New York SailGP: How to manage a championship that’s so reliant on the weather

Editor’s note: This story is part of The Athletic’s coverage of SailGP, an international sailing competition that has been likened to Formula 1 on water. Follow SailGP here. In the spring of 1995, a nine-year-old girl named Melanie Roberts sat glued to a television screen in San Diego, watching the America’s Cup unfold in her own Californian backyard. […]

How to watch the 2026 WNBA season: New channels and key dates on ABC, NBC, Prime Video

The WNBA’s 30th season will set a league record for national broadcasts. It befits a campaign of deep narrative intrigue. Fresh off a new collective bargaining agreement, the W looks both galvanized and wide open. A’ja Wilson’s Las Vegas Aces are dynastic reigning champions. Caitlin Clark returns to an Indiana Fever team that reached the […]

How to watch 2026 Kentucky Derby: Start time, TV info, horses to know

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Kentucky Derby. After a full year of buildup, “the most exciting two minutes in sports” returns on Saturday night. The 152nd Kentucky Derby ushers in red roses, mint juleps and a parade of pastels. It’s the single biggest day in horse racing and a blue-chip event for […]

Professional tennis is (still) broken. Here’s how to fix it (again)

Each year, the vise squeezing tennis toward some level of fundamental change grows a little tighter. Since 2023, the sport has been doing what it does every decade or so: having a fundamental reckoning with its format, calendar and tournament structure, which fatigues some players and fans alike. No other major sport has been as […]

How to buy 2026 World Cup tickets after the draw: Key dates, prices and more

Buying tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is both confusing and costly. But after Friday’s World Cup draw and Saturday’s schedule reveal, a fan’s path to the tournament has become more straightforward. The draw has placed teams into groups and determined the matchups. The schedule release has placed matchups in cities, at specific stadiums, […]