Sports
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In the N.F.L. and at Big Companies, Diversity Playbooks Face Hurdles
The end of the National Football League’s regular season on Sunday triggered the start of two annual events: the playoffs,…
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As the College Sports Model Teeters, Michigan Tries to Keep a Balance
The national football championship on Monday between the Wolverines and Washington Huskies comes at a time of dramatic upheaval for…
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College Bowl Games in Trouble? Send in the Memes.
A playoff system upended old traditions, but a few minor games still manage to stand out. A vat of mayonnaise…
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Quebec Still Longs for Its Lost Hockey Team, a Nationalist Symbol
Ever since the Quebec Nordiques decamped in 1995, leaving a hole in the Francophone city, vote-seeking officials have vowed to…
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind No More
The Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup, once seen as poorly timed intrusions by European soccer, may finally…
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Britain’s Newest Sports Sensation Is a 16-Year-Old Darts Player
When Luke Littler isn’t playing Xbox, he’s winning thousands of pounds against the world’s best players. On Wednesday, he could…
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As Mikaela Shiffrin Considers How to Top Herself, She Studies Taylor Swift
Shiffrin, the champion American ski racer, is an unabashed Swiftie, and has long seen the pop culture force as a…
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The People Who Brought You Travis Kelce
In the only recent year in which Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs weren’t playing in the Super Bowl,…
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The Best Teams That Money Could Buy
The four teams in the College Football Playoff used cash payments from fan “collectives” in unique ways to build their…
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Paula Murphy, Once ‘the Fastest Woman on Wheels,’ Dies at 95
She proved that women could gain fame as a speed demons on land by setting records on the Bonneville Salt…