We spend a lot of time thinking about the difficult people in our lives—the friend who can't take feedback, the partner who always has to be right, the coworker who turns everything into a fight. But ...

Corentin Moutet, a player with many racket throws, took it to an extreme last week. Eamonn Dalton / The Athletic; Getty Images Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will ...

Fever rackets are the new special mechanic in Mario Tennis Fever, and each racket comes with its own unique ability. There are a bunch of Fever rackets, but you'll have a few to start out with. Some ...

Tom Bowen is a senior editor who loves adventure games and RPGs. He's been playing video games for several decades now and writing about them professionally since 2020. Although he dabbles in news and ...

This racket is unlocked after playing 38 matches in Mario Tennis Fever. Once used, it creates summons giant gloved hands that shove your opponent back each time they return a volley. When combined ...

A new racket sport called Typti aims to tap into the popularity of pickleball while also solving some of the noise complaints surrounding the sport. If you are familiar with pickleball, you know the ...

One idle evening last October, Mehtaab Sawhney took up an old pastime. He began perusing the website erdosproblems.com, an updated record of the 1,179 conjectures left behind by the eccentric and ...

What are the most pressing global crises in 2026? Each year, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist identifies the countries at greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian ...

Microsoft’s MSFT-0.63%decrease; red down pointing triangle Copilot chatbot has become central to its artificial-intelligence strategy as the company’s close partnership with OpenAI diminishes. But the ...

ATP World No. 2 Jannik Sinner is fresh off a strong showing at the Australian Open. Sinner's quest for a three-peat was upended by a resurgent Novak Djokovic performance in the semifinals, but there ...