Sports
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Knicks Knocked Out of Playoffs in Game 6 Loss to Miami Heat
It was the first time the Knicks had been to the Eastern Conference semifinals in a decade.
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Dan Snyder to Proceed With Sale of Washington Commanders to Josh Harris
The embattled N.F.L. owner had reached a $6 billion deal in April with a group led by Harris but continued to seek higher bids. Other league owners...
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Shane McClanahan of Tampa Bay Rays Dominates With Four Pitches
Shane McClanahan of the Tampa Bay Rays started last season’s All-Star Game and is 7-0. His mastery of four elite pitches can make things seem...
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Celtics’ Jayson Tatum Overcomes Own Poor Play to Force Game 7
Tatum said after Game 6 that he is “one of the best basketball players in the world.” But for the first three quarters against the 76ers, he sure...
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The Premier League Crucible Produces Something New: Ideas
England has long relied on imported players, imported coaches, imported best practices. Now it’s trying something new for a change.
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Olympic Swimming in the Seine? How Paris Is Remaking a River.
Organizers of the 2024 Summer Games promised a waterway clean enough for Olympic swimmers and then Parisians to swim in. The job was bigger than...
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Joe Kapp’s Lawsuit Paved the Way for N.F.L. Free Agency
The Vikings and Patriots quarterback successfully challenged pro football’s standard contracts in the 1970s, setting a legal precedent that the...
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Trainer of Onetime Derby Favorite Is Disciplined in Doping Case
Forte, the Kentucky Derby favorite until he was scratched with an injury, failed a drug test last September. His trainer, Todd Pletcher, received a...
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Luis Arraez of Miami Marlins Is Flirting With .400
Luis Arraez of the Miami Marlins is hitting nearly .400 despite having one of the game’s softest swings. He could become the third player with a...
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NFL Schedule for 2023 Includes First Black Friday Game
Aaron Rodgers and the Jets will play the Miami Dolphins in a Black Friday game that will air on Amazon, as pro football continues its expansion of...
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Pickleball vs. Padel: A Match Between Americans and Everyone Else
Americans, bewitched by pickleball, are late to a global sports craze.
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It’s Tennis vs. Pickleball vs. Padel. Or Is It?
Private clubs and public facilities are striving to be more things to more people as they try to defuse the tension between tennis and fast-growing...