opinion
‘It’s Worse Than That’
His NFL competitor failed. So did his bid to buy the Buffalo Bills. President Trump’s game remains selling his own imagined superiority to everyone and everything.
Gaming the System
Those playing DraftKings and FanDuel should know the story of The Computer Group, the high-tech sports betting group that struck it rich overnight.
FIX IT
Dusty Baker wasn’t even the first choice to be the Nationals’ new manager. Now he is, sparing MLB from a season without a black manager in league that is 40 percent people of color.
ADIOS
The world’s longest-running variety show comes to an end Saturday night. It served as a cross-generational touchstone for Latinos—and often reflected the worst aspects of our culture.
‘No Escape’
Bill Bratton said race ‘had nothing at all to do’ with tennis star James Blake’s wrongful collaring and arrest. The numbers tell a different story.
Killer Profile
Popeye Vásquez admitted to killing about 300 people as a righthand man to Pablo Escobar. Now he’s out of prison, on Facebook and Univisión, and taking questions.
UNMATCHED
Serena Williams is shattering every record in tennis this year. Why isn’t she being paid like the women she is dominating in the process?
Racket
One study concludes over 20 first-round pro tennis matches are fixed every year. Why? Because it’s almost too easy to throw a match.