Sports
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After a Frenzy, Las Vegas Emerges Over Seattle
SEATTLE — Despite the game looking like a Las Vegas Aces pummeling of Seattle in the first half, somehow Storm…
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For Mark Spitz, Olympic Greatness Came Amid Tragedy
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — On Sept. 5, 1972, a brief editorial in The New York Times noted that “nothing that…
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Diamondbacks 1, Story 0
No one knows precisely when human language was invented. Spoken words leave no archaeological trace. As soon as their last…
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What You Missed at the U.S. Open While You Were Glued to Serena Williams
The Serena Williams show has come to an end, quite likely for good in competitive tennis. Even if Williams continues…
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One Spot Where All of Aaron Judge’s Home Runs Land
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The Dodgers Don’t Need to Play the Percentages
There is a phrase in modern sports lingo that make no sense to Freddie Freeman: load management. The idea of…
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Seven Days That Closed Out a Career
Serena Williams left the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on Madison Avenue and folded herself into the back seat of…
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W.N.B.A. Semifinals Check-In: Can’t. Stop. Candace. Parker.
As Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper and Connecticut Sun guard Courtney Williams tussled over the basketball in Game 1 of…
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Looking Like a Title Defender, Georgia Thrashes Oregon
ATLANTA — Last December, the last time Georgia swaggered into Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Bulldog faithful fell all but silent…
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Serena Williams, Moving Toward Retirement, Ends Her Magical Run at the U.S. Open
As Serena Williams walked onto the court at the U.S. Open this week, the question was how the greatest player…