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The New York Times Sports department is revisiting the subjects of some compelling articles from the last year or so. Here is our February report on the Olympian Kaillie Humphries’s decision to...

Susie Wolff, a British former racecar driver who has worked in various roles within motorsports, agrees that increasing gender diversity in racing behind the scenes is essential to ultimately producing more female...

Kathy Whitworth, who joined the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour in the late 1950s when it was a blip on the national sports scene and who went on to win 88 tournaments,...

The New York Times Sports department is revisiting the subjects of some compelling stories from the last year or so. In March, the men’s basketball team from St. Peter’s University in Jersey...

Panthers 37, Lions 23: The Lions needed to win this game to have a good shot at the playoffs, but they didn’t play with any urgency. From the first play of the...

The New York Times Sports department is revisiting the subjects of some compelling articles from the last year or so. Here is our October 2021 report on Kris Wilkes’s mysterious illness.Paul Paolella...

The N.B.A. showcases its stars on Christmas Day, and this year there will be some big names to watch, like LeBron James, Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid.There will also be a new...

Next up, Wayne Gretzky.Alex Ovechkin on Friday surpassed Gordie Howe for second place on the N.H.L.’s career goal-scoring list. With 802 goals, he now trails only the Great One.Ovechkin moved into second...

He donated to the primary campaign of Alex Lasry, a Democrat, in this year’s Wisconsin Senate race. Lasry is the son of Marc Lasry, who owns the N.B.A.’s Milwaukee Bucks, and is...

We asked New York Times writers and editors what events they’re most looking forward to as they look over the sports calendar for 2023. Here’s what they said.Is there really magic in...