I Had a Chance to Travel Anywhere. Why Did I Pick Spokane?

After 18 months of pandemic parenting isolation, the writer Jon Mooallem knew just where the cure might lie: a minor-league baseball game in eastern Washington.

The Score of Final Fantasy Gets Its Due at the Concert Hall

The beloved music for this video game and others have been covered on YouTube for years. Now some are performed at classical music’s grandest venues.

At the Ryder Cup, the Fans Are Part of the Show

The most un-golf golf tournament in the world brings camaraderie, rambunctiousness and world-class banter to a sport normally played in hushed tones.

Seattle Has a Winning Basketball Team. Good Luck Finding a Jersey.

Inside the arena, Seattle Storm fans bring the passion. Outside, the city has yet to fully embrace a team that has won four W.N.B.A. championships.

The N.F.L.’s New Play: Embrace Betting Ads, Watch the Money Pour In

The placement of gambling ads during football game broadcasts shows how much the N.F.L. has changed in its approach toward gambling.

These Jennifer Aniston Fans Weren’t Born When ‘Friends’ Aired

Young stans also flock to the “Friends House” in Manhattan’s West Village to pay homage to the 52-year-old actress.

Curtains Up! How Broadway Is Coming Back From Its Longest Shutdown.

Determined to reopen, crews are dusting off spotlights, dancers are relearning steps, and everyone is testing, testing, testing as theater seeks to rebound from the devastating pandemic.

First Host of ‘Blue’s Clues’ Returns, Striking a Chord With Grown-Ups

Steve Burns, who had a complicated relationship with the popular children’s show he hosted for six years, addressed his viewers almost two decades after his “kind of abrupt” departure.

Chinese Social Media Site Suspends K-Pop Fan Accounts

Weibo accused one account devoted to a BTS member of illegal fund-raising amid a crackdown on 22 pages.

A New Kind of Homecoming All Over College Football

After the disruptions of 2020, teams from coast to coast are playing in their own stadiums for the first time since 2019.

When the Parking Lot Is Its Own Strange Trip

Outside Dead & Company shows, a tradition started by the Grateful Dead lives on, vivid uniforms and all.

In Queens, the Mets Give Their Fans a Bronx Cheer

Showing off their sensitivity, Francisco Lindor, Javier Baez and Kevin Pillar celebrated a win by making thumbs-down gestures at the fans who had booed them.

China’s Celebrity Culture Is Raucous. The Authorities Want to Change That.

The Communist Party has declared war on idol worship, part of a broader crackdown on what it sees as toxic celebrity culture that is poisoning the minds of the country’s youth.

After a Year Without Fans, U.S. Open Will Welcome a Full House

No proof of vaccination or a recent negative coronavirus test will be required for fans to enter the grounds, and no masks will be required when they are outdoors.

Dudes on Ice: A Play About Hockey Tackles Masculinity, Too

“Islander,” a skewed look at a New York Islanders season, examines extreme fandom, violence and the thrill of sports.

The Fans, and Their Noise, Return to Le Mans

They were excluded last year because of the pandemic, with drivers saying the empty stands were eerie. Spectators will now return in limited numbers.

Measuring the Cost of Racial Abuse in Soccer

Plus, fluorescent flying squirrels, aging golfers and more feats of athleticism in the Friday edition of the Science Times Newsletter.

Police Arrest Tour de France Fan Who They Say Caused Crash

A cardboard sign stopped a speeding pack of cyclists on Saturday, sending dozens crashing to the pavement.

Munich Wanted to Light Its Stadium in a Pride Rainbow. European Soccer Said No.

The lighting plan was meant as a statement against a new law in Hungary, whose team is taking on Germany on Wednesday. UEFA said the request was too political.

Scotland Returns to Soccer’s Heights, Trailed by Its Tartan Army

One of soccer’s most celebrated fan groups is reveling in a rare chance to support its team in a major tournament, regardless of how the games go.