Rebecca Tauber

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Rebecca Tauber

One year ago, on the heels of a dominant season, gymnastics powerhouse Oklahoma missed out on the NCAA finals for the first time since 2012 after a series of shocking misses on vault. It was no problem this year. Oklahoma's vault helped pull the Sooners away from the rest of the field during Saturday's final in Fort Worth, Texas, led by a 9.9375 stick from Faith Torrez. A 9.925 from Audrey Davis on bars in the fourth rotation led the way for Oklahoma's seventh title since 2014.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Rebecca Tauber |Mark Puleo

How much does it cost to be a hockey fan? It's complicated. Of course, you can be a fan on a budget. You can eat and drink at home while watching just the games aired on broadcast TV or while listening to the radio. You can score a secondhand jersey. It's still free to spew hot takes about which manager should be fired, which player is bound for the Hall of Fame and whether this year will finally be your year.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Rebecca Tauber

Texas Rangers starter Patrick Corbin pitched 5 1/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, striking out six and allowing just one run, securing the 3-1 win over Los Angeles. Perhaps more impressive? Corbin did so just days after suffering what he believes was a spider bite on Monday. A few hours before Corbin was set to start, Texas manager Bruce Bochy told reporters that the pitcher was "50/50" because of how much his foot had swelled.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Tess DeMeyer |Rebecca Tauber

Oklahoma and Missouri will compete for the NCAA team title at the final four on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Florida, No. 7 Missouri and No. 12 Alabama opened Thursday's competition with nervous gymnastics, and few stuck landings; all four teams underscored their national qualifying scores. Oklahoma took the lead after the first rotation and stayed on top through the end.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Rebecca Tauber

The death of Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, while on a family vacation in Costa Rica last month was caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said. Miller Gardner died on March 21 while the family was staying at a resort. A toxicology report found high carboxyhemoglobin levels, a sign of carbon monoxide poisoning, along with other indications of carbon monoxide poisoning in the organs.