Germany is sidestepping the messiness present in other groups.
Germany is comfortably winning Group H after trouncing Morocco, 6-0, in its opening match. Having reached the quarterfinals every previous tournament, this year looks to...
A Relationship That Transcends Analytics
The weeks leading up to Major League Baseball’s trading deadline are always tense. Every team has to evaluate where they are in the standings, what...
Terence Crawford Knocks Out Errol Spence in One-Sided Bout
But in Round 2, a quick exchange of punches ended with a short right jab from Crawford that put an off-balance Spence to the canvas....
The Mets Trade a Star and Embrace the Future
The most expensive roster in major league history was a failure. The Mets’ superfan owner, Steven A. Cohen, committed nearly half a billion dollars this...
Jennifer Brady, Finally Healthy, Tries to Get Back to Work
Even when the big success finally came, it hardly came easily for Jennifer Brady. She made her breakthrough at the 2020 U.S. Open near the...
Savannah DeMelo’s World Cup Trial by Fire
Savannah DeMelo said the reality that she was playing for the United States in the Women’s World Cup finally hit her as the fans in...
What Spence-Crawford Lacks in Trash Talk, It Makes Up in Talent
If the tension that accompanies the highest-stakes prizefight of the year was affecting Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford, who planned to fight for the...
Australian TV Deal Has World Cup Viewers Asking: Where Are the Games?
The Women’s World Cup is by most estimates the biggest sporting event to be staged in Australia since the Sydney Olympics. FIFA, the tournament’s organizer,...
The Lost Art of Fouling the Ball Off (on Purpose)
He stood 5 feet 7 inches tall and had an unforgettably French Canadian name — Pierre LePage — but his skill with a bat was...
Formula 1 Returns to Screens, This Time With Brad Pitt
Hollywood has produced a number of car-racing movies over the years. There have been “Grand Prix,” “Le Mans,” “Days of Thunder” and “Ford v Ferrari.”...
Aston Martin Wants to Win and to Sell Cars, Too
Auto racing has helped sell products from Budweiser to Viagra, motor oil to Martini & Rossi, and seemingly every gasoline and cigarette brand. Now, with...
It’s a New Day for Formula 1
Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing are dominating Formula 1, but off the track it is golden time for a sport that has been transformed...
Abuse and Racism Accusations Bring ‘#MeToo Moment’ to Northwestern
It was the sixth lawsuit against Northwestern University in nine days, and the allegations had become, somehow, both familiar and even more appalling. A young...
A High-Water Year for River Rafting
Midmorning on the Dolores River, you could feel how recently the water had been snow. “It’s probably about 48 degrees right now,” our guide Samy...