Jonathan Abrams
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How it Feels to Watch Ja Morant Fly: ‘A Magician Up There’
An aerial artist. A skateboarder. A BMX rider. A skydiving instructor. They all see parallels between what they do and what Morant does when he...
The Duke-North Carolina Basketball Rivalry Reaches New Levels
The rivalry between Duke and North Carolina, always fearsome, is reaching new levels as the two schools meet Saturday for a chance to play in...
Brittney Griner Said to Be ‘OK’ as Russian Court Extends Her Detention
Griner, the W.N.B.A. star, has been detained on drug charges in Russia since mid-February and is now expected to remain in custody until at least...
Russia Says It Has American Basketball Player in Custody
The player was said to have had drug paraphernalia in her luggage at an airport that serves Moscow. A Russian news agency identified the player...
Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor Hope to Keep Medal Streak Going in Two-Woman Bobsled
Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor have combined to win eight Olympic medals. They will both try to pick up another in the two-woman event.
Kaillie Humphries Goes for Gold in Monobob's Final Runs
Humphries accused her coach in Canada of mental abuse and became a U.S. citizen last year.
Germany Has Swept the Sliding Sports So Far: Six Events, Six Golds
The country’s winning streak may end on Monday, however, with the women’s monobob race.
Kaillie Humphries Hopes to Return to the Medal Podium, This Time for the U.S.
Kaillie Humphries won two Olympic golds for Canada, but after accusing her coach of abuse, she sought a fresh start. It has come with the...
Yan Wengang Wins Bronze in Men’s Skeleton
China placed its first skeleton athlete in the Winter Olympics only four years ago.
Black Women Dominate the US Bobsled Team
A generation after the bobsledder Vonetta Flowers became the first Black athlete to win gold at the Winter Olympics, Black women dominate the U.S. bobsled...