Sports
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Eluding a Fray of Upsets, Four Powers Remain
The women’s Final Four are crowded with top seeds and familiar faces. There are the reigning champions, No. 1 seed…
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Louisville Clinches the Last Spot in the Final Four
WICHITA, Kan. — Olivia Cochran sat most of the first half with foul trouble. She reacted incredulously when what she…
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For UConn, a Rougher Path Than Usual Still Leads to the Final Four
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — There were, after all these years, reasons to doubt the Connecticut women’s basketball team almost all season…
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Will Smith Owned the Williams Sisters’ Story Onscreen. Then He Stole Their Moment.
The table was set for a moment of family triumph. Venus and Serena Williams were dressed and seated for the…
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Kylie McKenzie Sues U.S.T.A., Claiming It Failed to Keep Her Safe
Kylie McKenzie, a once-promising tennis player whom an investigation found was “more likely than not” to have been sexually assaulted…
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For Albert Pujols, One Last Run Where It All Began
JUPITER, Fla. — Adam Wainwright remembers precisely where he was on that sad December morning when the best hitter of…
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The N.C.A.A. Undervalued Women’s Basketball. Marketers Didn’t.
SPOKANE, Wash. — No one here could escape the symbolism. March Madness logos seemed to be everywhere in this small…
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Women’s N.C.A.A. Tournament: What to Watch as Final Four Is Determined
The last two teams for the women’s Final Four will be decided on Monday night in Bridgeport, Conn., and Wichita,…
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Stanford Wins a Rematch With Texas and a Trip to the Final Four
SPOKANE, Wash. — The reigning champions are back in the Final Four. No. 1-seeded Stanford beat No. 2 Texas, 59-50,…
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U.S. Thrashes Panama and Pencils Itself Into the World Cup
The United States men’s soccer team is not in the World Cup, not just yet. There is still one last…