Bob Baffert, the trainer of the Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, sued the New York Racing Association on Monday for banning him from competing at the three tracks it operates, saying in an affidavit it “will effectively put me out of business in the State of New York.” The association barred Baffert from entering horses […]
GLASGOW — After more than two decades on the soccer sidelines, one of the game’s most celebrated fan groups finally has a chance to cheer on its team again. The Tartan Army is back. Its reputation precedes it. Throughout the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, Scotland was a regular presence at soccer’s biggest competitions, and so […]
Key Updates: June 13, 2021, 8:40 p.m. ET June 13, 2021, 8:40 p.m. ET Jade, a German short-haired pointer, is headed in the right direction. June 13, 2021, 6:58 p.m. ET June 13, 2021, 6:58 p.m. ET Here’s how the judging works: Seven group winners, one Best in Show. June 13, 2021, 5:03 p.m. ET […]
Here’s what you need to know: Credit…Laurence Griffiths/Pool, via Reuters pregame II Capacity at 90,000-seat Wembley Stadium will be limited to 25 percent today, so 22,500 fans. Most of them don’t really know what Southgate is thinking with his lineup, either. Harry Kane leads out an England team full of surprises.Credit…Pool photo by Frank Augstein […]
Don’t blame the dogs if they look a little confused: The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show looks a lot different this year. After the show was moved to a new date and location because of the coronavirus pandemic, dogs (and their humans) who in other years would have spent months preparing to compete under the […]
Jacob deGrom did it all Friday night, pitching and hitting the Mets to victory. Mets Manager Luis Rojas even trusts him to diagnose his own elbow injury — and Dr. deGrom says not to fret. “My level of concern is not too high,” deGrom said. The two-time N.L. Cy Young Award winner faced the minimum […]
Key Updates: June 11, 2021, 5:22 p.m. ET June 11, 2021, 5:22 p.m. ET In beating Nadal at the French Open, Djokovic does the hardest thing in tennis. June 11, 2021, 5:10 p.m. ET June 11, 2021, 5:10 p.m. ET An exceptional match deserves an exception to the curfew rule. June 11, 2021, 5:00 p.m. […]
To get a much needed win on Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks did the opposite of what got the team so far in the playoffs: They slowed down their play. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t terribly efficient. But it was enough to let their stars, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton, break through. In a throwback game […]
The Phoenix Suns had a growing lead on Wednesday night when Aaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets tried to move toward the 3-point line on an offensive possession. He definitely tried. The problem was Jae Crowder had blocked Gordon’s path with his 6-foot-6, 235-pound frame. There was shoving and arguing, then a flurry of whistles […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Ever so briefly, Gerrit Cole stared at Josh Donaldson, a player he had struck out in each of his first two at-bats Wednesday night. Over the weekend, Donaldson, a third baseman for the Minnesota Twins, had obliquely accused Cole, the ace of the Yankees’ rotation, of using sticky substances to boost the spin […]
