Days after leading his college team to its first men’s N.C.A.A. tournament, Oscar Frayer was killed in a highway crash. Loved ones said he had finally found his footing in life.
A Super League Plan, but No One to Defend It
The organizers of a European soccer league didn’t believe in their idea enough to defend it.
Kobe Bryant’s Nike Contract Expired. The Implications Are Complex.
The end of the deal has no analogue in basketball or sneaker history, opening a hole in the market as Bryant’s shoes have been used heavily by N.B.A. athletes and have seen high demand among the public since his death.
Nobody Saw the Knicks Coming
Behind Julius Randle, the Knicks have become one of the N.B.A.’s most surprising — and best defensive — teams. Kristaps Porzingis, who?
The Yankees Piece Together a Win With a Wild Pitch and a Walk
There wasn’t much offense to speak of, but the Yankees ended a five-game losing streak and avoided what would have been their worst start since 1972.
Sports World Reacts To Chauvin Verdict
After the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd and other instances of violence against Black people, many athletes had engaged in activist efforts last year.
Europe’s Super League Plan on Brink of Collapse
Chelsea and Manchester City are said to reverse course, imperiling a project that would have remade world soccer.
FIFA’s Infantino Issues Super League Warning; P.S.G. Won’t Join It
As opposition mounts to the new breakaway European soccer league, Paris St.-Germain joined other top teams in saying it wouldn’t take part.
Jewel Box Dining at the Barclays Center
The Crown Club, from Major Food Group, will cater to V.I.P.s at the arena, namely Nets fans with courtside seats.
Stephen Curry Breaks Kobe Bryant’s Record for Consecutive 30-point Games
The Warriors’ star has scored at least 30 points in 11 straight games, reviving his team’s playoff hopes and strengthening his M.V.P. case.