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Editor’s note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and performance through the lens of sports. Follow Peak here.Greg Olsen played in the NFL for 14 years and is a color commentator for Fox. He also founded Youth Inc., a podcast and digital platform centered on youth sports.My dad was the high school football coach at the local public high school for my entire life. I grew up in locker rooms, on bus trips, in the coach’s office. All I aspired to do was one day grow up and play for my dad on Friday night.Fortunately, I was…

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NEW YORK — The first time Cam Schlittler pitched against the Boston Red Sox, he wasn’t old enough to buy a beer.On Thursday, standing on the Yankee Stadium grass, he was drenched in it.That initial matchup came in February 2020, when Schlittler was a stiff, gangly freshman at Northeastern University. Despite having turned 19 just a few weeks earlier, Schlittler was handed the start for his Huskies’ annual spring training scrimmage against the Boston Red Sox. For a kid from Walpole, Massachusetts, who attended the 2004 World Series parade as a 3-year-old, it represented the opportunity of a lifetime.AdvertisementIn the…

The Knicks opened the preseason with a 99-84 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday afternoon as part of the NBA’s Abu Dhabi Games.These exhibition matchups don’t mean much, but for the Knicks, it does present an opportunity to make a positive first impression on new head coach Mike Brown. Two players who were able to do that: Mitchell Robinson and Miles McBride. Robinson already looked in regular season form as he jumped into the starting five alongside Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Pacome Dadiet, and Karl-Anthony Towns.The big man dominated the glass all day, reeling in a game-high 16 boards across his…

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Liz LozaSep 30, 2025, 06:31 PM ETCloseLiz Loza is a writer for fantasy football, women’s basketball and betting at ESPN. Liz also appears on “Fantasy Football Now” and contributes to the Fantasy Focus Football podcast.Have you ever sensed something so deeply in your bones that it moved from being a hunch to unequivocal knowing?Maybe it started as a whisper (or a drumbeat) and slowly, over time, as you listened more closely and further investigated the circumstances, a fervent assuredness began to materialize. One that you could not be dissuaded from trusting, no matter how many people looked at you sideways…

Eddy Pineiro’s overtime field goal earned the San Francisco 49ers a dramatic 26-23 win over the Los Angeles Rams at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.Pineiro’s 41-yard score – his fourth of the game – went over via the inside of the left post with less than six minutes remaining.Deommodore Lenoir and Marques Sigle then combined to deny Rams running back Kyren Williams on the fourth down as the hosts pushed for a late game-levelling score.Rams had earlier forced overtime thanks to a 48-yard field goal from kicker Joshua Karty with two seconds left in regulation.It was a battling win…

Few quarterbacks have achieved more of a late career resurgence than Matthew Stafford. Following a blockbuster trade that sent the former first overall pick from the lowly Detroit Lions to the Los Angeles Rams, Stafford became a Super Bowl champion in his first year in L.A.It was a remarkable turnaround considering Stafford had zero career postseason wins on his resume during his 12 seasons with Detroit.Let’s dig a little deeper by checking out Stafford’s regular season and postseason record against every team in the NFL. Stafford vs the Chicago Bears Stafford’s most career wins against a single teams have come against…

Brett OkamotoSep 24, 2025, 04:01 PM ETCloseBrett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: “Chuck and Tito,” which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare…

Adidas has unveiled the Trionda, the match ball that will be used in matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States next summer. AdidasThe 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off next summer, and the world has got its first look at the official match ball that will be used at the tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States.Adidas has unveiled the Trionda, the 15th consecutive match ball supplied for a FIFA World Cup by the manufacturer in a relationship that dates back more than 50 years.In all, there have been 23 different ball designs…