Sports
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The Art of Leaving Baseball Behind
As Blake McFarland came bounding through the doors of Gallery 85, Patrick Powell figured he was looking at yet another…
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Biden meets with relatives of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
WASHINGTON — President Biden met on Friday with family members of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, two Americans imprisoned in…
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Their Sport is on the Verge of Extinction. These Runners Wont Give it Up.
HAINESPORT, N.J. — The livestreaming was down, the tracker wasn’t up, the star guest was a no-show and eight hours…
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Free Pizza and Easy Sleep: W.N.B.A. Upgrades Travel for Finals
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — There were “oohs and aahs” of excitement as the Connecticut Sun players entered their chartered plane on…
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Who’s the Best in Men’s Tennis? It Depends on How You Measure.
When Roger Federer announced his retirement this week, he was showered with hosannas befitting one of the greatest men’s tennis…
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Álvarez vs. Golovkin No. 3 Arrives Fashionably Late
Four years ago, Saúl Álvarezand Gennadiy Golovkin appeared set for an epic boxing trilogy. Their first fight, a middleweight title…
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The Reliable, Graceful and Fallible Roger Federer
Roger Federer is the most famous living citizen of Switzerland. “It’s not even close,” Nicolas Bideau, a Swiss official in…
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A Quarterback Showdown Is Decided by Kansas City’s Out-of-Nowhere Rookie
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three years ago, Jaylen Watson was working for his mother at a Wendy’s in his Georgia…
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Sandy Alderson Will Step Down as Mets Team President
Sandy Alderson, the longtime Mets executive, will step down from his position as team president when his successor is found,…
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Roger Federer Came Along When Tennis Desperately Needed Him
This may be it a little hard to remember amid the glow of record attendance at an electric 2022 U.S.…