

Matthew Futterman
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Nick Kyrgios Withdraws From Australian Open With Knee Injury
Kyrgios, the temperamental star who was a finalist at Wimbledon last year, had battled soreness in his left knee but was hoping to play.

Nick Kyrgios Is Coming For Tennis
On the eve of the Australian Open, the electric, sometimes eccentric tennis star, has become the sport’s biggest draw but also its riskiest pitchman.

Naomi Osaka Withdraws From the Australian Open
Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, was once widely considered the world’s top hardcourt player, but she has struggled to regain her form after injuries...

The Best Runs You Took in 2022
Your most memorable runs of the year included finally hitting the pavement after having a baby, healing from grief, committing to love and committing to...

Will This Device Protect Athletes’ Brains, or Only Make Them Think It Does?
More and more pro and college athletes are trying on the Q-Collar as they search for something, anything, that might keep their brains safe. But...

An Olympic Champion Hopes Runners Learn From His Experience With Head Injuries
Head and neck injuries are rare in track and field, but coaches and professional runners are starting to pay more attention to their effects and...

A Horrific Crash. A Mangled Leg. A Crazy Fast Comeback.
The American ski racer Nina O’Brien’s notorious crash and fractured leg shook the Olympic skiing competition. Nine months later, she is racing again.

Jessie Diggins Is Ready to Break New Ground. Again.
As Diggins, an Olympic and overall world champion, begins a new season, she is eyeing the next opportunity to make a major statement. Cue the...

Down and Out When 2022 Began, Novak Djokovic Is On Top Again. Kind Of.
Djokovic, the Serbian star, missed long stretches of the season because he refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19. After winning the ATP Finals, is he...

As Tennis Honors Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine, He Reflects on War
His career came to and abrupt end in February, when Russian forces invaded his country and he became a soldier.