Stephen Strasburg gave up two hits over six innings, walked three batters and struck out nine.
Johan Santana was mostly effective for the Mets over five innings. But Stephen Strasburg, the Nationals’ young ace who is also trying to put serious surgery behind him, was better.
Some found humor in the 1989 Eagles-Cowboys games, which came to be known as the Bounty Bowls, which underscores how much attitudes about N.F.L. player safety have changed.
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers, a first-round pick in the 2008 draft, is expected to join the Giants in exchange for a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft.
Out since Feb. 19 with a concussion, Chicago captain Jonathan Toews hopes to return to the ice when the Blackhawks start their first-round playoff series against Phoenix Thursday.
Technically gray/roan, Hansen, a Kentucky Derby contender, is nearly all white, and attracting fans because of the romanticism attached to horses of his color.
On Tuesday night, the university fired Coach Bobby Petrino in the wake of an embarrassing scandal that began with Petrino getting in a motorcycle accident last week.
The incident involving Ozzie Guillen exposed just how volatile the issue of Fidel Castro’s reign remains in Miami among the nation’s largest population of Cuban immigrants.
Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points but the Knicks could not muster enough defense in a 98-86 loss to a Chicago team minus its star, Derrick Rose.
A soccer team that made an improbable rise buoyed a city riven by violence. Now the team is gone, although the violence remains.
In the 1960s and 70s, Barton Silverman worked as a Rangers photographer under the byline “Photos by Barton.” Today, as a Times staffer, he’s still shooting the team that made him fall in love with the game.
As the Rangers’ last man between opposing players’ shots and the back net, Henrik Lundqvist has led the team to the playoffs with stellar goaltending.
Even by the very low standards for decency set by the modern coaching profession, this year has been a doozy already.
Mario Balotelli is a combustible player, but he's not the only reason Manchester United has overtaken City in the Premier League standings.
Anfernee Hardaway and Chris Rock, the duo behind Nike's Lil' Penny ads in the 1990s, will reunite this week on a radio show to discuss the character and its influence.
A while ago, I made a mental list of players I would like to call teammates at some point in my career. Here is my Top 5 (in no particular order).
The N.F.L.’s pop-shop in Midtown Manhattan features an exhibit on Super Bowl rings and is also offering team merchandise, no championship required.
The day in sports included bodybuilding in Mumbai, the first round of the Danish Open tennis tournament in Denmark and opening day at Dodger Stadium.
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