Roger Angell helped me survive college midterms. Late at night, studying in the library at Vanderbilt University, I’d make a deal with myself: When these are over, when you’re settled into your seat for the flight home, Roger will take you back in time. I would find The New Yorker archives, photocopy his year-end essay …
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PARIS – The idea by the men’s and women’s tennis tours was to take a strong stand against Wimbledon’s decision to keep out players from Russia and Belarus, then let tennis and competition move the conversation away from politics and the invasion of Ukraine. It has not worked out that way. On Monday, the second …
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For Cheryl Karian, a 72-year-old retired physician assistant, boxing is medicine. Ms. Karian, whose Parkinson’s disease was diagnosed in 2020, does not compete or spar, but every Tuesday and Thursday, she trains for an hour at Main Street Boxing and Muay Thai in downtown Houston. Before her diagnosis, Ms. Karian ran, played tennis and worked …
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DALLAS – Jason Kidd, the coach of the Mavericks, had a concise message for his players before Game 3 of the NBA’s Western Conference finals on Sunday night. Open shots, he reminded them in the locker room, are easier to make than contested shots, so get into the paint and draw Golden State defenders. Do …
The Dallas Mavericks Just May Not Be Good Enough Yet Read More »
Novak Djokovic has been here before, nipping at the heels of major title No. 21. He had a chance at the US Open last summer. Winning the men’s singles final against Daniil Medvedev would have been a signal moment in sports. Djokovic would have burst through the logjam he’d shared with Roger Federer and Rafael …
At the French Open, Novak Djokovic Again Aims for His 21st Slam Win Read More »
TULSA, Okla. – The dominant story line before the 2022 PGA Championship revolved around Phil Mickelson, who became the oldest major champion last year when he won the event at age 50 but chose not to defend his title this year. Then the focus of the tournament shifted to Tiger Woods, 46, who came to …
Justin Thomas Wins the PGA Championship With a Roaring Comeback Read More »
PARIS – Before there was Carlos, there was Félix. It is not so easy to recall now, through the haze of the pandemic and the aftershocks of Carlos Alcaraz’s meteoric impact on tennis of late. But there was a time, beginning in roughly 2015, that the tennis cognoscenti raved about a young Canadian named Félix …
Felix Auger-Aliassime Seeks Major Success at the French Open Read More »
A rising cycling star who was visiting Texas for a competition was found shot dead in Austin this month, rattling the tight-knit community of off-road biking and racing. Investigators began to piece together a narrative of that night with surveillance video, a remorseful interview with another professional cyclist she had been seeing, and eventually ballistics. …
Mystery of Star Cyclist’s Murder Deepens as Police Seek Suspect Read More »
The scene at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Fla., Was recognizable, not unlike any high school track-and-field meet. There was a practice area where athletes jogged and stretched. There were anxious runners milling about the track and tarps providing shade from the hot Florida sun. But the athletes competing at the National Senior Games …
These 90-Year-Old Runners Have Some Advice for You Read More »
BOSTON – On the first possession of the game, Miami Heat point guard Kyle Lowry made a statement. He snatched a rebound off a Boston Celtics miss and sped the ball up the court before finding Max Strus for an open 3-pointer. Thus began an avalanche against a typically stolid Celtics defense. Miami’s dominant first …
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