Hockey

As the French Open Begins, Confusion and Fears About Coronavirus Dominate

The sports world’s dance with coronavirus lands in Paris this weekend, at the French Open. Rafael Nadal will be gunning for a record 13th men’s singles title at Roland Garros, which has become a fresh test of how close life can get to normal without sparking another cluster of cases that

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2020 Sep, 26

How a Baseball Outsider Became the Yankees’ Pitching Guru

The man who led the Yankees’ pitching staff through the seesaws of this truncated regular season, and who will soon guide them into a unique postseason, never played professional baseball. The highest level he reached was pitching for the College of the Holy Cross. His earned run average over four

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2020 Sep, 25

N.F.L. Week 3 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

Sunday’s games are an appetizer at best. Even a terrific matchup like the Los Angeles Rams facing the Bills in New York seems like a snoozer when the matchup between Kansas City and Baltimore awaits on Monday night. But the league still plans on playing the other games, and there

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2020 Sep, 24

Pandemic, Unrest, Fires? An M.L.B. Rookie Still Smashes Home Runs

Along with the rest of the world, athletes have had their careers upended by the coronavirus pandemic. They are giving The New York Times an intimate look at their journeys in periodic installments through the rest of the year. Read Lewis’s first two installments here and here. Even as the Major

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2020 Sep, 21

Bryson DeChambeau Wins U.S. Open His Way: In Commanding Fashion

MAMARONECK, N.Y. — The most repeated, and accepted, prediction before the 2020 United States Open at Winged Foot Golf Club was that the golf course would overwhelm the field with its time-honored combination of elusive fairways and punishing rough. That forecast was not wrong. Every golfer but one failed to shoot

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2020 Sep, 20

Denied the M.V.P., James Takes Out His Frustration on the Nuggets

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — On one of his ferocious drives to the basket, LeBron James appeared to roll his left ankle as he tumbled to the court. He grimaced, relaced his sneaker as several of his teammates from the Los Angeles Lakers crowded around him and then walked with

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2020 Sep, 19