The New York TimesNowKevin Durant Asks to Be Traded From the Netsverified_publisherThe New York Times - Tania Ganguli and Sopan DebThe Nets’ latest foray into the world of superteams might be over. Kevin Durant, a 12-time All-Star, has asked the Nets to trade him, according to a person familiar with the request who was not authorized to discuss it publicly. Rich Kleiman, Durant’s business manager, told ESPN that the Nets had …
The New York TimesNowAt Wimbledon, American Men Are Putting on a Fourth of July Bashverified_publisherThe New York Times - Matthew FuttermanWIMBLEDON, England — Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, the American men are throwing a party on British soil. As night fell on Thursday at the All England Club, eight American men were set to qualify for the third round of the prestigious Wimbledon tournament, accounting for 25 percent of …
The New York Times2 hours agoU.C.L.A. and U.S.C. Are Expected to Leave the Pac-12 for the Big Tenverified_publisherThe New York Times - Alan Blinder and Billy WitzU.C.L.A. and Southern California on Thursday appeared ready to jump from the Pac-12 Conference to the Big Ten in the coming years, a move that would trigger another seismic remaking of the competitive and economic landscapes of college sports. The maneuvering came as the Big Ten, whose membership …
The New York TimesNowKayla Harrison Wants to Fight the Best, but Business Gets In the Wayverified_publisherThe New York Times - Morgan CampbellCOCONUT CREEK, Fla. — If professional mixed martial arts were merely a sport and not a business, Kayla Harrison said she would match herself with Amanda Nunes, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight champion. She would not want an undercard or an audience. Harrison, a …
The New York TimesNowSuspect in Murder of Off-Road Cyclist Is Arrested in Costa Ricaverified_publisherThe New York Times - Isabella Grullón Paz, Amanda Holpuch and Claire FahyA woman who had been named as a suspect in the murder of a rising off-road cycling star in Texas last month has been arrested in Costa Rica, the authorities said on Thursday, ending a 43-day search. The U.S. Marshals Service said that the suspect, Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, had been found at a hostel …
The New York Times1 hour agoMax Scherzer Finishes Rehab Stint and Is Set to Rejoin Metsverified_publisherThe New York Times - Tyler KepnerHARTFORD, Conn. — An ace right-hander with 3,000 strikeouts and a Hall of Fame résumé took the mound at Citi Field on Wednesday afternoon. He fired eight shutout innings against a first-place team on his way to a victory. It lined up precisely with the Mets’ vision for their summer, except for one …
