We've got gripes today, plus an Italian save |

12/03/2026 12:14 - The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! If I can be earnest for a second: The Pulse hit 5 million subscribers this week. Thank you all for reading over the past four and a half years. Coming up: 🏀 Mixed feelings on 83 🏈 Crosby fiasco lingers 🇮🇹 Espresso dingers save U.S. Momentous days like Tuesday linger in the sports consciousness. But every big story had a caveat. Even the record performance came with angst. It was a day, frankly, made for sports radio. ...