Sports
Chris Froome came out of the toughest Pyrenees stage, won Thursday by Joaquim Rodriguez of Spain, with his Tour de France lead comfortably intact, leaving the Alps as the last major obstacle between the British rider and a second victory in Paris.
July 16, 2015
Movies
The story behind “El Mariachi,” Robert Rodriguez’s first film, is the kind of Hollywood tale Hollywood likes to tell.
Aug. 25, 1995
British rider Chris Froome took the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey after finishing second behind Spanish veteran Joacquim Rodriguez in Monday’s crash-marred third stage, as a second straight day of chaos caused around 20 riders to fall and several to quit.
July 6, 2015
Unless you’ve been holed up in an auto repair shop or, say, locked in the trunk of a turbocharged Nissan Skyline GT-R, you’re probably aware that “Furious 7” is speeding toward a massive opening this weekend.
April 1, 2015
Mark Cavendish is a favorite to win Stage 1 on Corsica Island Saturday. Lance Armstrong stirs up controversy with doping remarks.
June 28, 2013
Rain and crashes played havoc at the Tour de France on Friday as Chris Froome hit the ground, and Romain Bardet posted the first French victory at this year’s race.
July 22, 2016
Olympics
If Florence Griffith Joyner is a man, then call me Michelle.
Sept. 30, 1988
Get a load of this: Antonio Banderas, all decked out in bandit black, scampering across the bar in a dingy cantina, a blazing pistol in either hand, mowing down bad guys as he twirls his arms this way, that way, any way, like a flamboyant bullfighter facing death in the afternoon.
Nov. 27, 1994
World champion Peter Sagan made the most of a steep, short climb in a frenzied finale to win the second stage of the Tour de France and claim the race leader’s yellow jersey on Sunday.
July 3, 2016
Joaquim Cruz’s long, sinewy legs, which carried him out of a Brazilian slum and to a gold medal in the Olympic 800-meter race last summer, were being pounded and manipulated by a therapist the way one would tenderize a steak.
May 13, 1985