At 70, Tara VanDerveer will soon be the most successful college basketball coach of all time. She believes in experimentation, asking for help, and the art of the controlled meltdown.
Category: Records and Achievements
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How Belichick Helped Patriots Go From Laughingstock to Economic Powerhouse
For most of its existence, New England was a terrible team. But a two-decade run of success turned it into one of the most recognizable sports brands in the world.
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As Mikaela Shiffrin Considers How to Top Herself, She Studies Taylor Swift
Shiffrin, the champion American ski racer, is an unabashed Swiftie, and has long seen the pop culture force as a textbook guide for navigating fame, adversity and unprecedented success.
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His Ancestor’s Watch Was Wound Every 40 Days. He Made It 41.
Stéphane von Gunten was inspired by his great-great-grandfather’s achievement, but he has managed to better it.
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Isabella de la Houssaye, Athlete Who Endured Against the Odds, Dies at 59
After being diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, she continued to go on extreme adventures with her children, including an ascent of the tallest mountain in the Americas.
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Amanda Serrano and Danila Ramos Plan to Show They Can Box by Men’s Rules
When Amanda Serrano and Danila Ramos meet in the ring Friday night, they will spar for 12 three-minute rounds, following the format used for men’s fights.
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X-Wing Model From ‘Star Wars’ Fetches $3.1 Million at Auction
After Greg Jein, an Oscar-nominated visual effects artist, died last year, his friends discovered the prop stashed in a cardboard box in his garage.
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Police Chief Behind Marion County Record Raid is Suspended
Gideon Cody, who orchestrated a widely criticized raid on The Marion County Record, was suspended indefinitely, a city official said on Saturday.
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Overlooked No More: Alice Anderson, Who Ran Australia’s First All-Woman Garage
Her car repair business was described as having a staff “capable of doing the jobs any male member of the automobile industry would undertake.”
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Matt Olson Ties Braves Season Record for Home Runs With 51
Olson, Atlanta’s slugging first baseman, hit his 51st home run of the season, tying the franchise record.
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An Extraordinary Men’s Doubles Three-Peat at the U.S. Open
Rajeev Ram of the United States and Joe Salisbury of Britain are the first pair to win three straight doubles titles in New York in the Open era.
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Breanna Stewart Sets W.N.B.A. Points Record
She has scored more points this season than anyone else in W.N.B.A. history, but had more games to do it.