The Game Cannot Go On
Events without live spectators don’t change the basic problem: Athletes are vulnerable to the coronavirus too.
Sports
The Crookedest Team in Baseball History
The Houston Astros cheated their way to a World Series title—and mostly got away with it.
Michael Vick’s Redemption Playbook
The second part of ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary on the football star delves into a second act that was as carefully stage-managed as it seemed sincere.
Why the Super Bowl Was a Game Changer for the NFL
Sunday’s showing offered a blueprint for a potentially dynamic chapter in professional football.
The NFL’s Most Valued Cause Is Itself
A social-justice-focused ad that aired during last night’s Super Bowl affirmed a disturbing and all too familiar truth about the league.
The Serious Message in Shakira and J. Lo’s Halftime Show
With an overwhelming spectacle, the two stars acknowledged that Latin identity is bigger than any one performance.
Superb Owl Sunday IV
A special Sunday event: a photographic essay celebrating these magnificent birds of prey. These nocturnal hunters hail from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America, and are captured here in photos from recent years.
Maternity Leave—Not Higher Pay—Is the WNBA’s Real Win
A new policy could transform the way professional female athletes experience pregnancy in their respective sports.
Youth Football Is a Moral Abdication
Today’s concussion crisis gives the misimpression that the sport’s hazards were only recently discovered. In fact, they’ve always been evident. So why do adults let children play?
Why Kobe Mourning Is So Intense
His flaws and failures as a player were both real and inextricable from his inspiring achievements.