Stories by New York Times

Big Ten players wonder where they fit into a $1 billion TV deal

Penn State guard Myles Dread felt “important” and “valuable” when he heard that the Big Ten Conference had signed the richest annual television contract in college sports. Michigan gymnast Sierra Brooks is looking forward to being on television consistently. Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud thinks the money should be shared with the student-athletes who generate it.

Serena Williams to retire after U.S. Open

The world first came to know Serena Williams as a 17-year-old with beaded braids, overwhelming power and precocious intelligence and poise when she stunned her sport by winning the first of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles at the 1999 U.S. Open.