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- When it happened, as tens of millions of viewers let out yelps of indignation, elation or anguish, Marshawn Lynch laughed. Back in 2022, @mikesilver.bsky.social spoke to Lynch about the single yard that kept the Seattle Seahawks from football history. www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
- Team USA currently lead Canada 7-4 in the mixed doubles curling - and Snoop Dogg, dressed in a Team USA tracksuit, is in the building offering his support... Follow the Winter Olympics live: bit.ly/4bFc3ye
- JUST IN: Matthew Stafford has been named the 2025 NFL MVP in the closest race since 2003. Stafford finished with 366 points to Drake Maye's 361.
- The Winter Olympics has long been a battleground for marginal gains. Thursday, however, took things to a new level in Milan Cortina.
- Team USA women’s hockey opens the 2026 Winter Olympics with a 5-1 win over Czech Republic.
- Laila Edwards has become the first Black woman to play for the United States at an Olympic women’s ice hockey tournament. Edwards has broken a barrier that had stood for nearly three decades since women’s hockey debuted at the Olympics in 1998. www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
- Lindsey Vonn is back in the gym 👀 A reminder that she tore her ACL on January 30, 2026. 🎥 lindseyvonn on IG
- The Athletic's @mikesilver.bsky.social drank beers with Mike Vrabel as New England prepares for the Super Bowl. Vrabel harbors the edge he has carried for the better part of three decades, but he is also trying not to sweat the small stuff.
- Here’s what we learned from the conversation ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
- Crystal Dunn is one of the most versatile players in American soccer history. Her career will, and should, be remembered as such. Her retirement at 33 should also serve as a reminder of those who failed her. ✍️ @tamerra-griffin.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
- The Jonathan Kuminga era in Golden State is over. The Warriors are trading Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porziņģis, sources confirm to @samamick.bsky.social, @fredkatz.bsky.social and Nick Friedell.