N.F.L.

Marcus Stroman Becomes Second Mets Player to Opt Out

A day after finally providing some run support for their ace, Jacob deGrom, and winning a weekend series against the Miami Marlins, the Mets appeared to be enjoying an upswing after an underwhelming start to their season. But Monday brought another reminder of how quickly things can change during a Major

N.F.L.

2020 Aug, 10

Hockey, Rocked by Racist Acts, Embraces Black Lives Matter Campaigns

Minnesota Wild forward Matt Dumba walked to center ice before an N.H.L. game this month and addressed the television audience, not about the game but the need for the sport to fight racism. “The world woke up to the existence of systematic racism and how deeply rooted it is,” Dumba said

N.F.L.

2020 Aug, 10

The Deafening Silence of a Coronavirus Championship

SAN FRANCISCO — For three days of the P.G.A. Championship, golf’s first major of this discombobulated sports year, the world’s best players were introduced at the start of their rounds by a public-address announcer with no public to address. It is a tradition, a chance to send players out onto the

N.F.L.

2020 Aug, 08

The Milwaukee Bucks Are Ready for a Long Stay in the Bubble

Want more basketball in your inbox? Sign up for Marc Stein’s weekly N.B.A. newsletter here. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The shift was seemingly slight and went unannounced, but it was undeniably significant for the N.B.A. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, memos from the league office had been titled “HIATUS.” The N.B.A. sent

N.F.L.

2020 Aug, 05

Henrik Lundqvist’s Rangers Future Is in Doubt After Elimination

When a whistle stopped play with four minutes, 27 seconds remaining in the Rangers’ season-ending 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night, the TV broadcast cut to a shot of the longtime goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, sitting on the bench, arms folded, hair perfectly coifed because he had not

N.F.L.

2020 Aug, 05

W.N.B.A. Players Escalate Protest of Anti-B.L.M. Team Owner

Players for the Atlanta Dream and other teams across the W.N.B.A. have begun a public show of defiance by wearing T-shirts endorsing the Democratic opponent of the Dream’s co-owner Senator Kelly Loeffler, Republican of Georgia, who is in a tightly contested race for her seat and has spoken disparagingly of

N.F.L.

2020 Aug, 04