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Chess’s Governing Body Delays Report on Cheating Scandal

In September, when the five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen accused a 19-year-old American player named Hans Niemann of cheating at a tournament...

Attorneys General to Investigate the N.F.L.’s Treatment of Female Employees

The attorneys general of New York and California opened a joint investigation into allegations of workplace discrimination and pay inequities at the N.F.L....

Pat Riley, Once Front and Center, Reigns in the Background

The network camera was drawn to Pat Riley after Jimmy Butler’s 22-foot jumper landed like a kick to the collective groin of the...

On the Eve of the Derby, Four Horse Deaths Renew Safety Concerns

This article will be updated.Only days before horse racing’s signature event, the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs is looking into the recent deaths during...

First, a Run for the Roses. Then, a Dash to the Breeding Shed.

VERSAILLES, Ky. — Flightline had put on 100 pounds in the five months since the end of his brief but astonishing racing career....

Oakland Faces a ‘Devastating’ Future Without Pro Sports

OAKLAND, Calif. — Sitting in the Oakland Athletics’ dugout last week, Tony Kemp could not avoid the sights and sounds of protesters as...

Pat Riley, Once Front and Center, Reigns in the Background

The network camera was drawn to Pat Riley after Jimmy Butler’s 22-foot jumper landed like a kick to the collective groin of the...

The Outrageous Star Power of El Duque

The mystery man was tall and lean and he was smiling, perpetually smiling. His life had dramatically changed when he left Cuba in...

How Messi’s Marriage With P.S.G. Fell Apart

The moment the private jet carrying Lionel Messi to a lucrative sponsorship engagement in Saudi Arabia taxied onto a French runway early this...

Tori Bowie, World Champion Sprinter, Is Dead at 32

Tori Bowie, a sprinter who won three medals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the next year won the world...

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