NEWS: Providence intends to fire men’s basketball coach Kim English but will allow English to coach the remainder of the regular season and the Big East tournament, a source briefed on the decision confirmed to The Athletic.
From @theathletic.com: Four players were suspended after an ugly brawl broke out during a women’s basketball game between Coastal Carolina and South Alabama. The altercation left a referee lying on the floor with an apparent injury.
A referee was knocked to the floor after trying to break up a scrum between Coastal Carolina and South Alabama women's basketball players.
Eight players were ejected from the game.
Lou Holtz is wearing a Notre Dame-branded hat and sweater. A headline reads: "1937-2026: Lou Holz, Coach Who Led an Unbeaten Notre Dame to a National Title Dies at 89."
Lou Holtz, who coached six major colleges to bowl games and revived a floundering Notre Dame football program, taking the Irish to an unbeaten national championship season in 1988, has died. He was 89. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/s...
For all that Holtz accomplished in his 34 seasons as a head coach, he will be remembered as the last person to lead Notre Dame to a national championship.
Full story:
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BREAKING: Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz has died at the age of 89, his family announced in a statement.
Prettaaaay, prettaaaay, pretttaaaaaaaay good
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Eileen Gu, wearing a red jacket and a gold hair bow, smiles with her eyes closed while a fan hugs her in a crowd. A quote attributed to Gu reads: "As an athlete, a young biracial woman, this is the way I can inspire the most good on a global scale."
From @theathletic.com: Eileen Gu was the highest earner at the 2026 Winter Olympics. "The scientist, politician, skier, model, and student is like a magician, the audience dazzled by her mastery but somewhat irked by how she does it," our columnist writes. nyti.ms/3N2Qhui
What's it like when the President of the United States calls you a "loser" before you compete in your first Olympics?
“Probably the hardest two weeks of my life," Hunter Hess says.
Then he aced his run Friday and flashed an 'L' at the finish line:
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Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy wears a gold medal while holding her son.
From @theathletic.com: The 2026 Milan Cortina Games should go down in history for one very specific reason: This one was for the moms. Gone are the days when women had to choose motherhood or a career in sports, and these Olympic moms proved it. nyti.ms/4tNxALF
a few weeks ago in Aspen, a convo with Olympic freeski halfpipe hopeful Svea Irving turned to her family. "Tell me about your mom, your dad ... Tell me about your grandparents ..."
"Oh, my grandpa," Svea answered, "he's like, a kinda famous author."
"Really? Who?"
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" I wanna go for it, because that's what I do."
Chloe Kim had one run left, and a decision to make at the top of the hill: play it safe ... or drop the hammer.
"Exciting but terrifying," her boyfriend, Myles Garrett, called it.
Story from Livigno: www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
Cubs camp is barely underway – and Alex Bregman is already making his new teammates better. www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
The Athletic first reported the Steve Tisch-Jeffery Epstein connection last month.
It continues its investigation into the New York Giants’ co-owner, analyzing more emails from the Epstein files.
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BREAKING NEWS: Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein connected New York Giants chairman and co-owner Steve Tisch with multiple women, according to newly released emails.
The six teams I think are most likely to win the national title, plus other teams I wouldn’t be shocked to see win it, wildcards and mid-majors who could win a game: www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
Lindsey Jacobellis, the most decorated snowboard cross rider in history, had to listen to allllll the noise over the years. She knows, as well as anyone, how the Olympics can frame an athlete's life.
Now it's her turn to tell the Games' story.
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Being an FBI agent wasn’t a job to former Bear Charles Tillman as much as it was a vocation. He loved the people he worked with and found honor, integrity and nobility in their service. Then came that day last January. My story. www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Here's our story on Duke QB Darian Mensah--and Duke's leading receiver Cooper Barkate committing to Miami tonight after going to dinner at Prime 112 with a group that included Pro Football Hall of Famer Edgerrin James and star WR Malachi Toney.
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Thirty-five years later, Bob Knight’s “I’m f— tired of losing to Purdue” rant that was secretly recorded in the Indiana locker room still has life.
The “legendary piece” of the program’s history is also one of its great mysteries.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr stands with hands in pockets on the sidelines during a basketball game. Quote reads: "It was one of the most bizarre, sad games I've ever been a part of." Attribution reads: Steve Kerr about Sunday's game in Minneapolis against the Timberwolves
From @theathletic.com: Minnesotans hoped for a moment of normalcy at the Warriors-Timberwolves game, which had been postponed after federal agents killed Alex Pretti. But that simply wasn't possible.
“Nothing feels right. Our hearts aren’t in it.” nyti.ms/4qDpD9T
More Keaton Wagler goodness in this week’s Top 25. How the Illini set up Wagler to go for 46, plus notes on other top freshman performances this weekend, the value of Michigan’s depth and SLU on its way toward statistical history: www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
The award for Best Timing: Feature goes to @cjmoorehoops.bsky.social
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Keaton Wagler went to my old high school and I thought he was gonna be special. But this fast? A possible one-and-done lottery pick? Not even he dreamed it. But his story is one other players should learn from. www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
Breaking News from @theathletic.com: Federal prosecutors charged 20 men in what they described as a conspiracy to manipulate college basketball games.
When the regular season ended last week, the Giants officially embarked on their fifth head coaching search in the 10 years.
Landing John Harbaugh is the biggest win for the franchise in a long time.
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When the Ravens fired John Harbaugh after 18 seasons, 12 playoff appearances and one championship, he instantly became the most qualified candidate in the market.
His resume speaks for itself, but how much of Harbaugh's success with Baltimore is exportable?
This week’s Top 25 with Saint Louis, Clemson and Utah State making their debuts and both Vandy and Nebraska moving up:
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A year ago, Jamie Anderson was cozy on the couch, snuggled up with her toddler, far removed from pro snowboarding, and relatively at peace with her career being over. She had a second child in April.
And now? Anderson is on the verge of her fourth Olympics.
Badass ✔️
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