By Marcus Thompson II / The Athletic Kevin Durant, the Phoenix Suns forward, finished with 31 points in a recent win against the Dallas...

By David Waldstein If you looked closely at the baseballs used in the World Series last month, you would notice that they were covered in...

By Scott Cacciola Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya was well aware of the esteemed company that she was keeping in the late stages of the New...

By Brendan Kuty / The Athletic The wound was still fresh, the disappointment heavy. For New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, thinking...

By David Waldstein When Jeff Maier caught Derek Jeter’s home-run ball in the 1996 playoffs — actually pulling a fly ball over the wall...

By Andrew Keh NEW YORK — Every now and then, someone will wander into the parking lot of the sprawling apartment complex in Brooklyn...

By Stuart Miller Yellow felt and a rubber core. A tennis ball seems so simple. But reality is more complicated, at least on the pro tours...

By Scott Miller The story seems like something from a fairy tale. A bashful, portly teenager from a tiny speck of a town in Mexico, the...