ATLANTA — Ted Turner was a sportsman of all types, a world champion in sailing and a World Series-winning owner in baseball. He famously owned the Atlanta Braves, leveraging his ownership of the TBS superstation to broadcast their games across the country, all while showcasing his outsized personality at a time when many owners stayed … Read more
About a week and a half ago, Anthony Edwards landed awkwardly during a game, his left knee buckling as his foot hit the ground. Edwards had to be helped off the court, and the official diagnosis was a bone bruise and hyperextension of the knee. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to … Read more
Round 1 of the NBA playoffs culminated with three Game 7s over the weekend. Joel Embiid scored 34 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a big win over the Boston Celtics, completing a comeback after being down 3-1 in the series. Our Rohan Nadkarni breaks down all the Game 7s below. Subscribe to read … Read more
Clear your schedule, and get your mint julep ready. The Kentucky Derby is tomorrow! Of the 151 iterations of the race, NBC Sports’ Tim Layden has covered 22. He explains why the Derby is both the most consistent — and unpredictable — of all sporting events. Also, our numbers guy Steve Kornacki analyzed the Derby … Read more
After falling behind the Los Angeles Lakers 3-0, the Houston Rockets have now won two games to force a Game 6. Are the Rockets delaying the inevitable? Or is this the start of an epic comeback? The same could be said of the Detroit Pistons, who forced a Game 6 in their series against the … Read more
The first Kentucky Derby I covered was in 2002 for Sports Illustrated, replacing the great Bill Nack, the type of writer you never want to follow onto a beat. However, there was no line outside the editor’s office, and I had been writing about racing on and off since the late 1970s because my early … Read more
Less than 20% of the way into the MLB season, two high-profile teams have fired their managers. The Boston Red Sox, in last place in the American League East, let go of Alex Cora, and then the Philadelphia Phillies axed Rob Thomson. The Phillies are tied with the New York Mets for last in the … Read more
Trump admin pushes for fairness in women’s sports as DOJ sues Minnesota The Trump administration, through the Justice Department, sues Minnesota over Title IX compliance issues, aiming to protect fairness in women’s sports. Collegiate softball player Kendall Kotzmacher shares her heartbreaking experience playing against a biological male, highlighting the need to protect female athletes’ hard-earned … Read more
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Last night, round 1 of the NFL draft was full of twists, turns and surprises. Our team recapped them all here. But the biggest one involved a phone call. Or technically, two phone calls. When one team thought they were drafting a player, only for another team to swoop in. We’ll explain. Subscribe to read … Read more