Nigeria’s Players Have Enlisted Help to Ensure They Get Paid
The members of Nigeria’s Women’s World Cup team announced Tuesday that they had restarted a long-running battle with their country’s soccer federation over missing...
ESPN Enters Sports Gambling in $2 Billion Deal With Casino Company
ESPN on Tuesday announced a 10-year deal with Penn Entertainment, a casino company, to create an online sports betting brand called ESPN Bet, catapulting...
The Messy Relationship Between Romance Novels and Ice Hockey
The niche world of hockey romance novels is getting mainstream attention after the wife of an N.H.L. player criticized book fans who she said...
Llegan a Ciudad de México a jugar béisbol. Pero antes, peregrinan
Tan pronto como Isidro Piña bajó del taxi, se dirigió hacia la mujer que vendía veladoras en la banqueta. Preguntó cuánto costaban —25 pesos...
From the World Cup to Wimbledon, Female Athletes Are Fighting For Their Uniforms
It’s why Sepp Blatter, then the president of FIFA, suggested in 2004 that women soccer players should wear “tighter shorts” and why there was...
