Lance Armstrong’s Ugly Detour From Redemption
Sports of The Times By JULIET MACUR Lance Armstrong once told me that it would take maybe six months to a year for him to rebuild his reputation after he…
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10 All-Star Highlights You Need To Watch If You Spent Your Presidents Day Weekend Away From The TV
If, like a well-balanced and healthy person, you decided to spend your Presidents Day weekend away from the computer and television, congrats! You are a better human than we are….
10 NBA All-Star Highlights You Need To Watch If You Spent Your Presidents Day Weekend Away From The TV
If, like a well-balanced and healthy person, you decided to spend your Presidents Day weekend away from the computer and television, congrats! You are a better human than we are….
Lance Armstrong Loses $10 Million Arbitration Ruling
AUSTIN, Texas — An arbitration panel ordered Lance Armstrong and Tailwind Sports Corp. to pay $10 million in a fraud dispute with a promotions company for what it called an…
Peyton Manning Made An Unfunny Joke About Getting ‘Hit In The Head A Lot’ Last Night
During the opening monologue of the 40th anniversary episode of “Saturday Night Live” on Sunday, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning made a joke about the brutal hits to the head…
Cricket World Cup: Irish eyes smiling as West Indies suffer shock defeat
It’s a mere eight years since Ireland made its tournament debut. Back in 2007, they tied with Zimbabwe and picked up victories over Pakistan and Bangladesh. Four years on, there…
A Lineup of New York Icons, With Carmelo Anthony on the Bench
On Pro Basketball By HARVEY ARATON Inside the Javits Center complex on the windy, frigid West Side of Manhattan on Sunday morning, there was genuine warmth for the N.B.A. legends…
U.S. Revels in Victories and Its Rising Status in a Sport
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — When the Alpine world ski championships came to the United States this month for the first time since 1999, the 13-day event was quickly defined by…
Jean-Baptiste Grange Surges in Second Run to Win Slalom Title
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — As expected, there was a repeat world champion in the men’s slalom on Sunday. The big surprise was that it was not Marcel Hirscher, the Austrian…
Stan Wawrinka completes full set of titles with Rotterdam triumph
He has six titles at ATP 250 level, a Masters 1000 crown at Monte Carlo last spring, a grand slam at last year’s Australian Open, plus Olympic gold with Roger…
FA Cup giantkiller Bradford slays new EPL victim to reach quarterfinals
An early own goal from John O’Shea and a Jon Stead strike on the hour mark helped continue Bradford’s fairytale cup run in a pulsating fifth round tie. Read: Chelsea…
#IndvsPak cricket: A billion viewers tuned in
Aside from the customary bowl of Lay’s chips and a bottle of ice-cold Limca or Kingfisher beer, fans were also armed with their cell phones, as they took to Twitter…
Tim Duncan is a Five-Time Champion. Enough Said.
On Pro Basketball By HARVEY ARATON Tim Duncan did not sound overjoyed to be in New York for his 15th N.B.A. All-Star weekend, or maybe it was more the company…
Experiencing the Alpine World Ski Championships From Above
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — The first ski race I covered was the Olympic women’s downhill in Meribel, France, in 1992, and I watched it from the finish area amid the…
Zach LaVine Dunk At All-Star Contest Defies Gravity, Risks Head Injury
Forget testing for steroids, somebody needs to test Zach LaVine for anti-gravity enhancements. At the NBA All-Star Dunk Contest on Feb. 14, the Minnesota Timberwolves rookie lived up to his…
Dikembe Mutombo and John Calipari Are Among 12 Finalists for Basketball Hall of Fame
As famous for his wagging finger and charitable work as he was for his play on the court, Dikembe Mutombo, a four-time N.B.A. defensive player of the year, headlined a…
Mikaela Shiffrin claims slalom gold in Beaver Creek
Shiffrin scored the fastest first run time by 0.4 seconds but had to make up 0.38 seconds in the closing stages of her second outing to take gold and ensure…
Denzel Valentine Hits A Game-Winning 3-Pointer On Valentine’s Day
Sometimes the stories just write themselves. Michigan State guard Denzel Valentine hit a game-winning three-pointer with just a few seconds left on the clock to put his team up 59-56…
Flying skier Peter Prevc sets new ski-jump world record
The jump also ensured Prevc claimed victory in the Vikersund FIS World Cup event over rival Anders Fannemel, who himself landed just half a meter short of the previous record…
Past N.B.A. All-Stars Recall a More Competitive Game
Among the striking sights of last year’s N.B.A. All-Star Game — the dunks, the no-look passes and the general tomfoolery — was the final score. The Eastern Conference beat the…
Real Madrid bounce back after derby demolition
The Galicians put their more illustrious hosts under pressure for long spells and were unfortunate not to level matters at the beginning of the second period when midfielder Celso Borges…
Bayern Munich score eight in Hamburg rout
Five separate players scored as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich thrashed a woeful Hamburg 8-0 at the Allianz Arena Saturday. Thomas Muller, Mario Gotze, Arjen Robben, Robert Lewandowski and Franck Ribery…
Ted Ligety Knifes His Way to a 3rd Straight Title
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — For most of the last five years, winning the giant slalom had come easily to Ted Ligety. Almost too easily. Pressure-filled moments did not matter. World…
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Mo’ne Davis Outshines Kevin Hart
Little League phenom Mo’ne Davis was so impressive on a basketball court she momentarily silenced trash-talking “Wedding Ringer” star Kevin Hart. Playing in the All-Star Celebrity Game against opponents more…
Roger Goodell Makes $35 Million Running A Non-Profit
Roger Goodell made $35 million running a small non-profit known as the National Football League in 2013. For those who don’t know about it, the league, commonly referred to as…
One Of Marshawn Lynch’s Best Friends Says He Doesn’t Know If Lynch Is Going To Play Next Year
Marshawn Lynch’s close friend, former Seattle Seahawks fullback Michael Robinson, said Thursday that he is unsure whether the star Seahawks running back will play next year. He also doesn’t think…
Pro Golfer Proposes On 18th Hole, Wins His Girlfriend’s Heart
PGA golfer Mark Hubbard took the shot of a lifetime Thursday, proposing to his girlfriend on the 18th hole at at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, For The Win reported….
Grant Hill Originally Wanted To Play For Dean Smith, North Carolina
During his highly decorated collegiate career at Duke, Grant Hill twice earned All-American honors while leading the Blue Devils to consecutive national championships in 1991 and 1992, the first two…
Man Caught Trying To Sneak An Absurd Amount Of Beer Into Stadium
The first rule of drinking is “know your limits” — including the limit of how much booze you can reasonably expect to sneak past security at a sporting event. –…
High School Football Coach Wrestles Strongest Player In Friendly Match To Inspire Team Unity
Well this isn’t in the training manual. – H/T Bleacher Report