Baseball

N.F.L. Teams and Players Make Decisions on Franchise Tags

Little has been normal about this N.F.L. off-season. Teams have to consider the possibility of playing a full season, an abbreviated one, or not playing at all. The absence of fans at games or a shortened season could lead to a hit to the 2021 salary cap, throwing long-term planning

Baseball

2020 Jul, 16

Life Inside the N.B.A. Bubble

Want more basketball in your inbox? Sign up for Marc Stein’s weekly N.B.A. newsletter here. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A knock on the heavy brown door of my first-floor hotel room at Walt Disney World finally came Sunday night just before 10 p.m. This was the all-business knock I was waiting

Baseball

2020 Jul, 15

Tiger Woods Returns, Without Roars

DUBLIN, Ohio — Tuesday morning, in his first appearance at a PGA Tour event in five months, Tiger Woods hit a majestic iron shot during a practice round that soared toward an elevated green 250 yards away. When the ball deftly skirted bunkers protecting the putting surface and settled eight

Baseball

2020 Jul, 14

Remaining PGA Tour Events Will Not Host Fans

The remainder of the PGA Tour schedule this season will be played without spectators after the organizers of four tournaments announced on Monday that they would close their events to the public. “Our No. 1 priority remains the health and safety of everyone in the communities where we are invited,” Andy

Baseball

2020 Jul, 13

Redskins to Drop Name, Yielding to Pressure From Sponsors and Activists

First, the city of Washington took down a tribute to George Preston Marshall, the founder of its N.F.L. team, that was in front of the team’s old home, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. Then the team removed references to Marshall, who named his team the “Redskins,” from inside its stadium

Baseball

2020 Jul, 13

The Boom and Bust of North London Economics

If you are enjoying this newsletter every Friday, we’re glad. Now please pass it on to a friend (or four or five) and tell them to sign up at nytimes.com/rory. Deep down, Arsène Wenger never wanted Arsenal to leave Highbury. He knew, at the turn of the century, it had become

Baseball

2020 Jul, 10