Baseball

In Champions League, a Coach With the Right Résumé Can Still Get It Wrong

The strangest thing about Zinedine Zidane’s rise into the ranks of the finest coaches in the world should, really, be that nobody saw it coming, not even those at Real Madrid who had been observing him up close as he learned the craft. After retirement, Zidane scratched around a little, looking

Baseball

2020 Aug, 08

Bear Hugs and Bubbles: Why Some N.F.L. Players Opted Out

When she is old enough, Philadelphia Eagles receiver Marquise Goodwin will teach his daughter, Marae, to put family first. He will say that she should prioritize the people she loves most when making decisions. He will share his own choice, made five months after she was born: He will sit

Baseball

2020 Aug, 08

Rafael Nadal Won’t Chase a Repeat of His U.S. Open Title

Rafael Nadal will not defend his United States Open men’s singles title. On Tuesday, one day after the entry deadline, Nadal announced that he was withdrawing from the tournament because of his concerns about travel during the coronavirus pandemic. “This is a decision that I did not want to take,” he said

Baseball

2020 Aug, 04

Antonio Brown Suspended Eight Games by the N.F.L.

The N.F.L. on Friday suspended wide receiver Antonio Brown for eight regular-season games for his role in a January dispute with a moving company employee, for which he pleaded no contest to burglary and battery charges and received two years probation. Brown was also penalized for sending threatening texts to

Baseball

2020 Jul, 31

Saudi Arabia Withdraws Bid to Buy Newcastle United

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund on Thursday withdrew its bid to become the latest foreign owner in England’s Premier League, pulling out of an agreement to buy Newcastle United after a tumultuous takeover process and significant pressure on the league to block the sale. Without criticizing the Premier League directly, the

Baseball

2020 Jul, 30

Toronto Blue Jays Will Play Most Home Games in Buffalo

The coronavirus pandemic has brought a lot of incongruity to sports, from an N.B.A. season at Disney World to a Kentucky Derby scheduled for September. Now, get ready for the Buffalo Blue Jays in Major League Baseball. With the Canadian government barring games at the team’s home stadium, the Rogers Center in

Baseball

2020 Jul, 24