It is a rivalry that defies description. The animosity between the Dodgers and the Giants can’t technically be described as having started as an intracity squabble. When they first played each other in 1889, the Giants hailed from Manhattan, while the Dodgers (known as the Bridegrooms at the time) were based in Brooklyn, which wouldn’t […]
“The biggest thing is really, how consistent can you keep your roster?” said Jimmy Spithill, a two-time America’s Cup winner and the driver of the United States SailGP Team. “This fleet is very short time as it is — there’s not very much practice, you can’t really train between the events — so the time […]
Eighteen former National Basketball Association players have been indicted on charges they participated in a conspiracy to defraud an N.B.A. health care plan of nearly $4 million, the federal authorities said on Thursday. The scheme lasted from at least 2017 through last year and involved the submission of fraudulent claims for reimbursement of medical and […]
When asked how the Yankees could get past the Boston Red Sox in a wild-card game that could extend or end a season that has had countless ups and downs, Bucky Dent had some tongue-in-cheek advice: “Use Mickey Rivers’s bat.” That move worked for Dent 43 years ago; who’s to say it wouldn’t for a […]
Oct. 6, 2021, 2:38 a.m. ET Oct. 6, 2021, 2:38 a.m. ET Bucky Dent was in the stadium, the calendar said October, and each team needed to win to keep its season alive. It had been 43 years since Dent’s famous home run helped the Yankees win the last elimination game between these storied rivals […]
LOS ANGELES — It was a packed house, a big moment and the baseball was rising toward the sky on a line straight toward October. Albert Pujols watched in a uniform he never expected to wear from a place he never imagined he would be. It was teammate Corey Seager’s two-run blast that lit the […]
Tim Green’s days are full. The former linebacker and defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons, who in retirement has practiced law, worked as a commentator on NPR, hosted TV shows and written more than 20 books, spends his mornings tackling his emails. After that, Green, 57, works through a series of conference calls and law […]
After months of delay and complaints from players and tennis officials, the men’s professional tennis tour announced Monday that it would investigate Alexander Zverev after accusations of domestic abuse made by a former girlfriend. Zverev, 24, a rising star from Germany ranked fourth in the world in men’s singles, has strongly denied accusations that he […]
When will we stop treating women in sports as second-class citizens? That question needs pondering, once again, in light of the horrifying stories of male coaches accused of abusing and harassing players in the National Women’s Soccer League. It turns out that the premier league for women’s soccer in the United States — where stars […]
The Bulldogs have not won a national championship since their 1980 campaign. So far this season, though, the swagger that erupts from Athens most autumns appears so well-placed that Alabama’s standing as the country’s top team is in clear doubt. The two teams could meet on Dec. 4, when the Southeastern Conference will hold its […]
