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What the N.B.A. May Need: a Soccer-Style Way to Banish Bad Teams

Dave Checketts believed he had experienced pretty much everything in his decades-long career as a sports executive. As the Knicks’ president, he had...

What Courtney Dauwalter Learned in the Pain Cave

After running for 60 miles through snow, up steep, root-filled switchbacks with thousands of feet of elevation gain, Courtney Dauwalter entered what she...

At the U.S. Open, Alex Michelsen Is Growing Up Fast

Things some teenagers do that make adults crazy: spending too much time on devices, leaving dirty dishes in the sink and sending hard...

A Grand Slam Rite of Passage: Be Young, Burn Bright, But Not for Long

It happens every year in tennis. Actually, four times a year.A young, bright-eyed player with fistfuls of skill and promise wins a match...

When 19 Makes You the Veteran Player at the U.S. Open

As Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva faced off at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, fans in the stands remarked about how old —...

A Shocking Soccer Kiss Demonstrates the Power of Scandal

After Luis Rubiales, the president of Spain’s soccer federation, forcibly kissed Jennifer Hermoso, a player on the national women’s team, in the wake...

‘The Right Thing to Do’: Starter Throws 131 Pitches in One-Hitter

Clinging to a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning on Tuesday, Alex Cobb of the San Francisco Giants fired his 125th...

Life at a Grand Slam: What You Don’t See on TV at the U.S. Open

When Mackenzie McDonald dueled Félix Auger-Aliassime for three and a half hours in the opening round of the U.S. Open, fans were only...

Tommy Paul the Man Finally Catches Up to Tommy Paul the Tennis Talent

The last time Tommy Paul needed an attitude adjustment, he had just flamed out of a small tournament in the Netherlands in the...

Ons Jabeur Struggles to a First-Round Win at the U.S. Open

As Camila Osorio hugged Ons Jabeur at the net following their match on Tuesday, she almost looked as if she were holding Jabeur...

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