One of the world’s most-watched soccer matches was played amid heavy security Wednesday night as the Spanish authorities sought to keep Catalonia’s separatist movement from disrupting the game between host Barcelona and Real Madrid. While the game in Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium began without incident, some riot police clashed with protesters in the streets outside, […] More
The end of the American calendar sports year features a festival of college football bowl games that fill television airwaves — if not attendant stadiums — and since 2014 a four-team playoff to determine which of the blessed chosen gets to shout from a mountaintop that is, arguably, mythical. This year, however, the most memorable […] More
Drew Brees’s four-touchdown performance on Monday night did not only lead the New Orleans Saints to a comfortable 34-7 win over the Indianapolis Colts, it also gave him more touchdown passes than any other quarterback in N.F.L. history. But a look at the statistical standings shows that another quarterback wasn’t left too far behind: Tom […] More
Around Thanksgiving, Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson received some news as unnerving as the sight of an all-out quarterback blitz. The N.F.L. stars and other investors in Vicis, the heralded Seattle-based helmet maker, were officially informed that the company was running out of cash. “Our employees are currently furloughed and we need to raise capital […] More
Drew Brees, once considered too short to be an elite professional quarterback, surpassed Peyton Manning for the most career touchdown passes in N.F.L. history as he led the New Orleans Saints to a rout of the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. Brees threw four touchdown passes to reach 541 in his career, two more than […] More
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Josh Gordon has been suspended indefinitely for violating the N.F.L.’s substance abuse policy, the league confirmed Monday, the latest pitfall in his troubled career. The suspension was first reported by ESPN. Gordon, who has been suspended four times before for similar violations, was signed by the Seahawks after being released by […] More
Four months into the Italian soccer season, the country’s top league is wrestling with a persistent problem: A series of players have again been victims of racist abuse in the country’s stadiums, groups of hard-core fans have defended their right to abuse anyone any way they choose, and certain clubs have denied that racism is […] More
In a week that had quite a few blowouts, there were thrillers in Tennessee and San Francisco and there was a scoring resurgence for New England (which came with some caveats). Overall, Week 15 will wrap up with eight of the league’s 12 playoff spots having been secured, giving a fairly clear picture of what […] More
