Golf

What It’s Like to Be a Virtual N.B.A. Fan

Malenda Meacham usually watches the Memphis Grizzlies play their home games at FedEx Forum from her perch in Section 106. She stands. She cheers. She paces. And, of course, she pretends to pound on the cartoon bongos whenever they flash on the arena’s big screens. A part-time judge who moonlights as

Golf

2020 Aug, 07

How Harding Park Became ‘the Most Unpretentious Site’ to Host a Major

SAN FRANCISCO — Fewer than three weeks ago, T.P.C. Harding Park, a city-owned golf course, was roamed by duffers of all abilities. Those were just another stretch of crowded days at the local muni. About 65,000 rounds are played at Harding Park in a typical year, plus another 30,000 at the

Golf

2020 Aug, 06

LeBron James Says He Doesn’t Care if Trump Shuns N.B.A. Over Protests

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers provided a pointed response on Wednesday night to President Trump’s criticism of players’ kneeling during the national anthem: The games will go on without you watching. After Trump said earlier Wednesday that he regarded N.B.A. players’ kneeling during the

Golf

2020 Aug, 06

A Memorable Golf Course Honors a Forgettable President

SAN FRANCISCO — Had President Warren G. Harding not been bedridden in those midsummer days of 1923, he might have left his eighth-floor suite at the Palace Hotel and headed to the southwestern edge of the city, where a new golf course named Lake Merced Golf Links was under construction. Harding

Golf

2020 Aug, 05

Phillies-Blue Jays Games Postponed After 2 Staff Members Test Positive

Major League Baseball had to shuffle its schedule yet again on Thursday, postponing the Philadelphia Phillies’ scheduled games for this weekend after a coach and a clubhouse attendant received positive test results for the coronavirus. The Phillies had been scheduled to play a doubleheader with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday

Golf

2020 Jul, 30

M.L.B.’s Botched Return Could Be a Warning for the N.F.L.

N.F.L., you’re on the clock. Now that nearly every major North American sports league has resumed some form of play, it’s the N.F.L.’s turn to see if it can navigate the coronavirus pandemic as red flags arise at every turn. The loudest alarm went off Monday, when Major League Baseball, its

Golf

2020 Jul, 29