At Manchester City, Clinical Success Leaves Outsiders Cold
As it turned out, Manchester City had already done all it needed to do. On Saturday night, Pep Guardiola’s team’s last remaining rival — a...
An Eye on the Sky Fine-Tunes the Golf Tournament Below
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Well before daybreak on Thursday, Stewart Williams joined an urgent discussion in a small second-floor room at Oak Hill Country Club, near...
Scheffler, Hovland and Conners Share the Lead at P.G.A. Championship
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Justin Rose, the golfer you remember but maybe have not thought all that much about lately in major tournaments, had hit two...
Superstar Billy Graham, Model of the Buff, Blond Wrestler, Dies at 79
Superstar Billy Graham, a professional wrestler whose extravagant presence — 22-inch biceps, dyed blond hair, feather boas, tie-dyed tights and an outrageous gift of gab...
Jim Brown Set Records With the Cleveland Browns Then Left on Top
His rushing records — most notably his 12,312 yards on the ground — were eventually broken by Payton, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith and others. But...
Haney and Lomachenko Give Lightweight Boxing a Stirring Matchup
At lightweight, Haney owns all four belts. One division, one champion. Still, some peers and potential opponents debate his credentials. Haney first became the World...
The Not-So-Genteel Side of Tennis Is in the College Playoffs
It took roughly an hour for the last rounds of the N.C.A.A. Division I men’s tennis championships to get real. The top doubles teams from...
Athletes With Gun Problems Urge Ja Morant: Learn From Me
Gilbert Arenas figured it was an old video. There was no way, he thought, Ja Morant could have done the same thing so soon after...
139 Minutes of Hockey, but No Record
When two teams play hockey for 60 minutes, then go for 79 minutes and 47 seconds more of overtime, you immediately turn to the record...
Requiem for the 7 Dead Horses of Kentucky Derby Week
1. Freezing Point (nicknamed Snowball) Her voice catches and tears threaten to follow, but Randy Gootzeit wants you to know about how a strapping gray colt...
Brittney Griner Is Creating a New Normal, for Herself and the W.N.B.A.
PHOENIX — Brittney Griner embarked on a four-day itinerary that would disrupt anyone’s circadian rhythm. First came the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington,...
Bryson DeChambeau Rediscovers His Groove at the P.G.A. Championship
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Bryson DeChambeau walked onto his final green in the first round of the 2023 P.G.A. Championship on Thursday and the modest gallery...
Ferocious Oak Hill Daunts P.G.A. Championship Field, With More to Come
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Scottie Scheffler had, at least in the moment, a share of the P.G.A. Championship lead when he offered a foreboding prediction Thursday...
Dodgers Face Backlash After Rescinding Pride Night Invitation
The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing a great deal of criticism ahead of their upcoming LGBTQ+ Pride Night for the team’s decision to disinvite a...