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The Careful Thought Process Behind Outlandish Baseball Team Names
From the Dairy Daddies to the Trash Pandas, local minor league and collegiate summer league teams use unusual monikers to generate interest.

NASCAR Driver Punches Opponent After All-Star Race
An angry Ricky Stenhouse Jr. confronted Kyle Busch, then punched him, setting off a brief fight between teams at the garage on Sunday.

The Pacers Are Flying Under the Radar, and They’re Loving It
Defeating the Knicks in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden gives Indiana a chance to play with house money, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Why the Panic Surrounding Caitlin Clark’s W.N.B.A. Start Needs To Stop
It’s unfair to regard Clark as some carnival act going city to city splashing trick shots. That’s beneath her WNBA potential, a columnist from The...

Will Manchester City Make it Five Straight Premier League Titles?
The only thing stopping the team from adding to its record run of championships would seem to be Arsenal.

The Timberwolves Sparked a Turnaround for the Ages to Stun the Nuggets
Minnesota’s magical run began and ended with Rudy Gobert, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Xander Schauffele Didn’t Just Win a Major. He Changed His Narrative Forever.
Schauffele’s P.G.A. Championship win removes him from the list of the best players in the world who haven’t won one of golf’s biggest tournaments.

Is the N.B.A.’s Most Hated Referee Also Its Best? It Depends on Whom You Ask.
There is an undercurrent of mistrust around Scott Foster. One of basketball’s most polarizing figures wants to tell his side of the story.

Xander Schauffele Wins His First Major at the P.G.A. Championship
Schauffele birdied the final hole of the tournament to beat Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke.

Live Updates: P.G.A. Championship
Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa were tied for the lead entering Sunday’s final round.