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The Nets named Jacque Vaughn as head coach Wednesday to replace Steve Nash, who was fired last week. Vaughn has coached the team in an interim capacity in the four games since...

But the national culture wars seem to melt away in Titletown. Packers fans came for the season opener from across the Midwest, including Bradley Stone, 46, who arrived with his family from...

The power atop the A.F.C. has constantly shifted among 10 or so playoff-quality teams fighting for just seven spots, but each week the Buffalo Bills have made the most consistent case of...

For Ashton Kutcher’s first marathon — and perhaps his last — there was only one choice: New York City.Running a marathon has been a lifelong goal for Kutcher and the opportunity presented...

HOUSTON — Where would the Houston Astros be without Jeremy Peña?Last October, as the Astros lost to the Atlanta Braves in the World Series, Peña was an untested player on the team’s...

HOUSTON — The finish line for the World Series is Minute Maid Park, where the Houston Astros have celebrated pennants and raised a championship banner. It is also where they once operated...

For the neutral, there is almost no choice to make. The plotline of this weekend’s M.L.S. Cup final is so simple and familiar that the marketing spiel, presumably, writes itself. On one...

McCormick’s catch was the shimmering gem, and the image may one day become iconic in Houston. With the Astros clinging to a one-run lead and one out in the bottom of the...

ManhattanIn between the Queens and Bronx portions of the course is the first section of the race in Manhattan, which is possibly the loudest section of the marathon. When runners come off...

It is an offer good enough to make any soccer fan stop and listen. Free flights to the World Cup. Free tickets to matches. Free housing during the tournament and even a...