Sports
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A Prized Recruit Shows the Shoe Circuit Is Not the Only Path
LAS VEGAS — Few could have foreseen Xavier Booker, who as a sophomore barely got off his high school team’s…
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Much More Than Bragging Rights at the Next Barbecue Are at Stake
WIMBLEDON, England — A working mother of two, Tatjana Maria had the child care under control on Tuesday. As she…
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Sharks Hire Mike Grier as N.H.L.’s First Black General Manager
Mike Grier, who spent 14 seasons in the N.H.L. as a gritty right wing, on Tuesday was named general manager…
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At Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic Escapes Against Jannik Sinner
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic has pulled off some masterful escape acts on Centre Court. Roger Federer serving with two…
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For U.S. Women’s Team, One Tournament Offers Two Prizes
The Women’s World Cup is a year away and the Paris Olympics don’t start for more than two, but both…
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An N.F.L. Star’s C.T.E. Diagnosis Offers Only Partial Insight
DUBLIN, Ga. — Demaryius Thomas’s parents see their son every day. A painting of the former N.F.L. star rests against…
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The Nick Kyrgios Show, Also Known as Wimbledon, Gets Another Encore
WIMBLEDON, England — Going up against the tennis talents of Nick Kyrgios, the powerful Australian with hands as soft as…
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In Wimbledon’s Queue, Waiting Is a Pleasure, and the Point
WIMBLEDON, England — It was nearing 10 p.m., and Richard Hess, an 81-year-old American, was sitting inside his small tent…
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Brittney Griner to Biden: ‘I’m Terrified I Might Be Here Forever.’
Brittney Griner, the W.N.B.A. star who has been detained in Russia on drug charges since February, sent a handwritten letter…
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She Inspired ‘A League of Their Own.’ At 95, She’s Far From Done.
Maybelle Blair walked into a sporting goods store in her early 90s with a mission: to try on a pair…
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