EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — If this was Eli Manning’s final start at home in an N.F.L. career in which he won two Super Bowls with the Giants, it was one that sent chills down the spine and led to a choked-back tear for the face of the franchise for the past 16 years. Manning, a […] More
United States military officials said they were investigating whether Army cadets and Navy midshipmen had flashed hand symbols associated with hate groups at their football game on Saturday. A broadcast showed cadets from the United States Military Academy and midshipmen from the Naval Academy in the stands displaying the sign at least five times behind […] More
Want more soccer in your inbox? Sign up for Rory Smith’s weekly newsletter and we will send it to you every Friday. On Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after watching his players try to maintain their eight-point lead at the summit of the Premier League, Jürgen Klopp and his Liverpool team will board a […] More
LAS VEGAS — Timing is everything and Megan and Eddie Cerda timed their move to Las Vegas well. In January, they opened Chanclas Cantina, a sports bar five miles east of the Strip, and some of their first customers were members of the Los Villanos Raiders booster club. The club, which has grown from 10 […] More
It is hard to match the standard set by last week’s action, but with the Titans and the Texans battling it out for A.F.C. South superiority, and the Bills and the Steelers facing off in a defensive grudge match, there should be plenty of fun ahead. Here is a look at N.F.L. Week 15, with […] More
LONDON — Vinay Menon’s path to the Premier League started with a request from a former client in Dubai. Would Menon, a wellness consultant, travel to England to share his breathing and relaxation techniques with the man’s daughter and her husband, a wealthy Russian living in London. Of course, Menon replied, even though he had […] More
Make us an offer we can’t refuse. That is FIFA’s message in a document sent to investors, commercial partners and media companies interested in teaming with soccer’s world governing body on a new World Cup for clubs that starts in China in 2021. The document, reviewed by The New York Times, offers potential partners the […] More
Ten former N.F.L. players, including the former Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis, were accused of defrauding one of the league’s retiree health care benefit programs out of $3.4 million for phony purchases of medical equipment, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. Brian A. Benczkowski, assistant attorney general for the criminal division of the United States […] More
