Tennis

The Yankees, Poised to Dominate This Year, Are Barely Hanging On

Here is one of those true statements that would have made no sense six months ago: The Yankees are in Buffalo this week, facing Toronto, as they desperately try to hold off Seattle, Baltimore and Detroit for the eighth playoff spot in the American League. Then again, that doesn’t make much

Tennis

2020 Sep, 08

Despite Big Hiccups and No Fans, the U.S. Open Has Had Some Classics

Phase 1 of the weirdest United States Open was full of tennis lessons we never expected we would have to learn. Don’t pull a ball out of your pocket and smack it without looking. Don’t play cards with Benoît Paire. Don’t sign a new protocol and stay in a Long Island hotel. You

Tennis

2020 Sep, 08

Dustin Johnson Completes Long Climb to Win FedEx Cup

ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson hit his stride at just the right time and it paid off in a big way. Johnson finally won the FedEx Cup on Monday by holding his nerve, hitting just enough fairways and making a few key putts when his lead began to shrink. He tapped in

Tennis

2020 Sep, 07

It’s Patrick Mahomes’s N.F.L., but Let’s Preview All 32 Teams Anyway

While just about every other American sports league had to radically change its season because of the coronavirus, the N.F.L. waited patiently, insisting it would stick with its normal timeline. That confidence appears to have paid off, with the league set to kick off on Thursday, just as it said

Tennis

2020 Sep, 07

The Best Part of Layshia Clarendon’s Game? ‘Fearlessness’

On the court, Layshia Clarendon has become the leader of a young Liberty team coursing through a season with many unexpected challenges. As an executive committee member of the W.N.B.A.’s players’ union, Clarendon has also become a voice for social justice for the league this year. Clarendon is averaging a career-high

Tennis

2020 Sep, 05

Baseball’s Iron Man Powers On Despite a Cancer Scare

Twenty-five years ago, Cal Ripken Jr. made history simply by doing his job. Ripken, the Baltimore Orioles shortstop, played in his 2,131st game in a row, breaking Lou Gehrig’s hallowed record. The active leader, Whit Merrifield of the Kansas City Royals, had played in 285 consecutive games through Friday. “If I

Tennis

2020 Sep, 04