Broadcast rights make hundreds of millions of dollars for the biggest tournaments. They can also shut out potential fans.

This year’s men’s Final Four consists of four top-seeded teams. The stars who led them there had more humble beginnings.

After a record-breaking 101st World Cup win, the Alpine skiing star has her sights set on Olympic gold.

Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders? Those who have studied and scouted them project what the future holds for each quarterback in the N.F.L.

Amir Abdur-Rahim was one of college basketball’s rocketing coaching stars when he died of complications from a medical procedure.

Every time the young Pirates phenom starts, an entire sport marvels and holds its collective breath.

Experiments that caused a national uproar over the weekend have actually been happening quietly across baseball for a long time.

Armed with a new contract that pays him more than $10 million per year, “Coach Prime” is entering a different era.

The commissioner Adam Silver has acknowledged that his league may have to look at rule changes.

UConn’s title quest has been made possible by a star player who is the yin to her coach’s yang, a columnist for The Athletic writes.