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With Big Z in the Hall, a throwback to how early adversity fueled a career of leadership, longevity & legacy for the tallest NHL star in history. “I guess there’s lots of stubbornness or competitive ego, I don’t know ... I guess I love doubt.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/373...
NHL99: Zdeno Chara, the tallest player in NHL history, got looked down on early
Chara's height — 6-feet-9 — was once seen as a detriment, but he worked, harder than anyone else, to overcome doubts.
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On Saturday, the San Jose Sharks apologized after a message displayed on the scoreboard at SAP Center appeared to praise the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
What would you collect if you were a world-famous DJ? For Steve Aoki, the answer is: just about everything. From sports cards to sneakers, he gave us an inside look at how he built the ultimate collection and a community: http://dlvr.it/TNhgS7
How Steve Aoki built his ultimate sports card collection — and a community The world-famous DJ took me inside his impressive collection as we discussed culture, community and cards: www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
How Steve Aoki built his ultimate sports card collection and a community
Aoki has reached a rare point in sports card collecting — he has every card he wants. Almost.
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Harry Styles was in Berlin on Sunday. Not performing. Running the marathon under a false name. His time? Under three hours. http://dlvr.it/TNCxcz
Remember the Little League bat flipper? He's getting his own pin, and his bat's going to auction www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
Controversial Little League bat flip is now a collectible pin, bat going to auction
The moment that captured the attention of the baseball world last month will soon be featured on an exclusive piece of memorabilia.
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UPDATE: A judge ruled in favor of the 12-year-old Little League player who was suspended from the New Jersey state final after a bat-flip celebration, clearing him to play. www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...
A Little League player was suspended for a bat flip. His family took legal action — and won
The winner of the state title game advances to regionals, where they could move on to the Little League World Series.
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Watching the Balloon Boy documentary. Being a month-old journalism student when that whole thing happened in 2009 was wild lol
Grant Hill will join NBC Sports’ NBA coverage as a game analyst for the 2025-26 season. Hill will still continue his role at TNT Sports as a college basketball analyst for the men’s NCAA Tournament as well as TNT’s Big East and Big 12 basketball coverage.
Grant Hill joining NBC’s NBA coverage as analyst for 2025-26 season
Hill will keep his role at TNT Sports as a college basketball analyst for the NCAA Tournament.
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Luis Guevara, an infielder in the Baltimore Orioles’ minor league system, has died after being involved in a jet ski accident Sunday near Lido Key in Sarasota, FL, the team said Wednesday morning. He was 19.
Orioles minor-league infielder dies in jet ski accident involving other players
Luis Guevara, 19, was involved in a head-on collision between two jet skis on Sunday near Lido Key in Sarasota, Fla.
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Rays SS Wander Franco, currently on trial in the Dominican Republic on charges including sexual abuse of a minor, was charged Sunday with illegal possession of a gun, according to multiple reports. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
Rays shortstop Wander Franco charged with gun possession amid sexual abuse trial: Reports
Franco is currently on trial on charges including sexual abuse of a minor.
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We’ve all been there
The Athletic@theathletic.com · last yr.Moments like Tyrese Haliburton's Game 1 winner are why we watch sports. They are chaotic, riveting and pressure-packed — and cause our staff to pivot on a dime in an instant. These are our stories about covering the biggest recent sports stories: http://dlvr.it/TLDwvS
3K for SGA 🔥 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the 12th player in history to reach 3,000 points in an NBA season, regular-season and playoffs.
Offseason soul searching. Three years of trading for skilled energy players. Dedication of the unheralded. Here's how the #NHLJets built the best regular season team in hockey — and what to expect when the Stanley Cup playoffs begin: www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
How the Winnipeg Jets built the best regular-season team in the NHL
The Jets have clinched the 2025 Presidents' Trophy, cementing their status as the top regular-season team in the league. What comes next?
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Josh Anderson’s clutch third period last night nearly didn’t happen. His season could have ended. But it didn’t, because he was wearing cut resistant pants for the first time. They saved him. And yet, players continue to value comfort over safety. This must change. www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...
Canadiens’ Josh Anderson was saved by cut-resistant pants. Why do players still resist safety?
Anderson's use of cut-resistant pants likely prevented a severe injury, but comfort still appears to be a bigger priority among players.
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he slept EIGHT MINUTES the night before the trade deadline
The Athletic@theathletic.com · last yr.Eric Tulsky certainly can't complain that life has been boring lately. Not that the Canes GM would want anything to play out differently — yes, including the Mikko Rantanen trades, he tells @pierrevlebrun.bsky.social ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/620...
Trade deadline + daylight savings in the same weekend for the second straight year is so unfair
Before the NHL, an all-Black hockey league helped to innovate the modern game. The slap shot and goalies getting down on their knees to make saves all have origins in the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, formed 130 years ago. ✍🏾 @theathletic.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
Before the NHL, an all-Black hockey league helped to innovate the modern game
A commemorative game will be played Monday in Ottawa honoring the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes' inaugural year of 1895.
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I cooked in the staff predictions this week
TSN@tsnofficial.bsky.social · 2y agoNathan MacKinnon has won #4Nations MVP! 🇨🇦
Still excited like a little kid watching Sid do his thing
Still excited like a little kid watching Sid do his thing
There are worse nights to be stuck inside waiting on 40 cm of snow
If Mario takes his suit jacket off and there’s a Team Canada jersey underneath, this tournament is over.
The structure and culture of Canadian hockey hurts development in many ways — but especially when it comes to goalies. Here’s @mirtle.bsky.social and I on Canada’s stark decline in a position it once dominated — and the reasons behind it. www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...
Canada’s ‘mind-boggling’ goalie crisis has been a decades-long descent
A return to the dominance Canada once enjoyed seems unlikely, but the search is on for the right path to train Canada's future goalies.
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