One of the World’s Fastest 1,500-Meter Runners Just Wants to Be an Orthodontist
Yared Nuguse is worried about the gap in his résumé. It’s just that becoming one of the fastest 1,500-meter runners in the world has upended...
Tom Courtney, Sprinter Who Lunged to Grab Olympic Gold, Dies at 90
Tom Courtney, a Fordham University graduate who with a homestretch surge and a lunge at the tape won a furious 800-meter run by inches in...
Long-Distance Runner Alicia Monson Finds Time to Stand Still
As a high school senior and a musical theater enthusiast in Amery, Wis., Alicia Monson hoped to join her classmates in their production of “The...
Rays Shortstop Placed on Administrative Leave by M.L.B.
Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday that Wander Franco, the star shortstop of the Tampa Bay Rays, has been placed on administrative leave “until further...
In Wheelchair Football, Camaraderie Comes With Metal-on-Metal Contact
Dawson Broad had been the starting quarterback for his suburban Buffalo high school, but he hadn’t played any sports since 2021, when, on his 23rd...
Maxie Baughan, Feared Linebacker of the 1960s, Dies at 85
Maxie Baughan, one of the most fearsome linebackers of the 1960s, who earned nine Pro Bowl nods as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and...
Sha’Carri Richardson Is the Fastest Woman in the World
Sha’Carri Richardson has been repeating a mantra since returning to the track this season: She’s not back, she’s better. Richardson, who missed the Tokyo Olympics...
John Angelos and the Future of the Baltimore Orioles and Camden Yards
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, which is always how it should be at Oriole Park, in the shadow of the B&O Warehouse at...
A Track Mentality in the Boxing Ring
While training for his recent boxing match with Nate Diaz, a mixed martial artist, Jake Paul headed to a running track near his base in...
‘This Can’t Be Happening’
The Yankees set themselves apart. That is the whole underpinning of their brand. Of course, they have the most championships, but it’s more than that....
For Spain, a World Cup Title Built on Talent, Not Harmony
To win a World Cup, everything usually has to be perfect. The manager and the players have to exist in harmony. The squad has to...
For Girls in Spain, Women’s World Cup Win is a Joy and a Catalyst
In the game’s last seconds, Ona Sánchez couldn’t sit still. Then, when the referee finally blew the whistle to confirm that Spain had won the...
England, the World Cup’s Great Survivor, Runs Out of Lifelines
Until Sunday night, England met every tough situation it fell into during the Women’s World Cup the same way: It found a way out. When...
For Spain and England, a Swift Rise Is Also a Warning
Not long after he had taken up his post as president of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales called a meeting with the organization’s head...