Sports
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Shohei Ohtani Is Home and Focused on Baseball. Dodgers Fans Are Relieved.
Los Angeles finally got a close look at baseball’s megastar on Thursday as a gambling situation involving his former interpreter…
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The Japanese Sensei Bringing Baseball to Brazil
Yukihiro Shimura always arrives first. He quietly puts on his baseball uniform. He rakes the dirt field meditatively. He picks…
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Is Germany Heading for Humiliation at the Euros?
A nation that was soccer’s gold standard a decade ago is now trying anything and everything to find its way.…
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What’s It Like to Be Cinderella in March? These Schools Know.
As administrators at universities like St. Peter’s, Fairleigh Dickinson and Florida Gulf Coast can attest, upset victories bring attention, alumni…
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March Madness Spotlights a Sport Relegated to Pittsburgh’s Shadows: Basketball
A city that pro basketball abandoned in the early 1970s, and whose college teams have only flirted with relevance for…
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Leagues Have More Than Just Players to Watch on Gambling
The wagering situation involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter shows that people adjacent to the players and coaches can also be…
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Luis Rubiales, Former Spanish Soccer Chief, Faces Arrest
Mr. Rubiales, who resigned after kissing a player at the Women’s World Cup, is a focus of Spanish investigators looking…
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U.F.C. Settles Antitrust Suit With Fighters for $335 Million
The organization’s parent company admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to pay the fighters, who had accused it of suppressing their…
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For Women’s Basketball, Caitlin Clark’s Lasting Impact May Be Economic
People have flocked to watch the Iowa star on TV and in person at a time when her sport is…
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Destination: Shohei Ohtani
With huge demand to see the baseball superstar play for the Dodgers, M.L.B. teamed up with a Japanese travel agency.…