Serena Williams Loses First Match at Italian Open
Serena Williams has come a historically long way since she made her WTA Tour debut at age 14. She has won 23 Grand Slam...
Champions League Final: Porto Replaces Istanbul as Host
This month’s all-English Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea will be played in Porto, Portugal, a shift of one of soccer’s showcase...
Horse Racing’s Integrity Faces Another Test
Thirty dead horses at a California track. Federal indictments accusing more than two dozen trainers and veterinarians from Florida to New York of doping...
Corbin Burnes Comes Off I.L. Gunning for Strikeout Record
Twenty-three times this season, Corbin Burnes has stood on the mound with a chance to throw ball four. Every time, he has thrown a...
W.N.B.A. Preview: Don’t Bet Against the Aces in the West
The W.N.B.A. begins its 25th season on Friday with the returns of some big-name veterans and the debuts of promising rookies.“Rosters are stacked with...
W.N.B.A. Preview: The Mystics Get Their Stars Back in the East
The W.N.B.A. begins its 25th season on Friday with the returns of some big-name veterans and the debuts of promising rookies.“Rosters are stacked with...
Matt Harvey Is Cheered (and Lit Up) in His Return to New York
They went through so much together — for better, for worse, in times of injury and of health — but the love didn’t last....
Kevin Garnett’s Prep-to-Pros Jump Changed the N.B.A.
“Does the N.B.A. have no shame?” a Dallas Morning News columnist wrote in 1995 about the prospect of Kevin Garnett going right into the...
The PawSox Moved, but Pawtucket Has Yet to Move On
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — The man entrusted with the key approached a dull-gray door flecked with rust. A turn of the wrist threw the lock...
W.N.B.A. Braces for ‘Fierce Competition’ in New Season
Buzzy rookies, reshuffled stars and new interest in women’s basketball after a thrilling N.C.A.A. tournament have positioned the W.N.B.A. to open its 25th season...