DAVID WALDSTEIN

A former N.H.L. star in his 50s was still playing. Then the Czechs qualified for the World Baseball Classic, and a reporter booked a flight.

While no American-born Black players participated in this year’s World Series, an effort has been in place for years to reverse recent declines in participation.

In a sports memorabilia market flush with cash, the ball could set a record for game-used baseballs by selling for more than $3 million.

Dogged by criticism that they could not win without sign-stealing, Houston beat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to complete a nearly perfect postseason.

Chas McCormick grew up near Philadelphia in a family of Phillies fans, but his catch at the wall in Game 5 has Houston one win…

In the first World Series game in Philadelphia since 2009, the Phillies took Houston’s Lance McCullers Jr. deep five times and cruised to victory.

Dave Dombrowski has led four franchises to the World Series as a president of baseball operations, and he has done it by embracing tradition and…

A fly ball in the ninth inning could easily have been a winning hit for Houston, but Nick Castellanos made a long run and a…

N.Y.U.’s Kim Wyant inspired Julianne Sitch to coach the University of Chicago. They will face off in a match in which both men’s teams are…

Houston’s pitchers combined to allow only three hits in Game 3, keeping their team a perfect 6-0 this postseason.