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The Athletic is pleased to announce its third installment in our 'Top 100' book series. The Soccer 100 details the top 100 players in the history of the game as voted on by The Athletic's Soccer staff. This book is the result of many hours of intensive research and passionately opinionated discourse amongst our writers. The outcome is a comprehensive list which celebrates the profiles of 100 men's soccer players who conquered and molded the game to what it is today. From Oliver Kay, James Horncastle and The Athletic's Soccer Staff, get your copy here today: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ef8PkudE 👈

Can karaoke help your team succeed? Brigham Young University's football team thinks so.

Excited to share some news. I’ve officially partnered with The Athletic as a Sports Contributor. Each week I’ll be publishing a video that blends my fast paced style with The Athletic’s world class reporting. The Athletic isn’t just adapting to the new era of sports media, they’re helping shape it. Their editorial depth has set the standard for years and now they’re finding fresh ways to bring those stories to fans across every platform. Our first collaboration is already live and exceed 1.5 million views on IG, TikTok and YouTube. More to come!

A lesson from Sister Jean, the beloved icon of NCAA March Madness and Loyola University Chicago:

Introducing Peak Letters, our attempt to connect The Athletic Peak’s stories with readers. In this first edition, read a letter from a high school teacher about his experience journaling.

Major League Baseball (MLB) all-star Steven Kwan uses a simple trick to get rid of anxiety and nerves before games ⬇️

The process Olympic gold medalist Olivia Smoliga used to pull herself out of a slump:

There are a lot of things I love about my weekly sports business newsletter for The Athletic - right up there is the chance to synthesize everything we're covering (and it's a lot) and distill everything from in-the-room reporting with NFL commish Roger Goodell and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan to a deep dive on Ryan Smith's leadership style to sharing that the average MLB baseball has a "life" of 2.5 pitches. I'm speeding towards my one-year anniversary at TA, and I'm still blown away *daily* by my colleagues' talent. Name-checked in this week's edition (beyond Mohan and Smith): Arch Manning, Michael Grady, Swin Cash, Ira Gorawara, Omaha Productions, Burke Magnus, Mercury13, Apollo Global Management, Inc., Denver Summit FC, Boston Legacy FC and a ton more. Still thinking about sports-business leaders I want to sit down with to interview in the coming months. Holler if you have any in mind. https://lnkd.in/e4aqxn42

Former Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl running back Marshawn Lynch is now a credentialed photographer. He was spotted on the sidelines at this week's game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.

Ben DiNucci has been cut seven times in the National Football League (NFL). Here’s what he told The Athletic that he has learned: “For any leader, I’d say: Be yourself. Be honest. Be truthful. It will go a long way in maintaining relationships and connections. For anybody dealing with rejection, I’d say that I’ve learned more about myself and mental toughness. As I’ve grown and progressed, I feel like I’ve developed more toughness. It callouses you in a way, like a blister. All of these hardships and rejections have developed almost a mental callous. If I get cut from an NFL team or fired from my job, there’s a reason. There was something that I wasn’t doing, so you have to look in the mirror, make adjustments and move on. And even when you’re told no, no, no, no, you still have to keep getting up, because at some point, somebody is going to tell you yes again. It may not be the next day, the next month or even the next year, but you can always work and push for something.”