Michigan State men’s club rugby displays rising popularity of the sport

Rugby is big around the world, but just starting to pick up steam in the U.S. The Spartans who play club rugby want to make their mark. Read More

Rugby Australia proposes radical idea for All Blacks Test as chairman slams rugby’s ‘half-pregnant’ approach

Rugby Australia chairman Daniel Herbert is looking to make an early impact in his role by moving one of the Bledisloe Cup Tests to April. The former Wallabies centre took on the position after Hamish ... Read More

New Study Bolsters Idea of Athletic Differences Between Men and Trans Women

Research financed by the International Olympic Committee introduced new data to the unsettled and fractious debate about bans on transgender athletes. Read More

Plattsburgh State men's rugby head coach Sean Morgan helms his final TnT Rugby Tournament

Sean Morgan, Plattsburgh State men's rugby head coach, is in his last season at the helm, meaning he participated in his last head coaching appearance in the TnT Rugby Tournament. "It's special," ... Read More

The Rise of Sports Betting

Six years ago, sports ... men forced the 8-year-old girl, in pink, to strip naked, her parents said. Her mother, in white, was sexually assaulted.Credit...Federico Rios for The New York Times ... Read More

New York

By The New York Times and Troy Closson Officials have had ... A report by the New York City comptroller’s office found “big gaps” in how the administration of Mayor Eric Adams handles ... Read More

New Zealand Rugby plans sweeping 'once-in-a-generation' reform

New Zealand Rugby proposed a "once ... professional sport and meets the unique needs of our local communities." The All Blacks, the famed New Zealand men's team, have won the World Cup three times. Read More

About New York Times Games

Since the launch of The Crossword in 1942, The Times has captivated solvers by providing engaging word and logic games. In 2014, we introduced The Mini Crossword — followed by Spelling Bee ... Read More

Queer rugby club is shattering perceptions of men in contact sports

The Los Angeles Rebellion gives queer men a platform to take competition seriously while finding their people. Read More

Sexism, Hate, Mental Illness: Why Are Men Randomly Punching Women?

Conversation about the attacks on the streets of New York have centered on ... since 2011, as the Big City columnist. She began her career at The Times as a fashion critic, and has also been ... Read More

World News

Shortly before withdrawing, the Israeli military brought journalists from The Times to witness the ... a question about the value of big crowds to televised sports. The country’s raucous fan ... Read More

New York

Jonah Bromwich, a criminal justice reporter at The New York Times, gives the major takeaways. The former publisher of The National Enquirer testified at Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial that he ... Read More