In this issue

SAC RACE
After 16 years without a postseason berth, Keegan Murray and the resurgent Kings are in the mix in the West thanks to their up-tempo style.

PADRES
Is the San Diego spending binge really going to work? And don’t you wish your team acted like this?
BY STEPHANIE APSTEIN

THE GREENEST TEAM
Forest Green Rovers don’t bur carbon. They don’t even sell meat. Can the big clubs catch up?
BY JOHN GONZALEZ

ANCHORS AWAY

LOCAL SPORTSCASTERS WERE ONCE COMMUNITY STAPLES. BUT LATELY, THEIR STATUS HAS UNRAVELED FASTER THAN A CHEAP BLAZER. CAN THE JOB BE SAVED?

7 mins

HEEL TURN

WHEN THE BEST FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER IN THE COUNTRY FINISHED HER CAREER, NORTH CAROLINA KEPT THE 22-YEAR-OLD AROUND-AS ITS HEAD COACH

4 mins

NEXT UP, JA

THE GRIZZLIES GUARD JOINS SOME ESTABLISHED STARS AS PLAYERS WITH THEIR OWN SIGNATURE LINES OF NIKE SNEAKERS

1 min

TALKING THE TALK

IN A MOVIE [THAT FEELS LIKE A PLAY] ABOUT THE BIRTH OF THE AIR JORDAN BRAND, BEN AFFLECK GETS HIS STAR-HEAVY CAST TO PHONE IT IN-TO GREAT EFFECT

4 mins

BASEBALL PREVIEW

Welcome to MLB's new era: a slew of rule changes and a game that's quicker, more athletic and way more entertaining. And no player is faster or more fun than Julio Rodríguez, the perfect star for these times. Welcome to the J-Rod Show...

10+ mins

BUYING IN

For the Padres, market size is a state of mindand they're thinking big as they chase their first championship. Their spending binge raises questions. Could it really work? And don't you wish your team's owner acted like this?

10+ mins

Rise of the Machines

With robot umpires seemingly destined to take over behind the plate, the game's framers are mourning the potential loss of a long-standing art

10+ mins

Is the world ready for a Cavs-Kings Finals?

Parity is a great concept, but how does it look in practice? We may find out soon enough, as more NBA teams than ever are contenders including a few (presumably) moribund franchises that have sprung to life, raising a question we never thought we'd have to answer:

4 mins

THE PROMISED LAND

The Cavs are skillfully navigating a post-LeBron world

6 mins

RETURN OF THE KINGS

Sacramento's up - tempo attack is lighting up the NBA - and the Sacto skies

3 mins

BESTING BOYS

After going head to head with male players in an MLS youth academy, 2023 NWSL top draft pick and teenage phenom ALYSSA THOMPSON is carving a new path for girls in soccer

9 mins

Is This What THE FUTURE Looks Like?

THEY DON'T SELL MEAT. THEY DON'T BURN CARBON. THEY DO HAVE A SOLAR-POWERED ROBOT. FOREST GREEN ROVERS ARE THE GREENEST TEAM IN SPORTS. OWNER DALE VINCE SAYS IT'S TIME FOR THE BIG CLUBS TO CATCH UP

10+ mins

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