Iga Swiatek, With an Enthralling Duel, Captures Another French Open Trophy
Iga Swiatek is once more the queen of clay. Swiatek, the world No. 1 from Poland, beat Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic to claim...
Why Do Team Owners Raise the Championship Trophy First?
What an ending. Your favorite N.B.A. team has just clinched a championship. The superstar, drenched in sweat, fulfilled his hero’s journey. The players are exhausted,...
The Heat Say They Love Adversity. They Must Be Happy Now.
The Miami Heat would be the first to assess their path to this late stage of the season as imperfect. Pretty much everything has posed...
Toronto Blue Jays Cut Player Who Defended Anti-Queer Post
The Toronto Blue Jays cut pitcher Anthony Bass, 35, on Friday, after he drew backlash and boos from fans for reposting a video on Instagram...
The Iron Sheik, Villainous Hall of Fame Wrestler, Is Dead
The Iron Sheik, a Hall of Fame wrestler who became a villainous star in the 1980s, facing off against Hulk Hogan and teaming up with...
Manchester City Bends the Story to Its Will
The writers of “Ted Lasso,” the acclaimed, sugar-sweet Apple TV comedy, never particularly worried about being hidebound by reality. The world they created was, after...
South Florida Sports Fan, but Make it a Full-Time Job
Martin Schwartz and Matthew Mandel are having a moment. Actually two. The lifelong friends hit the sports jackpot this month when the Miami Heat and...
Novak Djokovic Moves to the Precipice of Tennis Supremacy
The Philippe Chatrier Court at Roland Garros has long been Rafael Nadal’s second home. He has won 14 French Open men’s singles titles. His record...
Oklahoma Softball Caps Banner Season With 3rd Straight Title
With one swing in the bottom of the fourth inning, Mack Leonard gave Florida State a lead as her team looked to force a Game...
It Was Banned for Decades. Now the Miami Heat May Use It to Win a Title.
One of the catchiest chants in the N.B.A. is an acknowledgment of one of the game’s most thankless tasks: “De-fense!” Clap. Clap. “De-fense!” It rained...
The Natural and the No. 1 Will Face Off in the French Women’s Final
There is a woman in professional tennis who has long sparked a wistfulness among her fellow players, current and past. They rave about her buttery...
24 Hours of Le Mans: 100 Years of Endurance and Innovation
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which was first held in May 1923 to help spur innovation in...
Automakers Are Crashing Toyota’s Le Mans Party
For the first time since 2017, the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France will feature a handful of cars from the major automakers this...
Bringing Some Loud NASCAR to Le Mans
When the possibility of a NASCAR Cup Series car competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race was first discussed two years ago,...