With stars, story lines and skill, the TV rights for the women’s Division I basketball tournament could be worth over $80 million, part of a...

Yolett McPhee-McCuin, buoyed by her confidence, represents a new wave of coaching in women’s college basketball. “We’re gliding now,” she said of her Rebels.

Eighth-seeded Ole Miss’s upset win over Stanford, a No. 1 seed, may signal a new era of competitive parity in the game.

The high-flying Memphis Grizzlies star has excited N.B.A. audiences with his play. But accusations of violent behavior have troubled the communities that need him most.

Slap fighting competitions have drawn the support of Dana White and Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with national TV audiences. But, our columnist writes, the so-called sport...

Three months of athletic brilliance have offered reminders that the soulful, spiritual aspect of games has elevated them to something like a modern religious experience.

The festivities leading up to the Super Bowl are full of fun and feel-good stories. But they obscure the harsh reality of the N.F.L.’s dangerous...

For the first time, the starting quarterbacks are Black. And there has been a surge of Black team executives. But those milestones overshadow a lagging...

His N.B.A. career scoring record has been broken, but his legacy of activism and his expansion of Black athlete identity endure.

Give Brady his due but let Patrick Mahomes and all of the other young, exciting quarterbacks take it from here.