AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarJennifer Hermoso Excluded From Spain’s Game Rosterverified_publisherThe New York Times - Rachel ChaundlerThe team’s new coach said she was trying to protect Ms. Hermoso, who was forcibly kissed by the Spanish soccer chief. “Protect me from what?” the player responded. Spain unveiled its roster on Monday for the first two matches of the women’s national team since the team’s World Cup win — and a …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarPhil Mickelson Says Gambling Addiction ‘Isn’t Any Fun at All’verified_publisherThe New York Times - Emmett LindnerThe professional golfer wrote a lengthy post on a social media platform, in which he discussed his struggle with gambling and offered a warning to bettors. Phil Mickelson, the golf great whose issues with gambling have made headlines throughout the years, took to social media on Monday to share …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarFormer N.F.L. Player Sergio Brown Missing After His Mother Is Found Deadverified_publisherThe New York Times - Derrick Bryson TaylorThe police in Maywood, a Chicago suburb, have been looking for Mr. Brown, 35, since Saturday. The police in Illinois were searching for the former N.F.L. player Sergio Brown after his mother was found dead from multiple injuries related to an assault near a creek behind her home on Saturday, the …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarJets Return to Zach Wilson With Familiar Resultverified_publisherThe New York Times - Ken BelsonUnder pressure from the Cowboys’ stellar defense, the Jets had four giveaways, including three interceptions thrown by Wilson, in the first game since Aaron Rodgers’s injury. The Dallas Cowboys throttled the Jets, 30-10, on Sunday afternoon, reminding the visitors from New York — as if any reminders …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarWhen Fiji Beats Australia, and It Almost Isn’t an Upsetverified_publisherThe New York Times - Victor MatherThe Pacific Island nations, hardly sports powers, can hold their own and then some in rugby. Fiji, population 900,000, defeated Australia, population 25 million, at the Rugby World Cup in St. Etienne, France, on Sunday. On one hand, it was an upset. Fiji had not defeated Australia, a two-time winner …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarInjuries in Brazilian Jujitsu Prompt Introspection in Growing Martial Artverified_publisherThe New York Times - John WiegandBrazilian jujitsu, a self-defense form popularized by its use in mixed martial arts, is seeing new conflicts with less oversight than some other combat sports. When Erik Milosevich attended his first Brazilian jujitsu class, he hoped it would spark a mutual interest to share with his teenage …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarThe Game of Their Livesverified_publisherThe New York Times - Rory SmithAs the players idled by the chain-link fence at the side of the field, taking great gulps of air and water and conducting an immediate autopsy of the game that had just finished, they focused their attention on three outstanding bones of contention. Instinctively, they separated into dedicated …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar‘Run With Joy and Love’verified_publisherThe New York Times - Patricia Leigh BrownOn a glorious evening recently, the runner Markelle Taylor — otherwise known as “Markelle the Gazelle”— entered the dark sally port and crenelated towers of a place he was once overjoyed to leave behind: San Quentin State Prison. Accompanied by volunteer coaches from the prison’s 1000 Mile Club, …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarHow Coco Gauff Embodies the Biggest Story in Sportsverified_publisherThe New York Times - Kurt StreeterAs our Sports of The Times columnist moves to a new assignment, he reflects on a recurring theme from his tenure: the rise of female athletes. What perfect timing. That thought flashed through my mind as I sat courtside at Arthur Ashe Stadium last week, watching Coco Gauff poleax the backhand passing …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarN.F.L. Week 2 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spreadverified_publisherThe New York Times - Emmanuel MorganLamar Jackson and Joe Burrow meet after signing lucrative extensions, and the Jets’ offensive line will try to obstruct Micah Parsons. Six months of anticipation and excitement for the Jets’ season dissolved when Aaron Rodgers tore his left Achilles’ tendon three and a half minutes into Monday …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarCarrying a Torch for the Libertyverified_publisherThe New York Times - Amir HamjaLiberty fans have waited 27 seasons for a W.N.B.A. title, and on Friday night, it showed. The atmosphere at Barclays Center was electric for New York’s opening postseason game against the Washington Mystics. Fans waved white playoff towels, booed every call that didn’t go their way and cheered for …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarSpain’s Women’s Team Demands Full Reorganization of National Federationverified_publisherThe New York Times - Rachel ChaundlerThe players’ demands came on a day that a restraining order was granted against Luis Rubiales, the former head of the federation, who forcibly kissed a star forward, Jennifer Hermoso. Shortly before the roster was due to be announced for the Spanish women’s first international soccer match since …