Chris Sprow

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Torrey Hart |Chris Sprow |Jason Kirk

| This is The Pulse Newsletter 📣 The Athletic's daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Messes: Raise the oof in DallasMavericks fans must now assume the true return for the Luka Dončić trade was somewhere in the fine print. Oh, there it is. Clause 47: A diabolical curse is now cast upon your team.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Chris Sprow |Larry Holder |Hannah Vanbiber |Nick Baumgardner

That's about all we can count on. Usually by now, we at least have a decent sense of who'll likely go No. 1, right? Get ready for an especially debate-heavy draft season. To start thinking more deeply about a draft defined by the unknown,I polled some of my colleagues on five of the biggest questions. Many answers surprised me:1. Which team drafts a QB first? "I believe Tennessee will pick Miami's Cam Ward at No. 1.

Nov 3, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jason Kirk |Chris Sprow

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic's daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Lately, there's been a lot of philosophizing about momentum in sports. Is it real? Does it matter? Is it just a narrative that helps us make sense of results that don't have much to do with each other? Who knows. Football might be the sport where it's hardest to assess. All we know about you is who you've been for only a few games, just a handful per month.

Jun 9, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jason Kirk |Chris Sprow

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic's daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Stick around for nine years, if you want. While you were sleeping: Celtics' best player is ... whoever!Comps: Scottie Scheffler's stripesGolf nerds (hi: 🙋) can tell you the phrase "the best since Tiger!" will pique your interest but usually makes you groan with disapproval once you check the receipts.

May 16, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jason Kirk |Chris Sprow

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic's daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Just don't dress like the Giants today. While You Were Sleeping: Shocking blowout forces Game 7After a handful of games, you think you've figured out the rhythm of a series. Especially when it starts to look like the ultimate story will be one of an upstart falling just short against the defending champ.