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Who Is the N.F.L.’s Best Young Player? We Asked Executives, Coaches and Scouts.

As another NFL season nears its kickoff, the league’s best young players are working hard to continue their ascents. Some are already among the NFL’s elite. Others have exhibited promise and appear...

Bold Predictions for the Second Half of the W.N.B.A. Season

A month without basketball is over. Well, WNBA basketball that is.After a thrilling end to the Paris Olympic basketball tournament, the gold-medal winning Americans have again dispersed across the country to their...

Fake Drug Tests Surface After Cyberattack on Polish Anti-Doping Agency

The Polish anti-doping agency (POLADA) said on Wednesday that it was the victim of a cyber attack that led to false details of positive tests from a number of athletes being leaked.Many...

The Subtle Change Fueling Aaron Judge’s Monster Season

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge wanted a change. One of the most feared hitters in the majors, the New York Yankees center fielder had struggled through the first several weeks of the...

Is Paris the Greatest Olympics Ever? It Was on Television.

It feels like a lifetime ago, before Léon Marchand had a nation cheering his every stroke at La Défense Arena, before Simone Biles had us out of our seats watching the women’s...

‘I Felt Like the Ted Lasso of Italy’

Pep Guardiola bought himself a Boston Celtics hoodie, flipped his baseball cap backwards and took his courtside seat in the TD Garden arena for the opening game in the best-of-seven NBA Finals.“He...

Why One of the N.H.L.’s Best Players Remains Without a Contract

Tick, tick, tick …Hockey, like any sport, is synonymous with numbers. Goals, assists, points, power-play percentage, advanced statistics, salary-cap figures, player ages. They’re all numbers.With that in mind, here are some numbers...

The N.F.L. Players Poised for Breakout Seasons

The number of rookies who don’t bother waiting for their true breakout season seems to increase annually. The latest example, perhaps, is Houston Texans QB C.J. Stroud. Or, maybe Texans edge Will...

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