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It was a move straight out of “Super Mario Bros.,” or maybe a “John Wick” movie — a blind leap over a helpless cornerback while Saquon Barkley’s entire back faced the defense. Who even thinks of pulling something like this off, let alone has the ability to do so? “There’s …

In 1990, 34-year-old Carol Stiff, a basketball junkie who spent years coaching small college ball in the Northeast, packed away her clipboard and took an entry-level programmer position at what she considered a “little company” in Bristol, Conn. Basketball had long been a part of Stiff’s life. Her uncle Don …

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. Ahead of the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 12-team era, there is no shortage of questions about how the selection committee’s first projected bracket will look. But one piece of conventional wisdom involving …

When Michael Bluth charged his own brother, Gob, for a Bluth frozen banana in a season one episode of “Arrested Development,” his mother Lucille chided him. “I mean it’s one banana, Michael. What could it cost: $10?” “You’ve never actually set foot in a supermarket, have you?” I think of …

The Detroit Lions cannot necessarily claim to be the NFL’s best team with the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs riding a 13-game winning streak. But after another important victory, this one by a 24-14 margin over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, there is a conversation …

USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb noticed a stranger approaching. She thought maybe she had spilled something and he was going to give her a heads-up. Instead, he stopped near their table and paused. “Hey, Coach,” he said. “I thought it was you. I’ve gotta ask …” She waited. “Is JuJu …

On Saturday, while Deion Sanders and Colorado sat at home and Travis Hunter did a Heisman Trophy media tour of national pregame shows, the Buffaloes were among the biggest winners in the College Football Playoff race. Iowa State lost at home to Texas Tech and trimmed the list of undefeated …

It’s been said — often by me — that every city is at its best on marathon day. The bigger the city, the better the day, as hundreds of thousands of citizens line the courses for hours to cheer on tens of thousands of runners, most of whom they don’t …

CLEVELAND — Blow it up. Blow it all up. Set fire to the wreckage, tip it into Lake Erie and let it float to Pelee Island or Buffalo or any point in between. The NFL’s most expensive roster belongs next to the other famous shipwrecks at the bottom, only accessible with …

With the Kansas City Chiefs playing Monday night, it was a chance for the rest of the AFC’s best to show off on Sunday. The Ravens, Bengals and Chargers all put together blowout wins, while the Bills overcame some red-zone follies against Miami thanks to Tyler Bass’ right leg. TYLER …