By JULIET MACUR

There’s a very good argument to make that American Pharoah has earned his right to spend the rest of his life in the stallion barn, far away from the track and the prospect of injury or even death.

Published: August 2, 2015 at 08:00PM

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By KELLEY McMILLAN

In the Mont Blanc 80 KM race, runners covered 50 miles. They also climbed 20,000 feet in the process. Welcome to the extreme sport of skyrunning.

Published: August 2, 2015 at 08:00PM

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By JOE DRAPE

American Pharoah, the first Triple Crown champion in 37 years, became the eighth horse to win his next start after sweeping the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont.

Published: August 2, 2015 at 08:00PM

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By REUTERS

Endurance runners suspected of doping have been winning a third of Olympic and world championship medals, two news organizations said on Sunday, after a leak of thousands of blood test results from 2001-2012 threw global athletics into chaos.

Published: August 1, 2015 at 08:00PM

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By BEN SHPIGEL

Mike Maccagnan, general manager for the Jets, said “a level of trust” was damaged when Richardson failed to tell the team about his July 14 arrest.

Published: August 1, 2015 at 08:00PM

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

With the Dolphins’ Ryan Tannehill the first to sign a contract extension, a look at how the quarterback class of 2012 stacks up now.

Published: August 1, 2015 at 08:00PM

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By MARC TRACY

As the Big Ten football teams gathered in Chicago last week to preview the season, the implied understanding was that the road to the conference championship will go through Columbus, Ohio, again.

Published: August 1, 2015 at 08:00PM

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By ROB HARMS

The former Chicago White Sox organist Nancy Faust’s tradition of playing each player’s state song apparently began the long, surprisingly intricate history of walk-up music.

Published: August 1, 2015 at 08:00PM

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By BILL PENNINGTON

The 2015 renovation may be the final chance for Coach Tom Coughlin, who brought back Steve Spagnuolo, the architect of the team’s Super Bowl-winning defense in the 2007 season, to help.

Published: August 1, 2015 at 08:00PM

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