Baseball

N.F.L. Draft 2020: No Goodell Hugs? No Boos? No Problem

It is a ubiquitous sight at the N.F.L. draft in a normal year. One by one, after their names are called, the newly drafted players bound onto a stage and envelop N.F.L. commissioner Roger Goodell in a bear hug. Not this year. Not only will Goodell abide by federal guidelines and remain

Baseball

2020 Apr, 14

A Man of Few Words, 90% of Them Memorable

Nearly everyone knows Yogi Berra from his oft-quoted lines, with their circular truth (“It ain’t over till it’s over”) and their creative math (“Ninety percent of baseball is mental; the other half is physical”). To baseball fans, he’s unquestionably one of the greatest catchers in history, a 10-time World Series

Baseball

2020 Apr, 12

Al Kaline Wondered if He Should Have Been a Doctor

Funny how sometimes you remember most saliently a particular instance — perhaps a little thing, an otherwise unnoticed moment — that illuminates, or symbolizes, the whole. And so it is with me in regard to Al Kaline, the Hall of Fame outfielder, 18-time American League All-Star, 10-time Gold Glove winner for

Baseball

2020 Apr, 11

Soccer’s Coming Storm

Sign up for Rory Smith’s weekly newsletter on world soccer (and, for the foreseeable future, quite a few other topics) at nytimes.com/rory. At first glance, the problem is clear, and the problem is money. Soccer, at its rarefied heights, is awash with it: broadcasting deals and sponsorship agreements and corporate entertainment,

Baseball

2020 Apr, 04

The Masters on Halloween? Golf Weighs Tradition Against the Calendar

If golf’s biggest events are to be salvaged this year, the game’s leaders must find an uncommon wellspring of creativity and flexibility. The first two men’s Grand Slam events of the year, the Masters and the P.G.A. Championship, have already been postponed indefinitely, and the schedules for the two others,

Baseball

2020 Apr, 01

Coronavirus Presents an Existential Threat to Some Pro Tennis Events

The moment Bob Moran received word that the professional tennis tournament he runs in Charleston, S.C., was being called off because of the coronavirus pandemic, he halted construction on the grandstands being erected just outside his office. “They had put the first layer in place, and then that same day they

Baseball

2020 Mar, 31