Soccer

Jets’ Second-Half Push Falls Short Against Chargers

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Keenan Allen set a single-game Chargers franchise record with 16 receptions, Justin Herbert threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns and Los Angeles held on for a 34-28 victory over the Jets on Sunday to snap its three-game losing streak. Allen also tie Antonio Brown as the

Knicks Get ‘Must-See TV’ Player in Obi Toppin

Obi Toppin’s fairy-tale path from a skinny high school tweener without a single offer from a four-year college to an N.B.A. lottery pick began with a promise. He made it four years ago to Rodrick Harrison, the basketball coach at Mount Zion Prep near Washington. It came after the disappointment of

Anthony Edwards Drafted No. 1 by the Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night started an N.B.A. draft unlike any other by selecting Georgia guard Anthony Edwards with the first overall pick. James Wiseman, a center from the University of Memphis, went second to the Golden State Warriors, while LaMelo Ball, the popular guard from Chino Hills, Calif., was

Where Russell Westbrook Is Wanted

The next two weeks will be frenetic but also refreshingly familiar (and presumably safe) throughout the N.B.A. The league’s Transaction Game, as we like to call it, has resumed with a flourish and is one of the few aspects of the forthcoming season that should not be endangered by coronavirus interruptions. The