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Diego Maradona and All That We Have Lost

Diego Maradona and All That We Have Lost

There was a commotion over in the corner of the Krestovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg. A whole section of fans seemed to have turned its eyes away from the field and trained them instead on a glass-fronted suite. They stood on their seats and craned their necks and peered over
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Diego Maradona, Argentina's Icon

Diego Maradona, Argentina's Icon

The Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano once called Diego Maradona “the most human of the gods.” Argentines were happy to edit that down, to the singular version of the last word. When Maradona died on Wednesday at age 60, many of his compatriots had known him their entire lives. He was the
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N.B.A. Free Agency Frenzy: 5 Takeaways

N.B.A. Free Agency Frenzy: 5 Takeaways

The veteran forward Trevor Ariza was traded three times last week — from Portland to Houston to Detroit and ultimately to Oklahoma City. It was perhaps the best illustration that an expected transactional frenzy, after nine mostly dormant months for N.B.A. roster moves, had lived up to billing. One player agent
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Dustin Johnson Widens Masters Lead and Eyes Scoring Record

Dustin Johnson Widens Masters Lead and Eyes Scoring Record

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Perhaps it is fitting that the player leading the biggest golf tournament of 2020 prepared for the event last month by self-isolating in a hotel room for 11 days after a positive coronavirus test result. “Just laying around, kind of doing nothing,” Dustin Johnson said of his mandated
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