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Finding Common Ground With the Commissioner
While interviewing Rob Manfred for his book about baseball, Joe Kelly, an outspoken reliever, realized their goals weren’t all that different.
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A Whole New (Old) Ballgame
The commissioner of Major League Baseball is always in demand, which makes it hard, these days, to actually watch a game. For years, this was not a problem: Rob Manfred knew the natural breaks in the action — those tedious, drawn-out, “just throw the ...
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How Should Fans Feel About Newcastle United?
Saudi money has revived a Premier League soccer team and sent it to a cup final on Sunday. Those cheering say they shouldn’t have to answer for the source of its recent success.
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Mississippi’s Season is Done. Coach Yo Says the Rebels are Just Warming Up.
Yolett McPhee-McCuin, buoyed by her confidence, represents a new wave of coaching in women’s college basketball. “We’re gliding now,” she said of her Rebels.
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Maryland Races Past Notre Dame to the Round of 8
The No. 2-seeded Terrapins used a big third quarter to overcome the stifling defense of the Fighting Irish.
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Alabama’s Tumultuous Season Ends With Loss to San Diego State
Alabama’s season, which included questions about its handling of a deadly shooting, ended well short of its ambitions of an N.C.A.A. men’s basketball title.
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Yes, They Are Tall. No, They Do Not Play Basketball.
For the vertically gifted, every day of the year means standing out. But March can be particularly maddening.
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With Japan-U.S. Final at the W.B.C., the World Has Already Won
A dramatic semifinal set up a World Baseball Classic final for the ages: Shohei Ohtani and Japan against Mike Trout and the United States.
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Which Is the Better Buy? The Washington Commanders or Manchester United?
A struggling N.F.L. franchise is for sale. So is a Premier League club that is a storied name in a global sport. The markets for the two teams say a lot about sports economics.
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For Years She Said a Coach Abused Her. Now She Has Named a Legend.
In 2018, Jennifer Fox made an Emmy-nominated film called “The Tale” about her pieced-together memories of what she now describes as childhood sexual abuse. Laura Dern starred in the HBO drama, in which Fox unspooled what she remembered about the ...
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