Sports
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Playing the Masters Is by Invitation Only. Here’s How Golfers Get One.
There’s a long list of possible ways, like being a past winner, but the creation of LIV Golf has complicated…
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Bernhard Langer, a Masters Stalwart for 40 Years, Sits This One Out
He first played in the tournament in 1982 and has won it twice, but a pickleball injury, of all things,…
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The Five Players to Watch at the Masters
Among them are golfers who have won the event before and have a good chance to do it again.
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Track Will Be First Sport to Pay Olympic Gold Medalists
Winners in Paris will get $50,000 each from track and field’s governing body, as Olympic amateurism continues to fade away.
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A Soccer Team Stopped Charging for Tickets. Should Others Do the Same?
When Paris F.C. made its tickets free, it began an experiment into the connection between fans and teams, and posed…
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50 Years After Historic Home Run, Hank Aaron Gets a Stamp and a Statue
The baseball legend hit his record-breaking home run on April 8, 1974. His statue will be unveiled at the Baseball…
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Security Increased for Champions League Games After ISIS Threats
Online messages urged violent attacks on four matches, prompting the police in England, France and Spain to step up precautions.
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To Choose the Menu, Just Win the Masters
The winner of the most hallowed event in professional golf gets to design the menu (and pay) for the next…
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Guns, Machetes and Illness: The Perils of Running the Length of Africa
Russ Cook of Britain overcame danger in a year of running from South Africa to Tunisia.
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Make Room Tennis, Pickleball and Squash. Here Comes Padel.
I first learned about padel last summer, when my partner sent me a photo from a small court during a…