Oz Pearlman, better known as Oz the Mentalist, ran 19 loops of Central Park — 116 miles — in a single day.
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Endless Loops and Shattered Records: ‘This Is Pure Ultrarunning’
Aleksandr Sorokin’s latest 100-mile world record, set on a looped course in Tel Aviv, is part of a recent revival in road and track ultrarunning.
Lia Thomas Wins an NCAA Swimming Title
With her victory in Atlanta, Thomas, who competes for the University of Pennsylvania, became the first openly transgender woman to win an N.C.A.A. swimming championship.
How Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-Point Game Changed the NBA
For the game’s 60th anniversary, two of Chamberlain’s teammates relived the night that was a touchstone for a transcendent athlete and the white-by-design N.B.A.
How Ultrarunner Camille Herron Set Another World Record
Camille Herron, 40, has set another world record.
Harpreet Chandi Breaks Barrier With Solo Trip to South Pole
Harpreet Chandi is apparently the first woman of color to complete the expedition alone. She traveled for 40 days, pulling nearly 200 pounds of gear.
Djokovic Is Willing to Skip Wimbledon and French Open to Avoid Vaccine
His comments came in a BBC interview weeks after he was forced to leave Australia and miss out on competing for a 10th Australian Open title.
Zara Rutherford Becomes Youngest Woman to Circle the Globe Solo
When Zara Rutherford landed in Belgium on Thursday, she became the youngest woman to circumnavigate the globe solo.
Keira D’Amato and Sara Hall Set New American Marathon Records
On Sunday, two mothers in their late 30s set new American records in the marathon and the half marathon. It’s a sign of things to come.
Kristian Blummenfelt Is the Triathlon’s Data-Driven Future
The most advanced science in the triathlon world can be found in Norway, where athletes embrace the data found in heat sensors, oxygen measuring masks and their feces.
Billy Turner, Trainer of a Triple Crown Winner, Dies at 81
In 1977, under his guidance, Seattle Slew became only the 10th thoroughbred in history to win the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
Eric Dickerson: ‘The N.F.L. Is Another No-Good Entity.’
Eric Dickerson talks about why some former players hate the N.F.L., his assumption that he has C.T.E., and why his single-season rushing record isn’t his most unbreakable.
Meet the Woman Who Helped Set a Speed Record on a Classic Alpine Ski Route
Valentine Fabre and her ski-mountaineering partner, Hillary Gerardi, took on the Haute Route, traversing 66 miles of glaciers and passes in less than 27 hours. The challenge? Finding confidence.
18 Sports Highlights From 2021 Worth Watching Again
World records, no-look shots, extraordinary goals, trick baserunning, come-from-behind victories … we may not know what sports will look like in 2022, but 2021 had it all.
He Thought He Made N.B.A. History. All He Got Was 3 Points.
The N.B.A. introduced the 3-point shot in the 1979-80 season. Six players made 3s opening night, and for a decade, Kevin Grevey thought he’d made the first.
Steph Curry Sets NBA Career Record for 3-Pointers
Golden State’s Curry surpassed Ray Allen, who finished his career with 2,973 made 3-pointers. Allen had held the record for 10 years and last played in 2014.
Baby Born 19 Weeks Early Defies Long Odds and Astonishes Doctors
Curtis Means, now 16 months old, reflects a troubling trend of premature births across the United States, a problem that some research has associated with climate change.
Derrick Henry May Return, but Not His Shot at These Records
After falling just shy of Eric Dickerson’s record in 2020, Henry’s pace and an added regular season game gave him another shot. An injured foot will thwart his chase of that total and others.
Tom Brady Sets N.F.L. Career Passing Record in Return to New England
Brady, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback, returned to New England for the first time since leaving and surpassed Drew Brees’s mark on a first-quarter play.
Matt Amodio Beats James Holzhauer’s Streak on ‘Jeopardy!’
The Yale Ph.D. student, who is studying computer science, has won 33 games in a row, making him No. 2 on the game show’s hall of fame roster for longest streaks.
Justin Tucker’s Field Goal Record Is Likely to Stand for a While
Kickers, kicking techniques and playing conditions have all improved, but the downsides of coming up short still discourage coaches from challenging the record.
Carl Nassib Made History, but Also a Big Play
Last week Nassib, 28, became the first openly gay player to compete in an N.F.L. game. Teammates, the news media and observers casually noted the feat, then cheered his game-changing play.
Carolyn Shoemaker, Hunter of Comets and Asteroids, Dies at 92
After her children left for college, she unexpectedly became astronomy’s record-setting spotter of unidentified objects hurtling through the cosmos.
Goalball Teammates Set Paralympic Record for Longevity
Asya Miller and Lisa Czechowski, who have won three Paralympic medals as teammates, first competed together at the Sydney Games in 2000.
This Teenager is Aiming to Be The Youngest Woman to Circle the Globe Solo
Zara Rutherford, 19, left Belgium last week and plans to complete her journey by early November. Bad weather may be the biggest obstacle.
Is Shohei Ohtani ‘the New Babe Ruth,’ or Something Entirely New?
The two-way star for the Los Angeles Angels draws countless comparisons to the Yankees legend, but their paths are fairly different.
Ron Hill, Marathoner Who Set Record in Boston, Dies at 82
In 1970 he shaved more than three minutes off the earlier mark. He later set another record: running at least a mile a day for 52 years and 39 days (even after surgery).
Joe West to Break Record for Games Umpired
With Joe West about to break Bill Klem’s record for games, a look at four umpires who can connect 1905 to 2021.
Connor McDavid Hits 100 Points in 53 Games. He’s Not Done Yet.
The Oilers star had four points against the Canucks to reach one of the N.H.L.’s most meaningful milestones, but he is focused most on the playoffs.
Roger Federer Will Always Be the Greatest (Even if He’s Not)
Maybe we’ve been telling ourselves the wrong story about his rivalry with Rafael Nadal.
Clara Lamore Walker, Olympian, Dies at 94
She gave up competitive swimming after the 1948 Games in London — until her doctor prescribed the pool for back pain. She staged an astonishing comeback.
Arlene Pieper Stine, 90, Dies; First Woman to Finish a Marathon
She ran the challenging Pikes Peak Marathon in Colorado in 1959. For the next 50 years she had no idea that she had made sports history.
Stephen Curry Passes Wilt Chamberlain as Warriors Scoring Leader
Players must be great to set their franchise’s career scoring record. But they also need to hang around.
Darius, ‘World’s Longest Rabbit,’ Is Missing
Measuring more than four feet, the furry giant should be easy to spot. But he vanished from an English garden last weekend, and the police are treating his disappearance as an abduction.
Justice for the Negro Leagues Will Mean More Than Just Stats
Major League Baseball now wants to welcome Negro-leagues statistics into its record books — but the numbers are just a small part of what needs to be remembered.
Aleksander Doba, Who Kayaked Across the Atlantic, Dies at 74
He hungered to paddle across an ocean so vast it seemed infinite. He did it three times, setting records and becoming a national hero in Poland.
She Rowed Across the Atlantic, Joining a New Wave of Extreme Endurance Athletes
After 70 days 3 hours 48 minutes, Jasmine Harrison, 21, became the youngest woman to row an ocean. She is among a diverse set of endurance athletes to attempt the feat.
How Do the Nobel Peace Prize Nominations Work?
Thousands of people, including university professors, can submit nominations. Hundreds are submitted per year.
Nepalis Reach K2 Summit, a First in Winter
A bold winter ascent of K2 by a Nepali team captures the last great challenge in the world’s highest mountains.
Al Downing, the Pitcher for Home Run No. 715, Reflects on Hank Aaron
Forever linked to a legend, Al Downing says Aaron, the Hall of Famer who died on Friday, “couldn’t have been a nicer man.”
How Climbers Reached the Summit of K2 in Winter for the First Time
It was a prideful journey for the Nepalese climbers, who historically haven’t received their due.
The Runner Sara Hall’s 2020 Breakthrough
Sara Hall is a 37-year-old elite marathoner and mother of four. She showed me how years of setbacks can lead to unexpected rewards.
Tesla, Profitable at Last, Bulls Its Way Into the S&P 500
The electric-car maker will be the biggest addition in the history of the benchmark index. Will that settle down its swings?
She Dove More Than 300 Feet Under the Sea. Can She Go Deeper?
Alenka Artnik of Slovenia recently set a record in free diving. But her race to the bottom may not be over.
Emily Harrington Is First Woman to Free-Climb El Capitan Route in Less Than a Day
Emily Harrington is the first woman to free-climb the Golden Gate route up El Capitan, a 3,000-foot-high monolith in Yosemite National Park, in under 24 hours.
Alex Trebek, Longtime Host of ‘Jeopardy!,’ Dies at 80
A good host, he once said, could set his ego aside and let contestants be all they could be. But he let them know when he thought they missed easy answers.
Dodgers Bury the Braves and Rewrite the Record Books
Five home runs, 13 hits, and 15 runs scored — and that was all in just the first three innings.
Don Piccard, a Pioneer Who Soared, Is Dead at 94
He was balloon royalty, the son of scientist parents who reached the stratosphere. He went on to build balloons — and set records — of his own.
How Rafael Nadal Won The French Open and His 20th Grand Slam Singles Title
Rafael Nadal won a 20th Grand Slam men’s singles championship to tie Roger Federer’s record. It was Nadal’s 13th title at the French Open.
2020 Had the Warmest September on Record, Data Shows
The analysis, by European scientists, kept this year on track to be one of the five hottest in recorded history.