AP Top 25: Texas passes Georgia for first No. 1 ranking in football poll since 2008
College football has a new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll, as Texas jumped past Georgia for the top spot on Sunday. The move comes after the …
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2024 Heisman Trophy Fantasy Draft: Travis Hunter, Jalen Milroe and 34 more picks for NYC
The Athletic’s Heisman draft is back, with a new crop of challengers undertaking the tricky task of projecting this year’s most outstanding player. With all four of 2023’s finalists off …
Oddly specific predictions for every Top 25 college football team (with another title for the Big Ten!)
I read the comments, and you laughed at me. Well, guess what? It’s that time of year for you to do it again. If you missed last year’s installment of …
Bronny James expected to stay in 2024 NBA Draft: Sources
By Shams Charania, Lukas Weese and Sam Vecenie Bronny James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, is expected to stay in the 2024 NBA Draft, league sources said. James, …
Paige Bueckers leads UConn past JuJu Watkins, USC to Huskies’ 23rd Final Four appearance
In the second star-studded matchup of Monday evening, Paige Bueckers led UConn past USC, 80-73, to advance to the Huskies’ second Final Four in the last three seasons. This will …
NCAA women’s Sweet 16 breakdowns and predictions: Is an Iowa-LSU rematch in store?
The Sweet 16 field is set — mostly as we expected it but with some twists. The left side of the bracket (Albany 1 and Portland 4 regions) includes every …
Why March Madness belongs to the women: Star players, big ratings make it tourney to watch
There’s always a sign. Last spring, I first noticed something special was happening when I couldn’t walk half a block in Dallas without running into large packs of Iowa or …
Women’s March Madness bracket prep: Strengths, weaknesses for all 68 teams, outlooks and more
After five months of regular-season and conference tournament action, we have finally reached the best stretch of the year. It’s March Madness, and it’s setting up to be yet another …
The moments that made Caitlin Clark The Athletic’s women’s basketball Player of the Year
Our honor of naming Caitlin Clark The Athletic’s Player of the Year is a surprise to absolutely no one. A media outlet or organization that doesn’t crown her as the …
The men who practice against Caitlin Clark can’t stop her either
It’s a little after 11 a.m. on an unnervingly cold December day, and Isaac Prewitt exhales. Hands on hips, cheeks puffed out, the whole deal. His morning had been relatively …