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San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama added to his list of career achievements Thursday night by recording his second 5×5 statistical line game in just his 76th NBA game. Wembanyama tallied 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five blocks and five steals in the Spurs’ 106-88 win over the Utah …

The stars came out in October. Some performed up to expectations. Others fell flat and brought their teams down with them. Our All-Postseason team reveals the secret to the New York Mets’ surprisingly deep run (their infield was excellent), the New York Yankees’ first pennant in 15 years (a productive …

Stardom in Argentina is a unique cultural phenomenon, particularly for the country’s professional athletes. In a nation where sport is debated as passionately as politics and world affairs, one is more likely to be polarizing than universally admired. Which is why the story of rising Formula 1 star Franco Colapinto …

Center back Naomi Girma stole the show in Louisville as the U.S. women’s national team wrapped up the international window with its third win. But the real story of that October camp is the sheer amount of evaluation head coach Emma Hayes managed in addition to the celebratory nature of …

NEW YORK — A championship trophy is a work of art. But the game that gets you that trophy? Sometimes not so much! So let’s do our best to tell you about Game 5 of the 2024 World Series — the game that crowned the Los Angeles Dodgers the champions …

Bob Costas is retiring as a Major League Baseball play-by-play caller, marking the end of a legendary run in which he became synonymous with the game over four decades and earned a place in the broadcasting wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Costas confirmed the news Thursday when reached …

The WTA Tour Finals in Saudi Arabia was never going to be an under-the-radar affair. Judy Murray, a top coach and the mother of Andy, the two-time Wimbledon champion, has been conducting clinics. There will be events focused on women’s health issues. A 5,000-seat stadium-within-a-stadium venue has been constructed at …

NEW YORK — At 1:27 a.m., Juan Soto stepped out of the New York Yankees’ clubhouse for the last time this season. Just before exiting, he turned to the clubhouse attendants and offered a final farewell. “See you guys,” Soto said. Thus began the unofficial start of Soto’s long-awaited free …

The death of the long ball has been frequently pronounced as football has evolved in the past few years. Playing out from the back has become the standard. Direct teams are the anomaly rather than the norm. The logical tactical evolution after that was the rise of the high press, …

NEW YORK – It was right there in front of them, as Aaron Boone likes to say, a chance for the 2024 New York Yankees to write a new page in the musty annals of baseball history. Never before had a team rallied to win the World Series after losing …