The damage to Jon Gruden’s legacy has radiated beyond the loss of his job as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders and the widespread denunciation of comments that were homophobic, misogynistic and racist. The revelation that Gruden denigrated people around the N.F.L. has tarnished long-held relationships, quashed a sponsorship deal and plunged him into disrepute […]
The view from the eastern shore of Slovenia’s Lake Bohinj on a recent afternoon was the picture of Alpine summer leisure. On three sides, the gray peaks of the Julian Alps stood hazy and indifferent in the high sun. Flotillas of rowboats and paddle boarders skimmed across the water. The lake stretched out like a […]
N.F.L. owners in 2017 approved the Oakland Raiders’ plan to relocate to Las Vegas after the team’s failed attempt to return to Los Angeles, where the Raiders played from 1982 to 1995. Many fans embraced the move to Las Vegas, as they felt the city suited the team’s reputation as the bad boys of the […]
In an interview with The New York Times, Chaouat said she was asleep in the Marrua Hotel when she awakened to find another fighter on top of her. According to the police report, read to The Times, Paulo Félix Figueiró, then 37, was arrested and charged with attempted rape. Hotel security footage showed Figueiró entering […]
CHICAGO — The first two of games of this American League division series between the Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox were decidedly one-sided. The Astros outscored their opponent by a combined 15-5 and came into Sunday needing only one more victory to advance to their fifth straight A.L. Championship Series. The White Sox, […]
October marks the start of myriad unofficial seasons: spooky season, pumpkin spice season, cuffing season, cozy season, hoodie season and, of course, decorative gourd season. (Or “szn,” for those inclined to abbreviate.) But this fall season feels, somehow, even more seasonal than in years past. Google searches for “season” are at a high, with users […]
Earlier this year, Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher made a playful declaration. He was asked at the Houston Touchdown Club what would be the key, other than Nick Saban retiring, to finally beating Alabama. In reply, Fisher jokingly assured that his Aggies would beat the Crimson Tide with Saban still at the helm. Reporters told […]
Towering majestically above the Hudson River, the George Washington Bridge is a remarkable feat of engineering to some. For others, it is a snarled, trafficky headache. For a few cagey gamblers from New York, the mighty span is the most convenient sports book and casino in the region. You can spot them, especially on autumn […]
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Nearly a month after Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez faced off in perhaps the most unexpected Grand Slam singles final, they returned to action as headliners. Neither teenager had played in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden until this year, but they were front and center on Friday, anchoring the night-session schedule […]
ROME — Romans ran laps around Lamont Marcell Jacobs as he stretched his legs on the track. “Ciao champion,” said one speed walker. “You make us old guys dream,” said one of the old guys. Mr. Jacobs bobbed his head to the trap music pumping out of a portable speaker and sauntered up to the […]
