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Why the Women’s 400-Meter Freestyle Is One of the Most Anticipated Races

Follow our Olympics coverage from the Paris Games.PARIS — It’s arguably the most highly anticipated swimming final of the Paris Games, and no one will have to wait very long to see...

Kevin Durant and Steph Curry Have Reunited. It Might be What the U.S. Team Needs.

PARIS — The USA Basketball experience can bring together younger players who look up to aging icons, turn former storied rivals into co-captains and foster future NBA pairings that can reshape the...

Explaining the Rules for Children Competing at the Olympics

As the eyes of the sporting world turn to host city Paris, extra focus will fall on the hundreds of children competing at the 2024 Olympic Games.While some sports — including diving,...

Charles Barkley Is Open to Offers If TNT Doesn’t Honor His Full $210 Million Contract

Charles Barkley will either remain with TNT Sports on his 10-year, $210 million contract or he will listen to offers from ESPN, NBC and Amazon Prime Video as he reconsiders retirement, he...

With Medals at Stake, Will Paris’s River Seine Be Ready for Olympic Swimming?

Being a veteran world-class swimmer — and cyclist, and runner — Taylor Spivey has dealt with worse than Paris’ River Seine.“I’ve definitely swam in far more stagnant, questionable bodies of water throughout...

Even Baseball’s Greats Are in Awe of Their Fellow Hall of Famers

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — It’s the biggest event of Induction Weekend that no one on the outside ever gets to see. It arrives on that Sunday night, far from the induction stage …When...

Why the Mets Should Be Aggressive Buyers at the M.L.B. Trade Deadline

NEW YORK — On Wednesday, in discussing how his bullpen plans shift moment to moment over a nine-inning game, Carlos Mendoza chuckled at the idea of forming a pregame plan and sticking...

Why Manchester United’s $65 Million Spent on an 18-Year-Old Should Still Prove a Bargain

There are always Sliding Doors moments in a player’s career; points when a lifetime’s path takes a critical turn, based on what feels like a coin toss.In Leny Yoro’s case, it happened...

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