Baseball

Harry Glickman, Who Brought Basketball to Oregon, Dies at 96

Harry Glickman, who founded the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association and was widely considered the father of professional sports in Oregon, died on Wednesday in Portland. He was 96. His death, at an assisted living center, was confirmed by his son, Marshall. Mr. Glickman held many titles for the

Baseball

2020 Jun, 13

The Teachings of the Philosopher of the Black Forest

Christian Streich has to go. He is conscious that it is nearing 10 a.m., and training is about to start. His S.C. Freiburg players — he calls them his “colleagues” — will soon be out on the field, wondering where their coach has gone. With a hint of apology, he

Baseball

2020 Jun, 13

The N.F.L. Embraces Progressive Action, but Not Yet Kaepernick

In the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the N.F.L., a league that has wrestled with racial issues for years, has shown unusual unity. Players, coaches, league officials and owners have expressed sadness, remorse and a commitment to seek solutions to police violence against African-American people and

Baseball

2020 Jun, 12

Snapchat Expands Deals With N.F.L., Disney and Others

LOS ANGELES — Disney, NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS, the National Basketball Association and the National Football League are expanding deals to supply Snapchat with customized short-form content, underscoring the platform’s renewed momentum. Snap, which makes the ephemeral-messaging app, unveiled the multiyear deals on Thursday, along with a spate of original series and a

Baseball

2020 Jun, 11

Stephen Jackson Was Known in the N.B.A. as an Agitator. Now He’s Leading a Movement.

Just a few months after being jettisoned by the Indiana Pacers and joining the Golden State Warriors in 2007, Stephen Jackson helped his new team upset the 67-win Dallas Mavericks in the opening round of the N.B.A. playoffs. By the beginning of the following season, Jackson had picked up a

Baseball

2020 Jun, 11

N.H.L. Players Form Coalition to Press for Diversity in Hockey

Players of color from the N.H.L. have formed a new group to tackle the league’s challenges with diversity and inclusion. Members of the group, the Hockey Diversity Alliance, said they were inspired by Colin Kaepernick, the former N.F.L. quarterback who knelt during the playing of the national anthem to protest social

Baseball

2020 Jun, 08