Victor Wembanyama Wants to Take Over the NBA
Boris Diaw was passing through Paris in late September and thought he would check out a basketball game. A young player he had heard about...
Jayson Tatum Scores 51 as Celtics Rout Sixers in Game 7
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown had used his public platform ahead of Sunday afternoon’s game to deliver a clear message to Celtics fans: Get loud. The...
Ja Morant Suspended Again for Possible New Gun Video
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, 23, is under scrutiny from the N.B.A. again after he flashed an object that looked like a gun in a...
Road Races Look Different From the Back of the Pack
Latoya Shauntay Snell has run more than 200 races, and she knows where she will finish: near the back. So she expects to be seeded...
Matthew Barney, Back in the Game
The hit, 45 years ago, shook up the world of football. Then, just as quickly, people moved on. But not Darryl Stingley, the receiver for...
Tori Bowie’s Hometown Celebrates Her Life Amid Mystery of Her Death
BRANDON, Miss. — Before she became a three-time Olympic medalist and before she earned the title of world’s fastest woman, Frentorish Bowie welcomed a camera...
The Florida Man of Formula 1
Logan Sargeant, the only American driver in Formula 1, is zipping around the narrow streets of Baku, Azerbaijan, at roughly 200 miles an hour. His...
First Came the Sports Betting Boom. Now Comes the Backlash.
WASHINGTON — Legislators and regulators who began the headlong expansion of legalized gambling in the United States are now moving in spots nationwide to tighten...
Golden State Falls to Lakers, Ending Title Hopes and Starting Uncertain Future
LOS ANGELES — Whoops, shouts, music and a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday” were so loud inside the Lakers locker room that they could be...
Knicks Knocked Out of Playoffs in Game 6 Loss to Miami Heat
Last season, the Knicks finished 11th in the East, with questions about the futures of Coach Tom Thibodeau and Randle. In the off-season, the Knicks,...
Dan Snyder to Proceed With Sale of Washington Commanders to Josh Harris
Dan and Tanya Snyder agreed on Friday to sell the Washington Commanders to an investment group led by Josh Harris, leaving the N.F.L. to sign...
The Batters Have No Idea What’s Coming Next
Only five starting pitchers in Major League Baseball average 97 miles per hour with their fastballs. All of them throw that pitch more than half...
Jayson Tatum Overcomes the Poor Play of Jayson Tatum, and the Celtics Survive
PHILADELPHIA — At the end of one of the stranger games of his career, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics pounded the ball against the...
Joe Kapp’s Lawsuit Paved the Way for N.F.L. Free Agency
It was one of the more surreal contract negotiations in N.F.L. history. At the start of training camp in July 1971, Joe Kapp, the New...