Five things to watch on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot: How can Ichiro not be unanimous?

Woohoo. It’s that time again. Hall of Fame election time. Baseball’s 2025 Hall ballot was announced Monday — featuring one guy destined for an all-time landslide (Ichiro Suzuki) and 27 other names you know all too well. We’ll learn who made it — besides Ichiro, that is — in two months. So as the suspense…

As Pederson’s seat gets hotter by the second, Jags fans also calling for GM Baalke’s exit

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jaguars fans are beyond frustrated with the team’s play following Sunday’s historically bad loss to the Detroit Lions. In case you haven’t heard, the Jacksonville Jaguars suffered the worst loss in franchise history, losing 52-6 to the Detroit Lions. The Jags are now 2-9 on the season. RELATED: Doug Pederson: Bye week…

Lakers to honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – The Los Angeles Lakers will honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena. The Lakers announced Monday that they have commissioned a statue to stand in Star Plaza immortalizing the coach who won four championships with the “Showtime” Lakers of the 1980s. Riley also won championship rings…

Iga Swiatek finds Billie Jean King Cup joy, ATP Tour Finals sets up Australian Open draw

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, Jannik Sinner further stamped his authority on men’s tennis by winning the ATP Tour Finals against Taylor Fritz. Elsewhere, the Billie Jean King Cup took center stage on the women’s tour…

Bye week the perfect ‘break’ for reeling Jaguars

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jaguars are the league’s worst team coming off the worst loss in franchise history. Speculation is running rampant on the futures of head coach Doug Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke. Pederson said that he’s still weighing changes to the team and everything would be analyzed during this week’s bye. As…

Want to buy spring training tickets for the Dodgers? It’ll cost you

You couldn’t afford to attend the World Series. You couldn’t get tickets to the Dodgers’ championship celebration. You may have already stocked up on championship merchandise, but you and your family would like to see the Dodgers in person. The good news: Spring training is three short months away, and tickets for the Dodgers’ exhibition…

Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 12: For Indiana, judgment week is here

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. It’s possible that at this time next week, the Indiana Football Hoosiers will be the No. 1 team in the land. No, really. If the Hoosiers win at Ohio State, they’d be one of three (or fewer) undefeated teams in…

Beyoncé teams with Netflix for Christmas NFL halftime show

It’s no concert film or visual album, but it’s still a gift of Bey proportions: Beyoncé will perform a live NFL halftime show in Houston on Christmas Day that will be streamed by Netflix. The “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” hitmaker has joined forces with the streamer to deliver its first-ever NFL Christmas game…

Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws record betting for a combat sports event

LAS VEGAS – Jake Paul’s unanimous victory over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might have been disappointing from a competitive standpoint, but it drew record betting. BetMGM said the fight between the YouTube star and the 58-year-old Tyson, who showed his age by being a sitting target, was its most-bet boxing or mixed-martial arts fight….

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