The New York Times – Sports:
The 1982-83 Houston Cougars, a sensation nicknamed Phi Slama Jama, lost the N.C.A.A. men’s title game to North Carolina State on a dunk in the final moments.
Author: Andrew Keh
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The Impossible Allure of the Perfect Bracket
The New York Times – Sports:
What’s one in 9.2 quintillion, anyway?
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U.S. Soccer Doesn’t Expect Decision on Gregg Berhalter Until Summer
The New York Times – Sports:
Weeks after the World Cup, two top executives have left the U.S. men’s team and Gregg Berhalter appears to be out. A full-time coach won’t be named until the summer, U.S. Soccer said.
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Anthony Kim Was Compared to Tiger Woods. So Why Did He Walk Away From Golf?
The New York Times – Sports:
Is it OK for an athlete — or anyone, really — to have an extraordinary gift and not use it? The golfer Anthony Kim apparently decided, emphatically, that it is.
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Buffalo Bills Score on Opening Kickoff in First Game Since Hamlin’s Collapse
The New York Times – Sports:
Emotions ran high as Nyheim Hines returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in Buffalo’s game against the New England Patriots.
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US Soccer Investigating Gregg Berhalter After Report From Gio Reyna’s Mother
The New York Times – Sports:
Gregg Berhalter, the coach, said a decades-old domestic incident had been reported to U.S. Soccer by someone looking to get him fired. It turned out to be the mother of winger Gio Reyna.
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Grappling With, but Not Yet Turning Away From, Football’s Violent Pull
The New York Times – Sports:
After Damar Hamlin’s collapse during an N.F.L. game, fans, coaches and players processed what it meant to love a sport that carries the risk of bodily harm for its participants.
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A Beer Run in Qatar, and an Oasis That Isn’t Open to All
The New York Times – Sports:
At the only government-sanctioned store selling alcohol during the World Cup, strict rules keep it out of reach for most residents.
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Brazil and Neymar Advance to World Cup Quarterfinals
The New York Times – Sports:
A carefree dismantling of an overmatched South Korea was a joy for Brazil and its coach.