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What a list by ⁦Andy Staples⁩. I remember watching every one of them (and was fortunate to cover quite a few). theathletic.com/3517739/2022/0…

The 1987 Salt Lake Trappers were a team of undrafted baseball rejects owned, in part, by ... Bill Murray? They won, and won, and won: 29 in a row, setting a U.S. pro-baseball record that still stands. They were the zaniest bunch you never saw. Read this. theathletic.com/3544798/2022/0…

The Royals staked a second rebuild on a group of pitchers taken in the 2018 draft. As Year 5 of Process 2.0 concludes, here’s a look at what’s gone wrong — and what might be going right — in KC. Some rich reporting from Rustin Dodd and Alec Lewis theathletic.com/3591699/2022/0…

We FOIA'd receipts and itineraries to see what it was like when Texas hosted Arch Manning and 8 others on an official visit. From a 5-star hotel, to an upscale steakhouse, to a cruise on the lake, the Longhorns rolled out the red carpet. ✍🏽 The Athletic: theathletic.com/3598484/2022/0…

Why do players love playing for Dusty Baker? Let them explain “The Legend of Dusty” through some of their favorite stories about the most interesting man in baseball. Story with Jayson Jenks, Daniel Brown and C. Trent Rosecrans: theathletic.com/3598483/2022/0…

An unexpected perk of this Dusty Baker story is that readers are chiming in with their own amazing encounters, including two featuring musician Elvin Bishop. Come for the work by Jayson Jenks C. Trent Rosecrans Patrick Mooney and me. Stay for the comments section theathletic.com/3598483/2022/0…

BREAKING: Dayton Moore out as Royals president of baseball operations. Story with Andy McCullough: theathletic.com/3616101/2022/0…

“The biggest compliment you can give Paul happens to be his biggest flaw.” Wisconsin was thought to be one of the most stable college football jobs in the country. What happened? Inside Paul Chryst’s downfall and what led to a shocking midseason firing. theathletic.com/3661745/2022/1…

🗣 "CINCO Y CERO” Undefeated Kansas Football has become a top storyline of the college football season. Meet Federico Moreno, the Kansas sophomore whose Spanish broadcast calls have conveyed the elation. theathletic.com/3665209/2022/1…

The WFL was a beautiful disaster. ✔️One owner borrowed $27K from his coach, then fired him the next day. ✔️ One coach told reporters after a game: "We are defunct or something." ✔️Deputies confiscated the uniforms of the team that WON the TITLE. theathletic.com/3668558/2022/1…

Entering 2021, Jim Harbaugh was on the hottest seat in the country. Since then Michigan Football is 21-2 & getting better by the week. So what the heck changed? Ask folks inside the program and they’ll say a big reason was the arrival of a new staffer--Biff: theathletic.com/3771847/2022/1…

Interesting and frankly maddening story by ⁦Andy Bitter⁩ on a Virginia Tech player who got suspended by the NCAA for half the season for betting on the NBA finals. How is that still a thing? theathletic.com/3781182/2022/1…

A quarter-century ago, some grad students on a Usenet discussion group came together to write a baseball book that was barely a book. It's still influencing baseball. The miracle of Baseball Prospectus '96, and its founder, who no longer watches baseball: theathletic.com/4086221/2023/0…

This story on KJ Adams and his mom was hard to write, but I’m honored they trusted me to tell it. No matter who you root for, you’re going to fall in love with this family. theathletic.com/4152204/2023/0…

Inside the high-tech hitting lab where the Braves’ Austin Riley and other stars test their bats. Story: theathletic.com/4164755/2023/0…