
Sports

How John Spytek earned Tom Brady’s trust: From Michigan to Tampa Bay to Las Vegas
Teammates at Michigan, Spytek helped bring Brady to Tampa Bay, then Brady was instrumental in hiring Spytek as Raiders GM.

The guard of honour: Performative nonsense for the sake of being seen to do the ‘right thing’
English tradition may have an appeal, and it’s a nice ceremonial touch, but ahead of four Liverpool games just feels like overkill

Is Aaron Judge the greatest right-handed hitter of modern times? Yankees star has a case
We know he’s great, but do we understand how great? Judge is staking his claim to being the greatest right-handed hitter of modern times.

As Timberwolves march on, Anthony Edwards races against past, present and future
The Warriors present another challenge for Edwards. And another legend for him to take down.

The Knicks — still gritty, still tough, still clutch — deserve respect
After going down 20 points Monday, the expectation was that the Knicks were going to fold. Instead, they made the Celtics panic late.

Two riders die in crash involving 11 bikes at British motorcycle race
MotorSport Vision Racing, which organises the series, confirmed the deaths of Owen Jenner, aged 21, and Shane Richardson, 29.

Ravens’ release of Justin Tucker brings record-breaking era to embarrassing, inevitable end
Tucker’s 13-season run with the Ravens is over. His career could be in jeopardy, too.

NBA playoffs takeaways: Nuggets top Thunder in final seconds, Knicks down Celtics in OT
The two road teams of Monday’s conference semifinal games executed well in the fourth quarter and stole Game 1 victories.

Red carpet looks: Simone Biles, Saquon Barkley, other athletes attend 2025 Met Gala
NBA star LeBron James is an honorary chair and Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton is a co-chair.

New York Islanders win NHL Draft Lottery after jumping up 9 spots
The Islanders had a 3.5 percent chance to win the lottery — then did.