Sports
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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 of a new deal with Apple Music as ...
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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 Sunday morning had won 14 ...
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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 this?” I berated myself. Even though this was back in ...
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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 microscopic rural town ...
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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 into dreadlocks. He said his parents ...
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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 in women’s basketball ...
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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 back in Kansas City, Mo., where he had ...
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Federer, Even in Defeat, Gets Fitting End to Storied Career
The last match of Roger Federer’s 24-year professional career was about to begin, and Andy Murray, one of his rivals turned teammates at this ...
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Neymar Is Still a Singular Star, but He Has More Help on Brazil
LE HAVRE, France — As the announcer at the Stade Océane cycled through Brazil’s team on Friday, before the squad dismantled Ghana, 3-0, a murmur ...
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Meet the opponents for Federer and Nadal: Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock.
Here’s a 22nd century tennis trivia question: “Who was Roger Federer’s last opponent?” Trick answer. There were two: Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe ...