N.B.A

Round 4 of the Cage Match Goes to … the Lakers

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers caught fingers in his eye and elbows in his chest, and that was before his teammate Alex Caruso banged into his legs, both players tumbling like bowling pins. LeBron James made a layup after a fender-bender of his

N.B.A

2020 Oct, 07

Seattle Storm Win the W.N.B.A. Championship

Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird sat side by side on the Seattle Storm’s bench, wide smiles across their faces as they chatted. About five minutes of game action remained, but their work was done for the night. Their stay in the W.N.B.A.’s bubble was almost complete. They were about to depart

N.B.A

2020 Oct, 07

Monday Night Is Missing Its Mojo

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The hospitals here are nearing capacity with coronavirus patients. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese has told his flock that they can stay home and did not have to attend Sunday Mass. Gov. Tony Evers was even more direct about the grip the pandemic has on

N.B.A

2020 Oct, 06

Are Underhand Serves Underhanded? Tennis Is Opening Up to the Crafty Tactic

Neither the pioneer nor the present-day popularizer of the underhand serve has been in Paris this year during the French Open. Michael Chang, who won the tournament with a clutch use of the serve in 1989, is back in the United States, spending time with his wife, Amber, and their three

N.B.A

2020 Oct, 02

Meet the Biggest Prankster in Baseball: Yankees G.M. Brian Cashman

Before Game 2 of the 2019 American League Championship Series last October, the Yankees’ third-base coach, Phil Nevin, was sitting at a table in the visiting team’s food room at Minute Maid Park. A clubhouse attendant appeared and told Nevin he had a visitor waiting in the hallway: Alex Cintron,

N.B.A

2020 Sep, 29

Tampa Bay Lightning Win Stanley Cup in Pandemic Bubble

EDMONTON, Alberta — The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars, 2-0, on Monday, more than two months after they entered the N.H.L. bubble in Toronto, to leave Edmonton as the winners of the 2020 Stanley Cup finals. Brayden Point scored on a first-period power play and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22

N.B.A

2020 Sep, 29