Photo Kenyan runners, feared by rivals from other countries, training in the Rift Valley north of Nairobi in January. Credit Simon Maina/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images NAIROBI, Kenya — When a Chinese clothing company swooped in and offered to sponsor Kenya’s famed runners, Nike panicked, Kenyan officials say. “Can we talk about the situation?” a…
Photo Just after the Canadiens’ Max Pacioretty was pushed toward the bench after losing a blade Thursday, the Kings scored. Credit Harry How/Getty Images On the day the Montreal Canadiens completed a winless three-game trip through California, the biggest news for the franchise came almost 3,000 miles away. Hours before the Canadiens lost, 3-2, to…
Photo The French sent over 900,000 pounds of the clay-court material to the Guadeloupe stadium. Credit Miguel Medina/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images BAIE-MAHAULT, Guadeloupe — It seems fantastic that four of the world’s best tennis players would descend upon a small Caribbean island more than 4,000 miles from home to take the first step toward…