PARIS — Roland Garros came alive Wednesday in so many ways. As the French government eased coronavirus-related restrictions, allowing some 5,000 fans to fill Philippe Chatrier Court with rousing chants and sharp Panama hats, it seemed fitting that this would be the day that set up a match that has been anticipated for nearly two […]
BALTIMORE — Pat Valaika described his late father-in-law as one of his biggest fans — someone who would remind him how great it can be to be a major league baseball player. “He always told me I’m living the dream,” Valaika said. “Sometimes I take it for granted, but he was definitely with me tonight.” […]
Nikola Jokic was an afterthought in 2014. A pudgy center from Serbia, he was a role player for a club in the Adriatic League when the Denver Nuggets took a low-risk gamble in the second round of the N.B.A. draft and selected him with the 41st pick — then promptly stashed him in Europe for […]
How to watch: 5 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on the Tennis Channel, streaming on the Tennis Channel+. With eight players remaining on each side of the singles draw, two divergent narratives have taken shape. Six women will be making their first quarterfinal appearance in a major event, a record for the Open era. […]
“I mean at the end of the day, she’s basically a junior in high school,” Corey Gauff said. “And anybody knows in high school you are still developing and learning so there’s a big growth between 15 and 16 and more big growth between 16 and 17. She just has the uniqueness of growing up […]
What has been the secret sauce, in your mind, for what’s worked? We’re operating in a completely different orbit now than when I arrived in 2009 as a modern, progressive, innovative league. The things I’m most proud of, in addition to our student-athlete success, is five-times growth in revenue, leading initiatives around student-athlete revenue, having […]
June 6, 2021, 6:41 p.m. ET June 6, 2021, 6:41 p.m. ET The bout is being held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.Credit…Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports, via Reuters The Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Logan Paul exhibition fight is scheduled for Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. The pay-per-view card starts at […]
SAN DIEGO — Jacob deGrom kept up his dominance of major league hitters, striking out 11 over seven innings and pitching the Mets past the high-powered San Diego Padres, 4-0, Saturday night. Francisco Lindor homered and doubled to back the latest brilliant performance by deGrom (5-2). The Mets ended San Diego’s team-record 12-game home winning […]
PARIS — Coco Gauff has already played in the second week at Roland Garros. The junior tournaments are held during that period, and she won the French Open girls title here in 2018. Though she is still young enough to be eligible for the juniors and has friends who are taking part in them this […]
All have returned to their regular spots on the calendar with limited fans this year. The announced crowd for the Kentucky Derby on May 1 was 51,838, close to a third of the venue’s usual capacity, but at the time it was the biggest crowd at a sporting event since the pandemic began. Attendance for […]
