Sports
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Unopened Box of More Than 10,000 Hockey Cards Sells for $3.7 Million
The sealed case could include the highly prized Wayne Gretzky rookie card. Or not. The buyer may never find out.
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Canadian Skaters Demand Bronze Medals in Olympics Dispute
Reviving a fight from the 2022 Games, Canada’s team said skating officials improperly awarded third place to Russia. The Russians…
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Premier League Cuts Everton’s Points Penalty, Easing Relegation Fears
The decision means the club will lose six points in the standings, not 10, potentially helping it to stay in…
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Want to Lose a Lot of Money, Fast? Buy a Small Soccer Team in England.
The country’s lower leagues offer a tempting entry to ownership. But the sport’s economics mean even multimillionaires can struggle to…
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Spring Training at Coachella: Can the M.L.S. Cash In on Its Preseason?
AEG, the entertainment giant, is trying to organize large-scale training camps marketed to fans, as other sports have done. Will…
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Jayo Archer, Motorcyclist Who Landed Triple Flip, Dies While Practicing
Archer, 27, was the first to successfully execute a triple backflip in a freestyle motocross competition.
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A Billionaire Bought a Chunk of Manchester United. Now He Has to Fix It.
Jim Ratcliffe spent $1.5 billion for a 25 percent stake in his boyhood English soccer club. On Wednesday, he laid…
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Lefty Driesell, Hall of Fame College Basketball Coach, Dies at 92
He built Maryland into a national powerhouse and became the first coach to win more than 100 games at each…
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Women Outnumber Men in South Korea’s Sports Stadiums
Experts say it has to do with stadium safety and the influence of K-pop fan culture.
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Don Gullett, Ace for the Big Red Machine, Dies at 73
With a fastball that recalled his idol, Sandy Koufax, he helped lead the Cincinnati Reds and then the New York…