A Major Change in the Minors Baseball Moving the Mound Back
As M.L.B. looks to invigorate the game, it will try moving pitchers back by a foot in the independent Atlantic League. The sport has done this dance before. Read more...
'I absolutely experienced racism in and out of tennis,' says former Wimbledon finalist Mal Washington
MaliVai Washington is a "little sad." That's because he holds a 24-year record that he never expected to possess for so long -- he's the last African American to reach a grand slam final. Read more...
British company is building software to eradicate contrails
A computer system built by Cambridge-based Satavia will reroute flights to avoid atmospheric condition and regions where contrails form. Read more...
Clevelands Yu Chang Receives Racist Messages After Costly Error
The infielder tweeted about messages he received after a throwing mistake. The Mets swept their doubleheader with the Phillies, and the Yankees lost to Toronto. Read more...
British waitress stunned after bride tips her 0 for spilling GRAVY down mother-in-law's dress
A British waitress was stunned to receive a 0 tip after spilling gravy all over the mother-in-law of the bride - a generous gratuity that came from the bride herself. Read more...
The River Watchers
Metropolitan Diary Canoeing around Manhattan at night, a man discovered eyes on the water from every available viewing spot, no matter how decrepit the pier or how late the hour. Read more...
With Injury, Justin Fields Is Taking a Big Risk for Ohio State
The dynamics of college football mean that the quarterback will shoulder all of the downsides of playing in the title game after his painful injury in the semifinals. Read more...
A Crush on Her Art Teacher
Metropolitan Diary A memory of a lonely student's passion for a professor gazing at her, loving her voice, writing poems about her. Read more...
Afternoon delightsClassic scones
Fresh baked from the oven, classic British scones are one of the great scents on earth. You can add a vanilla pod, split and scraped into the sugar before mixing, to add a lovely lift. Read more...
Alabama Fans and Ohio State Fans, and Reveling During a Pandemic
The immediate winner of college footballs national championship was easy to discern by the crowds after the game. The health consequences are yet to be seen. Read more...
PIERS MORGAN To the internet troll who threatened to kill me I will find you
PIERS MORGAN Even I have a line in the cyber-abuse sand. Read more...
Afternoon delightsGinger cakes with whipped chocolate ganache
Ginger, golden syrup, treacle and chocolate what's not to love? You can make these using individual loaf moulds, but a 12-hole muffin tin or a single large loaf tin would work just as well. Read more...
High Finishes at the Masters Are Becoming Familiar to First-Year Players
Will Zalatoris, who finished second at the Masters, one stroke behind the winner, is only the latest first-year player to contend for a green jacket. Read more...
They met at an airport and fell in love
A mutual friend put Finnish New Yorker Irja Uotila in touch with Mexican local Jesus Estrella during her 12-hour airport layover in Mexico City. Thirty years later Irja and Jesus are married with a daughter living in New York. Read more...
Breast Cancer Centers Urge Annual Scans, Counter to U.S. Guidelines
A panel recommends biennial screenings, starting at 50, but a new study took issue with the way hundreds of centers are telling women 40 and up to come in yearly. Some experts contend that frequent mammograms can do more harm than good. Read more...