The N.F.L. suspended Josh Shaw, an injured defensive back on the Arizona Cardinals, through at least the end of next season for betting on football games this year, the first such penalty in more than two decades. The league said its investigators found no indication that Shaw used inside information or compromised any game, and […] More
There are quite a few interesting games this week, but nothing can compare to the fireworks expected when Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens offense face off against Nick Bosa and the San Francisco 49ers’ defense. That game should get Sunday started off with a bang, and the action can continue unabated all day and […] More
MANCHESTER, England — It has been more than 30 years, now, since 96 Liverpool fans went to a soccer game and did not come home. For 30 years, their families have struggled not only to deal with the pain and anguish of loss, but to find out why their parents, their siblings, their children died […] More
ARLINGTON, Texas — John Brown became the first Buffalo receiver to throw a touchdown pass and the Bills went on to beat the Dallas Cowboys, 26-15, on Thursday. Bills quarterback Josh Allen ran for a touchdown and threw a touchdown pass to Cole Beasley, who had 110 yards receiving in his first game against his […] More
LONDON — A retired British police commander was not guilty of manslaughter, a jury decided on Thursday, 30 years after a crowd crush at a soccer match that killed 96 people, the worst disaster in modern British sports history. David Duckenfield, 75, a former South Yorkshire police chief superintendent, faced charges of “gross negligence manslaughter” […] More
CAMP ZAMA, Japan — A deafening silence hung over the athletic office on this United States Army post where roughly 40 teenagers were lying on the floor, nearly on top of one another. They were members of the Zama Middle High School football team, and they were clearing their thoughts and slowing their breathing in […] More
Lionel Messi marked his 700th game for Barcelona with a goal and two assists in a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund that sent his team into the knockout rounds of the Champions League on Wednesday. But Liverpool, the competition’s defending champion, could not replicate that feat as it struggled once again against Napoli. The clubs […] More
You expect to see certain things every Thanksgiving: roast turkey, mashed potatoes, Jerry Jones receiving a lot of attention during a Cowboys game and the Lions struggling against whichever team the N.F.L. put them against. For the last few years, the league has provided a night game as well, assuming you’re not sleeping off dinner. […] More
