SEOUL, South Korea — As a handful of the world’s sports leagues inch back to life, they have sought ways to maintain a bit of the old pre-pandemic festivity in stadiums devoid of spectators. One popular choice, from Germany’s top soccer league to professional baseball in Taiwan, has been to replace fans with figures that […] More
In Germany, soccer returned with games in empty arenas, forcing a nation of fans to cheer their clubs from afar. Can we learn to love this new reality, at least for a while? More
Four years after being crowned Miss America, she became a celebrity, and drew criticism, as a co-host of the CBS show “The NFL Today.” More
Deputies went to an apartment complex in Colorado early Saturday morning after receiving a report of gunfire inside a unit, officials said. More
The league’s owners will meet virtually on Tuesday and vote on measures which would grant competitive advantages to teams that hire nonwhite coaches and general managers. More
The return of matches is not so much proof of German soccer’s greed or its smooth running as it is a testament to a broader political reality. More
The steepest of the four fines the former Steelers linebacker James Harrison incurred in 2010 stemmed from a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit he delivered on Cleveland Browns receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, knocking him out with a concussion. The hit went without penalty on the field, but the N.F.L., intent on meting out stiffer discipline for violations of […] More
If it were 2019 or 1998 or 1986 or just about any year since the dawn of cable TV, you would look at the sports schedule for this weekend and say, “Wow, there’s almost nothing on.” But given the circumstances of the world, your actual reaction is probably going to be more like: “Holy cow! […] More
