It’s tragic how many stories like this ⁦Katie Strang⁩ has uncovered through her tireless, compassionate reporting. theathletic.com/5410705/2024/0…

NEW: Kentucky accused of “complicity” as former swim coach Lars Jorgensen allegedly committed sexual violence

Multiple former swim team members say abuse spanned “years”

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We picked a good day to drop our Salt Lake City feature.

I spent four days in SLC last month, trying to gauge their appetite for NHL hockey.

I came away impressed from my chat with Jazz owner Ryan Smith.

And even more impressed with the city itself.
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To put this in perspective. This game tops...

• Every World Series game last year.
• Every NBA Finals game last year.
• Every Daytona 500 since 2013.
• Every Masters final round viewership since 2013.
• All but five CFB games in 2023.

Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups have been elected into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame @HoopHall Class of 2024, sources tell The Athletic Stadium. Official announcement on Saturday at the Final Four.

NEW: Iowa’s win over LSU shatters record for most-watched women’s basketball game

12.3 million viewers.

STORY:
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Very interesting episode of Frontburner CBC with Declan Hill on the Pandora’s box of sports gambling.

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For any Undergraduate students following here. The The Athletic has two 12-week newsroom internships open:

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Both paid.

Well, if we've learned one thing today it's that hockey twitter certainly knows how to come together to amplify opinions it doesn't like.

Gambling suspensions for pro athletes are on the rise.

Is this the tip of the iceberg?

“I think we’re going to see more of this coming.”

I wrote this two months ago and it’s worth re-posting given the current news cycle.

We have a major issue here. theathletic.com/5201567/2024/0…

This episode of Frontburner is definitely worth a listen.

For us Rez kids in the '90s, it was absolutely massive to see a long-haired Nish guy play in the NHL, win the Stanley Cup, and still come home to hang out at the Little NHL tournament. RIP Chris Simon. My sincerest condolences to his loved ones.

The NHL Alumni Association is devastated to learn that Stanley Cup Champion, Chris Simon, has passed away at the age of 52 years old.

Chris was drafted 25th overall in the 1990 draft to the Philadelphia Flyers, but would be traded to the Quebec Nordiques before playing for Philly. He…

A young woman who was sexually assaulted in 2021 by former Victoriaville Tigres players Nicolas Daigle and Massimo Siciliano spoke for four minutes this morning at the players' sentencing hearing.
The young woman: 'I was vulnerable, the ideal sardine for their fish net. I fell…

Last week, Amit Patel was sentenced to 78 months for stealing over $22 million from his former team, the Jacksonville Jaguars.

I sat down with him to learn more about how and why it happened and the moment he knew he had been caught. theathletic.com/5349453/2024/0…

Michigan’s men’s basketball program is under scrutiny, with an external firm hired to probe the culture.

What does that mean for Juwan Howard’s future?

Story with ⁦Brendan Quinn⁩ theathletic.com/5341993/2024/0…

Minor league contract signed. 😃
It’s official, I’m a little Blue Jay now.

Joey Votto Still Bangs.

Joey Votto on why he signed with Blue Jays: ‘I think I can still bang’ theathletic.com/5327709/2024/0…

I am excited about the opportunity to work my way back to the Major Leagues. It’s even sweeter to attempt this while wearing the uniform of my hometown team, the Toronto Blue Jays.