Sports
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The Rays Plan to Keep Calm and Carry On
A red-hot start followed by a brutal July knocked Tampa Bay out of first place, but the Rays believe they…
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In New York, One Team Is Lost and the Other Is Targeting 2025
The middling Yankees have no idea who they are. The Mets’ sell-off gives them a clearer identity.
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Harman Charges to British Open Lead as McIlroy Seeks Elusive Magic
Brian Harman has never won a major tournament but led the field at 10 under heading into the weekend, with…
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The Big Ten Lands Oregon and Washington, Leaving the Pac-12 Bereft
The Big Ten booms to 18 schools with the move, powered by TV money, and the once-great Pac-12 dwindles to…
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‘You Knew Who the Hall of Famers Were’
Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen took vastly different paths to Cooperstown, and their elections represented a notable shift in how…
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Wanted: Female Athletes. Multiple Vacancies.
Australia’s major sports need talent to stock their women’s leagues. They are all looking at the same athletes.
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El lado de las historias deportivas que Hollywood no quiere ver
Durante 14 años, nuestro columnista de deportes evitó ver “Un sueño posible”, el éxito taquillero sobre un jugador de la…
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Darryl Strawberry Is Not Trying to Save You
But if you want to hear what he has learned about lost promise and the prison of yearning, ask him.…
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The Blind Side of Sports Storytelling
“The Blind Side” played on sports fans’ penchant for too-tidy narratives, our columnist writes. A legal battle between the N.F.L.…
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Neither Messi, Nor Miami, Has Come Back to Earth
The goals keep coming, And a team that once looked poor keeps winning.