Florida offers numerous dog-friendly beaches for those planning a spring break trip with their pets. Dog-friendly beaches are located throughout the state, including the Panhandle, and North, Central, ...

At long last, player protest with ball or strike calls can be handled with something other than ineffectual arguing. Beginning with the 2026 MLB season, players will have the power to appeal the ...

ASHEVILLE - From downtown and West Asheville, to Barnardsville and Black Mountain, volunteers on Feb. 10 spread across Buncombe County for the annual point in time count, a single night census ...

Daylight Saving Time in 2026 will begin on Sunday, March 8, when clocks "spring forward" one hour. The time change results in a loss of one hour of sleep in the spring. The goal of DST is to conserve ...

Between top prospects, young players on the cusp of the majors and veterans battling for their baseball lives, these are the 10 Phillies most in need of a strong spring. With most of the roster set ...

In recent years, a growing number of people have turned away from smartphones in search of a less connected life. "Dumbphones," simple devices that offer only basic functions such as calls and ...

If there's anyone out there who truly believes sports are dumb and can't be therapeutic, that person is someone who has never given sports fandom a shot. In the past year, I've seen my favorite NBA ...

From left to right: Munetaka Murakami, Tony Vitello and Trey Yesavage. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Suzanna Mitchell / San Francisco Giants, Geoff Stellfox, Luke Hales / ...

The Detroit Tigers have been close to glory each of the past two seasons. They've made the playoffs, won a playoff series but fallen in the American League Division Series in heartbreaking fashion.

President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his proposed plan to gut and renovate the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, telling White House reporters that he will “be using the steel” for the ...

The calendar flips to February on Sunday, meaning that the Spring Training countdown will enter single-digit days. Yet several free agents remain unsigned, none bigger than Framber Valdez, who was ...

What if the fragmented world of open AI models could finally speak the same language? Sam Witteveen explores how the newly introduced “Open Responses” is a new and open inference standard. Initiated ...