When Derek Jeter retired after the 2014 season, the Yankees did not have an obvious internal candidate to replace him, and that was not a problem. They believed, and so did their fans, that the team’s next shortstop, no matter what, would be a good one, and he was: Didi Gregorius, acquired in a trade, […] More
One of the top soccer teams in Brazil came out to play its first game back carrying a banner objecting to playing the game. “A good protocol is one that respects lives,” the banner read. Before the game in Rio de Janeioro on Sunday, most of the Botafogo players had posted a statement on social […] More
A three-judge panel in the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach will hear an appeal of the case against the New England Patriots’ owner, Robert K. Kraft, this week when it considers a lower court’s decision to throw out video evidence that is central to the two misdemeanor charges against him […] More
Serie A’s president, Paolo Dal Pino, walked into a crisis when he took the job in January. Six months later, he sees the pandemic as an opportunity to remake his league. More
Quarterback Cam Newton, the 2015 N.F.L. most valuable player who has been dogged by injuries in recent years, has signed a one-year contract with the New England Patriots, according to multiple reports. On Sunday, the N.F.L. fined the Patriots $1.1 million and would take its third-round draft pick in 2021 as the penalty for the […] More
As French soccer closed down, one club executive complained the loudest. Now, as other European soccer leagues have resumed, Jean-Michel Aulas is doubling down. More
A rookie had vowed to continue to kneel during the anthem when the season began. On Saturday, dozens of other players did the same. More
For three decades, Liverpool has struggled to find its place in modern soccer. Its Premier League title, the product of good data and good decisions, is the apotheosis of a very modern club. More
