N.F.L.

This U.S. Open Will Be Judged by the Future of Osaka and Thiem

Naomi Osaka and Dominic Thiem. The surreal, fan-free zone of a United States Open that ended on Sunday night deserves to be judged on many levels. It was, let us not forget, extraordinary that it happened at all considering the headwinds, domestic skepticism and international quarantine issues it faced amid the

N.F.L.

2020 Sep, 14

Stars Are One Win Away From Winning the West

EDMONTON — Unlike many of the behemoth goaltenders in the modern N.H.L., the Dallas Stars’ Anton Khudobin checks in at just 5 feet 11 inches and 195 pounds. But the 34-year-old has stood tall between the pipes this summer. Khudobin stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced on Saturday as

N.F.L.

2020 Sep, 13

Gene Budig, Last President of the American League, Dies at 81

Gene Budig, the soft-spoken former chancellor of the University of Kansas who in 1994 became the final president of baseball’s American League, died on Tuesday at his home in Charleston, S.C. He was 81. His wife, Gretchen Budig, said the cause was complications of fatty liver disease. Dr. Budig (pronounced BYOO-dig) did

N.F.L.

2020 Sep, 12

Serena’s Rivals Are Emboldened. But She Still Has the Fire and the Game.

If age, as Serena Williams keeps saying, is just a number, then so is 24. That has been her clearly stated target since she returned to the game in 2018, after giving birth to her daughter, Olympia. She was one tournament victory short of it then, and she remains one short of

N.F.L.

2020 Sep, 11

Chiefs Fans, Used to Chops and Cheers, React to N.F.L.’s New Climate

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kent Gaines stepped out of his car on Thursday evening, a red mask swinging from his finger, and took in the scene around him in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium. It was just before the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans kicked off to

N.F.L.

2020 Sep, 11

Short-Handed Bucks Hold Off Heat to Force Game 5

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Giannis Antetokounmpo was waiting in the locker room for his teammates on Sunday, standing on his bad right ankle to greet every one of them. His season isn’t over yet. Khris Middleton scored 36 points, including a big 3-pointer with 6.4 seconds left in overtime, and

N.F.L.

2020 Sep, 07