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The U.S. Sprinter Gabby Thomas Wins Gold in Women’s 200-Meter Race

SAINT-DENIS, France — A star hasn’t been born in the realm of American track and field. This is more a blossoming.Gabby Thomas has been methodically and consistently growing into an Olympic champion....

Why an N.F.L. Star Changed His Name This Offseason

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With a 17 1/2-sack season, a second Pro Bowl appearance and a new contract that made him football’s highest-paid outside linebacker, Josh Allen indisputably had become a big name...

It Was Once a Storied Soccer Ground. Now It Has Completely Disappeared.

Once an integral part of the towns and cities they called home, dozens of the nation’s Football League grounds have disappeared over the past 30 or so years. All took with them...

How the Seahawks Hired the Youngest Head Coach in the N.F.L.

RENTON, Wash. — John Schneider pled for help from a higher power.That’s how badly the Seattle Seahawks general manager wanted to meet with Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald about the team’s...

Inside Noah Lyles’s Journey to Becoming the 100-Meter Champion

Sixty metres into the men’s 100-metre Olympic final in Paris and Noah Lyles is third. He is three-hundredths of a second down on his compatriot Fred Kerley and Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson.Yet —...

Steph Curry Needs a Star Sidekick, and Golden State Has an Ideal Candidate

Are the Golden State Warriors inching closer to a blockbuster trade for Lauri Markkanen while most of the NBA is either on vacation or fixated on Team USA’s trip through the Olympics?...

How the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Is Managing a Grueling Olympic Format

LYON, France — The U.S. women’s national team has been weathering the wear and tear of the Olympics, but ahead of a semifinal match against Germany on Tuesday, everyone was in training.“It’s...

A Dramatic Finish on the Floor Sends Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles to the Podium

PARIS — Gymnastics saved the drama for the last day. Simone Biles failed to earn a gold medal, but her teammate Jordan Chiles earned a bronze after a judges inquiry into her...

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