BRADENTON, Fla. — As a golf prodigy growing up in Northern Ireland, Rory McIlroy not only yearned to compete against his idol Tiger Woods but also hoped to become his good friend. Both dreams came true. That might explain why McIlroy was
The N.C.A.A., rather than fight these movements at the state level, has gone to Congress to seek federal legislation that would supersede state laws and provide antitrust protection to fend off lawsuits that have begun to chip away at the amateurism model
Niekro learned the pitch he used through 24 major league seasons from his father, also named Phil, a sandlot pitcher in Ohio who turned to it after hurting his arm. It worked so well for young Phil in pickup games with neighborhood
It was all taken for granted, wasn’t it? Before 2020, sports were the one thing we could rely on. There could be wars or disasters or depressions, storms and loss and grief, but there was always an escape hatch. There would be
Sun Yang, a three-time Olympic champion and one of China’s most celebrated athletes, had his eight-year ban from swimming suddenly overturned Wednesday by Switzerland’s federal court, which upheld a challenge questioning the neutrality of one of the panelists who had issued the
Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m., NBC Line: Packers -3.5 | Total: 56 Only three teams are averaging more than 30 points a game, and two of them face off here. Oddsmakers are expecting it to be the highest-scoring game
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Baker Mayfield coughed up the ball — and the Cleveland Browns’ chances to secure a playoff spot. After a 23-16 loss to the Jets on Sunday, the Browns will need to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers next Sunday
Christmas Day isn’t just the most important day of the year for our friends in the North Pole. It’s also a landmark day for the N.B.A., where for decades the league has put its top stars and best teams in matchups against
Jon Huber, a pro wrestler known in the ring as Luke Harper and Brodie Lee, died on Saturday. He was 41. His death followed a battle with a “lung issue” unrelated to Covid-19, his wife, Amanda Huber, said on Instagram. Aside from
As recently as late July, Amar’e Stoudemire was seemingly as far away as possible from joining the Nets’ coaching staff and a high-wattage reunion of Phoenix Suns alumni in Brooklyn. Stoudemire was still playing abroad — and helping Maccabi Tel Aviv win
In 2019, if the group had a dozen runners one morning, they considered it a big turnout. But in 2020, as the pandemic spread and the Black Lives Matter movement gained momentum across the country, more runners began to arrive each Monday,