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The Venn diagram of people who want Harrison Butker to screw up is a vast array of America. As Butker has kicked for the Kansas City Chiefs since 2017, he has been a crucial piece of the franchise’s three Super Bowl wins in the past five years.

Only four countries have ever won sailing’s America’s Cup, the longest-running sporting competition in history. For more than 120 years, in fact, there were only two contenders—America and the United Kingdom—racing on average every four or five years.

In a former antique shop off a four-lane highway in rural Virginia, Tim Banazek knelt before a white banker’s box labeled “Autographed Baseballs” that was stashed at the bottom of a steel bookcase. He pulled the first ball out and examined the signature in the fluorescent light.

In the not-so-distant past, college athletes were forbidden from getting paid or accepting gifts—from profiting in any way off the use of their name, image, and likeness in any way.

In December 2020, with no fans in arenas and lines of credit and loans to owners growing, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league was taking a fresh look at the idea of expanding after nearly two decades.

The NFL regular season kicks off this weekend: We've got the first Thursday night matchup on Sept. 5 and an international game on Sept. 6 followed by Sunday afternoon games on Sept. 8 and the premieres of "Sunday Night Football" that night, "Monday Night Football" on Sept.

Golden State’s offseason featured an ugly divorce, a pair of failed star pursuits, a few savvy signings, and now a one-year extension for Curry. That latter deal buys the Warriors time, but it doesn’t alleviate the pressure.

A curious blind spot limits the persuasiveness of many recent books warning of the threats and challenges of our AI revolution: They consistently fail to acknowledge the extent to which they are themselves already reflective of the automation of so much of contemporary life.

CHICAGO -- Last week, hours after the Chicago White Sox's latest attempt to win a baseball game fell apart in typically absurd fashion, Davis Martin could only chuckle. Every White Sox player has found a coping mechanism to endure the 2024 season, and Martin's is laughter.