SPORTS NEWS

About New York: Protest on 12th Avenue Takes Aim at Beijing

Modern Olympics have always been a tightly controlled theater for sport, commerce and politics. This year, there are stages everywhere.

Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 10:56 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games, Tibet, Demonstrations and Riots, New York City, International Olympic Committee, Tiananmen Square (Beijing)

New York Race Is Final Run-Through for Hurt Marathoner

On Sunday Dathan Ritzenhein will be racing in a strong international field and before 10,000 recreational runners at the third annual NYC Half-Marathon.

Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 11:34 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Running, Olympic Games, Marathon Running, New York City, Ritzenhein, Dathan

Preparing for Beijing in a Renowned Coach’s One-Room Schoolhouse

Five Olympians have come to New York City, always a hotbed of fencing, to train for Beijing with Yury Gelman at the Manhattan Fencing Club.

Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:35 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Fencing (Sport), New York City

A Red Carpet Day That Is Up Close and Personal

Traffic mostly stopped Tuesday afternoon as a group of baseball All-Stars and Hall of Famers traveled up Sixth Avenue in a parade as part of the festivities at Yankee Stadium.

Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York City, All Star Games, Parades

About New York: In All-Star Parade, Playing Games Before Ball

Along the All-Star Game parade route in Manhattan, fans and players got into the pageantry.

Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, New York City, All Star Games

About New York: High End or Low, Ballparks Break Bank

The costs of ball parks, for the pros and for the rest.

Posted Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:10 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Athletics and Sports, Stadiums and Arenas, New York City, Minor Leagues

Still No Plan to Rescue the City’s OTB Parlors

The clock is ticking for New York City’s Off-Track Betting Corporation, which is scheduled to shut down its 60 branches Sunday.

Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:36 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Politics and Government, New York City, Finances, Albany (NY), Off-Track Betting Corp

Sports of The Times: Helping Young Golfers Shoot for the Stars

The City Parks Foundation’s junior golf program introduces golf to kids who might otherwise not have access to the sport.

Posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Golf, Children and Youth, New York City, City Parks Foundation, Carty, Brian

42 Statues of Liberty Will Start All-Star Hype

The eight-and-a-half-foot statues will soon crop up across the city, marking the beginning of the campaign to generate hype for Major League Baseball’s 79th All-Star Game.