KURT STREETER

Francis Tiafoe’s rise has been the talk of the U.S. Open, but his path to the pros is all but unrepeatable for other young Black...

An improbable run at what may be her final U.S. Open.

Since the Williams sisters first burst into tennis in the 1990s, their legacy has been tied to one another. They will play doubles in perhaps...

Part of Williams’s legacy can be seen in the stands of her matches, where the spectators are among tennis’s most diverse.

Our columnist grew up playing competitive tennis on Seattle courts that are now caught in the middle of a turf war with pickleball. He took...

Williams brought her own distinctive flair to tennis, challenging norms that governed fashion, power, decorum, race and gender. By being herself, Williams’s reach far exceeded...

The N.F.L. must decide whether to uphold Watson’s six-game suspension or impose a more severe penalty. Its choice will speak volumes, writes our columnist.

Nick Kyrgios and Ons Jabeur brought a fresh diversity to the men’s and women’s singles finals.

Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX was dampened as female athletes were saddened — and angered — by the Supreme Court’s reversal of...

The heart of the roster — Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green — is back in the N.B.A. playoffs, a world away from Oakland,...