Alex Rodriguez Apologizes To The New York Yankees
Disgraced New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has met with the New York Yankees and apologized “for his actions over the past several years,” according to a joint statement cited…
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Royal and Ancient Golf Club Selects Seven Female Members
On Golf By KAREN CROUSE In 2007, Louise Suggs said she was glad to have lived long enough to see the Women’s British Open played for the first time on…
The Golden State Warriors Just Confirmed That Everything You Think Happens On NBA Planes Does Happen
Ah, to be rich, young, happy and casually gambling with piles of money that would make regular men weep.
Residency Questions Continue To Dog Chicago Little League Champions
CHICAGO (AP) — Citing “new information,” Little League International officials met Tuesday to discuss whether last summer’s Little League World Series national championship team from Chicago’s South Side added top…
Former NFL Player Marcellus Wiley: The League Didn’t Save Us From Ourselves
In a short new documentary film by Vice, former NFL player Marcellus Wiley goes into detail about his experience using what he sees as a dangerous amount of painkillers during…
English Premier League Sells British TV Rights for $7.8 Billion
LONDON — The English Premier League, the world’s most widely watched soccer league, said on Tuesday that it had sold British television rights for a record 5.1 billion pounds, or…
Stephen Curry Asks For Mo’ne Davis’ Autograph, Naturally
The Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry knows a star when he meets one. – H/T For The Win
Princess Anne and golfing greats among first women members of R&A
Princess Anne, who is also a member of the International OIympic Committee, and Sweden’s Sorenstam, were granted honorary membership status. The other five to be honored, Britons Laura Davies and…
Hm, What Do You Think Kevin Durant Is Saying Here?
Kevin Durant had a good game yesterday. You know, 40 points on 13-19 shooting with seven threes. But what was really great was seeing a bit more of Angry Kevin…
AP McCoy: “Made of concrete”
Most of his teeth are replacements having been knocked out in the line of duty. Has there ever been a sports person as dominant as jockey AP McCoy? His achievements…
NFL Films Founder Ed Sabol Dead At 98
Ed Sabol, the NFL Films founder who revolutionized sports broadcasting and reimagined pro football from an up-and-coming league to must-watch theater, has died. He was 98. Sabol died Monday at…
Slovenia’s Tina Maze Wins the Alpine Combined and Basks Atop the Skiing World
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Tina Maze kicked a cartwheel across the finish area. She had reason to celebrate: She had just won the combined event at the World Ski Championships…
Airbag Is Approved, but Ski Racers Are Largely Shunning It for Now
MOLVENA, Italy — Broken collarbones. Shattered shoulders. Internal bleeding. Punctured lungs. Those injuries, and worse, are possible every time a world-class skier plunges out of a starting gate and slides…
15 Inspiring Stories About Dean Smith That Prove He Was So Much More Than Just ‘Michael Jordan’s Coach’
This week the entire basketball world is mourning the recent passing of legendary University of North Carolina coach Dean Smith, a man who taught the game to many of its…
UNICEF ‘7’ fund is ‘number one priority’ for David Beckham
He’s a football star, a fashion mogul and a prospective sport team owner, but David Beckham is in no doubt as to his most pressing concern. It’s a charitable collaboration…
Man In No. 75 Patriots Jersey Doesn’t Realize He’s Talking To No. 75 On The Patriots
While on what was presumably a fun little post-Super Bowl vacation in the Bahamas, the New England Patriots’ Vince Wilfork and his wife, Bianca, ran into a man that was…
Designing superfast boats … with an iPad?!
Like Hockney, this is man whose canvas is a tablet. His subject? Ultra-slick, quick racing boats. Dirk Kramers, who counts Ted Turner among his former employers, has been tasked with…
#AFCON2015: World reacts as Ivory Coast win title in dramatic final
The unlikely hero of the evening was Boubacar Barry, Ivory Coast’s hitherto reserve goalkeeper, only promoted to the team after an injury side-lined first choice Sylvain Gbohouo. After saving two…
A Basketball Mind in Tune With the Social Fabric
Sports of The Times By WILLIAM C. RHODEN For the longest time, the only thing I knew about Dean Smith was his dreaded four corners offense, the system he popularized…
For the Slothful, a Race Is a One-Step Process
Participants awaiting the start, and finish, of the Philly 0.0 Instant Gratification Run last week. After they took one step, they were all given an official time of 1 second.”…
Grammys 2015 Live Coverage
The Times is covering the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night. Stay tuned for photos from the red carpet, live commentary during the telecast and more. Dave Itzkoff Taylor…
Lionel Messi boosts Barcelona as it closes up on Real Madrid
Messi’s opener had a touch of fortune as it came from a deflected free-kick and he set up Luis Suarez for the Uruguay forward to double the advantage before halftime….
Ivory Coast ends long wait for AFCON title after dramatic penalty shootout
It was almost a carbon copy of the 1992 final when the Ivorians beat Ghana on spot kicks after a goalless draw and extra time. The 35-year-old Barry, who replaced…
Dean Smith, Legendary North Carolina Basketball Coach, Dies
Dean Smith, the Hall of Fame innovator who won two national championships at North Carolina along with an Olympic gold medal while coaching some of the game’s biggest names like…
Dean Smith, Longtime University of North Carolina Basketball Coach, Dies at 83
Dean Smith, who built the University of North Carolina basketball team into a perennial national power in his 36 years at Chapel Hill and became one of the game’s most…
Pro golf pioneer Billy Casper dies at age 83
The PGA posted news of Casper’s death as well, describing him as “one of the most prolific PGA TOUR winners in history and long considered among the sport’s finest putters.”…
Billy Casper, Prolific PGA Tour Winner, Dies At 83
Billy Casper, one of the most prolific winners on the PGA Tour who was overshadowed at the height of his career by the “Big Three,” died Saturday at his home…
U.S. Men Make Stunning Leap in the Downhill in the Alpine Championships
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — When the Alpine world ski championships were last on American soil, in 1999, no member of the United States team won a medal. With the championships…
Chipper Jones Apologizes After Claiming FBI Confirmed Sandy Hook Didn’t Happen
Former Atlanta Braves star Chipper Jones has apologized for a bizarre tweet claiming the FBI confirmed that the Sandy Hook massacre never happened. Twenty children and six staff members were…
Blatter and Hayatou slam western media over AFCoN violence
According to eye witnesses the security situation was sufficiently dire that a helicopter was deployed to hover low over the stadium and scatter the rioting fans. There were reports of…