M.L.B.’s Trade Deadline Looms. Here’s What to Know.
These are the big names we expect to be on the move.
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CreditMelissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire, via Getty Images Kevin Durant’s Status Was Complicated. Now It’s Clear He’s Ready for the Olympics.
The U.S. men’s basketball star’s performance against Serbia squashed any remaining questions about his readiness.
CreditGregory Shamus/Getty Images The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Is in Control Now. But Bigger Tests Await.
The Americans have 6 points through their two games so far and are guaranteed a quarterfinal spot at the Olympics, but this is still only the beginning.
CreditGetty Images U.S. Women’s Basketball Has Built a Dynasty, but One Question Lurks
The national team hopes its advantages will overshadow whatever drawbacks might exist from its lack of time together.
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Inside the Million-Dollar Recruitment of the Nation’s Best Softball Player
Texas Tech’s well-funded pursuit of NiJaree Canady, the former Stanford star, emphasizes the arrival of big-money deals into the sport.
CreditEakin Howard/Getty Images The M.L.B. Team Running a Clinic at the Trade Deadline
Even after all of their moves, the Rays still have time to do more.
CreditDavid Berding/Getty Images Jayson Tatum Will Play in Next Olympic Game for U.S. Men’s Basketball Team
Coach Steve Kerr said the Boston Celtics’ star will be on the court Wednesday against South Sudan after not playing in the team’s opener on Sunday.
CreditGarrett Ellwood/NBAE, via Getty Images Baker Mayfield Was Nearly ‘Written Off.’ Then Came the Buccaneers.
The quarterback, whose playing career had hung in the balance, looks to have finally achieved the stability he’s been seeking.
CreditCliff Welch/Icon Sportswire, via Getty Images The Biggest Problem Each Premier League Club Must Solve
With the new campaign less than three weeks away, where must clubs focus their energies?
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Deshaun Watson Isn’t a Victim. He Did This to Himself.
The Cleveland quarterback has never shown much remorse or taken enough accountability for his alleged predatory actions, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
CreditNick Cammett/Getty Images 14-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Player to Debut in Top-Level U.S. Soccer Game
McKenna Whitham made history one day after her 14th birthday.
CreditCourtesy of NJ/NY Gotham FC How Allowing J.J. McCarthy to Be a Kid Turned Him Into a Football Star
Jim and Megan McCarthy took a nontraditional approach to helping their son achieve his N.F.L. dreams.
CreditNick Wosika/Icon Sportswire, via Getty Images Red Bull Could Replace Sergio Pérez, and Daniel Ricciardo Is an Option
After a brutal Belgian Grand Prix, Formula 1’s top team is facing a decision “nobody wants to make.”
CreditJayce Illman/Getty Images After Arrests and Exiles, Is Iran Changing Its Stance on Women and Soccer?
A ban on attending matches existed for more than 40 years, but questions remain about a softening of the rules.
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