Sports FIFA and Premier League Document Saudi Link in BeIN Piracy FightThe New York Times - Tariq PanjaAn investigation financed by FIFA, two of its confederations and a group of top European soccer leagues has concluded “without question” that a Saudi Arabia-backed satellite provider has played a vital
Sports Wallabies Promise Unpredictability at the Rugby World Cup After Embracing TumultThe New York Times - Jamie TarabaySYDNEY, Australia — There is consensus at least that this year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan will be the most hotly contested in decades. The top 10 teams have spent the past few weeks and months swapping
Eli Manning Eli Manning Benched as Giants Name Daniel Jones the StarterThe New York Times - Victor MatherAfter 16 seasons, 234 games, more than 8,000 passes, 362 touchdowns and, most important, two Super Bowl victories, Eli Manning has lost his job as the Giants’ starting quarterback. With the Giants off
Sports Pirates Pitcher Felipe Vazquez Is Accused of Child Sex CrimesThe New York Times - Kevin DraperPittsburgh Pirates reliever Felipe Vázquez was arrested Tuesday morning in Pittsburgh on charges related to pornography and solicitation of a child, according to a news release from the Florida Department
Odell Beckham Jr. Odell Beckham Jr. Reminds MetLife What He Can Do in Win Over JetsThe New York Times - Bill PenningtonEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Just past 8 p.m. Monday, as the Cleveland Browns ran onto the field at MetLife Stadium, the grandstand erupted with boos and jeers. It was a familiar response for a visiting opponent
Skating How Long Has Roller-Skating Been ‘a New York Thing’? Take a LookThe New York Times - By LAURA M. HOLSONThey came to Brooklyn from as far away as California, dressed in cutoff shorts, sequins and cowboy hats. It was September 1980 — the last days of disco — and Donna Summer thumped on a boombox in Prospect
Sports A Look at the Teams in the Rugby World CupThe New York Times - Joe RitchieHONG KONG — The Rugby World Cup, which opens Friday in Tokyo, is likely to be about which of the 19 other teams has the right stuff to knock the two-time defending champion New Zealand All Blacks off throne.
Team USA Rugby Underdogs Again, the U.S. Team Hopes to Turn a CornerThe New York Times - Ken BelsonGLENDALE, Colo. — Shawn Pittman looked out at the players on the United States national rugby team, the Eagles, going through their drills and thought back eight years to when he was preparing to play
Sports Rugby Referee Creates a Buzz While Keeping the PeaceThe New York Times - Andrew KehNICE, France — Nigel Owens was walking in Suva, Fiji, earlier this summer, when he heard an all-too-familiar refrain. “This is not soccer!” a stranger called out to him on the street. Owens could only
Sports What Makes the All Blacks So Indomitable? It’s in Their DNA.The New York Times - Jamie TarabayMATAMATA, New Zealand — The small blue plastic chair was never meant to fit Luke Jacobson’s 6-foot-3, 235-pound frame. Yet the 22-year-old loose forward perched alongside his tablemates, a group of 6-year-olds,
Sports Rugby Is a Sport for Big Guys, and the ShortiesThe New York Times - Joe RitchieHONG KONG — When casual sports fans think of rugby, they often think of it as a big man’s game. And sure enough, if they tune in to the upcoming Rugby World Cup in Japan, they will see many large players
Sports Can the N.F.L. Turn a 360-Pound Rugby Player Into a Football Star?The New York Times - Michael SokoloveIn February 2018, Jeff Stoutland, an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, was a day away from setting off on a golf trip with some buddies from his high school days in Staten Island when he got
New York Yankees Luis Severino Returns, but the Yankees’ Slew of Injuries Remains a MysteryThe New York Times - James WagnerOn Tuesday night, Luis Severino will step onto a major-league mound for the first time this season. With just 11 games remaining before the playoffs, the Yankees will welcome back their best starting after
New York Mets Mets on Fire? It Might Be the Bullpen Torching the LeadThe New York Times - Michael PowellThe Sunday night game between the Mets and Dodgers felt like attending a fine late summer party only to drink too much wine and tumble down a steep set of stairs. During batting practice, as September
Salzburg Red Bull Salzburg Gets Its WingsThe New York Times - Rory SmithThere are teams in this season’s Champions League that have waited longer than Red Bull Salzburg to sit at European soccer’s top table. There are teams with smaller budgets, and teams that have overcome
Sports Russian Athletes Set to Remain ‘Neutral’ at Track ChampionshipsThe New York Times - Tariq PanjaA panel investigating Russian doping in track and field is unlikely to finish its work in time for Russian athletes to compete under the country’s flag at the world championships, which begin in less two
Mariano Rivera Trump Gives Medal to Another Sports Legend Who Likes Him: Mariano RiveraThe New York Times - Michael Crowley and Tyler KepnerWASHINGTON — President Trump brought a New York sports icon to the White House on Monday for the latest installment of his favorite new presidential pastime: honoring a sports legend who also happens be
Sports What We Learned in N.F.L. Week 2The New York Times - Benjamin HoffmanQuarterbacks are fragile, referees are fallible, advice can be dangerous and Gardner Minshew is forever. It was a fun — if not particularly eventful — Week 2 of the N.F.L. Here’s what we learned. ■ New
Sports Roethlisberger and Brees Injuries Deal Blows to Two Playoff HopefulsThe New York Times - Victor MatherTwo playoff contenders got the news every team dreads on Monday: a serious injury that will keep their starting quarterback out. For the Pittsburgh Steelers, the news was worse. Ben Roethlisberger will
Obituaries Mike Stefanik, Ex-NASCAR Champion, Dies in Plane CrashThe New York Times - Sandra E. GarciaMike Stefanik, one of the most successful modified stock car drivers in NASCAR history, died in a plane crash in Connecticut on Sunday, the authorities said. Mr. Stefanik, 61, was piloting a single-engine
Wildlife How Long Before These Salmon Are Gone? ‘Maybe 20 Years’The New York Times - Jim RobbinsThis article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article misattributed the source of a plan to kill sea lions along the Columbia River. The plan was proposed
Colin Kaepernick Colin Kaepernick ‘Dream Crazy’ Ad Wins Nike an EmmyThe New York Times - Julie Creswell and Kevin DraperWhen Colin Kaepernick starred in a brash Nike ad campaign last fall, it featured all of the sportswear company’s hallmarks. It was surprising: Neither his involvement nor his contract extension with Nike
New York Yankees Yankees Blast the Blue Jays, Inching Closer to CrownThe New York Times - The Associated PressTORONTO — James Paxton pitched five innings to win his ninth straight start, Brett Gardner homered twice and drove in five runs, and the New York Yankees hit five homers in a 13-3 win over the Toronto
Sports Drew Brees' Injury and Another Bad Call Add to Saints’ PainThe New York Times - Ben ShpigelLOS ANGELES — Sean Payton coped by quarantining himself for three days. He binged Netflix programming (“Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes” and “You”) and scarfed Jeni’s Splendid ice cream.
Sports The Jets Take On Odell Beckham Jr. (and the Other Browns)The New York Times - Danielle AllentuckFLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Jets safety Jamal Adams was a high school recruit visiting Louisiana State University the first time he met Odell Beckham Jr. Beckham, then an L.S.U. junior and Adams’s host for the
New York Mets The Mets’ Other Chase: Jacob deGrom Seeks a Second Cy YoungThe New York Times - Bob KlapischDepending on the opponent, the score or the day of the week, the Mets’ chase for a postseason berth has careened between hopeful and desperate — a roller coaster that has had the organization living on
Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Introduce Branded HijabsThe New York Times - Mariel PadillaThe Toronto Raptors have introduced a new line of team-branded hijabs in an effort to be more inclusive to fans of all cultures. The team partnered with Nike to design the hijabs — head coverings worn
Antonio Brown Antonio Brown’s Patriots Debut Is Business as UsualThe New York Times - Jeré LongmanMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The New England Patriots’ season rolled right along on Sunday with more celebration than complication for the N.F.L. defending champions. Five days after a woman who was once his
Sports Dellin Betances Is Back. Yankees Hope His Fastball Returns, Too.The New York Times - James WagnerTORONTO — Dellin Betances is hard to miss in just about any setting, except, perhaps, on a basketball court. At 6-foot-8, he is the tallest Yankees player — inching out outfielder Aaron Judge (6-7) and
