Jared Diamond
Wall Street Journal
Iowa City, IA, United States
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The Golden State Warriors Win Another NBA Title
The Golden State Warriors won the NBA championship, defeating the Boston Celtics. It’s the fourth title in eight seasons for the team and star Stephen Curry. → Read More
Stephen Curry Missed All of His 3-Pointers—and the Warriors Moved Closer to a Title Anyway
The Golden State star scored 16 points but missed all nine of his 3-point attempts in Game 5. → Read More
Bad News, America: The Yankees Are Great Again
Led by slugger Aaron Judge and surprise ace Nestor Cortes Jr., New York has the best record in baseball—which is a surprise after an offseason in which they did very little. → Read More
Oakland Is Down to Its Last Strike as a Sports Town
Three years after the Warriors left to chase titles in San Francisco, the A’s may be moving on as well if their Oakland stadium plans don’t move forward this month. → Read More
The Celtics’ Al Horford Makes the Most of His NBA Finals Debut
The Boston star had played more playoff games than anyone in league history without making the Finals. On Thursday, he helped the Celtics take a 1-0 lead over Golden State. → Read More
New York’s Hottest Pitcher Is Nasty Nestor
Nestor Cortes, the Yankees’ journeyman left-hander, has emerged as one of most improbable stars of the season. → Read More
MLB’s Trevor Bauer Showdown Casts a Spotlight on the NFL and Deshaun Watson
MLB’s two-year suspension of Trevor Bauer set up inevitable—and uncomfortable—comparisons for the NFL as it weighs disciplining Deshaun Watson. → Read More
Do You Miss Players Like Rod Carew and Tony Gwynn? Meet Steven Kwan
The Cleveland Guardians rookie outfielder is one of five players in baseball with a strikeout rate of less than 10%. → Read More
Steve Cohen’s Secret Weapon for the Mets: His Hedge Fund
Some employees from the billionaire’s firm, Point72 Asset Management, are moonlighting in crucial roles for his baseball team. Many are tasked with improving data analysis and technology. → Read More
Baseball Still Has Lots of Covid Cases. Now They’re Treated Like Any Other Injury
The shift comes as the sport tries to drop its last remaining restrictions. → Read More
Steve Cohen’s New York Mets Will Pay $40 Million to Cut Ties With Robinson Canó
The Mets decided that paying Canó to go away was worth the enormous cost of keeping the unproductive superstar on the roster. → Read More
The Weirdest Coaching Staff in Baseball Has Made the Giants a Powerhouse
The San Francisco Giants have a coaching staff unlike any other, and their success is forcing the sport to rethink who is qualified to be in a major-league dugout. → Read More
MLB Suspends Trevor Bauer Without Pay for Two Seasons Under Abuse Policy
The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2021. He is one of the highest-paid players in baseball history. → Read More
Baseball’s New Roster Move: Women Coaches on the Field
Eleven women across the major and minor leagues are working in on-field coaching positions this season. As recently as 2018, there were none. → Read More
The Baseball Team Trying to Prove That Defense Doesn’t Win Championships
The Phillies have one of the worst fielding teams in the league. They think they can score enough to overcome any amount of errors, flubs and miscues. → Read More
Trevor Bauer Is In a Precedent-Setting Showdown With MLB Over Abuse Policy
Major League Baseball’s most hotly watched violence investigation is dragging on. It could set a new standard for the handling of some of the sport’s ugliest incidents. → Read More
Blame the Lockout for Clayton Kershaw’s Unfinished Perfect Game
A shortened spring training, caused by the labor dispute, was cited as the reason the Dodgers’ ace left his season debut with a perfect game after seven inning → Read More
Want to Watch Every Mets Game? You’ll Need Some Streaming Subscriptions
Major League Baseball’s new deals with Apple TV+ and Peacock are making it more complicated—and expensive—for fans to watch their team’s games. → Read More
Baseball’s Next Battle: Making the Game Exciting Again
With five years of labor peace now assured, the future of baseball depends on commissioner Rob Manfred’s ability to make the game more entertaining to new fans. → Read More
North Carolina, Kansas Join Duke, Villanova in the Final Four
UNC ended Saint Peter’s Cinderella run and will face Duke in the national semifinals. → Read More