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EWA BEACH, Hawaii — It was rough enough when Ashley Badis and her girls’ water polo teammates had to practice in the ocean, battling fickle winds and choppy waves because their high...

Credit...Shane Wenzlick/ReutersThe United States women’s soccer team will face the Netherlands, Vietnam and an as-yet-unknown playoff winner at next year’s Women’s World Cup — a fortunate draw for the Americans, even if...

PHILADELPHIA — Less science, more Schwarber.That’s not a guaranteed prescription for success, but it appears to be one route Philadelphia can take to earn its eighth National League pennant.When Manager Rob Thomson...

PHILADELPHIA — The National League Championship Series returned to Philadelphia for the first time in 12 years on Friday, and many of the old stars of that era were on hand to...

There was a time when Justin Verlander’s departure from a game after six innings would have felt like something of a failure. After all, Verlander, 39, has thrown 200 or more innings...

Major League Soccer is in a hurry to crown its champion this season, with its final set for Nov. 5 — just over two weeks before the World Cup opens in Qatar....

Ben Simmons smiled and chuckled about the way he had been acting all day. Wednesday was the first time in 16 months that he had played in a meaningful basketball game, and...

HOUSTON — The path to the World Series for the Yankees goes not only through the Houston Astros but specifically their ace, Justin Verlander. If the Yankees want to win their first...

SAN DIEGO — The first sign that this was going to be a long and strange afternoon at Petco Park popped up early, off the bat of the young Philadelphia outfielder Matt...

The N.B.A. will begin a new season Tuesday under a cloud of scandals and drama that has distracted from the basketball and that has challenged the progressive image the league has long...