a problem


Q&A: Justin Fuente on a calm offseason, the transfer portal, GPS tracking and 2020 recruiting


19 in ’19: The most impactful Stars in franchise history


Meet Cardinals rookie Tommy Edman: Switch-hitting infielder, future front-office talent evaluator


Send in your questions for Jeff Zrebiec’s Ravens mailbag


Oregon Mailbag: On adding a past Duck, Nate Costa, the departing basketball players and Auburn


Projecting the Saints post-minicamp 53-man roster


Mapping out the Devils’ path to contention through four offseason scenarios


At rest or play, home or away, Royals’ Alex Gordon feels the love from his fans


Kawakami: Sadness, exhaustion, pride and the possible inevitable end of the Warriors dynasty


Thompson: Draymond Green embodied the spirit of Oracle Arena — and Oakland — until the bitter end


Mayberry: If there’s one time you can trust the Bulls, it’s draft night


Roundtable: Who benefits from the Matt Niskanen trade between Flyers and Capitals?


Are cross-promotional bouts the new trend? Or just when it makes financial sense? The answer is a little bit of both


Murphy: Take it from an old, old-school guy from the 1980s — celebration and emotion are good for baseball


The breakdown: Flyers address top-4 defenseman need with trade for Matt Niskanen, but move comes with risk


Open Thread: Bellator 222 fight-night discussion


A shorthanded road trip taught the Sparks they still have enough to compete, for now


MLS club sporting execs using new committee to build rapport with league


Ranking the likelihood of the Bruins who will return next season


What Jordan Eberle’s extension says about the Islanders’ offseason plan, and yet unsigned players


500 shots: Behind the scenes, Derrick White is working hard to improve his 3-point game


5-star RB headlines impressive list of visitors to Ohio State this weekend


Follow the leader: George Hill’s wisdom and play helped guide Bucks in playoffs


Thanks to his dad, Mike Soroka is respectful yet relentless and set for success


Gammons: With more pressure than ever, No. 1 overall picks need space to figure out who they are


Editor’s notebook: Lonzo Bulls? Chicago Balls? Count me in for some draft-night hijinks


Inside the XFL’s first weekend of tryouts: ‘It’s not about money. It’s for the heart.’


How coach Jeff Hafley went from New Jersey turnpike scofflaw to a ‘rising star’ for Ohio State


How Kurt Busch outpaces his speed and achieves better-than-expected results


What constitutes a good goal scorer? Just watch Detroit City FC’s Shawn Lawson


Exactly 25 years after breaking the franchise’s Stanley Cup drought, the 1994 Rangers still ‘walk together forever’


Forty thoughts and moments from the Raptors 40-to-1 championship


Inside four-star OLB Nick Herbig’s mainland voyage that ended with a commitment to Wisconsin


The Mobile 7: An oral history of the Bengals’ transition from the coaches seeing it through


Evaluating the pros and cons of potential Oilers buyout candidates


‘Sometimes competition is a beautiful thing’: Receivers stand out as Seahawks wrap offseason


On the long road back, Michael Pineda keeps fine-tuning his work-in-progress


Where things stand for Steve Yzerman and the Red Wings as the draft nears


Sources: Mikey Garcia, Danny Garcia reach deal for fall fight


Notes and observations from the Jaguars’ three-day mandatory minicamp


FIFA ruling on Crossfire’s solidarity payment claim opens possibility of further action


The Raptors are champs and deservedly so, no matter the ill fortunes of the Warriors: First Thoughts from Game 6


‘I gave them blood’: Adam Jones opens up on industry perceptions, blocking trades and learning to embrace change


At the U.S. Open, here come the (Northern) Irish


With the 2020 class taking shape, Alabama is hitting its stride on the recruiting trail


The long and the short of it: The Toronto Raptors are NBA champions


Recap: Q&A with Chiefs reporter Nate Taylor on June 14


Recap: Q&A with Blues beat writer Jeremy Rutherford on June 14


The vindication of Kyle Lowry, as KLOE gets to shine on championship stage: ‘It’s been a long time coming’


Jessica Breland combines business venture with WNBA career to build hometown community


Duhatschek: Handing out the full-season NHL awards


For Sixers, Malcolm Brogdon offers an intriguing option — with tricky, restricted free agency hurdles


Surveying the schedule: Ranking Oklahoma’s regular-season games, from least to most appealing


Why Kawhi Leonard proved to be the difference for a uniquely constructed champion


Kings’ top scout breaks down possible draft picks at No. 5


Improving our NHL projection model ahead of the 2019-20 season


‘I just took her wisdom and put it into my game’: How a WNBA legend unlocked Natasha Howard’s potential


Raptors Recalibrated: Closing the book on the 2019 NBA championship


Where will Erik Karlsson end up? Our beat writers break down the market


Tiers of uncertainty: Ranking the likelihood of Celtics’ return next season


The draft fit for former Indiana star Romeo Langford is hard to peg. Here are a few possibilities


Three days in June: A look at the Cowboys’ final trio of minicamp practices


David Poile on the Predators’ offseason: ‘One or two changes might be the right thing to do this year’


‘Like one big ohana’: Marlins rookie Jordan Yamamoto gets support from fellow Hawaiian Shane Victorino


Padres mailbag: Should ownership be frustrated with Manny Machado’s slow start at the plate?


‘He actually knew what he was talking about’: Giants players share the best advice they’ve ever received from their fathers


Slow start, strong finish and mixed results: Ravens minicamp reveals the Lamar Jackson experience


Ranking the best and worst drafts in Sabres history


What lessons can the Stanley Cup playoffs teach the Penguins?


Who were the winners and losers of the Bengals’ offseason?


As ‘Hard Knocks’ goes inside Raiders training camp, let’s hope America has a chance to see the real Jon Gruden


After a rotten end, what will Bruins do with David Backes now?


Live fantasy football mega-chat with our experts on 6/17 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (ET)


Stark: The Useless Info Dept., gone-gone-gone-gone-gone-gone-gone-gone-gone-gone-gone-gone-gone edition


Suddenly, Red Sox finding ways to win instead of ways to lose


‘It’d probably be more of a hassle’: Zack Greinke has everything but a no-hitter, not that he cares


Warriors-Raptors Game 6 report card: The legend of Klay Thompson grows while turnovers undermine Draymond Green’s otherwise stellar night


Second-year bounce: Dolphins hoping for big improvements from Josh Rosen, Mike Gesicki


Discuss the trade: Flyers acquire defenseman Matt Niskanen, send Radko Gudas to Capitals


Dad, you wouldn’t believe it: The Raptors are NBA champions


A breakdown of Colin White’s game to assess a fair deal on his next contract


The power of opportunity: Calipari’s children have run from his shadow to pursue their own dreams


Why the Buffalo Bills are once again scaling back their training camp time in Rochester


Pain, anguish and pride, through the Bruins’ eyes


Acquiring stars won’t be the best measurement of Rob Pelinka’s ability


Five Avalanche’s UFAs: Who is likely to stay? Who is likely to leave?


Sarris: A six-pack of waiver wire pitchers for every fantasy taste


Glazer’s NFL Mailbag: On Carson Wentz, the Bears and the NFL’s top beer chuggers


Which three Rams players will enjoy breakout seasons in 2019?


Sixers draft prospects: Cameron Johnson and his lights-out shooting a strong first-round fit


Key observations on the Jets as they head into their summer break


The road map to contention: Nine steps that could take Royals back to the playoffs


Lucas Giolito always had the talent, he just needed the patience


C-Lee, A.G. and D-12 all among the Orlando Magic’s 10 smartest NBA draft picks


The 10 things I learned from 49ers practices, including a defense that underwent more than a simple ‘tweak’


What Jonas Valanciunas’ decision to opt out could mean for the Grizzlies


State of the Blackhawks prospects: All eyes on the up-and-coming defensemen


Recap: Q&A with Cardinals reporter Mark Saxon on June 14


Wizards expected to make a serious run at Toronto’s Masai Ujiri for front office position


‘Embrace the pain’: The surreal end of the Warriors’ memorable run at Oracle Arena


Thompson: The weight on Stephen Curry just got heavier


Even in a championship celebration the Raptors stand out for their individual stories


Discuss the trade: Capitals acquire defenseman Radko Gudas send Matt Niskanen to Flyers


The lonely lives of Pittsburgh’s NBA fans


As Canada tries to win the Gold Cup how will Atiba Hutchinson, one of the country’s best, be remembered?


International break, US Open Cup stretch FC Cincinnati thin


LeBrun Notebook: Lack of comparables make Jordan Binnington’s contract talks a unique situation


Nicolas Pépé: Ligue 1’s overnight sensation and true player of the season


Arden Key’s improvement — not his weight — is a heavy topic of discussion for the Raiders


In first rivalry clash of 2019, Timbers show new energy while Sounders turn focus to disappointing slide


What ‘last straw’ sparked the end of goalie Connor Ingram’s tenure with Lightning?


Grant Williams, and the challenge of scouting a player whose role will be different in the NBA


‘The best leaders are the ones who are paying a price’: Joe Gibbs shares secrets to success, good leadership


State of the Program: A lack of attention on UCLA doesn’t mean there’s nothing to watch


Identifying trade down options for the Canucks at the draft


Friday Riffing: Putting Cowboys nemesis Carson Wentz under the Xs and Os microscope


Bowden: Five trades that American League contenders should make


DGB Grab Bag: Post-Cup celebrations are the best, new rules on the way and when fan celebrations get rowdy


Eagles spring wrap-up: Lingering questions and the locker room decides which player impressed most


From two-time All-American to undrafted free agent: What happened to Clemson’s Mitch Hyatt in the NFL Draft?


‘It just felt right’: OT Turner Corcoran picked Nebraska over Oklahoma, others because of personal touch


3 White Sox prospects to watch at Triple-A Charlotte


Next stop, Bourbonnais: Good health, good vibes abound as Bears conclude offseason training program


P:60 Packers Podcast — Michael Cohen’s farewell


Chief motivator: Patrick Mahomes’ leadership grows as he guides his team with his voice


Connolly’s Tap Room: Does the Orioles’ current record disappoint you or is this exactly what you expected?


Yorvis Torrealba, years removed from nightmare kidnapping, gets chance to follow in dad’s footsteps with Rockies


The Warriors face a catastrophic end to this wacky, painful season


There’s something about Shohei Ohtani and history. The latest twist: a landmark cycle


As Theo Epstein plans for the trade deadline, there’s a possibility that Ben Zobrist could return to the Cubs


Deep trouble: J.A. Happ continues to give up the long ball at an alarming rate


After everything worked as perfectly as it could in Toronto, will that be enough to convince Kawhi Leonard to stay?


By starring in flag football league, Michael Vick takes a cue from his daughter


Matt Niskanen dealt to Flyers for Radko Gudas as the Capitals clear cap space


Inside the opaque, counterproductive differences in how MLS clubs and the MLSPA calculate salaries


The new generation of El Tri players who will get a chance to shine at the Gold Cup


Every step counts: NBA championship validates Raptors’ arduous path to the top


Thoughts to consider while you are not worrying about the future: The Raptors are still NBA champions


If the Warriors want to return to The Finals at least once over the next three years, what has to happen?