The most grueling stage so far of the Tour de France brought a mess of attacks, huge fractures in the peloton, and a surprise win for a French Tour rookie who nearly cramped his way out of contention.
After five consecutive losing seasons, the Arizona Diamondbacks decided against a complete rebuild. The strategy worked and they are now one of the league’s best teams.
After struggling in recent years at Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal looks like a contender thanks in part to this year’s patchy courts
In a league that worships upside and youth, the L.A. Clippers were able to sign 30-year-old Milos Teodosic for a modest price.
NBA championship teams are built around discounts—and that’s what Kevin Durant gave the Golden State Warriors.
Jelena Ostapenko, the reigning French Open champion, is transitioning to the grass—by playing even more aggressive at Wimbledon.
The International Olympic Committee took another step toward awarding the Olympic Games to both Paris and Los Angeles, issuing a report heralding the merits of rival bids for the 2024 Games as exceptional opportunities.
It turns out that throwing as hard as you can may not be a safe or effective way to pitch.
Peter Sagan was disqualified from the Tour de France Tuesday after a race jury decided an elbow Sagan threw resulted in a dramatic crash which took out Mark Cavendish.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic both saw their first-round opponents retire due to injury, raising a question about how much responsibility players have to declare an injury before they start a match.
Andy Murray’s buildup to Wimbledon was interrupted by trouble with a sore hip, but he says he’s pain free as he seeks to defend his title. Meanwhile, the injury bug did hit Stan Wawrinka and Nick Kyrgios on the tournament’s first day.
A surprise trade sending Paul George to Oklahoma City to play with Russell Westbrook shows how the league’s biggest stars see no choice but to band together.
Eleven-time world champion Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight world title to Jeff Horn in a stunning, unanimous decision Sunday afternoon in front of more than 51,000 people in Brisbane, Australia.
For the first time in the game’s modern era, the top five players in the world—and the top five seeds at Wimbledon—are over 30 years old.
With a team of youngsters, first-timers and national team marginals, Germany defeated Chile 1-0 on Sunday night to win the Confederations Cup.
Lowell Bailey won America’s first biathlon world title and is ‘huge in Oslo.’ Not so much in the U.S.
The Houston Rockets made the first huge move on an NBA free agent even before free agency begins this weekend by trading for Los Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul.
The NBA evolved in the three years since Phil Jackson became a front-office executive, and the Knicks never adapted.
History says a major regression is coming for big-hitting, rookie sluggers Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger.
An investigator appointed by the U.S. gymnastics federation on Tuesday issued a report that sharply criticized the sport’s national governing body in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal and called for dozens of changes.
The document produced in 2014 by former U.S. prosecutor Michael J. Garcia has been one of the most closely guarded in international sports and shows rampant favor-mongering by FIFA officials
Chris Sale has established himself as one of baseball’s most dominant pitchers by following a simple, but bizarre rule: Don’t shake off the catcher.
The Celtics legend is out of step with the brand-conscious and fashion conscious modern players, who used Monday night as a showcase
Jordan Spieth wasn’t good off the tee at the Travelers Championship, but it didn’t matter. He was that much better than the rest of the field in the other aspects of his game.
Larry Ellison’s Oracle team failed to defend the Cup, falling 7-1 to the Kiwis in a disappointing result for the Americans.
Heather Hardy is maybe the country’s best female boxer but struggles to pay her rent. She’s turning to mixed martial arts to make more money
Are baseball games too long? Jason Gay makes a case for accelerating the beloved but dawdling game—at least for weeknight games.
Emirates Team New Zealand won a pair of America’s Cup races on Sunday to move within a single victory of capturing sailing’s flagship trophy from Larry Ellison’s Oracle Team USA.
By trading for Jimmy Butler, the Timberwolves instantly became one of the NBA’s most compelling teams, and maybe even a threat to beat the Warriors eventually
Jim Furyk’s record-setting round of 58 came as he was out of contention in a tournament and plodding through a recovery from injury.
The Cubs sent Kyle Schwarber to Triple-A Iowa in the hopes that a temporary demotion will help the slugger return to form.
The New York Knicks mulling deals for young star Kristaps Porzingis has a beaten-down basketball city in a panic, writes Jason Gay.
The question at the heart of this offseason is how to stop the Golden State Warriors from becoming a dynasty. It’s already making the rest of the league slightly insane.
It is possible that not a single college senior will be picked in the first round of Thursday’s NBA Draft, despite the success of recent senior picks Malcolm Brogdon, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green.
The Houston Astros have gone against modern baseball convention by empowering their players to hack away at the first hittable strike they see. The result: more home runs and less strikeouts.
The addition of blood testing will allow the Tour to detect the use of human growth hormone, which cannot be revealed through urine testing
Put down Gennady “GGG” Golovkin on the list of those who think the Aug. 26 fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor shouldn’t be hyped as a mega-bout for boxing.
By trading the top pick and passing on Markelle Fultz, the Celtics are also gambling that some of the league’s worst teams will continue to be bad
The NFL is partnering with marketing giant WPP and the investment firm Bruin Sports Capital in a new venture aimed at convincing more Europeans to watch American football on their televisions and mobile devices.
Brooks Koepka won the U.S. Open on Sunday, shooting a final round 67 to take the tournament by four strokes. It is the 27-year-old American’s first career major title.
Wisconsin has gone from a completely unremarkable golf state to a frequent host of major events and a destination for golf travel.
As the America’s Cup gets underway off Bermuda this weekend, the primary story line centers around an unusual question for sailing: Can the Kiwis pedal their way to victory?
A St. Louis executive swears by the sport, which combines elements of Nordic skiing, skateboarding and stand-up paddling.
Instead of punishing and tortuous, this U.S. Open is practically delightful for many golfers. The USGA hopes that doesn’t last through the weekend
Rick Pitino, the head basketball coach for the University of Louisville, has been suspended for five games in connection with a wide-ranging sex scandal that has rocked the men’s basketball program.
After recent controversies and player criticism, the USGA is looking for a quiet week at Erin Hills.
Astros outfielder George Springer is on pace to break the single-season mark for leadoff homers.
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Torbjorn Tornqvist built perhaps the fastest boat in the history of the America’s Cup—and still lost.
There is a serious case to be made for the Golden State Warriors becoming a dynasty. And it’s partly because they believed in not taking themselves seriously.
In “Tour de Pharmacy,” the comedian satirizes cycling’s most polluted era
A legendary sprinter crashes and a star cyclist is expelled from the Tour de France, and the arguments rage on. Jason Gay on the crazy crash involving Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish.
Phil Jackson is on his way out of New York—and a tormented franchise looks as tormented as ever.
The first two games of the NBA Finals were statistically the fastest playoff games in history. The Warriors are better when they’re playing faster.
Mike Trout is a two-time AL MVP and was in the midst of another stellar season, before he suffered a torn thumb ligament. But don’t count him out of this year’s MVP race just yet.
Although many of the NFL’s most famous touchdown celebrations last less than 15 seconds, analysis reveals that Green Bay’s Lambeau Leaps take a bit longer.
Red Sox ace Chris Sale has now reached double-digit strikeouts in seven consecutive outings and needs one more to tie his own major-league record.
The NBA draft lottery is designed to help the league achieve competitive balance. But no system can protect the Brooklyn Nets from themselves. As a result, the Boston Celtics will be the best team to have at least a top-four pick in more than 30 years.
Over the past seven years, Real Madrid’s domestic results have bounced up and down, but in Europe, it remains a model of consistency.
Teams have shown more of a willingness to put their players on the shelf since the league implemented the 10-day DL.
The Hall of Fame coach says it’s key that certain players get paired with coaches who have enjoyed success with similar athletes in the past
History shows college quarterbacks with losing records usually struggle in the NFL
The Cleveland Browns are widely expected to select Myles Garrett first overall in Thursday’s NFL draft. History indicates, however, that Garrett has virtually no chance to be this draft’s best player.
Oakland’s Adam Rosales isn’t a speedster, but has recorded eight of the 10 fastest home-run trots, since 2015.
Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley is great at pestering the Thunder’s star player.
As the NHL playoffs begin on Wednesday, momentum is critical to Stanley Cup success. Rare is the team that limps into the postseason and catches fire to become champions.
The Cardinals catcher doesn’t drive in many runs—but he earns his sizable new paycheck by elevating the St. Louis staff
The Minnesota Timberwolves have the most kicked-ball violations in the league—and that’s more strategic than you might think.
Kentucky takes over the top ranking in our annual valuations of NCAA teams
Where all 30 MLB teams rank in terms of players taken in fantasy drafts this season
The defending World Series champs built their roster by stockpiling young prospects. Their neighbors on Chicago’s South Side are trying to do the same
Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard has had an average fastball velocity of 97.5 miles per hour in the past two seasons. Can his elbow withstand the stress created by such velocity?
Some of baseball’s top aces, including Clayton Kershaw, Madison Bumgarner and Noah Syndergaard, opted not to take the ball for Team USA. Limited data shows it might be a wise decision.
There is one pitcher leading baseball’s seemingly endless quest to shorten the length of games: Houston Astros reliever Chris Devenski.
A statistical model for predicting upsets has identified three worthy underdogs: Middle Tennessee, Xavier and Princeton.
As the power surge takes over baseball, fewer and fewer players are consistently hitting for a high average.
Teams might want to not overeact to John Ross’s eye-popping 40-yard dash time, because recent history hasn’t been kind to combine speedsters once they reach the NFL.
The Boston Red Rox traded two top prospects this offseason for left-hander Chris Sale, but the five-time all-star risks becoming the latest southpaw to struggle at Fenway
After 12 trades last winter, general manager Jerry Dipoto has made 14 this off-season—the most in at least two decades.
The Golden State Warriors’ star consistently improves in the second half of the NBA season. And this year appears to be no different.
The conference could be without a top-four seed in the NCAA tournament—something that’s happened only once since 1985.
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