The Women’s World Cup is already a battle of attritionAll the tournament's best teams are plagued by injury
US Soccer might have actually made a good decisionIt’s hard to believe, but the organization went outside itself to find a new sporting director
Whether genuine, stunt, larf, documentary fodder, or indulgence, Wrexham delivered to those who matterClub wins promotion to Football League, reinforcing the point of the whole thing
Chinese Basketball Association’s extreme punishment for tanking is what the NBA needsThe Dallas Mavericks got a slap on the wrist, while the CBA banned coaches and GMs and erased team logs
Argentinian Guy Materializes In Pickup Soccer Game To Score Goal Before Disappearing InstantlySEATTLE—Following a local mid-afternoon match among friends who could not explain the unknown player’s fleeting,…
Conservatives Explain Why They Support Genital Inspections For Child AthletesSeveral states recently passed laws legalizing genital inspections for trans children who wish to play sports in…
Who does Jesse Marsch think he is?The American coach is getting awfully picky for his next job for a guy who hasn’t done much
The Mavericks give away the gameThere’s a simple solution to tanking in all leagues but they won’t take it
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Calls Out Italian Soccer Fans for Making Racist Monkey Sounds at Black PlayerJuventus Football Club fans berated Belgian soccer player Romelu Lukaku with racist chants and monkey noises.
Hasn't Lionel Messi made enough money?The World Cup winner is connected with a move to play in Saudi Arabia — for the city rival of the club Christiano…
Stranger Whose Unachieved Athletic Goals Will Ruin Pickup Game Calls NextFORT WAYNE, IN—In a move that would completely derail the contest through a toxic combination of resentment and…
No Jill Biden, Iowa and LSU don’t need to talk it outSorry, but a visit to the White House is for closers only
Top Chef takes on two more British staples: football and biscuitsThis week’s tournament-style elimination challenge reaches a fever pitch
Why Do Women Soccer Players Look So Creepy in FIFA 23?After a decade of anticipation, women soccer players found themselves unrecognizable—and white-washed—in the EA…
Women’s Pro Soccer Players React To Their Terrible FIFA 23 Characters'You are going to scare my children,' writes Angel City FC player Sydney Leroux
If only the NHL had a leaderGary Bettman let the defining story of this hockey season be homophobia and transphobia
FIFA 23 Finally Fleshes Out Its Women's Footy OptionsNearly six months after its launch, FIFA 23 finally added two more women's club leagues
You can’t script baseball, but sometimes it can seem like itThe World Baseball Classic ended just as Rob Manfred would have wanted — Ohtani vs. Trout
Dillon Brooks’ admiration for Kyrie Irving can’t be just about basketballForgetting how awful the Mavericks’ star had been at times isn’t negated by his better moments
Antonio Conte wants to get fired more than anyone has ever wanted to get firedThe Tottenham manager goes on a combative (and hilarious!) rant against his own players and bosses after draw with…