Category: Sports
![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…
![Christian Pulisic interview: ‘I want to show the world what the U.S. can do’ Christian Pulisic interview: ‘I want to show the world what the U.S. can do’](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/15054540/Pulisic-SC-1.jpg)
Christian Pulisic interview: ‘I want to show the world what the U.S. can do’
Christian Pulisic is perched on a bar stool in the old clubhouse overlooking the first-team training pitch at Milanello, AC Milan’s training ground. He makes…
![Peacock’s wild-card game likely just the start of the NFL’s playoff streaming era Peacock’s wild-card game likely just the start of the NFL’s playoff streaming era](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/15084133/GettyImages-1923330442-scaled.jpg)
Peacock’s wild-card game likely just the start of the NFL’s playoff streaming era
The only place a reverse happens in the NFL is on the field. The league rarely moves backward when it comes to increasing its media…
![Naomi Osaka, The Comeback Interview: A tale of pregnancy, fear and a ballerina Naomi Osaka, The Comeback Interview: A tale of pregnancy, fear and a ballerina](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/10154114/0111_NaomiOsaka.png)
Naomi Osaka, The Comeback Interview: A tale of pregnancy, fear and a ballerina
It was late September when Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion and transcendent star of her sport, finally got on the phone with her…
![Special report: Maddy Cusack – why her family want a new investigation into her death Special report: Maddy Cusack – why her family want a new investigation into her death](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/05105557/MaddyCusack-scaled.jpg)
Special report: Maddy Cusack – why her family want a new investigation into her death
It is the heartbreaking story of a talented and popular footballer, her tragic death and the investigation into a family’s complaints about what they believe…
![Why Manchester City are being sued by Superdry Why Manchester City are being sued by Superdry](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/01/09132646/1001_superdry.png)
Why Manchester City are being sued by Superdry
Manchester City’s players wore modified training gear for their pre-match warm-up on Sunday following a High Court trademark infringement claim from fashion brand Superdry. It…