He did the cable network’s play-by-play for college basketball, football and baseball games, but his most important assignment was “Sunday Night Football.”
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‘It’s kind of crazy’: Why Angels’ travel day schedule frustrates players, opponents alike
The Angels chose to play at 6:29 p.m. Thursday, before crossing two time zones and playing again the next night. The reason? Ticket sales.
The World Seems to Be Surrendering to Climate Change
The scope of President Trump’s assault on the country’s climate ambitions, over just three months, is not just enraging but also perversely awe inspiring. In the run-up to the November election, conventional analysis suggested that a Trump victory …
How I Describe Myself Politically These Days
I struggle these days whenever someone asks me for my political affiliation. But if you really force me, I’d describe myself as a “Waymo Democrat.” Waymos are the self-driving electric taxis started by Google. My party’s bumper sticker would read, “A …
A Republican Senator Says It: ‘We Are All Afraid’
More from our inbox: Private Prisons for ImmigrantsToo Much NoiseSenator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, in the Capitol earlier this year.Credit…Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesTo the Editor: Re “A Startling Admission From a G.O.P …
A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.
Gladiators battled lions and other wild animals in the arenas of the Roman Empire. But for all the tales of glorious combat depicted in ancient texts, marble reliefs and mosaics and then retold in movies and other modern media, archaeologists have …
Karen Durbin, 80, Dies; ‘Fearless’ Feminist Who Edited The Village Voice
A fierce advocate of sexual liberation, she pushed the alternative weekly to cover women’s issues, as well as gay rights and avant-garde culture.
Barry Benepe, Who Gave New York Its Greenmarkets, Dies at 96
He brought farm-grown produce to the city’s streets, creating the largest network of farmers’ markets in the country and helping to revive neighborhoods.
The Physics of the Perfect Pour Over
Scientists used fluid dynamics to learn how to get the most flavor from pour-over coffee.
NBA players sound off on Lakers-Mavericks Luka Dončić trade: ‘Blasphemy’
What did NBA players really think of the trade? We asked over 150 of them. “I don’t even know if 2K would’ve allowed that,” one quipped.