Why Do Team Owners Raise the Championship Trophy First?
What an ending. Your favorite N.B.A. team has just clinched a championship. The superstar, drenched in sweat, fulfilled his hero’s journey. The players are exhausted,...
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Expert Picks: Who Will Win the Belmont Stakes?
National Treasure, coming off a victory in the Preakness Stakes on May 20, will try to add another leg of the Triple Crown to his...
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The Heat Say They Love Adversity. Did They Have to Make It This Hard?
The Miami Heat would be the first to assess their path to this late stage of the season as imperfect. Pretty much everything has posed...
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Secretariat’s Legend Rolls on Like, Well, a Tremendous Machine
It was a performance for the ages, growing more mythic as time goes on. Having won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in record...
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Toronto Blue Jays Cut Player Who Defended Anti-Queer Post
The Toronto Blue Jays cut pitcher Anthony Bass, 35, on Friday, after he drew backlash and boos from fans for reposting a video on Instagram...
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Manchester City Bends the Story to Its Will
The writers of “Ted Lasso,” the acclaimed, sugar-sweet Apple TV comedy, never particularly worried about being hidebound by reality. The world they created was, after...
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South Florida Sports Fan, but Make it a Full-Time Job
Martin Schwartz and Matthew Mandel are having a moment. Actually two. The lifelong friends hit the sports jackpot this month when the Miami Heat and...
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Novak Djokovic Downs Carlos Alcaraz to Reach French Open Final
Novak Djokovic is headed back to the final of the French Open. Djokovic scored a victory for the old guard Thursday afternoon in Paris, registering...
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The Players Are the Trophies Now
Two things stood out about Karim Benzema’s arrival in Jeddah on Wednesday evening. The first was the look on his face. From the second his...
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Two N.C.A.A. Titles in 25 Minutes? A Sprinter Is Up for the Task.
“In middle school, I was running the 200,” she said. “In high school, I pretty much tried everything. I did indoor 55 meters, 400, 500....