Sports of The Times: Mets’ Autumn of Joy Ends With a Pile of Miscues
Despite their defeat to a superb Kansas City team, the young and talented Mets can justifiably talk of next year as far more than just a loser’s cliché.
Sports of The Times: Scandal Sticks to Russian Runners, Left Outside New York Marathon
Marathon officials are not saying exactly why, but the pro field for Sunday’s race contains no Russians, and claims of doping involving other Russian runners may be part of it.