Cherry blossom jersey power rankings: Which D.C. team did it best?

In a town often divided by politics, one thing that most can agree on in Washington is that cherry blossom jerseys are a fantastic addition to any D.C. team’s rotation. Few things get Washingtonian sports fans reaching for their wallets faster than a cherry blossom jersey makeover. Most of the professional sports teams in the…

1991-92 O-Pee-Chee Inserts #30R Central Red Army Team

Inserted one per 1991-92 O-Pee-Chee nine-card wax pack, this 66-card standard-size set features ten cards of San Jose Sharks (1S-10S) and 56 Russian hockey players (11R-66R). Among the 56 Russian player cards are those from Central Red Army (11R-30R), Dynamo Moscow (31R-48R), and Khimik (49R-66R). The Sharks’ cards have either posed or action player photos…

How Oilers throwback uniforms stoked the embers of a decades-long NFL relocation fight

The Tennessee Titans fired off the latest salvo in the battle over blue. On Thursday morning, the Titans announced “Titans Blue” as their primary home jersey color starting in 2025. The move came nearly a year after the Houston Texans unveiled an alternate uniform combination that features a color the franchise coyly calls “H-Town Blue.”…

How the sports bra continues to revolutionize sports and women’s rights: ‘No sports bra, no sport’

Millie Bright jumped up and down, testing willpower and strength between pristine white kitchen drawers filled with cutlery and dog kibble. A change of direction. Left, right, a rogue jumping jack. “(My partner) Levi was looking at me with all sorts of faces,” the Chelsea and England defender tells The Athletic. “I was just like,…

Marucci, Victus replace Louisville Slugger as MLB’s official bats: What it means

Louisville Slugger has been synonymous with Major League Baseball for more than 100 years, but now Marucci Sports, a company founded in 2002, has replaced it as MLB’s official bat.  “I created (Marucci) in my backyard, in a shed, and it’s now the official bat,” said Marucci co-founder and CEO Kurt Ainsworth, a 46-year-old former…

1993 Classic #23 Eric Lecompte – A5004

The 1993 Classic Hockey Draft set consists of 150 standard-size cards. Production was reported to be 14,500 sequentially-numbered ten-box cases. More than 15,000 autographed cards from Manon Rheaume, Doug Gilmour, Mark Recchi, Mike Bossy, Jeff O’Neill and other hockey stars were randomly inserted throughout the packs. Subsets featuring foil-stamped cards are Top 10, The Class…

Will Arne Slot need to rebuild Liverpool? Plus: A Messi playing card scandal

The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello! Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to sign a deal with Real Madrid. Hopefully, his signature is more legit than the Lionel Messi autograph we’re writing about today. A ‘signed’ Lionel Messi…