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An Assertive James Harden Shows Up and Delivers for the Sixers

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers were in danger of losing a grip on their season when James Harden squared up for a baseline 3-pointer...

Vida Blue, Pitching Sensation for Champion A’s Teams, Dies at 73

Vida Blue, who as a rookie with the Oakland Athletics in 1971 threw an unhittable fastball and became baseball’s hottest player, died on...

At Churchill Downs, Humans Failed the Horses Again

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The morning after the 2022 Kentucky Derby, horse racing took an exuberant and hopeful victory lap. Rich Strike had reintroduced...

Bronny James Commits to U.S.C. as Father Dreams of N.B.A. Meet-Up

LeBron James’s immediate goal is to win another N.B.A. championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. But longer term, he wants to play in...

Canelo Álvarez Made a Mandatory Fight a Spectacle. Is a Bigger Bout Next?

After Saúl Álvarez won a lopsided decision over John Ryder on Saturday night, he made some small wardrobe adjustments before being interviewed about...

Formula 1 Rolls Into Miami

So now it’s a two-horse race. Or a two-Bull race. Whatever.Sergio Pérez’s victory last weekend in Baku, Azerbaijan, was his second of the...

The Land Beneath This Stadium Once Was Theirs. They Want It Back.

LOS ANGELES — Standing less than a mile from Dodger Stadium on a recent Saturday afternoon, Vincent Montalvo could hear the roar of...

An N.F.L. Star Finds Confidence in Making Music

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — About 30 minutes into Darren Waller’s recording session, a music producer asked him to make a small tweak.Waller, the...

A Reborn Team and a Star Who Never Wanted to Leave

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For a Pittsburgh Pirates fan born in the 1990s, childhood was an endless string of losing seasons. David Bednar,...

Mage Captures the Derby After an Agonizing Week at Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The best thing you can say about the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is that the 18 horses who...

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