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Brandi Chastain to Donate Her Brain for C.T.E. Research
By JOHN BRANCH
Chastain, who scored the winning shootout goal for the United States in the 1999 World Cup final, cited growing concerns over the long-term safety of heading the ball.
Carmelo Anthony after missing a shot Tuesday night. Anthony said he did nothing wrong in his interaction with a fan.
Anthony made it clear on Thursday that he did not think a heckler at Tuesday night’s Knicks game deserved Wednesday’s apology.
Patriots fans may have to break out their Tom Brady accessories if Thursday’s appeals court session was a sign of things to come.
The judges appeared unsympathetic on Thursday to the player’s defense, perhaps signaling that he would again face a four-game suspension.
Chastain, who scored the winning shootout goal for the United States in the 1999 World Cup final, cited growing concerns over the long-term safety of heading the ball.
The Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez after hitting a two-run homer on his first swing. “It was nice to see,” Manager Joe Girardi said.
The Yankees’ designated hitter hits a home run in his first swing of the exhibition season.
In the Mets’ first exhibition game, they faced Murphy, their biggest star in the 2015 postseason.
Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy slipped a bit toward the end of the first round of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship in Doral, Fla.
As they have ascended to the top three spots in golf’s world rankings, Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy have kept the coaches who taught them while they were growing up.
The Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist after knocking over his goal cage in the second period. Lundqvist was charged with delay of game.
Three goals late in the second period gave the Penguins a rare victory over the Rangers.
Eric McClellan (23), in a game last month, has been part of Gonzaga’s improving guard corps this season.
After an unspectacular regular season, the Bulldogs hope to extend a run of consecutive N.C.A.A. tournament appearances that ranks the midmajor program among the sport’s elite.
The American sailors Helena Scutt, 23, left, and Paris Henken, 20, are trying not to be distracted by the health issues surrounding the Rio Games.
Winning a medal and taking medical precautions are priorities for Helena Scutt and Paris Henken, who will compete in an event that puts sailors in close contact with ocean spray.
Olympic organizers met in Switzerland to discuss rising fears over the Zika virus and Brazil’s readiness to host the Games, which are scheduled to start in August.
Lleyton Hewitt, the Australian Davis Cup captain, is back on the team as a player after Nick Kyrgios came down with a virus and had to withdraw.
Playing captains are rare at the highest levels of Davis Cup, but Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt has replaced the ailing Nick Kyrgios.
Like many United States presidents, several of today’s hopefuls have notable sports backgrounds — even if they are no Gerald Ford.
Houston and Chicago looked like contenders as the season began. But with Golden State, Oklahoma City, San Antonio and Cleveland rising to the top, the two middle-of-the-pack teams have their work cut out for them.
Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, the No. 1 and No. 2 picks in last year’s draft, will meet for the first time in the N.H.L. when the Oilers play the Sabres on Tuesday.
Andrea Pirlo may be one of Manhattan’s most famous faces — if you can pick him out of a crowd.
On Sept. 24, 1970, Ali traveled to the offices of the New York State Athletic Commission to apply for a boxing license, and The Times ran a modest article without the picture of Ali that The Times took that day.
Basketball is nearly sacred in Indiana, where two photographers set out to document scores of gyms during events like basketball games and graduations.
The league’s plan could further the thaw in Cuba-United States relations and enable Cubans to play professionally in America without defecting.
North Dakota was famously known as the Fighting Sioux from 1930 until the university retired the nickname in 2012, ending a seven-year battle with the N.C.A.A.
Trump’s ascendant political profile may lead him to maintain a lower profile at the World Golf Championships event at Doral Resort and Spa in Florida.
As gifted a communicator as he is often considered to be, Jackson, the Knicks’ president, has produced a range of garbled and mocked messages on social media.
The Warriors’ butterfly with a jump shot, Curry is changing how we understand basketball.
Like Daniel Murphy, whom he replaced as the Mets’ second baseman, Neil Walker is 30 years old with seven seasons in the majors. They even will wear the same uniform number this season: 20.
Since its author wasn’t known before a 1999 sale, the “Laws of Base Ball” brought only $12,650. Now its writer has a name: He’s Daniel Adams, and he’s one of the sport’s founding fathers.
The N.B.A. All-Star Paul George developed his skills by trying in vain to outplay his sister.
Caeleb Dressel, 19, has set records at Florida and is preparing to race in long-course meters on a bigger stage. Not long ago, though, he nearly quit the sport.
No college basketball player has won four consecutive N.C.A.A. Division I titles, but Breanna Stewart, the two-time player of the year, and her classmates are close.
A talk with the New York Rangers goalie about his five favorite things.
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