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Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is looking back at the best of the first 25 years of the 2000s in men’s college basketball. Also read the top 25 players and submit your own picks. In college basketball, most coaches are judged by their success in March and April. It’s a slightly flawed way to judge because of the one-and-done tournament setup. Consider …

The Cubs’ Draft Class, Considerations and Reactions, New Prospects, and Other Cubs Bullets  Bleacher Nation Here are Cubs’ Draft picks from Day 2  MLB.com MLB Draft 2025 live updates: Day 2 picks, analysis and best remaining players – The Athletic  The New York Times 4 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs draft class, including a heavy emphasis on players from the ACC and SEC  Chicago …

A flame is being reignited for Portland’s new WNBA franchise. On Tuesday, the league’s 15th team announced it will be called the Portland Fire, reviving the name of the city’s original franchise from 2000 to 2002. “(That) is an important heritage,” Fire interim president Clare Hamill told The Athletic. “The opportunity to bring the Portland Fire back, reborn, was 100 …

David Squires on … trophy-loving Trump crashing Chelsea’s Club World Cup party  The Guardian The world’s ‘football’ is America’s ‘soccer’: Trump signaled that could change  CNBC Trump seen pocketing FIFA medal as he walks on stage to hand Chelsea replica club championship trophy  The Independent Video: President Trump’s Behavior During National Anthem Goes Viral  Yahoo Sports Trump crashes team’s FIFA Club World Cup trophy …

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have evolved in fascinating ways over five decades, rising from humble roots to multiple championships, but in one respect their historic 50th season will echo their very first campaign as the NFL’s 27th franchise in 1976. It’s all in the look. On Tuesday, the Buccaneers announced that they will bring back their iconic uniform design from …

2: Sacks allowed in three seasons and 37 starts in the SEC at Georgia over the last three seasons for Ratledge. 3rd: Sewell became just the third tackle in Lions history to earn multiple First-Team All-Pro selections. 5: Teams that have recorded at least 6,500 yards and 70 touchdowns in a season. Detroit (2024), Kansas City (2018), Denver (2013), New …

Ever since Scottie Scheffler was given a plastic set of clubs at the age of three, he has wanted to be the best golfer in the world. He has won three majors, been ranked world No 1 since 2023, and is the favourite for this week’s Open. But at an extraordinary press conference at Portrush on Tuesday, the American peered …

The 2028 Olympics road race is likely to clash with the Tour de France, and that could mean a headache for the entire cycling season  Cyclingnews 2028 L.A. Olympics schedule: Organizers set dates for several competitions  Los Angeles Times LA28 reveals first version of detailed competition calendar with three years to go until the 2028 Olympic Games  Olympics.com Volleyball and beach volleyball competition …

Jul 15, 2025, 10:25 AM ET ATLANTA — Four years of return visits to Atlanta has prepared Freddie Freeman for another on Tuesday night, this time as the starting first baseman for the National League in the All-Star Game. Freeman, now in his fourth season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, played his first 12 seasons with the Atlanta Braves. He …

Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs caught 104 passes over his first two NFL seasons and it looks like the team has plans to make him an even bigger part of the passing game in 2025. John Morton replaced Ben Johnson as the team’s offensive coordinator this offseason and Gibbs revealed one of the new wrinkles he’s installed into an offense …