The league said it will use “an Olympic-level scoring system that sets a modern standard for professional dunking.” ...

Fans will witness the start of a new basketball league this summer, spearheaded by former Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille O’Neal. In the past, O’Neal has been a judge on the TNT Sports show, “The ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen/The Athletic; Glyn Kirk/Getty, Carl Recine/Getty Spring is here, and the sap is plummeting. April clouds sprinkle crimson rain on barren land, and thorns shoot forth from ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Liverpool vs Bournemouth in the first match of the 2025-26 Premier League season It has often been said — usually by me — that the best thing and worst thing Rafa ...