Erling Haaland is rapidly closing in on an international record that has stood since 1934

Erling Haaland is just six away from Norway’s goalscoring record, so it is surely inevitable that he will soon be his nation’s most prolific striker ever. On one hand, that…

Josh Dobbs’ rise to NFL prominence is hard to believe — unless you know him

The retired professor set his laptop aside and reached for the remote. For more than an hour, Chris Pionke had paid little attention to the NFL game on the television…

Luke Prokop on NHL’s Pride missteps and preparing to make hockey history

The day Luke Prokop shook the hockey world by coming out, he needed to get away. And stop looking at his constantly buzzing phone. It was July 21, 2021, and…

Xabi Alonso Isn’t Coming to Save Your Team. Not Yet.

Xabi Alonso has always done things at his own speed. As a player, it was his coolness, his control, his capacity to wait until precisely the right moment that made…

A’s Will Finally Turn Out the Lights on Pro Sports in Oakland

One by one, they have left Oakland. First, the Warriors headed back across the bay to San Francisco in 2019, a return for a basketball franchise whose recent championship reign…

Mystery in the aspens: How did a running dynasty take root in Flagstaff?

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Three minutes before the weekly mental training session, motorized curtains drop and gradually erase the panorama of pines and aspens crawling up the side of Humphreys Peak.…

Will the NCAA rise to the moment for this historic women’s college basketball season?

Shortly after the women’s NCAA Tournament set viewership and attendance records last year as LSU took down Iowa for the championship, the Charlotte Sports Foundation began making calls to see…

How the USWNT lured Emma Hayes away from Chelsea: Inside the near $2 million deal

Chelsea Women had created a frenzy. On Nov. 4, the English club released a statement saying their coach Emma Hayes was leaving at the end of the season to “pursue…

The secret to Aidan Hutchinson’s impressive spin moves? Dancing hip-hop and ballet as a kid

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — It was a spin move, more Baryshnikov than Bruce Smith. Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson took an outside path on Atlanta Falcons left tackle Jake…

NFL Power Rankings Week 11: Browns, Texans on the rise, plus head coach status check

It’s Week 11 in the NFL, and it’s time to start thinking about who among the current head coaches has a future that will extend into the 2024 season. The…