Dave Sheinin

• NFL

Down to just two Black coaches and facing a discrimination lawsuit, the NFL is vowing a more equitable process. But with just five jobs open, it won't be easy.

• Sports

As the Russian hockey star takes aim at the NHL’s greatest scorers, his off-ice legacy is becoming harder to define. And he’s still not ready to talk about it.

• World Cup

With a star and an anthem, Wales forges a new national identity on and off the pitch.

• MLB

Harper's two-run homer in the eighth inning boosted Philadelphia to a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series.

• MLB

San Diego struck with four in the first, but the hosts struck right back — and they were just getting started. The Phillies' 10-6 win left them up 3-1 in the NLCS.

• MLB

Philadelphia's defense, wobbly earlier this season, was dicey again in Game 3 but held when it needed to in a 4-2 win that gave the Phillies a 2-1 series lead.

• MLB

San Diego turned around Game 2 thanks in no small part to Austin Nola's fifth-inning single that sparked a five-run inning, powering an 8-5 win that evened the series at a game apiece.

• MLB

Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia bullpen held the Padres to one hit in a 2-0 victory Tuesday night.

• BLACK OUT

Clarence Shelmon is part of the lost generation of Black NFL coaches, the ones whose careers suffered for the league’s failures in racial equity.