Tag: Athletics and Sports

American Track Athletes Showed Up. Did American Fans?

Kara Winger arrived at the track and field world championships as one of the most decorated javelin throwers…

Why Big Tech Is Making a Big Play for Live Sports

LOS ANGELES — More than a decade after Apple disrupted the music industry and Amazon upended retail, the…

Seeking Another Reset, the N.C.A.A. Returns to the ‘Help Wanted’ Route

The association, largely governed by about 1,100 member colleges and universities, has often been characterized by reluctance, lethargy,…

Red States Push L.G.B.T.Q. Restrictions as Education Battles Intensify

Last April, a high school senior in Utah named Gabriela Merida joined a student town hall hosted by…

No, athletes are not dying from Covid-19 vaccines.

In a 2015 study of players in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, researchers showed that risks varied by…

N.C.A.A. Reorganizes Around New Constitution That Shifts Power to Universities

INDIANAPOLIS — N.C.A.A. member schools and conferences voted Thursday to adopt a new, stripped-down constitution, the first step…