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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — There is nothing about the Dallas Cowboys that is silent or stealth, and on a Sunday night when America’s Team nearly snuck up on and stole a game from the San Francisco 49ers, its stay at Levi’s Stadium both began and ended with a bang. This …

Jayden Daniels danced to his right, then backpedaled. He kept scrambling, kept holding the ball, and holding it, and holding it, buying himself a few more seconds before finally letting it fly. The quarterback with bruised ribs, who’d been sacked twice and hit seven more times by the Chicago Bears’ …

“Miami loves football. The world loves football, and the world loves Miami.”   That was FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s claim on October 19 when he announced that Inter Miami, per FIFA’s convenient parameters, had qualified for next summer’s new-look Club World Cup in the United States.  Led by Lionel Messi, Inter …

Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula One. Sign up here to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Monday and Friday. MEXICO CITY — Carlos Sainz climbed on top of his vibrant red Ferrari, spreading his arms wide before raising his fists in the air. The emotions were …

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams.  Indiana is no longer just a fun college football story. That is to say, Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers aren’t some plucky upstart. They’re the real deal. They’re a machine. And it’s time to realize they’re a …

FOXBORO, Mass. — Aaron Rodgers stood at the lectern, sullen, the brim of his hat casting a shadow over his eyes. It’s hard to see in the dark. Two years ago, in the same room, Zach Wilson sat in the back, waiting his turn as then-New York Jets coach Robert …

When the New York Yankees arrive at Yankee Stadium on Monday afternoon, hours before Game 3 of the World Series, they’ll hope for some help from the “ghosts” of past franchise legends that Aaron Judge likes to talk about. Down 2-0 in the best-of-seven series to the Los Angeles Dodgers, …

Chatter about the rankings in tennis generally focuses on the smallest numbers. That was the case last week, when Aryna Sabalenka overtook Iga Swiatek for the top spot in the WTA rankings for the second time in her career. Neither player should expect much change in her day-to-day existence or …

The Kansas City Chiefs’ winning machine powered through another opponent Sunday with the inevitable efficiency we’ve come to expect. Consecutive victory No. 13 — which matched the franchise record — was hard-fought, like so many Chiefs victories these days: 27-20 over Gardner Minshew and the Las Vegas Raiders. In some …

The thought comes in flashes, sudden reminders. When a player gets checked into the bench and his legs dangle over the boards. When someone goes hard to the net, trips over a stick and goes soaring through the air, legs flapping behind him like coat tails. When there’s a battle …