espn.com February 26, 2020

'It cost us a championship': How elite NBA athletes handle pressure

EVEN THOUGH HE knew better, because he'd been in this same situation dozens of times before, Steph Curry, the consummate marksman and champion, who just 40 days earlier had been named the first unanimous MVP in NBA history, couldn't help himself.

thecut.com February 26, 2020

The Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence

Larry Ray was indicted by federal prosecutors for sex trafficking, extortion, conspiracy and other charges. Authorities began investigating Ray in response to this article. Read the latest updates on the story here.

nytimes.com February 26, 2020

The Diet Industrial Complex Got Me, and It Will Never Let Me Go

I was a chubby little kid. I loved toast, butter, cookies, orange juice, ice cream and hamburgers, and I didn’t like moving around that much. I wasn’t a snacker, or a grazer. One day I saw myself in a mirror and cried and threw things and decided I wasn’t going to be fat anymore.

espn.com February 28, 2020

Lowe: Ten NBA things I like and don't like, including Jayson Tatum's star leap

When was the last time this happened -- a player in the middle of the season making The Leap, everyone digesting the revelation together and knowing it is real and lasting? Perhaps Kawhi Leonard toward the start of 2016-17? Tatum always had the pieces.

gq.com February 25, 2020

Brooks Koepka, the World's Best Golfer, Has Some Issues With Golf

Koepka is collecting majors at a record clip while upending the tour's social norms, wearing Off-White on the course—and making clear he wouldn't mind changing the game forever.

nytimes.com February 28, 2020

Why Are American Women Running Faster Than Ever? We Asked Them — Hundreds of Them

More than 450 women will race in the U.S. Olympic Trials marathon in Atlanta on Saturday. That’s a huge number, reflecting changes in rules, innovative shoe technology and a sea change in women’s running.

vanityfair.com February 26, 2020

Exclusive: “Tennis—I’m Saying Goodbye.” After 28 Years and Five Grand Slams, Maria Sharapova Steps Away From The Game

How do you leave behind the only life you’ve ever known? How do you walk away from the courts you’ve trained on since you were a little girl, the game that you love—one which brought you untold tears and unspeakable joys—a sport where you found a family, along with fans who rallied behind yo

theringer.com February 27, 2020

How Teams Tried to Counter the Astros’ Sign Stealing Before MLB Did

In late August 2018, the second-place Oakland Athletics visited Houston for a potentially pivotal three-game series against the first-place Astros.

espn.com February 24, 2020

The longest flight in Lakers history: When the team learned of Kobe's death

THE WEARY GROUP trudged across the tarmac and onto the team plane at Philadelphia International Airport. Awaiting the Los Angeles Lakers at the end of their 10-day, five-game road trip was a cross-country trek back to L.A., with an 11 a.m. ET departure time allowing for a 2:05 p.m.