MLB’s New Rules Have Baseball in Overdrive
Nearly two months into baseball’s pitch-clock era, you sometimes wonder how the sport ever got so slow. Why did we endure standstill traffic on a...
Jim Brown, Football Great and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 87
Jim Brown, the Cleveland Browns fullback who was acclaimed as one of the greatest players in pro football history, and who remained in the public...
Rick Hoyt, Who Competed in Races While Pushed by His Father, Dies at 61
Rick Hoyt, a regular at the Boston Marathon who competed in more than a thousand road races using a wheelchair pushed by his father, died...
Nuggets Sweep Lakers to Head to First N.B.A. Finals
LOS ANGELES — As the Denver Nuggets’ historic celebration began, LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers’ star forward, walked off his home court, his face...
Groups Return to Pride Night After Dodgers Reverse Course
The News The Los Angeles Dodgers, who faced enormous backlash over last week’s choice to disinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their annual LGBTQ+...
Buddy Melges, American Sailing Champion, Dies at 93
Buddy Melges, a Wisconsin native who became the first sailor to win both an Olympic gold medal and the sport’s top prize, the America’s Cup,...
Rick Wolff, Sports Radio Host and Much More, Is Dead at 71
Rick Wolff’s résumé is about as long as a Major League roster, his disparate professions linked by an adoration of sports and a fascination with...
Carmelo Anthony Announces Retirement After 19 N.B.A. Seasons
Carmelo Anthony, the former Knicks star and one of the greatest scorers in N.B.A. history, announced his retirement on Monday, calling the farewell after 19...
Why Is Mookie Betts Playing Shortstop for the Dodgers?
LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts was returning from paternity leave, his car was stuck in Chicago freeway gridlock for what seemed like an eternity and...
Jimmy Butler, the Smiling Villain, Has the Celtics on the Ropes
MIAMI — For much of Game 3 of the N.B.A.’s Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, Jimmy Butler did something he does not often do: He...
Vinícius Júnior Says Racism Is ‘Normal’ in Spanish Soccer
Vinícius Júnior has had enough. The Real Madrid forward, a magnet for racist chants from the stands in Spanish stadiums for the past two seasons,...
Nikola Jokic Has Mastered the Art of Slowness
What about … Slow? Well, now we are on to something. Here we find his special sauce. It is the speed with which he plays,...
An N.F.L. Doctor Wants to Know Why Some Players Get C.T.E. and Others Don’t
PITTSBURGH — Joseph Maroon, a neurosurgeon, began working for the Pittsburgh Steelers as a consulting doctor starting in 1977 and over 46 years has examined...
Brittney Griner Returns to the W.N.B.A. With a Weekend of Celebration
PHOENIX — The public address announcer paused before introducing the final player in the Mercury’s starting lineup on Sunday. The song “Coming Home” by Skylar...