Sports
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The president of Norway’s federation, a rare woman of influence in soccer, is speaking up.
Lise Klaveness does not pull punches. It is not her style. To some, that is a problem. To Klaveness, a former national team player who is now the president of Norway’s soccer federation, it is just who she is. So she will needle FIFA about its ...
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An Era of Dynamic Catchers Is Upon Us
Gabriel Moreno was at home in Venezuela last Dec. 23 when Ross Atkins, the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, called him. “I thought he was calling to wish me Merry Christmas,” Moreno said this month in Anaheim, Calif., somewhat sheepishly ...
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Bob Brown, Intimidator on N.F.L. Offensive Lines, Dies at 81
As an offensive tackle for three teams in a Hall of Fame career, he said he prided himself on being the “beater” and not the “beatee.”
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Nikki McCray-Penson, Basketball Star and Coach, Dies at 51
After a standout college career at the University of Tennessee, she won two Olympic gold medals, played nine years in the W.N.B.A. and was the head coach at two universities.
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Former L.S.U. Men’s Basketball Coach Will Wade Suspended for 10 Games
Wade, who was hired this year to coach at McNeese State, was not cited for the most notorious charge against him: that he lured recruits with illicit payments.
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West Virginia Suspends Bob Huggins and Cuts His Pay Over Homophobic Slur
Huggins, the men’s basketball coach at West Virginia since 2007, must also take sensitivity training after using the slur twice and mocking Catholics on a radio program this week.
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Can This Man Fix France’s Women’s Team?
Hervé Renard has led two men’s teams to the World Cup. But in taking over his country’s talented but troubled women’s squad, he may have his toughest job yet.
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Messi Shines a Spotlight on Miami, and on Soccer in the U.S.
As his Inter Miami career begins with a match Friday night, Messi’s impact is already felt in a city known as the unofficial capital of Latin America.
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Overlooked No More: Lily Parr, Dominant British Soccer Player
She persevered at a time when women were effectively banned from the sport, and was the first woman inducted into England’s National Football Hall of Fame.
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With Aaron Rodgers, Jets Enter Era of Expectation
Adding Rodgers, the star quarterback, to a team with young talent and a strong defense has players eyeing the Super Bowl. It is a big jump for a franchise that has missed the past 12 postseasons.