N.F.L.

Manchester City’s Champions League Ban Is Overturned

LONDON — Almost as soon as it was accused of breaking European soccer’s cost control rules, Manchester City dug in and began the fight to clear its name. It criticized the hackers who leaked private club documents and the media organizations that reported on them. It railed against the accusations (“entirely

N.F.L.

2020 Jul, 13

Ryder Cup Postponed Until 2021 to Accommodate Fans

The 2020 Ryder Cup, a biennial international men’s golf competition that dates to the 1920s, was postponed until next year on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic. The P.G.A. of America, which conducts the team event contested between players from the United States and Europe, said the competition, scheduled for

N.F.L.

2020 Jul, 08

Patrick Mahomes’s Contract Shows the Gap in Pro Sports Paydays

July began as it has for each of the last 10 years, with the Mets cutting Bobby Bonilla a check for $1.19 million. The former slugger hasn’t played professional baseball since 2001, but the payments will come every July 1 until 2035, when Bonilla will be 72. On Monday, less than

N.F.L.

2020 Jul, 08

Amid Pressure, Chicago N.H.L. Team Says It Won’t Change Its Name

The Chicago Blackhawks will not change their name, the N.H.L. club announced on Tuesday, despite mounting pressure from Native American advocacy groups and others who say the team’s name and logo are racist. The team issued a statement on Tuesday, just days after the Washington Redskins of the N.F.L. and the

N.F.L.

2020 Jul, 08

DeSean Jackson Apologizes for Sharing Anti-Semitic Quotation

The star wide receiver DeSean Jackson apologized Tuesday for sharing an anti-Semitic quotation attributed to Hitler, after that and other social media posts were widely condemned, including by his team. In the series of posts, made on Instagram over the weekend, Jackson also praised Louis Farrakhan, a minister notorious for his

N.F.L.

2020 Jul, 07

As M.L.B. Stumbles Out of the Gate, Player Pushback Gets Louder

Major League Baseball triumphantly declared on Monday morning that it would announce a 60-game schedule on its cable network that evening. Around the same time, the two teams from last year’s World Series, the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros, were canceling their Monday workouts for safety reasons — and

N.F.L.

2020 Jul, 06