Sports
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N.B.A. Christmas Day Games: What to Know
The N.B.A. has long looked to Christmas Day as a highlight of the young season, a made-for-TV spectacle that brings…
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In the Premier League, There’s No Looking Back
And so on we roll, heads down and teeth gritted, grimly determined to reach the other side, wherever and whenever…
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A Christmas Visit That Changed Everything
For 72 years, David Schacker has held on to a tattered black-and-white photograph, now buried deep in a closet at…
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As Olympics Near, China Tightens Rules and Athletes Invent Their Own
Athletes and sports officials around the world have for months been viewing the approaching Winter Olympics in Beijing, set to…
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Our Favorite Sports Photos of 2021
We asked some of our photographers to choose their favorite sports images that they made this year and tell us…
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Inside the Mind of Kyler Murray
TEMPE, Ariz. — Kyler Murray never played soccer beyond the FIFA video game, but when Real Madrid and its star…
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The Evolution of the Foul
By Sopan Deb Illustrations by Anthony Gentles When Dr. James Naismith invented basketball, he proposed 13 rules, which he published…
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N.F.L. Week 16 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
Amid an outbreak of positive coronavirus tests fueled by the Omicron variant, the N.F.L. re-formatted its testing strategy, doing away…
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Fear and Falsehoods Fill the Premier League’s Vaccination Gap
The report spread like wildfire. Premier League players shared the link among their peers. Some passed it to their family…
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SafeSport Bars Alberto Salazar for Life, Citing Misconduct
The distance running coach Alberto Salazar was ruled permanently ineligible by the U.S. Center for SafeSport on Wednesday, all but…