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Anthony Davis, Tyrese Haliburton, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Steve Kerr, LeBron James

Why a surplus of talent is making for some uncomfortable Team USA lineup choices

  • By Peter Botte

The star-studded depth on the U.S. men's basketball squad is such that even a first-team All-NBA star has to sit.

Yankees GM Brian Cashman on the phone; Clay Holmes; Isiah Kiner-Falefa

What it's like to be traded to the Yankees at the deadline

  • By Greg Joyce
  • 2

The days leading up to the trade deadline can be unnerving for a lot of different people involved in baseball.

Kate Douglass of the United States reacts after winning the Women's 200m individual medley final on Day Eight of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium on June 22, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Kate Douglass, USA's potential next swimming star, is ready for the Olympics spotlight

  • By Ethan Sears
  • 1

Katie Ledecky will undoubtedly be the main draw of the swimming competition in Paris, but Kate Douglass may not be too far behind.

Competitors compete in breaking, a new event at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Breaking's steps from its Bronx beginnings to the Olympics stage: 'People are gonna see how lit this is'

  • By Howie Kussoy
  • 1

If breaking doesn’t look or feel like a sport, it is at home at the Olympics.

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Yoenis Cespedes at the plate for the Mets; Luisangel Acuna; Darin Ruf

Ranking every Mets trade deadline of the past decade, from Yoenis Cespedes to Billy Eppler's big whiff

  • By Mike Puma
  • July 26, 2024
  • 8:40am
  • 4

A full decade has passed since the Mets last failed to strike at least one trade-deadline deal.

Leon Marchand, Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles, Noah Lyles

A look at the compelling rivalries that will shape the Paris Olympics

  • By Ethan Sears
  • July 26, 2024
  • 7:40am

In the grander sense, the Olympics kicks off Friday with the Opening Ceremony in Paris.

Davante Adams catches a pass for the Raiders; insets: Garrett Wilson, Adams with Aaron Rodgers

All the reasons why a Davante Adams trade to the Jets doesn't make sense — for now

  • By Brian Costello
  • July 24, 2024
  • 8:40am

I have been puzzled at how much traction the trade talk has gotten recently.

Devin Singletary at Giants practice; insets: Eric Gray, Saquon Barkley

The 'different feel' for the Giants' running back corps, facing a season without Saquon Barkley

  • By Paul Schwartz
  • July 24, 2024
  • 8:20am
  • 1

At the very least, his absence was felt in the running backs room this past spring.

Christian Scott pitches for the Mets; Luis Gil comes off the mound for the Yankees; inset: Luis Severino

Christian Scott isn’t the end of innings concerns around the Subway Series — it’s just the beginning

  • By Andrew Crane
  • July 24, 2024
  • 7:40am

That, at its root, is a good problem for the Yankees and Mets to have, but the situations won’t all have the same ending.

Emma Hayes, Chelsea Manager, smiling before the Women's Continental Tyres League Cup Final match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Molineux.

How Emma Hayes, who's come to rebuild the USWNT and chase Olympics gold, got her start in New York

  • By Ethan Sears
  • July 23, 2024
  • 2:00pm

After making her reputation building Chelsea’s women’s team into a global powerhouse, Emma Hayes returns to the country where she cut her teeth with the charge of returning the USWNT to winning ways after a disastrous 2023 World Cup.

Daniel Jones of the Giants, Aaron Rodgers of the Jets, Russell Wilson of the Steelers in warmups

Which NFL QBs are facing the most pressure this season?

  • By Peter Botte
  • July 23, 2024
  • 7:40am

Let's take a look at the five most significant signal-callers who need to post big seasons in 2024, for their teams and/or for their careers.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays (right) with Bo Bichette, Nathan Eovaldi of the Rangers and Randy Arozarena of the Rays

The teams that could make this MLB trade deadline a lot more interesting

  • By Joel Sherman
  • July 23, 2024
  • 6:30am
  • 1

There are three American League clubs, in particular, who have a chance to change the quantity and quality of this trade marketplace.