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Mickelson and LIV Golf Attract Fans and Anger to Oregon

He called on Mickelson to “be a man, step up, accept the truth of who you’re getting in bed with.” The Saudi government has long denied any involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks. The Sept. 11 Commission, in its 2004 report, found “no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi officials […]

Updated: Jul 2, 2022
Pictures of Brittney Griner in Custody Offer Few Clues to Her Well-Being

Photos of the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner being led through a courthouse outside Moscow were released this week before her trial on drug charges that is set to begin on Friday, giving the Western world a rare glimpse of her after four months of being detained in Russia. In some of the photos, a handcuffed […]

Updated: Jul 1, 2022
Max Scherzer Finishes Rehab Stint and Is Set to Rejoin Mets

HARTFORD, Conn. — An ace right-hander with 3,000 strikeouts and a Hall of Fame résumé took the mound at Citi Field on Wednesday afternoon. He fired eight shutout innings against a first-place team on his way to a victory. It lined up precisely with the Mets’ vision for their summer, except for one big detail. […]

Updated: Jul 1, 2022
Suspect in Murder of Off-Road Cyclist Is Arrested in Costa Rica

A woman who had been named as a suspect in the murder of a rising off-road cycling star in Texas last month has been arrested in Costa Rica, the authorities said on Thursday, ending a 43-day search. The U.S. Marshals Service said that the suspect, Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, had been found at a hostel in […]

Updated: Jun 30, 2022
Brittney Griner Trial Likely to End in Conviction, Experts Say

More than four months after she was first detained, the W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner is expected to appear in a Russian courtroom on Friday for the start of a trial on drug charges that legal experts said was all but certain to end in a conviction despite the clamor in the United States for her […]

Updated: Jun 30, 2022
U.S.T.A. and the Armory Show to Bring 5 Artists to the U.S. Open

Armory Off-Site, a program of the Armory Show, has partnered with the United States Tennis Association to showcase sculptural works at the U.S. Open by five artists from marginalized communities. The works will be displayed throughout the site of the Open, the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in late August and early September. The […]

Updated: Jun 29, 2022
Serena Williams Exits Wimbledon in the First Round, Again

WIMBLEDON, England — It was the 21st time that Serena Williams has played Wimbledon. It was Harmony Tan’s first time, but Tan will be the player heading to the second round at the All England Club. Tan, a Frenchwoman ranked 115th who is little-known even in her country, defeated Williams, the greatest women’s tennis champion […]

Updated: Jun 28, 2022
Matteo Berrettini Withdraws From Wimbledon With Coronavirus

WIMBLEDON, England — Matteo Berrettini, a finalist at Wimbledon last year, withdrew from the tournament on Tuesday after testing positive for the coronavirus. Berrettini’s announcement of his withdrawal came only about two hours before he was to take the court for his first-round match against Cristian Garín and was the latest blow to a Grand […]

Updated: Jun 28, 2022
Angels and Mariners Brawl Results in 47 Games of Suspensions

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fallout from baseball’s nastiest brawl of the season hit the Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners swift and hard Monday with 12 uniformed personnel between the two teams receiving a total of 47 games’ worth of suspensions for their actions in Sunday’s spirited melee. Major League Baseball made its strongest statement […]

Updated: Jun 28, 2022
Colorado Avalanche Unseat Tampa Bay to Win the Stanley Cup

TAMPA, Fla. — Ten teams over the last three years have attempted to eliminate the Tampa Bay Lightning in the postseason as they pursued a dynasty. They tried in the 2020 bubble, they tried in Canada, across the state of Florida and on the islands of New York, but they all failed. Since 2019, no […]

Updated: Jun 27, 2022