📰 Gift Feed

Every article here is free to read — no subscription needed.

Trending New Most Shared
sports × ✕ Clear
New York Times culturesports
Tony X, 10 years later: How a viral tweet led to a hockey love story you won’t believe

Tony Holmes' late-coming hockey fandom made him a viral sensation through his Tony X Twitter account. Turns out, it did much more than that.

Discussion
New York Times entertainmentculturesports
I was at the snooker for the longest frame in Crucible history. This is why the referee was heckled (Gift Article)

The poor handling of Friday's 100-minute frame by Marcel Eckardt left everyone frustrated - including the fans

Discussion
New York Times sportslegal
RJ Barrett’s epic shot echoes another legendary Raptors moment (Gift Article)

RJ Barrett's game-winning shot Friday night came seven years after Kawhi Leonard hit a legendary shot of his own.

Discussion
New York Times sports
Canadiens’ big-picture Game 7 opportunity outweighs Game 6 disappointment (Gift Article)

What this young, rebuilding team team is experiencing in these playoffs is helping their development.

Discussion
New York Times sportsbusiness
Uar Bernard welcomed to NFL — and to football — in Eagles’ first rookie practice

The Eagles were impressed with his NFL combine testing.

Discussion
New York Times sports
Scotland’s remarkable three-way title race – and the 41-year wait that could end (Gift Article)

The split nature of the Premiership table means the season's final four games will see a very dramatic championship struggle play out

Discussion
New York Times sportsculture
Inside Red Sox manager Chad Tracy’s first Fenway Park win, aided by Jake Bennett’s dominant debut (Gift Article)

Friday marked just the fourth time Tracy had ever been to Fenway, and the first time he had ever been on the field.

Discussion
New York Times healthsportsscience
It’s Already a Bad Tick Season. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.
Discussion
New York Times entertainmentsports
Magic go ice cold as Pistons rally from 24 down to force Game 7 (Gift Article)

Down 24, the Pistons stormed back in the second half, outscoring the Magic 55-19 in the second half to force a Game 7 in Detroit on Sunday.

Discussion
New York Times sports
How Red Sox castoff Kyle Harrison is finding the best version of himself in Milwaukee (Gift Article)

Plus, the Mariners are retiring No. 51 (again!) this weekend and more of baseball's timely and timeless elements.

Discussion
New York Times sports
Imagine a March Madness team with a losing record. Plus: CFB’s gambling legend (Gift Article)

Until Saturday is The Athletic's free college football newsletter.

Discussion
New York Times politicssports
Why Mayor Mamdani Didn’t Roll Out the Red Carpet for the Royals
Discussion
New York Times sportstechnologylegal
Top Psychiatrists Call for a Greater Focus on Ceasing Medication
Discussion
New York Times sportslegalpolitics
Reporters at McClatchy Withhold Bylines in Dispute Over A.I. Content
Discussion
New York Times sportsbusiness
Can Canadiens win the series at home? It’s up to Martin St. Louis to recreate Game 5 magic

St. Louis pushed all the right buttons in a key Game 5 win for the Canadiens, but he will likely need to find another level to close it out.

Discussion
New York Times sportsculture
Is Padres closer Mason Miller the most unhittable pitcher who ever lived? (Gift Article)

The stats show it. And two Hall of Fame closers concur: Miller just put together a dominant stretch unlike any other.

Discussion
New York Times mediapoliticssports
Russell Wilson in talks to go into TV, with CBS the favorite: Sources
Discussion
New York Times sportsculture
A brief history of the playoff penalty shot, suddenly the NHL’s hottest new trend (Gift Article)

Penalty shots are relatively rare in the playoffs, but this season has featured an unprecedented number of them already in the first round.

Discussion
New York Times healthsports
Is the Eastern Conference the Knicks’ to lose? It feels that way (Gift Article)

The East always felt up for grabs going into the postseason, and right now, New York is the most stable squad.

Discussion
New York Times culturesports
Glasner, Kamada and the European know-how inspiring Crystal Palace in the Conference League (Gift Article)

Palace's manager and Daichi Kamada have won a European trophy before. In Thursday's 3-1 win at Shakhtar Donetsk, their experience told

Discussion
New York Times sports
Are the Stars in danger of becoming the next Sharks after another squandered season? (Gift Article)

For the fourth year in a row, a Dallas Stars team with sights set on a Stanley Cup fell short of the goal.

Discussion
New York Times sports
A surgical offseason of change: How the Lions are putting 2025 in the rearview

A coordinator change, free-agency and draft additions, and resetting leadership. Last season might. have been what the Lions needed.

Discussion
New York Times sports
Time is running out for Lightning’s veteran core to ‘show up’ in the playoffs

If Tampa Bay is going to win the next two games of the series, Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point and Andrei Vasilevskiy will need to be better.

Discussion
New York Times sports
Who has the edge in Wild vs. Avalanche? Breaking down a titanic, conference-final worthy showdown (Gift Article)

Diving deep on the key matchups, injury situations, goalie confidence levels, X-factors and why each team should be optimistic.

Discussion
New York Times sports
A List of Everyone Who Could Be in Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes’
Discussion
New York Times worldpoliticssports
U.S. to Pull 5,000 Troops From Germany. But Plenty More Will Remain.
Discussion
NY Daily News sports
Yankees’ ‘wrecking ball’ Ben Rice showing he’s more than all right against lefties

Yankees slugger Ben Rice is now hitting .367 average with a 1.308 OPS and a 254 wRC+ against lefties.

Discussion
New York Times entertainmentsportsculture
‘Days and Nights in the Forest’: Into the Woods With Satyajit Ray
Discussion
New York Times businesssports
Rebuild or retool? Debating which path the Toronto Maple Leafs should take (Gift Article)

Not everyone sees eye to eye on how the Maple Leafs should move forward after a disastrous 2025-26 season.

Discussion
New York Times sports
The Cavaliers had no business losing Game 6. Now comes a nerve-wracking Game 7 (Gift Article)

The shot that won Game 6 for the Raptors may have been lucky. But the Cavs have nobody but themselves to blame for even being in this spot.

Discussion
New York Times sports
Mike Burrows has been MLB’s unluckiest pitcher. The Astros need that to change

Blaming Burrows for the Astros' American League-worst record is unfair, but they need his starts to come with better results.

Discussion
Medium sports
12 Things to Know About the Upcoming Monterey Bay FC vs FC Tulsa Match

MFBC fans will be eager to see what the team looks like in new Head Coach Alex Covelo’s first match on the sideline

Discussion
New York Times sportsopinion
Inexperienced Flyers learned a lot in Penguins series — including how to win (Gift Article)

Playoff experience is like nothing else in the NHL. After eliminating the Penguins in Game 6, the Flyers just keep building it up.

Discussion
New York Times sports
The lesson of Leeds United and Daniel Farke? You need to keep the faith
Discussion
Bloomberg sports
Ketamine Spawned a $1.7 Billion J&J Blockbuster Drug

Spravato is opening the door to a new generation of experimental depression therapies.

Discussion
New York Times sports
USL, players reach agreement on new CBA: Key details of new deal (Gift Article)

The standoff between USL and its players is coming to an end, with a tentative agreement in place for a new CBA

Discussion
New York Times technologyentertainmentsports
The Super Shoe’s Step-by-Step Evolution
Discussion
New York Times sportsbusiness
Confessions of a 17th-Century Diarist, Power Broker and Predator
Discussion
New York Times businesslegalsports
After Prison, a Financial Titan Plots an Unlikely Comeback
Discussion
The Atlantic sportshealth
An Epidemic of Unnecessary Treatment

Long after research contradicts common medical practices, patients continue to demand them and physicians continue to deliver.

Discussion
NY Daily News sports
Yankees’ Jasson Domínguez avoids IL after elbow injury

Jasson Domínguez

Discussion
NY Daily News sports
Yankees have two Anthony Volpe options with clock ticking & José Caballero clicking

Aaron Boone said Volpe will play in Somerset through the end of the weekend. After that, they’ll have to make a decision on the shortstop.

Discussion
New York Times sports
Diego Pavia, Lardarius Webb Jr. head Ravens’ class of undrafted free agents

Baltimore has had at least one undrafted free agent make the season-opening roster in 21 of the past 22 years.

Discussion
New York Times businesssportsworld
Ford Reports Higher Profit Thanks Partly to Tariff Refund
Discussion
New York Times sports
Inside the Ducks’ series-clinching Game 6 playoff win over Oilers (Gift Article)

The Ducks secured a first playoff series win since 2017 with a 5-2 victory over the Oilers Thursday night.

Discussion
New York Times entertainmentculturesports
16 Photos That Captured the Dawn of Punk
Discussion
New York Times businesssports
Corey Perry is driven by the chase for another Cup title — and plans to keep playing

No matter what happens with the Lightning in the playoffs, Perry plans to come back and play a 22nd NHL season next year.

Discussion
New York Times culturesports
Why some of the best athletes in the world pretend to be someone else (Gift Article)

You change your perspective. Your mind shifts. You get outside yourself and the anxiety slides away. Who knows what can happen then?

Discussion
New York Times sportshealthculture
Inside the mind of John W. Henry, Liverpool’s ‘semi-detached’ owner (Gift Article)

FSG's principal owner is under fire again from Liverpool and Red Sox fans, but is he listening?

Discussion
New York Times medialegalsports
Andy Kershaw, Radio D.J. Who Tuned Britons Into World Music, Dies at 66
Discussion