Tennis

Black Goalkeepers and Europe's Uneven Playing Field

On the surface, Chelsea’s victory against Rennes in the Champions League a few weeks ago was just another of those disposable, check-box exercises that litter the group stages of the competition. Chelsea, the heavy favorite — the team with superior financial firepower, a deeper squad and broader ambitions — cruised

Tennis

2020 Nov, 24

Florida Lawyer Charged With Extorting N.F.L. Player in Robbery Case

The lawyer representing three men who accused two N.F.L. players of robbery and assault in Florida was arrested on Monday morning and charged with attempting to extort roughly $800,000 from one of the athletes in exchange for having his clients alter their testimony. Four men accused the players of robbing them

Tennis

2020 Nov, 16

With Marlins Job, Kim Ng Is ‘Bearing a Torch for So Many’

Since the Miami Marlins named Kim Ng as their new general manager on Friday, making her the first woman to hold that title in any of the major men’s sports leagues in North America, she said she had been flooded with well over a thousand emails and text messages of

Tennis

2020 Nov, 16

Masters Mentorship Puts Tournament Rookies on Top

AUGUSTA, Ga. — By the time he reached Augusta National Golf Club’s 17th tee during Monday’s practice round, Cameron Champ had talked with his stand-in coach and tour guide about his upcoming wedding and how to navigate the course’s greens. Now Phil Mickelson, 50 years old and a three-time Masters winner,

Tennis

2020 Nov, 15

The ATP Finals Say Goodbye to London

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Stan Smith had never met before they were brought together by the ATP Tour for a virtual interview two weeks ago. All Tsitsipas, 22, knew was that Smith, 73, a former Wimbledon and United States Open champion and a world No. 1, was a legend. And that

Tennis

2020 Nov, 14

For U.S. Stars in England, There Is Now Only Red and Blue

MANCHESTER, England — Rose Lavelle and Sam Mewis are waiting to see where, precisely, Tobin Heath is going with this. The first sentence was not, from their point of view, an especially promising start. “We were taught that there is only one club in Manchester,” Heath began. That was probably

Tennis

2020 Nov, 13