Sports
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The $25,000 Rookie Dinner Has N.F.L. Players Divided
A bottle of Screaming Eagle cabernet sauvignon: $3,495. Nineteen shots of Rémy Martin Louis XIII Cognac: $4,525. Rib-eye steaks, seafood…
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Brett Favre’s Most Memorable Stat May Be $8 Million Meant for the Poor
The website for Brett Favre’s foundation, Favre 4 Hope, describes a mission of the charitable organization that the Hall of…
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What We Learned From Week 3 in the N.F.L.
Kansas City and Buffalo each lost heartbreakers (to the Colts and the Dolphins, respectively) that came down to their final…
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Rihanna to Perform at Super Bowl Halftime
Rihanna will perform at the Super Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., on Feb. 12 as the N.F.L. enters the first year…
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Eliud Kipchoge Smashes His Own Marathon World Record
Two questions come to mind anytime Eliud Kipchoge toes the starting line of a marathon. When will Kipchoge, who before…
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Remembering a Deadline Single by the Sundown Kid
It was the bottom of the ninth inning, and I was at the height of agitation. “Why did I do…
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An Indiana Family Lives in the Gym (Literally)
WILKINSON, Ind. — Many people in basketball-obsessed Indiana claim to eat, sleep and breathe the game. This summer, in a…
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For Dreadlocked N.F.L. Players, Hair Is a Point of Pride
It wasn’t until his junior year of college, in 2015, that Aaron Jones decided to rebel and form his hair…
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After Years Away, One of Basketball’s Greats Returns at 41
SYDNEY, Australia — It was an inconspicuous return. Just over a year ago, Lauren Jackson, one of the greatest players…
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With His 700th Homer, Albert Pujols Gives Us One Last Surprise
It was June 2001, the first half of the first season of a career nobody saw coming. Albert Pujols was…