Exactly midway through the second quarter, well before Game 5 had drifted out to a place beyond hope, LeBron kicked…

Predictions about whether a feat can or cannot be replicated have always struck me as naive. Earth will be around…

Towards the tail end of the clay season, even this skeptic had cast aside old doubts: 23-year-old Dominic Thiem is…

At his peak, Stan Wawrinka might be the best tennis player alive, but that peak is hard to find. Sometimes—right…

Yes, the last real possession of this game was very bad.

Pablo Carreño Busta offered the only blip of diversity in a quarterfinals that was otherwise purely chalk: seeds No.…

Dominic Thiem has been the second-best player on this clay season, with the realest credential around: the only…

After Game 2 of the NBA Finals, the Undefeated’s Mike Wise noticed some dank aromas in the Cavaliers’ locker room:

Gael Monfils and Stan Wawrinka are genuine late-bloomers—perhaps the only two pros to ever find their best tennis on…

Novak Djokovic’s skills were tested by the diminutive Diego Schwartzman in their third-round match at the French…

This may surprise the casual tennis observer: Even after a straight-sets win that, on paper, resembles a blowout,…

Ons Jabeur, ranked No. 114 in the world, slipped into the French Open as a “lucky loser”—a player who lost in…

Here’s a recipe for a classic Nick Kyrgios implosion:

Time to catch up on an amusing, low-grade NBA beef.

Both the superstars in utero—Alexander Zverev, fresh off his first Masters title, and Nick Kyrgios, dealing with a…

Robin Haase, a Dutch professional tennis player ranked No. 46 in the world, drew Rafael Nadal in the second round of…

Shortly before his first-round match against Rafael Nadal at the French Open, Benoit Paire took a photo of his…

We’re going to proceed on the assumption that Rafael Nadal will (literally) sink his teeth into the French Open…

In each of his last two matches, Nick Kyrgios has clutched at his injured hip a whole lot, and, with time,…