Sports

Nike loses Christian Pulisic to Puma

Pulisic, the youngest ever captain of the U.S. Men's National Team and the first American-born winner of the UEFA Champions League, said he's ready to "start a new chapter and create new memories."

Subway franchisees are fed up with Megan Rapinoe’s TV ads

Subway doesn’t own any of its nearly 22,000 locations, but it charges franchisees 4.5% of their revenue for a national advertising fund and controls how the money is spent. Now, many store operators — particularly those in red states — say they’re facing a harsh backlash from the parent company’s decisions.

Jessica Springsteen: America’s rising equestrian star

Jessica Springsteen remembers attending a show-jumping event growing up in New Jersey, when she dreamed of reaching the sport’s highest level but also understood how long it might be even if she did. "It’s going to take me forever to get there," she thought then.

The Zen of the Olympic Bullpen Cart

Pitcher Jeremy Bleich was lathered up in the bullpen, and he needed to relax. The reliever for Team Israel had just warmed up at Yokohama Stadium to face the U.S., and his mind was racing with thoughts of the game-winning run he allowed in a crushing extra-inning defeat the night before.