What the Seahawks Did to Win the Super Bowl
Seattle played better than the Patriots—and managed to ignore the spectacle surrounding the game.
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Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Sliding Beneath the Mountain
A view of the mountain scenery around an Olympic venue
Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Dynamic Cauldrons
The Olympic flame lights up both Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
The Man Who Broke Physics
Even before competing in his first Olympics, 21-year-old Ilia Malinin has transformed the sport of figure skating.
The Return of Athlete Outrage
“I think that when human lives are at stake, it’s bigger than anything else,” the basketball star Breanna Stewart said.
The Sports Conspiracy That’s Too Easy to Believe
When the 49ers lost in the playoffs, some fans embraced a theory about electromagnetic waves instead of facing reality.
The End of the Underdog in College Football
In 2026, the best teams are no miracle.
The Question That the Lawyers Representing Trans Athletes Didn’t Answer
The oral arguments for Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. were meandering and unsatisfying.
An Underappreciated Variable in Sports Success
Sometimes athletes just get lucky.
Is Victor Wembanyama Too Tall?
Why it’s hard to watch the NBA’s most promising young talent