Tifo Sports by The Athletic

Explainers and stories about sports.

Is tennis in danger of being replaced?
Is tennis in danger of being replaced?
Why fans must be quiet at tennis and golf
Why fans must be quiet at tennis and golf
The art of difficult conversations in sport
The art of difficult conversations in sport
The Greatest Formula 1 Season of All Time
The Greatest Formula 1 Season of All Time
The Amazing Logistics of F1
The Amazing Logistics of F1
Why tennis slowed down on purpose
Why tennis slowed down on purpose
Why can't Canadian hockey teams win?
Why can't Canadian hockey teams win?
The Secret of the Dad Bod in Sports
The Secret of the Dad Bod in Sports
How Saudi Arabia conquered eSport
How Saudi Arabia conquered eSport
How does the NFL salary cap actually work?
How does the NFL salary cap actually work?
How Saudi Arabia Bought Golf
How Saudi Arabia Bought Golf
Accidentally becoming The World's Strongest Man
Accidentally becoming The World's Strongest Man
The reason women's college basketball is better than men’s
The reason women's college basketball is better than men’s
How is Rugby different to American Football?
How is Rugby different to American Football?
Why is the NBA All-Star game so boring?
Why is the NBA All-Star game so boring?
How the Super Bowl (almost) breaks airports
How the Super Bowl (almost) breaks airports
How Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions saved each other
How Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions saved each other
The NFL’s unlikeliest MVP… and why it will never happen again
The NFL’s unlikeliest MVP… and why it will never happen again
The reason the college football playoff is so complicated
The reason the college football playoff is so complicated
The Biggest Disaster in Sports History
The Biggest Disaster in Sports History
How bad internet completely reshaped this sport
How bad internet completely reshaped this sport
How a new hockey team was created in miracle time
How a new hockey team was created in miracle time
How does the NBA Salary Cap work?
How does the NBA Salary Cap work?
A Brief History of: The Kansas City Chiefs
A Brief History of: The Kansas City Chiefs
The Fall & Rise of College Football: The Video Game
The Fall & Rise of College Football: The Video Game
Why geography no longer matters in College Football
Why geography no longer matters in College Football
What’s the fastest a human could throw a baseball?
What’s the fastest a human could throw a baseball?
What happened to the As since Moneyball?
What happened to the As since Moneyball?
How Baseball's records were suddenly broken
How Baseball's records were suddenly broken
Why the NBA draft is the most important day in Basketball
Why the NBA draft is the most important day in Basketball