Sports
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A New Group Is Buying Minor League Teams at a Feverish Pace. What’s the End Game?
Diamond Baseball Holdings is a 3-year-old company that owns more than a quarter of all minor league clubs. Some are pondering if its power is healthy.
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After an Embarrassing Loss, Ohio State Football Donors Went on a Spending Spree
With the help of Name, Image and Likeness deals bringing in top talent, the bar is set high for the Buckeyes next season.
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The Isolation of English Soccer’s Most Decorated Player
Ryan Giggs’ controversial past has made him an outsider in the sport he dominated at Manchester United.
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U.S. Women’s Soccer Took a Gamble. The Result Could Be a Lost Year.
In hiring Emma Hayes as manager, the program sacrificed a year of continuous preparation, a columnist from The Athletic writes.
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Ranking the Best Players in the N.B.A. This Season
Victor Wembanyama is a 7-foot-4 rookie. He’s also among the top 14 players in the league, a columnist from The Athletic writes.
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John Calipari Explains His Decision to Leave Kentucky for Arkansas
Calipari was gearing up for a 16th season with the Wildcats. Then an old friend called and made an offer he couldn’t refuse.
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Why Olympic Prize Money Is a Chance for the N.C.A.A. to Right a Wrong
Track and field gold medalists will become the first athletes to earn international prize money at the Olympics.
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The ‘Humbling Experience’ of Trying to Shoot Over a 7-Foot-4 Phenom
The N.B.A. rookie Victor Wembanyama isn’t just breaking the sport, but the perception of basketball physics.
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Meet the 13-Year-Old Who Is Ready to Play Professional Soccer
McKenna Whitham spent weeks of preseason training with the N.W.S.L. defending champions. The teen was unfazed.
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Three Teams Are Battling for the Premier League Title. One Has the Hardest Road.
With seven games to play and a point separating Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City, the race could go right to the wire.
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There’s a Rising Injury Trend Among Top Pitchers. M.L.B. Insiders Are Worried.
This season could be another banner year for arm injuries — and cause for alarm around the game.
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How to Tell if a Soccer Head Coach Is Actually Good at Their Job
Clubs are spending millions on coaching talent but are they picking the right people?