RONCHAMPS, FRANCE (REUTERS) – Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar pulled off a major upset at the Tour de France by stunning compatriot Primoz Roglic to claim the overall leader’s yellow jersey with a monumental victory in the final individual time trial on…
Read MoreDenied the M.V.P., James Takes Out His Frustration on the Nuggets
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — On one of his ferocious drives to the basket, LeBron James appeared to roll his left ankle as he tumbled to the court. He grimaced, relaced his sneaker as several of his teammates from the…
Read MoreAs Steve Cohen Closes In on Mets, Discrimination Claims Cast a Shadow
Steven A. Cohen, the hedge fund billionaire who is on the verge of buying the Mets for about $2.4 billion, is used to getting what he wants. He’s long kept the temperature on the trading floor at his investment firm…
Read MoreBryson DeChambeau’s No-Fear Strategy at the U.S. Open Is Working
MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Bryson DeChambeau, the PGA Tour pro who has spent most of the 2020 season in open defiance of many accepted golf tenets, has turned his iconoclasm on the United States Open and one of its most venerable…
Read MoreIn a Short Season, Shane Bieber Is a Head Above the Rest
Shane Bieber was working on a shutout with two on and two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning on Thursday night in Detroit. The Cleveland Indians led by 10 runs, and Bieber had thrown more pitches than he…
Read MoreThe Pandemic Is Chasing Aging Coaches From the Field
After Coach Paul Trosclair won a Louisiana high school football championship in December 2018, he and his family walked from the Superdome in New Orleans to celebrate with a bowl of late-night gumbo. He mused about retiring, but no one…
Read MoreCirelli scores in OT to take Tampa Bay Lightning to Stanley Cup Final with 2-1 win over Islanders
Five years after socially distancing from the Prince of Wales Trophy and losing in the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning got their hands on and arms around it to embrace their Eastern Conference championship. Anthony Cirelli scored in…
Read MoreA’ja Wilson Wins W.N.B.A.’s Most Valuable Player Award
Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson won the W.N.B.A.’s Most Valuable Player Award, the league announced Thursday. Wilson, the No. 1 overall pick three years ago, led the Aces to an 18-4 record during the shortened season and the top…
Read MoreTampa Bay Lightning face adversity and New York Islanders in Game 6 of NHL Conference Final
Jon Cooper might have reacted differently five years ago to losing in double overtime in Tampa Bay’s first chance to move on to the Stanley Cup Final, sulking with his head down and kicking the nearest soda can. That’s not…
Read MoreBuccaneers aren't worried about Tom Brady's tough debut, receiver Chris Godwin says
How COVID impacts NFL teams’ valuations The future value of NFL teams: franchises look at impact of coronavirus on football; insight from Peter Schwartz, Sportico senior sports valuations and legal reporter. Tom Brady’s lukewarm performance during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’…
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