Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt, left, joined teammates including safety Minkah Fitzpatrick during the team’s practice Wednesday, Credit…Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, via Associated Press T.J. Watt might have grown up in Wisconsin, and he might play for the Steelers, but according to Coach Mike Tomlin, he is just “visiting from another planet.” Tomlin said this toward the end […]
Even the most casual N.B.A. fans probably remember the classic theme song for games played on NBC during the golden era of 1990s basketball. They’ll almost assuredly recall that it was written by John Tesh, the former television host and composer. Some might even know that it’s called “Roundball Rock.” It has been memorialized in […]
He was terrific last year, too, when he had 7 goals and 27 assists in the Lightning’s Stanley Cup-winning run. But he recently revealed that he strained a groin muscle in the first game of that playoff run and the pain eventually migrated to his hip, requiring surgery on Dec. 29. He missed the entire […]
ATLANTA — As the Olympic rosters for men’s golf were finalized on Tuesday, three top-12 invitees had respectfully sent their regrets. Joining the world No. 2, Dustin Johnson of the United States, who confirmed his decision in March, were the 11th-ranked Tyrrell Hatton of Britain and the 12th-ranked Louis Oosthuizen, the South African who finished […]
Carli Lloyd will play in her fourth Olympic Games at age 39 after she was one of 18 players named Wednesday to the United States women’s soccer team for the Tokyo Games. Lloyd, who will turn 39 a week before the Games open, is one of 11 players who return from the team that represented […]
The deciding games of this summer’s European soccer championship are staying in London after tournament organizers and the British government reached an agreement, ending speculation that England’s pandemic travel restrictions would prompt the relocation of the semifinals and finals from Wembley Stadium. The decision, announced on Tuesday, hours before England’s final group-stage game against the […]
On Monday, Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib became the first active N.F.L. player to publicly declare that he is gay. “I just want to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” Nassib said in a video posted to his Instagram account. “I just think that representation and visibility are so important. I actually […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday that the N.C.A.A. cannot bar relatively modest payments to student-athletes in the name of amateurism. The decision, based on antitrust law, came as the business model of college sports is under increasing pressure. Last year, a federal appeals court ruled that the N.C.A.A. was not free […]
Here’s what you need to know: Allyson Felix celebrated with her daughter after qualifying for the Olympics in the 400 by placing second on Sunday.Credit…Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Allyson Felix has qualified for her fifth Olympic Games, where she will take aim at becoming the second most decorated track and field athlete in […]
The Tokyo Olympics, already upended because of the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted a yearlong delay and heavy restrictions, is preparing for events in some sports to take place without the best athletes possible. Numerous qualifying events have been canceled because of safety concerns, raising competitive questions similar to when major sporting events are shortened by […]
