Sports
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A Plan to Shake Up the Olympic Menu Includes Cricket
Flag football, softball, squash and lacrosse would also be included in 2028 under the proposal.
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No Longer Just ‘Goggles and a Suit’: Anthony Nesty on How Swimming Has Changed
The first Black head coach of a U.S. Olympic swimming team talks to us about diversity in the sport and coaching in the Instagram era.
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‘Bien funny’: Bill Kulik, locutor de béisbol en español, inglés y espanglish
Algunos oyentes lo buscan. Otros quieren apagar la radio cuando lo escuchan. Conoce al hombre que narra en español los juegos de los Filis de Filadelfia.
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Baseball’s Mets Investigation Will Seek to Answer What Steve Cohen Knew
The league is looking into whether the team, which Mr. Cohen bought three years ago and has spent lavishly on, violated rules regarding its injury list.
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The Real Problem With V.A.R.
If process and hubris trump getting calls right, the system has broken down.
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An N.B.A. Power Broker, Growing Up and Finding Peace
When Rich Paul considers his life now, he sometimes thinks how far it seems from his childhood, growing up Black in a particularly dangerous part of Cleveland. For the past two decades, Mr. Paul, 42, has been a polarizing force in basketball. A power ...
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Dick Butkus, Fearsome Hall of Fame Linebacker, Is Dead at 80
He was both hard hitting against the run and fleet-footed in foiling pass plays in his eight seasons with the Chicago Bears. He later took up acting.
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Joe Christopher, an Original Met Who Was Amazin’ in ’64, Dies at 88
He hit .300 in the expansion franchise’s third season, a rarity for a team better known for finishing in last place than for great on-field achievements.
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FIFA Will Host 2030 World Cup on Three Continents
Soccer’s biggest championship will celebrate its centenary by placing games in South America, Europe and Africa, with most of the games in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
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If You’re Talking About His Hair, This N.B.A. Star Is Winning
Jimmy Butler’s emo persona was as short-lived as it was spectacular. Regardless of his motivation, it kept the Miami Heat’s media day decidedly off-topic.