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The Upstarts at Wimbledon

Despite a run of stability at the top of the game, women’s tennis is still open to surprise.

Élite Gymnasts Are Aging Up

It used to be assumed that a gymnast’s peak came around sixteen years of age. So why will the Olympic team be stocked with women in their twenties?

The Euros Are Like Europe, Only Better

Something is afoot in this tournament, a spectacle that has been explosively enjoyable and peppered with surprises.

The Father-Son Drama of LeBron and Bronny James

At the upcoming N.B.A. draft, perhaps the biggest question is where a likely role player—whose dad is one of the greatest athletes of all time—will end up.

The Mental Challenge of Winning the N.B.A. Finals

Four games between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks have mostly come down to talent and strategy. But the mind-set of the players matters, too.

Caitlin Clark’s New Reality

Clark isn’t yet the best player the W.N.B.A. has ever seen. What can she learn from the player who is?

The Boston Celtics and What Greatness Looks Like

The team has dominated all season. Why does it have so many doubters?

A Forgotten Athlete, a Nazi Official, and the Origins of Sex Testing at the Olympics

In 1936, the Czech track star Zdeněk Koubek became world-famous after undergoing surgery so that he could live openly as a man.

Saying Farewell to Rafael Nadal

The tennis champion, who is likely in his last year on the tour, brought an unusually considerate—and hugely endearing—ferocity to the game.

The Kafkaesque Journey of the Oakland A’s

As the team’s current owner tries to move the franchise to Las Vegas, its situation has become hopeless and absurd.