Saturday, February 29, 2020

The Islanders Are Saying Goodbye to Brooklyn

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Saturday that soon the team would again play all of its home games at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island until a new arena opens.

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Olympic Trials Marathon: Live Coverage From Atlanta

The best of the best in the U.S. are fighting for six slots on the Olympic team over 26.2 miles in the biggest trials field ever.

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Live Coverage of the Olympic Trials Marathon

The best of the best in the U.S. are fighting for six slots on the Olympic team over 26.2 miles in the biggest trials field ever.

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Maria Sharapova’s Future: Architecture and Candy, but not Coaching Tennis

A playing comeback is also a no: “I promise everyone.”

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Can David Ross Bring the Magic of 2016 Back to the Cubs?

He was the elder statesman on the roster when the Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series. Four years later, they’re counting on Ross, now the manager, to reverse their slide down the standings.

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Friday, February 28, 2020

Soccer Star Chicharito Is Closer to Mexico. But Maybe Not Close Enough

Javier Hernández’s decision to join the Los Angeles Galaxy was a coup for M.L.S., but back in his native Mexico, critics wondered why he hadn’t just come home.

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Johnny Antonelli, Star Pitcher for the Giants, Dies at 89

He helped them win the World Series in 1954, when they played in New York, and remained an essential part of the team after they moved to San Francisco.

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