Tom and Lupe Izzo were 40 when their first child arrived. The subsequent attempts to grow their family were harder, so many were taken aback by Steven talking publicly about his adoption, unpacking it for all to see. Brendan Quinn on being the adopted son of a deity ⤵️

"I get emotional because I think of how wrong this all could've gone, and how right it went." Steven Izzo shares his powerful story with Brendan Quinn.

Michigan announces Juwan Howard is out as head coach Story w/ Brendan Quinn from earlier today about the probe of team culture within men’s basketball program theathletic.com/5341993/2024/0…

Spent three days with Will Wade down on the bayou, where winning is what matters and everyone says everything out loud. theathletic.com/5352065/2024/0…

On display today: Why Dana O'Neil wrote about the difficulty of officiating Zach Edey. Nothing has made CBB fans angrier this year. theathletic.com/5352665/2024/0…

Purdue on Saturday will play NC State in its first Final Four since 1980. A program — and a fanbase — so long tethered to its failings finally has a reason to celebrate, writes Dana O'Neil. In other words? Catharsis. theathletic.com/5382234/2024/0…

We are expanding our golf coverage! Follow our team Brendan Quinn, Brody Miller, & Gabby Herzig as we head into The Masters this week! Golf content for The Athletic can be found here 👉 theathletic.com/golf/?utm_medi…

42 years ago, a small hand-built boat sinking in the middle of the South China Sea sent a distress signal streaking into the night sky. Why they were there, and what happened next, is a story. The one that gave us Lilia Vu, the Olympian. 🔗nytimes.com/athletic/55969… The Athletic

From The Athletic: The golfer Lilia Vu will represent the U.S. in the Olympics. For that dream to be possible, it took a daring escape and an improbable journey across the world. nyti.ms/3VLZI1F

A years-long secret plot to escape. A boat chase. A sinking boat. A rescue mission. If you haven't yet read Brendan Quinn's outstanding feature on Olympian Lilia Vu, today is the perfect day to do so. Happy 4th, all. 🇺🇸

We miss her already. One of my all-time favorite writers, a true pro and even better person and friend. Thank you for trusting me with your work.

Could not be prouder of this young man. Smart, talented, hard-working and humble, he has a bright collegiate career ahead of him.

For Pete Maravich, an empty gymnasium meant freedom. If you gave him a basketball, he could see the future. Now Maravich has dribbled his way to No. 81 in "The Basketball 100". Rustin Dodd on the greatness of Pistol Pete ⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/59304…

Matt and Ryan Bewley can’t play major college basketball. And they probably need to. Overtime Elite's first signings were banned by the NCAA. But in a new era of NIL, how much longer should they have to keep paying? ✍️ Brian Hamilton nytimes.com/athletic/60945…

Finell White grew up to be one of the guys he grew up playing against. “People would always ask him, like, ‘How are you not in the league?’” Daryl says. It was a complicated question.

There's a list out there on the internet, one tallying h.s. basketball's highest single-season scorers. The name on top isn't a familiar one. It's one that was without a story. That's where we begin... nytimes.com/athletic/60786…

If 55.6 points per game is the highest average ever by an American high school basketball player, how do we know nothing at all about Finell White? How does someone with such a mark vanish in time? It’s impossible not to wonder what-if. 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/60786…

🔥 No Hitter Alert 🔥Holy Cross Baseball stays unbeaten tonight with a 1-0 victory over our #2 D1 Non- Select Mandeville Skippers- William Andrade goes 7 complete 2 walks 0 hits and 11 strikeouts - what a performance William Andrade - Both teams had electric pitching efforts

New on The Athletic — The March of UConn On a three-peat gone sideways, a season-defining moment of truth, and a single billow of smoke from a mountain ... nytimes.com/athletic/61756…