Long day for the Andreeva family. First came an early rise to get Mirra, a 16-year-old Russian, ready for her 11 a.m. French Open debut against Alison Riske-Amritraj of the United States. Mirra was as efficient as they come, finishing her match Tuesday in 56 minutes by improvising an array of easy, smooth winners against […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis 500 is the one race Josef Newgarden desperately wanted to win. It’s basically the only race that matters to his boss. Coming up empty for 11 consecutive years had become personal for Newgarden, a two-time IndyCar series champion. He finally broke through Sunday, though, winning the Indy 500 to extend the […]
It was announced this week that the Athletics, at long last, had come to an agreement with a group of politicians to build a new stadium for the club, which has been stuck in an outdated facility for years. If that sounds familiar, it is because the same situation, with the same reasoning, has been […]
The floor-to-ceiling windows in Andrea Varnier’s 44th-floor office offer a sweeping view of Milan and some of the mountains that will host the 2026 Winter Olympics, but Varnier jokes that the panorama is not for him. He is almost never in this office, he admits. He rarely uses the desk. There is just no time […]
The News The Los Angeles Dodgers, who faced enormous backlash over last week’s choice to disinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night, reversed course on Monday. The team apologized to the group and extended a new invitation for it to attend the festivities, which are scheduled to be held at […]
They came from the owners’ suites, the second floor of the grandstand, the rail. From California and Michigan and beyond. They were not going to miss this moment. Their horse had just won the Kentucky Derby, and the winner’s circle beckoned. Among those wearing white Mage hats were Brian Doxtator and Chase Chamberlin, whose Commonwealth […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers are facing criticism ahead of their upcoming LGBTQ+ Pride Night for the team’s decision to disinvite a group from what is scheduled to be their 10th annual celebration of diversity and inclusion on June 16 at Dodger Stadium. The club announced Wednesday that it would no longer honor the Sisters of […]
The San Antonio Spurs won the 2023 N.B.A. draft lottery on Tuesday, giving them the No. 1 pick in June’s draft and the right to select the most anticipated prospect since LeBron James: the 19-year-old French star Victor Wembanyama. The No. 2 pick went to the Charlotte Hornets, the third to the Portland Trail Blazers […]
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown had used his public platform ahead of Sunday afternoon’s game to deliver a clear message to Celtics fans: Get loud. The energy at TD Garden for the team’s home games during its N.B.A. Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Philadelphia 76ers had been merely OK, he said. On Sunday, Brown got […]
Dan and Tanya Snyder agreed on Friday to sell the Washington Commanders to an investment group led by Josh Harris, leaving the N.F.L. to sign off on the proposed $6 billion sale. The two sides had reached a tentative agreement a month ago, but the nonexclusive deal gave Snyder the ability to continue to look […]
