Shane Lowry Wins Emotional British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Even in the pin-rattling wind and the heavy rain that often seemed to be falling horizontally, Shane Lowry made winning his first major championship look as natural and easy as...
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Shane Lowry Takes a 4-Stroke Lead at the British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Birdie after birdie. Roar after roar. It certainly looked and sounded like the round of a lifetime for Shane Lowry of Ireland, but he still needs to handle the pressure...
At the Tour de France, Some Just Try to Survive to Ride Another Day
PAU, France — So on a lark, a chance encounter, I have ended up in the chase car for Natnael Berhane, an Eritrean cyclist, as he twists and turns and pedals like a banshee...
For Northern Ireland, This British Open Is More Than a Golf Tournament
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Rory McIlroy will assuredly receive the loudest ovations throughout the British Open. McIlroy, a native of Northern Ireland and the third-ranked golfer in the world, has already drawn hordes of...
Caught Up in the College Admissions Scandal: Stanford’s Boathouse
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — A Stanford sailor arrived at the university’s gleaming boathouse to clean out her locker at the end of the school year. The doors would not open. “Did they change the...
LeBron James Jr. Is 14. He Already Draws Curious Crowds.
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — College basketball’s familiar faces — Mike Krzyzewski, John Calipari, Roy Williams, Tom Izzo, Jay Wright and on and on — convened last week at a recreation center here in South...
The Crowd Roars for Federer, and Djokovic Tunes Out the Noise
WIMBLEDON, England — Yes, Novak Djokovic stared down the deepest of holes in a championship match for the ages on Centre Court on Sunday, coming back after Roger Federer held two match points while...
Novak Djokovic Wins Wimbledon, Outlasting Roger Federer
ImageNovak Djokovic captured his 16th Grand Slam title and fifth Wimbledon, outlasting Roger Federer in the longest singles final in the tournament’s history. It ended in a tiebreaker in the fifth set, a rule...
Serena Williams Was on a Roll at Wimbledon. Simona Halep Stopped Her.
WIMBLEDON, England — It has been 16 months since Serena Williams embarked on her comeback after giving birth, and 10 months since she ignited a firestorm over race and women’s rights after a heated...
Federer Leads Nadal, Two Sets to One: Live Updates
ImageRoger Federer regained control of the match with a dominant third set. CreditAndrew Couldridge/Reuters Here are some key story lines: [You can watch Friday’s match on ESPN. You can follow the live scoring here.] Third...