Sports
The big game is about more than winner and losers; it can shape our culture and society. We explain how.
Gianni Infantino’s proposal has many FIFA member associations up in arms.
The games brought us together. Now, all we’re left with is diarrhea lettuce and smoky skies.
America is having a soccer awakening. Can it have a transit one too?
Are soccer players the most fit athletes on the planet?
The president and the US’s red card controversy, explained.
Roger Bennett explains why everyone hates the World Cup’s new “hydration breaks.”
If you’re a liberal, and you’re thinking of bringing a case to the Supreme Court, don’t.
We’re watching the World Cup, stanning Serena Williams, and rooting for the WNBA’s rookies — no prior fan experience required.
American soft power looks different under this administration. Can the World Cup bring it back?
Even FIFA can’t ruin the best argument for loving sports.
The world’s biggest sporting event has been heating up.
It’s a David vs. Goliath battle between the long-suffering Knicks and resurgent Spurs, with their near-alien talent.
Why basketball fans hate the best team in the league.
Organizers promised LA 2028 tickets would be accessible and affordable. It didn’t feel that way when I tried to buy them.
Can MLB split the difference between humans and machines?
How a basketball league for “grannies” is reimagining aging.
The 2026 Olympics were great if you enjoyed figure skating, disco, and chaos agents.
Skimo enters the Winter Olympics at the most tragic time.
The athletes’ messy personal drama threatens to eclipse the sports in Milan and Cortina.
The duo is favored to win Olympic gold on Wednesday, amid increasingly dark allegations.
Maybe the right didn’t capture the culture as much as they thought.
The gold medal favorite is on track to make Olympic history in Milan. The scary part? He could still get even better.
All of the cultural Easter eggs you might have missed.
The sport feels unstoppable — yet also doomed.
The athletes, events and simmering geopolitical crises that we’re watching at this year’s competition.
The Super Bowl performer’s ties to a nascent independence movement are roiling Puerto Rican politics.
The biggest storyline at the 2026 Australian Open is Americans being asked about Trump.
It’s not just the smut. It’s about a deeper desire.
What Heated Rivalry and gay hockey smut can tell us about ourselves.
The Trump-FIFA connection, explained.
Trans advocates would face a difficult road in the sports cases, even if the Court weren’t dominated by Republicans.
Today’s sports gambling looks nothing like the sports betting of the past.
5 questions about the NBA’s seismic gambling indictments, answered.
The sports gambling reckoning is finally here.
The greatest grand slam in the world has become an etiquette nightmare — and it’s not alone.
Best wishes to the happy cultural phenomenon!
NFL dance squads and sorority rush dances have become the front lines of gender anxiety.
It’s so easy get addicted these days. The apps are counting on it.