Tiger Woods Opens Up at the Ryder Cup

Woods, whose record shows his unease as a team player, is forging new connections as a vice captain of the team.

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Sports Briefing: LeBron James Urges the Cavaliers to Re-Sign J.R. Smith

James said Smith, a shooting guard who is a free agent, had done his part.

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Mets 5, Phillies 1: Battered but Perseverant, Mets Reach the Threshold of the Postseason

By defeating the Phillies on the road Friday night, the Mets’ magic number for a National League wild-card berth stood at a single game.

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Carli Lloyd on Rio, Rapinoe and Equal Pay

In an interview, Lloyd, the U.S. national team star, discussed her new book, her relationships with several teammates and what she might do if the national team goes on strike.

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On Baseball: Orioles Set Off on Road to Playoffs, With Plenty of Detours Expected

Baltimore remains very much in the thick of the complicated wild-card race as they strive for another shot at their first championship since 1983.

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After Disappointing Postseason, Rangers Have Several Newcomers

The Rangers’ roster has a decidedly different look from the team that was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs last season.

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On Golf: Arnold Palmer’s Presence Is Felt at the Opening of Ryder Cup

Five days after the death of Palmer, the golf world turned its attention to the event that brought out the best in Palmer, who won 22 of his 33 matches in the competition.

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N.H.L. Sees the World Cup of Hockey as a Coup

N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman said that more editions of the event would follow but that the format might change.

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Status of Jets Receiver Eric Decker Is Week to Week

After sustaining a partially torn rotator cuff in a Week 2 victory over the Buffalo Bills, Decker aggravated the injury the next week against the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Lady Gaga to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show

The pop singer, who performed the national anthem at the game last year, is releasing her fourth solo album on Oct. 21.

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Orioles Embrace Woody Guthrie for a Seventh-Inning Message

The occasional playing of “The Land Is Your Land” is a subtle reminder from Orioles management that at the intersection of sports and patriotism, one size does not have to fit all.

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Over a Long, Arduous Season, Joe Girardi Wore His Humanity Well

The Yankees manager’s ritual of highlighting a different charity before each home game invited people to see him in a different light — and the charities welcomed the exposure.

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United States Surges to 4-0 Lead Over Europe in Ryder Cup

After losing three straight Cups, the Americans got off to a strong start at Hazeltine National Golf Club, winning all four morning alternate-shot matches.

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N.F.L. Week 4: Schedule and Predictions

Byes are back, but Tom Brady still is not. Here’s what to expect in Week 4.

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To Put More Students in the Seats, Colleges Cue the D.J.

Aware that today’s students are tomorrow’s season ticket-holders, athletic departments are playing more to that part of the crowd amid signs of declining attendance.

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Cardinals Get a Key Hit, and a Key (Blown) Call

An umpiring goof gave the Cardinals a vital win.

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Wild Card Playoffs Update: Friday

The Yankees and the Astros are eliminated from contention.

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For an Odd Couple, the Ryder Cup Offers a Chance to Reminisce

Lee Westwood (the serene one) and Darren Clarke (the more tightly wound one) of the European team have a long, colorful history at the tournament.

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Yankees 5, Red Sox 1: Yankees Eliminated From Postseason Contention Despite Beating Red Sox

The Yankees guaranteed themselves a winning season with their 83rd victory of the year, but the Orioles topped the Blue Jays to end the Yankees’ hopes of a wild-card berth.

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Playoff Update: Yankees Eliminated

The Red Sox clinched baseball’s final division title, but the wild-card races continue.

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American Fan at Ryder Cup Heckles European Players, Then Out-Putts Them

David Johnson was invited by the professionals onto the course during a practice round to back up his insults — which he did, earning $100 in the process.

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David Ortiz Exits Yankee Stadium for Final Time With a Walk, a Painting and a Standing Ovation

The Yankees held a brief pregame ceremony to honor Ortiz, who did as much as any player to even the once-lopsided rivalry between the Red Sox and Yankees.

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On Baseball: Red Sox Have Bright Hopes as David Ortiz’s Era Comes to an End

As the Ortiz era draws to a close, the Red Sox are poised for a long run of success after shrewd acquisitions. The Yankees will try to keep up.

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A Wild-Card Spot, and More, Is Within the Mets’ Reach

Two more wins would assure the Mets a home game to start the playoffs on Wednesday.

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Clemson Quarterback Deshaun Watson Stays Cool While Taking the Heat

How Watson leads the No. 5 Tigers (4-0) will be significant when Clemson meets No. 3 Louisville (4-0) in an Atlantic Coast Conference showdown Saturday.

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With Glut of Vice Captains at the Ryder Cup, Will Tiger Woods Fetch Lunch?

As the Ryder Cup expands, so do its rosters, with this year’s vice captain count at 10.

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Bartolo Colon’s Secret: It’s the Wrist, Not the Waist

At age 43 and 285 pounds, the Mets pitcher thrives with one pitch by making it move three ways.

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Canada Needs Sidney Crosby’s Best for One More Night in World Cup

Crosby and Canada enter Game 2 of the World Cup of Hockey finals with a chance to sweep Team Europe on Thursday night.

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Law on Disparaging Trademarks Gets Supreme Court Review

The case involves an Asian-American dance-rock band called the Slants, but it also has implications for the Washington Redskins.

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On Golf: Win or Lose, the U.S. Ryder Cup Team Belongs to Phil Mickelson

Mickelson, a member of eight losing teams, was part of a United States task force that helped implement changes, including a more decentralized system.

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Alex Rodriguez Is Headed to the Playoffs, as a TV Analyst

Rodriguez, released by the Yankees last month, will work as a studio analyst for Fox Sports with Pete Rose, Frank Thomas and the rest of its postseason crew.

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Fantasy Football: Players to Start in Week 4

Cam Newton, LeGarrette Blount and Demaryius Thomas are among the players set up to perform well in Week 4.

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A.C.C. Moves Football Championship Game to Orlando

The game, typically played in Charlotte, was pulled from North Carolina earlier this month in response to a controversial state law.

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Baseball Playoffs: Thursday Update

The Red Sox clinch the last division title, but the wild-card races continue.

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For Another Herculean Task, Theo Epstein Flexes His Wisdom

Epstein helped the Boston Red Sox end an 86-year World Series title drought. Expectations are high he can duplicate the feat with the playoff-bound Chicago Cubs.

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On Soccer: Lingering on the Edge of His Father’s Long Shadow

The death of the Dutch soccer great Johan Cruyff pushed his son, Jordi, to drive himself to distraction. But his father’s fans would not let him.

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Cubs Reward Theo Epstein With Five More Years

Chicago gave Epstein, its president for baseball operations, a contract extension after an overhaul that has the franchise aiming for its first title since 1908.

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Yankees 5, Red Sox 3: Mark Teixeira’s Ninth-Inning Grand Slam Lifts Yankees From Brink of Elimination

With the Yankees one out from being officially out of the postseason hunt, Teixeira hit a game-ending home run off Joe Kelly.

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Mets 5, Marlins 2: Jay Bruce Homer Helps Mets Beat Marlins and Protect Wild-Card Lead

Bruce, who had mostly struggled since arriving from the Reds in an Aug. 1 trade, hit his third home run in five games, and the Mets stayed ahead of the Giants and the Cardinals.

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Sports Business: Arnold Palmer and His Savvy Agent Set the Bar for Pitchmen

His success representing corporations far outlived his golf career and has provided a lesson plan in branding to succeeding generations of athletes.

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Colin Kaepernick Says Presidential Candidates Were Trying to ‘Debate Who’s Less Racist’

The 49ers quarterback, whose protests during the national anthem have caused a stir, also said both Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton were liars.

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Yankees Praise Their Hitting Coach, but Not Their Hitting

The team’s general manager stood by the job done by Alan Cockrell, saying the players were to blame for a subpar offensive year.

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Special Report: Ryder Cup: Europe Is Putting Faith in Its Rookies

Half of the defending champion's 12 players are newcomers, which helps explain why the United States is the odds-on favorite to regain the Ryder Cup this year.

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In Martino, Atlanta United Hires a Pedigree With an Eye on the Future

Gerardo Martino, who most recently coached Barcelona and Argentina, was hired to get M.L.S.’s new expansion team, Atlanta United, off the ground.

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PowerShares Series Part Of Exciting January of Tennis In Orlando

For the first time ever, PowerShares Series brings tennis to Orlando’s Amway Center on January 5, 2017, featuring tennis greats including John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Andy Roddick and James Blake. Tickets are on sale now. On January 2, 2017, Orlando will celebrate another first when the United States Tennis Association (USTA) officially opens its USTA [...]

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Serena Williams Addresses Fears of Driving While Black

The tennis champion shared a story on her public page of allowing her nephew to drive, and having misgivings after spotting a police officer on the side of the road.

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Tim Tebow Homers in First At-Bat as a Professional

Tebow, the football player turned Mets minor leaguer, hit a home run on Wednesday afternoon on the first pitch he faced.

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The Best Sellers: Filed Under Sports

The best-selling sports books in August 2016, according to the New York Times best-seller list.

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Essay: A Father and Son’s Shared Passion: Hating the Cubs

What a Cubs World Series title would mean to a family of lifelong White Sox fans.

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4 N.F.L. Teams Are Still on the Road to an 0-16 Season

The Jaguars, the Saints, the Bears and the Browns are 0-3 and could wind up where only the 2008 Detroit Lions have been: winless for a full season.

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Beyond Baseball, Vin Scully Leaves Behind an Archive of Oddities

The body of work of the longtime voice of the Dodgers, including his hosting of a game show and reading of a grocery list, reflects a time when no job seemed too small.

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Sports Briefing: Real Madrid Settles for Champions League Tie After Dortmund’s Late Goal

The Borussia Dortmund substitute André Schürrle scored in the 87th minute to earn his team a point and extend Madrid’s winless skid.

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Yankees 6, Red Sox 4: Red Sox Are Riding High, but Yankees Fend Off Death Blow From David Ortiz

The Yankees ended Boston’s 11-game winning streak and shut down Ortiz at two key moments in the game.

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Knicks Open Camp With Rose Looking to Complement Anthony

With Derrick Rose around to lessen the burden on Carmelo Anthony, the new-look Knicks are getting to know one another while hoping they won’t be waylaid by injuries.

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Islanders, Preparing for Second Season in Brooklyn, Have Lots of Fresh Faces

The team, coming off a season in which it won a playoff series, lost Kyle Okposo, Frans Nielsen and Matt Martin, but has a raft of rookie prospects.

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Michael Phelps Is Calmer These Days, on the Golf Course and Off

Phelps’ second Ryder Cup pro-am hardly resembled his shaky experience at his first, in 2012 — a change that is mirrored in his life more broadly.

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On Baseball: Mets Still Scrambling for One-Game Shot at a Longer Postseason

After months of having to address one injury after another, the Mets led the National League wild-card race before their game Tuesday and retained strong hopes of hosting the wild-card game.

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David Ortiz Makes His Final Visit to Yankee Stadium

Ortiz often made himself at home in the Bronx, where he has been a beloved foil.

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Special Report: Ryder Cup: Rival Ryder Cup Fans and Their Swinging Serenades

At the Ryder Cup this week, the American and European teams will each have a group of avid singers behind them.

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On Soccer: England Manager Sam Allardyce Undone by an Undercover Film

His employers at the Football Association found that footage shot by journalists from The Daily Telegraph contained conduct “inappropriate of the England manager.”

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Conor McGregor Leads U.F.C. Into Madison Square Garden With Trademark Brashness

In a news conference at the Garden, where he will face Eddie Alvarez in November, McGregor announced: “I run New York, I run this whole city.”

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After Fatal Boat Crash, Baseballs Scrawled With Jose Fernandez’s Name Wash Ashore

The Marlins star pitcher was killed with two friends in a boating accident over the weekend.

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Sam Allardyce Out as England Manager

Allardyce left his position as England manager after only one match in charge after he was videotaped making damaging comments to undercover reporters.

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Coaches Take Contrasting Styles Into World Cup of Hockey Finals

Ralph Krueger’s calm has led Team Europe to a showdown with undefeated Canada, led by the cold technician Mike Babcock.

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Sports of The Times: Tax Break for Olympic Heroes? A Lone Wolf Says No

Connecticut’s Jim Himes, the only United States representative who voted against a bill to grant medalists a break on their bonuses, called it “a lonely, lonely moment.”

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Baseball Playoffs: What if Three Teams Tie for Two Wild-Card Spots?

With the playoffs in sight, the Mets, the Giants and the Cardinals are still fighting for the two wild cards in the National League.

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International Cricket’s Biggest Test Is Security

England will play a one-day match in Bangladesh next month without some of its leading players because of safety concerns.

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Drew Brees’s Interception-Free Streak Ends as Falcons Keep Saints Winless

Atlanta defeated New Orleans, 45-32, behind three rushing touchdowns by Tevin Coleman.

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Marlins 7, Mets 3: For a Night, the Mets’ Focus Shifts From Competition to Empathy

In the heat of a playoff race, the Mets understood the added importance of their role in facing the Miami Marlins a day after the death of the star pitcher Jose Fernandez.

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Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5: Yankees Rally Past Blue Jays by Putting Up a Fight. Two of Them, Actually.

Bench-clearing incidents in the top and bottom of the second inning resulted in four ejections, and the Yankees took the lead in the ninth with two home runs.

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Dee Gordon Hits His First Home Run of the Year in Tribute to Jose Fernandez

Gordon took one pitch in Fernandez’s stance, then hit his first homer of the season on the third pitch he saw.

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Derrick Rose Case Is Subject of Los Angeles Police Investigation

The Police Department confirmed it was conducting its own inquiry into a rape accusation against Rose that is the subject of a civil suit. At the Knicks’ preseason media day, Rose said he would be proved innocent.

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Golf Great Arnold Palmer Was Also a Pioneering Pitchman

Mr. Palmer hawked nearly 50 products over a half-century and created the template for the modern entrepreneurial athlete.

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To Kneel or Not in the N.B.A.? For Some Stars, Team Consensus Is Key

The league’s rule book requires players, coaches and trainers “to stand and line up in a dignified posture” during the national anthem.

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On Baseball: Loss of Jose Fernandez Shakes a Team, a Sport and a People

Fernandez, a Miami Marlins pitcher who died in a boating accident with two others, represented the best to his teammates, his opponents and Cuban-Americans.

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Giants’ Shane Vereen May Miss Rest of Season With a Torn Triceps

Coach Ben McAdoo said he wasn’t sure when the injury occurred but said Vereen may have been playing with it “for a significant amount of time.”

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After a Debacle, the Jets Already Face a Potential Turning Point

Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick had the worst game of his career, and the team’s red-zone offense, among the best last year, is now among the worst.

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Special Report: Ryder Cup: Europe Is Putting Faith in Its Rookies

Half of the defending champion's 12 players are newcomers, which helps explain why the United States is the odds-on favorite to regain the Ryder Cup this year.

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Special Report: Ryder Cup: The Long and the Short of Hazeltine's Secrets

Built on farmland in a suburb of Minneapolis in 1966, the site of the Ryder Cup this week overcame early difficulties to go on to host a number of major tournaments.

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Video Of The Week — Roger Hickey Sets New Street Luge Record In Quebec

If you think winter luge, where athletes lying on tiny sleds hurtle down slippery icy tracks is dangerous, you probably have never seen the “summer” version of the sport. Street luge is similar to its winter counterpart, except for one thing – competitors do not have the safety of a chute. Instead, they lay on their sleds and zip down paved streets to what seems like certain death!

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Researchers Make Progress Toward Identifying C.T.E. in the Living

One group of researchers revealed a step toward identifying in the brain a biomarker linked to the disease; another found elevated levels of tau proteins in blood samples.

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‘A Steel-Nerved Master:’ How We Introduced Arnold Palmer in 1958

After winning The Masters, Palmer was featured in a “Man in the News” column in The New York Times.

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On Golf: Playing for His Country Brought Out Palmer’s Best

His Ryder Cup record in six appearances as a player was 22-8-2.

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Chris Bosh’s Desire to Play Leaves Heat at an Ethical Crossroads

Bosh’s last two seasons have been cut short by blood clots, and Miami has indicated it doesn’t want him to step on the court this season, or perhaps ever again.

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Arnold Palmer’s Tennis Connection

Arnold Palmer did more for golf than perhaps any other person in the sports history. He did, also, have a slight connection to the sport of tennis. Palmer was known as one of the best corporate spokespeople in sports marketing and was one of the first athletes to be used in using sports to market [...]

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David Ortiz Is Ready to Trot Away

The slugger who helped lift the cloud over the Red Sox is still crushing homers at age 40. But his remarkable season is a definitive goodbye.

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The Arnold Palmer: Two Parts Iced Tea, One Part Lemonade

Palmer’s legacy will always be invoked on hot days when an iced tea or a lemonade both sound awfully good.

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Stan Wawrinka Upset By Alexander Zverev In St. Petersburg – Mondays with Bob Greene

Mondays with Bob Greene   STARS Alexander Zverev beat Stan Wawrinka 6-2 3-6 7-5 to win the St. Petersburg Open in St. Petersburg, Russia Caroline Wozniacki beat Naomi Osaka 7-5 6-3 to win the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan Lucas Pouille beat Dominic Thiem 7-6 (5) 6-2 to win the Moselle Open in [...]

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Sports Briefing: Red Sox Win in 10th Inning on Dustin Pedroia’s Dodged Tag

Pedroia avoided the tag and went back to touch the plate and send Boston to its 11th straight victory.

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Israel Advances to the World Baseball Classic

Israel qualified for the W.B.C. for the first time with a 9-1 win over Britain.

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Chiefs 24, Jets 3: Jets Self-Destruct, Leaving 8 Turnovers in Their Wake

The Chiefs bullied the Jets throughout their 24-3 victory, taking advantage of a team that was too slow, too clumsy and too challenged by the task of making sensible decisions.

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Arnold Palmer (1929 – 2016)

He was the charismatic face of professional golf and one of its dominant players.

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With a Mix of Skill and Luck, Rory McIlroy Claims the FedEx Cup

An eagle on the 16th hole of the final round gave McIlroy a surprise opportunity to claim his first season points title.

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Arnold Palmer, the Magnetic Face of Golf in the ’60s, Dies at 87

Palmer, who won seven major titles, captivated fans with his ferocious swing and fearless attitude, helping to inspire an American golf boom.

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Team Europe Upsets Sweden in World Cup of Hockey Semifinal

Great goaltending by Jaroslav Halak and an overtime goal by Tomas Tatar gave Team Europe, a conglomerate of eight countries, a 3-2 victory.

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Denver Broncos’ Trevor Siemian Handles Cincinnati Bengals’ Pressure

Siemian, Peyton Manning’s replacement, is now 3-0 for the Broncos.

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L.S.U. Fires Les Miles Despite Envied Record

He won a national title. He finished in the top 10 five times. He ate grass. He walks away a rich man.

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On Baseball: After His Despair, Jose Fernandez Forged an Ebullient Life

Fernandez, who was once jailed in Cuba for trying to defect, had a zest that animated his team and his sport. He was found dead early Sunday.

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Sports of The Times: Are You Ready for Some Football … and Riot Gear and Pepper Spray?

The fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C., brought a different tenor to the Carolina Panthers’ game.

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Mets 17, Phillies 0: Mets Crush the Phillies. Now the Hard Part.

After the team’s most lopsided win of the year, its tattered pitching staff enters the final week of the regular season with a playoff berth in the balance.

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Redskins 29, Giants 27: ‘Desperate’ Redskins Take Risks and Beat Giants

Eli Manning threw two fourth-quarter interceptions, and the Giants’ defense faltered, squandering a chance to bury their rivals deeper in the N.F.C. East standings.

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Blue Jays 4, Yankees 3: Yankees’ Bullpen Falters as Blue Jays Rally for Win in the Ninth

The Yankees, who had been shut out for three straight games, finally scored, but Dellin Betances and Tyler Clippard, their two top relievers, failed to protect the lead.

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Walter L. Bush Jr., Longtime Hockey Executive, Dies at 86

Mr. Bush was the president of U.S.A. Hockey from 1986 to 2003, and he was also a founder of the Minnesota North Stars franchise in the N.H.L.

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On Golf: ‘Brexit’ Places the Unity of Europe’s Ryder Cup Team in Doubt

After Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, protocol changes and a shift in public perception may be in the offing. But some see it as a non-issue for the event.

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Stuntman Eddie Braun Completes Evel Knievel's Dream Canyon Rocket Jump

In 1974, American stuntman Evel Knievel attempted to cross Idaho’s Snake River Canyon aboard a steam-powered rocket. Unfortunately, a parachute deployed prematurely and caused the rocket and its occupant to drift to the canyon’s bottom. While Knievel emerged relatively unscathed from the incident, he never got a chance to attempt the stunt again.

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N.F.L. Week 3: Live Scores and Analysis

Here’s what’s happening, and what’s going to happen, in Week 3 of the N.F.L. season.

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Marlins Pitcher Jose Fernandez Is Killed in a Boating Accident

The team announced the death of its top pitcher in Miami Beach

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Sports Briefing: Canada Defeats Russia in Hockey World Cup Semifinal

Brad Marchand scored twice on assists from Sidney Crosby, and Canada beat Russia, 5-3, in the World Cup of Hockey semifinals.

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Phillies 10, Mets 8: Mets Rally From 10-0 Deficit but Fall Just Short

A comeback victory would have been the biggest in franchise history.

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Mercury 101, Liberty 94: Led by Diana Taurasi, Mercury Eliminate the Liberty

Taurasi scored a game-high 30 points, including a huge 3-pointer to end a string of Liberty comebacks, to end the Liberty’s playoff season after one game.

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Sports Briefing: Red Bulls Edge Montreal and Clinch a Playoff Berth

Daniel Royer scored his first goal in Major League Soccer in the 60th minute, and the Red Bulls earned a spot in the playoffs for the seventh straight year.

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Home Teams Are Israeli, but Turf Is in West Bank

Palestinians are asking soccer’s governing body, FIFA, to bar clubs run by Jewish settlers from using fields in occupied territory.

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Dustin Johnson Shares Lead, but FedEx Cup Title Is in Reach

After Johnson made three straight birdies to go up by three shots in the third round of the Tour Championship, Kevin Chappell caught up with him.

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College Football Briefing: Wisconsin Turns Big Ten Showdown Into a Rout at Michigan State

The Badgers’ redshirt freshman quarterback Alex Hornibrook threw for 195 yards and a touchdown, and defensive back Leo Musso added a 66-yard fumble return for a score.

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Liberty and Mercury Players Join Anthem Protest Before Playoff Game

At Madison Square Garden, some players on the Liberty and the Phoenix Mercury joined the movement ignited by the San Francisco 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick.

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Blue Jays 3, Yankees 0: Jose Bautista’s Homer Leaves Yankees in First Three-Shutout Skid Since 1975

The Yankees have not scored since a ninth-inning homer against the Rays on Wednesday, a stretch of 27 innings.

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IndyCar’s Newest Champion, Simon Pagenaud, Had Fast Assimilation to America

Despite watching Formula One while growing up in France, Pagenaud is comfortable living in North Carolina while driving for Roger Penske.

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Extra Bases: For Red Sox’s Magical Season, Rick Porcello Has Been the Hidden Ace

Porcello rediscovered his sinking two-seam fastball before delivering a breakout season.

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Odell Beckham, Josh Norman and an Antidote to On-Field Antagonism

Beckham was suspended one game last season after sparring with Norman, who became a new division rival by signing with the Washington Redskins.

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Once a Hockey Lode, Quebec Now Yields Few Top Prospects

The Canadian province reorganized its youth hockey program after fewer and fewer players were selected near the top of the N.H.L. draft.

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Jets’ Matt Forte Is Showing His Game Hasn’t Aged

Forte, 30, in his first season with the Jets after a prolific career with the Bears, is continuing to produce.

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Another Patriots Quarterback Is Out

The New England Patriots’ latest starting quarterback, the rookie Jacoby Brissett, could miss several weeks with a torn right thumb ligament.

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Beyond the Stats, Asdrubal Cabrera Is a Met Admired

While battling the effects of an aching knee, Cabrera has hit .364 with nine home runs and 22 R.B.I. since returning from the disabled list on Aug. 19.

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On Soccer: With Wayne Rooney Benched, Manchester United Looks Sharp Once Again

In what may foretell a new stage of Rooney’s career, even as team captain, United rolled past Leicester City, 4-1, without him in the starting lineup.

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Blue Jays 9, Yankees 0: Girardi Stays Course as the Yankees Are Shut Out Again

“Worry about today,” Girardi said, before the Yankees compounded missed opportunities in Toronto to drop to four games behind Detroit in the wild-card race with nine games left.

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Steve Clevenger Suspended by Mariners for Tweets on Charlotte Protests

Clevenger, a backup catcher, will not be paid for the rest of the season after posting messages criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement and President Obama.

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Liberty Players’ Childhood Bond Outlasts the Story of Their Rivalry

Before they were teammates, Tina Charles and Epiphanny Prince were routinely portrayed as New York City foes as they faced off for the top two high school teams in the nation.

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Dustin Johnson Moves a Step Closer to FedEx Cup Title

After shooting a 66 on Thursday, Johnson shot a 67 to take a one-stroke lead over Kevin Chappell in the Tour Championship, the final tournament of the P.G.A. Tour season.

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Strep Throat Sidelines Mets Starter Noah Syndergaard

Syndergaard, who was scheduled to pitch Saturday against the Phillies, became the latest casualty in the team’s battered rotation as the chase for a wild-card berth continued.

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Knicks Face Questions About Derrick Rose’s Trial as Training Camp Approaches

The Knicks will open their preseason schedule on Oct. 4, the same day Rose is scheduled to be in court for a civil suit accusing him of rape.

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If the 18th Hole Isn’t Made for TV, Make It the 9th

The PGA Tour has flipped the front and back nines at East Lake Golf Club for the Tour Championship, while the last five holes of each nine at Hazeltine will be swapped for the Ryder Cup.

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On Soccer: José Mourinho’s United, and His Methods, Go Under the Microscope

A coach’s reputation for infallibility is sustained only by a steady diet of victories. But lately, they haven’t come.

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Miami Heat Say Chris Bosh Has Failed His Physical

Bosh has been sidelined by blood clots at the All-Star break the past two seasons, but he said last week that he was ready to play.

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Forget the Cubs. Somerset’s Title Drought in Cricket Is 126 Years and Counting.

Middlesex won the County Championship title on Friday by 8 points, but Somerset came tantalizingly close.

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Red Bulls’ Sacha Kljestan Serves Up His Own Second Chance

Kljestan has used his strong play for the Red Bulls in Major League Soccer to play his way back onto the United States national team.

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N.F.L. Week 3: Schedule and Predictions

Six teams in the N.F.L. are winless this season. Here’s who we think will win in Week 3.

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Essay: Moments of Giants Glory: What Alzheimer’s Couldn’t Steal

For a reporter and his mother, this decade, in which San Francisco has won three World Series titles, has been a long goodbye.

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Sports Briefing: Gold Medalists May Win a Tax Exemption, Too

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill that would block taxes on most medals or other prizes won by United States Olympians.

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Asdrubal Cabrera’s 3-Run Homer Pushes Mets Past Phillies in 11 Innings

In a back-and-forth game, Philadelphia went ahead by two runs in the top of the 11th, but Cabrera’s blast saved the Mets from absorbing their fourth straight loss.

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Patriots 27, Texans 0: Jacoby Brissett Proves More Than Capable in Patriots’ Rout of Texans

Brissett, the rookie third-string quarterback, avoided major mistakes and added a rushing element to New England’s offense in the win.

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Ike Davis, Back in New York, Leads Israel Past Britain in World Baseball Classic Qualifier

Israel, composed largely of Jewish American minor leaguers and former major leaguers, got considerable support from a partisan crowd at a Coney Island stadium.

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On Golf: Nike Tosses Its Golf Clubs. (Shirts to Stay On.)

Because of unsatisfactory sales, the company will shut down production of golf clubs and balls, but it will continue to produce its popular golf apparel.

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Mets Scratch Steven Matz as Shoulder Concerns Return

Matz, who had not pitched since Aug. 14 because of rotator cuff irritation, threw a bullpen session in hopes of starting against the Phillies on Friday, then woke up with familiar symptoms.

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Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka to Miss Next Start With Forearm Strain

The injury to Tanaka, the Yankees’ ace, was an unwelcome blow as the team fights for a wild-card spot.

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Panthers Review Game Security After Violent Protests in Charlotte

The N.F.L. said it would continue “to monitor events as we prepare for Sunday’s home game.” The Panthers host the Vikings on Sunday.

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Home Run Records Are in Sight. The Question Is Why.

Explanations for the sudden rise in home runs include doping and a shift in strategy.

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Who Is Jacoby Brissett? Maybe the Patriots’ Starting Quarterback

With Tom Brady suspended and Jimmy Garoppolo hurt, the Patriots may start a rookie third-stringer against the Texans on Thursday night.

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When Will Women Play Major League Baseball? (And Not Just on TV)

The new Fox show, Pitch, imagines a time when women can play Major League Baseball. Is it possible?

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Fantasy Football: Players to Start in Week 3

Ryan Tannehill, Christine Michael and Larry Fitzgerald are among the players set up to perform well in Week 3.

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Auston Matthews, N.H.L.’s Top Pick, Draws Attention at World Cup of Hockey

Matthews, scheduled to begin his rookie season with the Toronto Maple Leafs in October, is one of the stars of the squad of Canadian and American players competing as Team North America.

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Sports Briefing: Sweden Advances to Hockey World Cup Semifinals

Henrik Lundqvist made 45 saves, and Sweden wrapped up the top seed in Group B by reaching overtime in a 4-3 loss to Team North America.

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A Baseball Card Contest Pays Off, 6 Decades After the Fact

A Texas man found a collection of old baseball cards and entered a 1957 contest sponsored by Bazooka that omitted the year of the deadline. The company delivered.

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Ender Inciarte Seals Braves’ Sweep of Mets With a Game-Ending Catch

Amid a tight wild-card race, the Mets squandered a three-run lead and lost their third straight to the lowly Atlanta Braves.

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Yankees 11, Rays 5: Gary Sanchez Crushes 2 More Homers, and Yankees Cut Wild-Card Gap

The Yankees pulled to within two and a half games of Baltimore for a wild-card berth in the fourth consecutive game in which Sanchez has homered.

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Entire Indiana Fever Team Kneels During Anthem Before Playoff Game

The gesture came in the wake of police shootings in Tulsa and Charlotte, and many other professional athletes have joined either side of the protest movement.

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Mayor Suggests London Could Eventually Host M.L.B. Games

Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Wednesday that the Mets’ owners and Major League Baseball officials were interested in playing in London, perhaps as soon as 2018.

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On Soccer: Messi’s Injury and a Missed Opportunity Rattle Nerves in Barcelona

In a span of about 60 seconds, Barcelona’s momentum seemed to be halted as Lionel Messi left with an injury and Atlético Madrid scored in a disappointing 1-1 draw.

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USA Network to Televise Beverly Hills Dog Show

The network, which lost the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show to Fox Sports, will broadcast the California show on tape on April 16.

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Vikings’ Adrian Peterson to Have Knee Surgery

The operation will repair a torn meniscus, but Coach Mike Zimmer said he might return this season.

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An Event That Is Truly Electric: Formula E Races Coming to Brooklyn

The series for electric cars will stop in Red Hook, Brooklyn, for two races next July, officials announced on Wednesday.

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Sports of The Times: Team Israel Knows What It Wants in Its Prospects

Rule No. 1 for scouts looking for Jewish players for the Israeli national baseball team: No assumptions.

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Rome’s Mayor Won’t Support 2024 Olympic Bid

The mayor, Virginia Raggi, dismissed a bid as financially unsustainable. The Games “will bring only debt,” she said.

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Roster Criticized, U.S. Meekly Exits World Cup of Hockey

Lacking offensive punch, the Americans were eliminated from contention by Canada, 4-2, on Tuesday night in Toronto.

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The Deflategate Scientists Unlock Their Lab

The researchers whose work led to Tom Brady’s suspension have never spoken publicly. Now they’re eager to say they were right, no matter what Patriots fans believe.

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Miami’s Refurbished Stadium Will Be Decked Out in Street Art

A dozen artists have contributed work to the Hard Rock Stadium, the Dolphins’ newly renovated home.

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Sports Briefing: Canada Ousts United States at the World Cup of Hockey

Facing an elimination game, the Americans had no answer for the talent, depth and speed of the Canadians, who are the tournament favorites.

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Braves 5, Mets 4: Mets Lose Second Straight to Braves as Late Rally Falls Short

A three-run, seventh-inning homer gave Atlanta just enough cushion to withstand a comeback by the Mets, who left the tying run on base in each of the last two innings.

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Yankees 5, Rays 3: Gary Sanchez’s Homer Gives Yankees a Win They Desperately Need

Sanchez crushed a breaking ball over the middle of the plate, fueling a comeback against the Rays that ended a five-game skid and gave some life to the Yankees’ faint playoff hopes.

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Under New Playoff Format, Liberty Have No Room for Error

The Liberty had the best record in the East, but as the third seed in a system that eliminates the importance of conferences, they face a single-elimination playoff game.

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After Two Losses, Auburn Seeks a Turnaround

The Tigers, who are trying to revive a struggling offense, have already lost to two top-10 teams — Clemson and Texas A&M — and face No. 18 Louisiana State next.

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Pakistan Grows a Baseball Team From Its Home Soil

A Pakistani team is in Brooklyn for the World Baseball Classic qualifiers, and in contrast with its competitors, none of its players were born or raised in the United States.

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Iowa, After Upset, Looks to Leave Its Mistakes Behind

The Hawkeyes, whose penalties, drops and errant throws led to a loss to North Dakota State on Saturday, are trying to regain the focus that made them so strong a year ago.

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Varvara Lepchenko Is Cleared in Meldonium Inquiry

Lepchenko, an American ranked 79th, was declared by the International Tennis Federation to bear “no fault or negligence” for her doping rule violation.

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Mets Hope Steven Matz Can Make Imminent Return to Rotation

Matz, a left-hander who has not pitched in a game since Aug. 14 because of a shoulder injury, is being evaluated for a potential return to the mound by Friday.

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5 Cuban Volleyball Players Convicted of Rape in Finland

The athletes, who were given prison terms, had traveled to the country for a tournament in July.

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A Rapist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Hold the Outrage

This year’s list of nominees is 94 names long, and Darren Sharper’s inclusion may be less laudatory than it first seems.

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An English Soccer Club Turns Fantasy Sports Into Reality

United London F.C., which plays in the 12th tier of England’s soccer pyramid, lets its fans set the team’s lineup each week.

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Sports Briefing: On a National Stage, Carson Wentz Carries Eagles Past Bears

Wentz has not thrown an interception in his first two N.F.L. games, while Jay Cutler left “Monday Night Football” with a right hand injury.

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Braves 7, Mets 3: Noah Syndergaard Loses His Command, and the Braves Capitalize

After a powerful display in the first inning, a rested Syndergaard regressed, giving up five runs before being pulled after three and two-thirds innings.

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The 75-Year-Old Arm Wrestler

Norm Devio is still pulling ahead of competitors who are twice his size and half his age.

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Private Coaches Proliferate in Hockey’s Elite Ranks

Skills consultants are trusted by N.H.L. players, but their strategies may end up being at odds with the wishes of team coaches.

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Mets Reliever Addison Reed Dominates With Accuracy, Not Speed

Whether splitting the strike zone or painting the edges of the plate, Reed has relied on his command in posting a 1.76 E.R.A. and 83 strikeouts in 71⅔ innings this season.

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Tim Tebow, Wearing No. 15, Participates in First Mets Workout

Tebow, the former N.F.L. quarterback who signed a minor league deal with the Mets this month, reported to Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Monday.

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Brother Helped to the Finish Before Collapsing in Dramatic Triathlon

Alistair Brownlee gave up a chance to win and instead aided his dehydrated brother, Jonny, in a dramatic World Triathlon Series finish.

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Megan Rapinoe’s Anthem Protest Dividing U.S. Fans

When Rapinoe knelt again on Sunday night before a United States match against the Netherlands, Twitter users were ready to weigh in.

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Argentina, Croatia Into Davis Cup Final – Mondays with Bob Greene

Mondays with Bob Greene   STARS Christina McHale beat Katerina Siniakova 3-6 6-4 6-4 to win the Hashimoto Sogyo Japan Women’s Open Tennis in Tokyo, Japan Océane Dodin beat Lauren Davis 6-4 6-3 to win the Coupe Banque Nationale in Québec City, Québec, Canada Alessandro Giannesi beat Dustin Brown 6-2 6-3 to win the Pekao [...]

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Red Sox 5, Yankees 4: Red Sox Edge Yankees to Complete Four-Game Sweep

Hanley Ramirez hit two homers as American League East-leading Boston rallied from three runs down to further damage the Yankees’ thin playoff hopes.

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Sports Briefing: In Gee Chun Sets 72-Hole Major Record

Chun finished at 21 under par at the Evian Championship for the best 72-hole finish in a major tournament by a man or woman.

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Smithsonian Highlights Latino Players as Part of Baseball’s Racial History

“In the Barrios and the Big Leagues,” a collective initiative at the American history museum, includes stories and artifacts of players and their impact in the community.

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With No Flag, Team Europe’s Players Rally Around Themselves at World Cup of Hockey

A team made up of players from eight countries initially struggled to find an identity, but now look like contenders at the World Cup of Hockey.

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Rams 9, Seahawks 3: Rams Return to Los Angeles With Fanfare, and a Win

Many of the fans tailgating on Sunday wore throwback jerseys of bygone Rams.

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The Silver Lining in Pinstripes: Gary Sanchez

As their playoff hopes dim, the Yankees can find a bit of hope for the future in their phenom behind the plate.

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Monday’s Matchup: Eagles (1-0) at Bears (0-1)

Chicago’s defense is likely to have its hands full with Carson Wentz, Philadelphia’s rookie quarterback.

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Historically Black Schools Pay the Price for a Football Paycheck

Guarantee games, in which the visiting team receives hundreds of thousands of dollars to absorb a beating, have many critics, but some in the small-college world defend them.

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A Force on the Court, Tamika Catchings Was a Dynamo Off It

As the president of the W.N.B.A. players’ union since 2004, Catchings, who will retire after this season, guided the league through some trying times.

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Who’s the New Guy Pitching for the Mets? Doesn’t Matter. They Keep Winning.

Gabriel Ynoa made his first major league start and helped keep the Mets rolling in their hunt for a wild-card spot in the playoffs.

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Giants Beat Saints With a Field Goal That Ends a Lackluster Game

Josh Brown’s 18-yard chip shot as time expired put the Giants at 2-0 for the first time since 2009.

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Jacoby Brissett Gets Job Done for Patriots After Jimmy Garoppolo Injury

Garoppolo was rolling when he was knocked to the turf on his throwing shoulder. Brissett did just enough to help the Patriots hold on to beat the Dolphins.

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William P. Kinsella, Author of ‘Shoeless Joe,’ Dies at 81

Mr. Kinsella’s award-winning novel was the inspiration for the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams,” starring Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones and Kevin Costner.

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Fueled by Beer and Candy Bars, Ultra Runner Karl Meltzer Sets Appalachian Trail Record

He covered the 2,190 miles in less than 46 days, shaving about 10 hours off the previous mark.

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Nico Rosberg Wins Singapore Grand Prix and Retakes Overall Lead

The Mercedes driver led from start to finish as his teammate and rival Lewis Hamilton ended up in third place.

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N.F.L. Week 2: Will the Real Quarterbacks Please Step Forward

Here’s what’s happening, and what’s going to happen, in Week 2 of the N.F.L. season.

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Sports Briefing: Europe Stuns U.S. in Hockey World Cup Opener

Jaroslav Halak made 35 saves as Team Europe upset the United States, 3-0, in Toronto in a stunning opening game at the World Cup of Hockey.

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On College Football: Lamar Jackson Has a Very Loose Grip on the Heisman Trophy

Jackson, Louisville’s quarterback, is college football’s darling of the moment after shredding No. 2 Florida State. But it is a long season.

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No. 10 Louisville Punishes No. 2 Florida State

Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson accounted for 362 yards of offense and five touchdowns as the Seminoles allowed the most points in team history — 63.

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Iranian Cyclist Dies After Crashing at the Paralympics

Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48, went into cardiac arrest while he was being taken to a hospital.

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Red Sox 6, Yankees 5: Yankees Continue to Slide at Fenway and Lose Starlin Castro, Too

One week after drawing within a game of a playoff spot, the Yankees dropped their third straight to the Red Sox. Castro had to leave with a hamstring injury.

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Mets’ Jacob deGrom Expected to Miss the Rest of the Season

DeGrom, a key member of the team’s starting rotation, has lingering pain affecting the ulnar nerve in his right elbow and will need surgery.

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In Evolving N.F.L., Giants Show How Getting Younger Is Looking Wiser

Three rookies — receiver Sterling Shepard, cornerback Eli Apple and free safety Darian Thompson — are already playing important roles for the Giants.

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Safety First, Even if Will Power Finishes Second

An incorrect concussion diagnosis in March may have cost Power the IndyCar championship. But he has no regrets, calling the extra precautions appropriate.

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Baseball’s Stirrups: Always in Season, if Not in Fashion

Stirrups have long been ingrained in the fabric of baseball. A few players wear them to honor tradition while others see them as an act of rebellion.

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Athletes at Paralympics Pursue Gold, Not Platitudes

Strangers often tell Paralympians that they have been an inspiration. Many would rather that they just be called something else: athlete.

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Criminal Charges Distract From an Independent League Team’s Playoff Run

The Rockland Boulders, in New York’s Hudson Valley, are playing for a championship at a field whose construction led to federal fraud and conspiracy charges against two men.

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Extra Bases: Padres’ A. J. Preller Gets a Slap on the Wrist for His Deception

Preller, San Diego’s general manager, hid medical records from other teams in trade talks but on Thursday was suspended for only 30 days for that serious ethical breach.

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Sports Briefing: Del Potro Beats Murray in Davis Cup Match

Argentina took a 2-0 lead over Britain, the defending champion.

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Mets 3, Twins 0: Mets and Bartolo Colon Prevail in a Shutout Win Over the Twins

Despite a few lapses, the Mets easily beat the Twins, 3-0, at Citi Field.

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Red Sox 7, Yankees 4: Red Sox’ David Ortiz, Thorn in Yankees’ Side for a Bit Longer, Digs Into Them Again

Boston’s Ortiz, who has always managed to get crucial hits against the Yankees at critical junctures, had an R.B.I. and scored a run in the Red Sox’ victory.

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On Soccer: On a Friday Out, Chelsea Gets the Check and Liverpool Gets the Points

As Chelsea’s Antonio Conte continues to fashion his expensive parts into a working unit, Jurgen Klopp has Liverpool humming.

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Jason Pierre-Paul May Miss Giants’ Home Opener

The defensive end has a sore shoulder and was listed as questionable for the game against the New Orleans Saints.

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Sports of The Times: Why Is Penn State Celebrating Joe Paterno?

Many alumni don’t seem to mind that their beloved coach was accused of failing to report concerns about Jerry Sandusky.

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Despite His Doubters, Canelo Álvarez Humbly Fights for Mexico

Álvarez, 26, is considered by some to be the best fighter in the world. Saturday night in Texas he will attempt to seize the junior middleweight title of Liam Smith, an unbeaten Englishman from Liverpool.

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Keeping Score: For Cubs, Maybe Being the Best Won’t Be Enough

Since 1995, only four baseball teams with the best regular-season record went on to win the World Series.

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N.F.L. Week 2: Schedule and Predictions

Here’s a look at the Week 2 matchups around the N.F.L. and predictions for each game.

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Formula One at a Turning Point With Its New American Owners

Bernie Ecclestone built the series into a global business, but Formula One still operates in many ways like the private club it was 50 years ago.

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Special Report: Singapore Grand Prix: Where Are the Women Drivers in Formula One?

There are no longer great physical challenges in driving a Formula One car, but the sport remains largely a men's club.

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Special Report: Singapore Grand Prix: In Singapore, a Series of Decisive Moments

First run in 2008, the Singapore Grand Prix has often influenced the outcome of the race for the Formula One drivers’ title.

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Special Report: Singapore Grand Prix: A City Track With Sizzle and Twist

Although the race is run at night under lights, the Singapore Grand Prix's winding street circuit and the hot, humid conditions make it a steamy challenge for drivers and teams.

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Special Report: Singapore Grand Prix: Force India Defies the Doubters

Since the Indian entrepreneur Vijay Mallya took over the Formula One team in 2008, it's success has continued to grow.

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Mardy Fish on Canine Companionship, From SniffandBarkens.com

by Heather Marcoux From SniffandBarkens.com   Retired tennis star Mardy Fish is known for his skill as a hard court specialist, but he’s not the only member of the family with an affinity for the sport’s equipment. His seven-year-old dachshund, Charlie, is also a big fan of bouncing tennis balls. Sniff & Barkens thought our [...]

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Megan Rapinoe, in an American Uniform, Kneels for the Anthem

Rapinoe continued her protests of racial inequality, this time while playing for the United States women’s national soccer team.

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Cubs Win the Division, With 1908 Still Casting a Cloud

The Cubs are poised to have the best record in baseball. But.

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Jets 37, Bills 31: Jets and Ryan Fitzpatrick Get Vindication Against Rex Ryan and Bills

Fitzpatrick threw for 374 yards and a touchdown, with no interceptions, as the Jets outlasted Buffalo in a back-and-forth game and helped send their former coach Ryan to his first 0-2 start.

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Red Sox 7, Yankees 5: A Crucial Yankee Victory ... Only Three Back ... . Gone.

Hanley Ramirez blasted a three-run home run off Yankees closer Dellin Betances in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday, as the Boston Red Sox delivered a crushing 7-5 defeat to the Yankees.

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Knicks’ Preseason to Begin With Derrick Rose Under Cloud of Rape Case

Rose, newly acquired from the Bulls for the 2016-17 season, is scheduled to be in a Los Angeles courtroom as the defendant in a lawsuit when the Knicks’ play their first preseason game Oct. 4.

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Sports Briefing: Padres General Manager A.J. Preller Suspended 30 Days Over Trade

Preller was suspended for 30 days without pay because of improprieties regarding his July trade of pitcher Drew Pomeranz to the Boston Red Sox, a person with knowledge of the deal said.

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Twitter Live Stream of ‘Thursday Night Football’ Reveals Delay-of-Game Flaw

The debut of an N.F.L. plan to simulcast Thursday night games on Twitter was marred by delays in the video-streaming process.

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After Daunting Departures, the Yankees’ Ace Finally Arrived

No pitcher has started more wins for his team this season than Masahiro Tanaka. He has pitched his best since the Yankees traded away four stalwarts.

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Hockey World Cup, Seeking Legitimacy, Scrambles Teams and Settles in Toronto

The tournament returns after 12 years with new teams — Team Europe and Team North America — and questions about its authenticity.

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Yankees Add Billy Butler to Boost Their Offense

Butler, released by the Oakland Athletics, was in the lineup, batting fifth, against the Red Sox on Thursday night.

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Behind Mattek-Sands’s Drug-Use Exemption, Questions About Her Doctor

Dr. Eric Serrano, who prescribed drugs for the tennis player Bethanie Mattek-Sands, does not shy away from discussing the use of prohibited substances.

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Nebraska Hopes for Breakthrough Amid Long Decline

Nebraska’s football team, 2-0 but far removed from its glory days, will have a chance to raise expectations on Saturday, when it hosts No. 22 Oregon.

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Fantasy Football: Players to Start in Week 2

Eli Manning, C.J. Anderson and Delanie Walker are players set up to perform well in Week 2.

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N.F.L. Fines Two Broncos for Head Hits to Panthers’ Cam Newton

Denver safety Darian Stewart was fined $18,231 and linebacker Brandon Marshall $24,309, according to an N.F.L. official.

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Shining Moments, Some Surprising, Around the N.F.L. After Week 1

Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith had 34 completions for 363 yards. Last season he threw for 300 yards just once.

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Paralympics’ Repair Shop Addresses Athletes’ Equipment Needs

A crew of technicians who hail from 29 countries and speak 26 languages make at least 100 free repairs a day to the wheelchairs, prostheses and even sunglasses of competitors in Rio de Janeiro.

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Sports Briefing: Real Madrid’s Title Defense Gets a Late Start

Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 89th minute and Álvaro Morata scored in stoppage time as Real Madrid rallied past Sporting Lisbon in Champions League play.

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A Dream Start as Leicester City’s Fairy Tale Arrives in Europe

Leicester defeated the Belgian champion Club Brugge, 3-0, in its Champions League opener. It is only Leicester’s fourth European competition in 132 years.

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A Twin Threat Rises in Buffalo

Bills Coach Rex Ryan has brought on his fraternal twin, Rob, as the team’s new assistant head coach for defense.

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Nationals 1, Mets 0: Mets Are Shut Out but Stay Ahead of Cardinals

Fernando Salas, who had not allowed a run in his first six appearances, gave up a seventh-inning homer to Wilson Ramos, as the Washington Nationals took the series.

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Dodgers 2, Yankees 0: Clayton Kershaw’s Strong Start Helps Dodgers Defeat Yankees

Kershaw, in only his second start since returning from the disabled list, pitched five scoreless innings and allowed one hit, in the fifth.

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Drug-Use Exemptions for Top Athletes Come Under Scrutiny After Hacking

Russian hackers who breached the World Anti-Doping Agency’s databases revealed therapeutic exemptions for 10 more U.S. Olympians, including medal winners at the Rio Games.

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Special Report: The Evian Championship: New Zealand’s Lydia Ko Chases a Title Repeat at Évian

Since her Evian Championship victory last year and a triumphant 2015 season, the world No. 1 has kept up a torrid pace, winning the first major this season and the silver medal at the Rio Games.

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Special Report: The Evian Championship: Winning Smile Is Ariya Jutanugarn’s Secret Weapon

The Thai golfer, who has won five tournaments this season, including the Women's British Open, prefers to play "happy."

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Special Report: The Evian Championship: Inbee Park’s Up-and-Down Year

Injuries have plagued the South Korean golf star this season, forcing her to withdraw from the Evian field, but she still managed to win the gold medal at the Rio Olympics in August.

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Special Report: The Evian Championship: Big Victories Propel South Korean Amateur Eun Jeong Seong

The winner this summer of the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship and the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, Eun Jeong Seong, 16, will play her first L.P.G.A. event this week at the Evian.

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Special Report: The Evian Championship: French Golfer Karine Icher Balances Motherhood and Pro Tour

As she returns to the Evian Championship, Icher is still keeping her game all in the family, traveling with her husband, who is also her caddie, and their 5-year-old daughter.

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A.C.C. Pulls League Championships Out of North Carolina

Citing an anti-gay-rights law it called “inconsistent” with the conference’s values, the league will relocate neutral site championships.

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Broken Bones and Bruises Rise as Youth Soccer Gets Aggressive

Youth soccer participation has surged in the past 25 years, and so has the risk of getting hurt while playing it.

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Baseball’s Grand Old Men, Like the Rangers, Still Seek First Ring

Only Bartolo Colon has played as many seasons as Adrian Beltre and Carlos Beltran, 19, without winning a World Series.

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Drone Racing Becomes ESPN’s Newest Televised Sport

Pilots — look for them to be the stars — will send their drones through obstacle-filled courses at up to 80 miles per hour in 10 races.

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Sports of The Times: Giants Try to Hang On in an Inelegant Playoff Race

San Francisco catches “some buzzard’s luck” and loses to San Diego.

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N.F.L. to Spend $100 Million to Address Head Trauma

Under continued pressure from fans, parents and lawmakers, the league will finance “independent medical research and engineering advancements.”

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On Campus: Why Not a College Degree in Sports?

Colleges should award degrees in athletics, just as they do in music, dance and theater.

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Sports Briefing: Lionel Messi Leads Barcelona in Its Champions League Opener

Messi scored three goals, and Neymar and Luis Suárez also had goals, as Barcelona routed Celtic, 7-0.

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Mets 4, Nationals 3: The Mets Blow a Lead, but a Hunch Pays Off

The Mets rookie infielder T.J. Riviera made his first start since being called up, and he responded with the winning home run in the 10th inning.

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Yankees 3, Dodgers 0: Sabathia’s Strong Outing Helps Yankees Shut Out Dodgers

C.C. Sabathia pitched six and a third innings and struck out seven batters, and Jacoby Ellsbury, Didi Gregorius and Gary Sanchez provided all the offense with solo homers.

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Mets’ Kelly Johnson Remakes His Swing in Daniel Murphy’s Image

Johnson, in his second tenure with the Mets, is pulling more balls to right and hitting home runs at the highest rate of his career.

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Ethiopian Marathoner Planned His Defiant Gesture

Feyisa Lilesa, who won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics, said his action was a show of solidarity with his people against a repressive government.

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N.C.A.A. Leaves North Carolina in a New Spot: Sapped of Sports Pride

The N.C.A.A., frustrated by a North Carolina law restricting gay and transgender rights, will not host seven championship events in the state.

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Sports of The Times: Sexual Abuse Charges Put Shadow on U.S. Gymnastics Federation

After its success at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, U.S.A. Gymnastics is under a cloud of accusations involving coaches suspected of abusing athletes.

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U.S. Wins Chess Gold With Help of Imported Talent

The five-member American team at the 42nd Chess Olympiad included three players who were recruited from other countries.

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On Soccer: P.S.G., a Team in Revolution, Faces Arsenal, a Team Set on Standing Still

Two perennial Champions League disappointments, Paris St.-Germain and Arsenal, tied, 1-1. But P.S.G., at least, seems to be trying to change its direction.

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A Paralympian Goes for Another Gold, in a Third Sport

Alana Nichols, 33, who won gold medals in wheelchair basketball (2008) and Alpine skiing (2010), will compete in sprint kayak on Wednesday at the Rio Paralympic Games.

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Russian Hackers Leak U.S. Star Athletes’ Medical Information

Documents, published this week, showed Simone Biles and Serena and Venus Williams received exemptions to use banned drugs.

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Rugby: Healthy Touch of Flair Helps Argentina Compete With Southern Rivals

Argentina’s Pumas are no longer the predictable team they once were, only noted for their scrum and maul and goal-kicking flyhalves.

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Her U.S. Open Loss Behind Her, Serena Williams Turns to Fashion

She showed her newest collection for HSN, just days after losing her No. 1 ranking and the chance for a record-setting Grand Slam win.

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Face in the Crowd: Gold Medalist Aly Raisman Goes to Fashion Week

The 22-year-old gold medalist sits front row at Jeremy Scott and offers models advice on staying fit.

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Lens Blog: Competition and Camaraderie: A Look Inside the Michigan Football Team

A new book by David Turnley has him returning to the University of Michigan, where he had been in love with football before he took up photography.

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Back in Los Angeles, Rams Lose in a Rare N.F.L. Shutout

There were only two shutouts in the 2015 N.F.L. season, but the Rams started 2016 with a 28-0 loss to the 49ers on Monday.

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Sports of The Times: Colin Kaepernick Finds His Voice

The quarterback’s protest against police brutality divides fans.

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49ers 28, Rams 0: Hyde Runs for Two Touchdowns in 49ers’ Shutout of Rams

Carlos Hyde rushed for 88 yards, and Blaine Gabbert threw a touchdown pass as San Francisco eased to victory in its first game under Coach Chip Kelly.

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Leicester City, the Champions League Party Crasher, Gets Homework as Its Reward

Leicester City, the surprise winner of the Premier League, received a grueling education on how the European tournament operates months before its start.

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Sports Briefing: Ben Roethlisberger Leads Explosive Steelers Past Redskins

Roethlisberger threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Antonio Brown. DeAngelo Williams rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns.

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Dodgers 8, Yankees 2: Dodgers, and Their Fans, Make Themselves at Home at Yankee Stadium

The Los Angeles faithful took their cue from the Bleacher Creatures, and the Yankees’ youngsters, who have fueled a late surge, frayed under pressure.

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Nationals 8, Mets 1: Rafael Montero Stumbles as the Mets Fall to N.L. East-Leading Nationals

Desperate for wins in a tight wild-card race, the Mets lost easily to Washington, as Montero left his third start this season in the second inning.

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Wally Backman Will Not Return as Mets’ Class AAA Manager

Backman spent five seasons managing in Las Vegas and was a finalist for the Mets’ managing job that went to Terry Collins in 2010.

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Matt Kuchar, J. B. Holmes and Rickie Fowler Named to U.S. Ryder Cup Team

Kuchar, Holmes and Fowler, who each have Ryder Cup experience, were selected by the team captain Davis Love III to take on Europe this month.

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N.C.A.A. Moves Championship Events From North Carolina, Citing Anti-Gay Laws

Laws the state passed that the organization said violated the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people prompted the move.

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Stan Wawrinka Shows His Vulnerability Off the Court, Not on It

A key for Stan Wawrinka, who beat Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open men’s final, was not letting his own internal struggle filter through on the court.

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Giants Reinstate Kicker Josh Brown After a One-Game Suspension

Brown sat out the season opener because of his domestic violence arrest in 2015. His replacement missed an extra point in the Giants’ 20-19 win.

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Deep With Dynamic Defenders, Sweden Is Again Poised to Soar

A talented group of defensemen taking the ice at the World Cup of Hockey is made all the better by added experience.

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As Colin Kaepernick’s Gesture Spreads, a Spirit Long Dormant Revives

Pro athletes in today’s branded age have tended toward self-censorship on divisive issues. Kaepernick’s recent protests may be changing that.

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In Paralympic Goalball, Resourceful Listeners Face a Hard Thrower

In this sport for the visually impaired, blindfolded athletes try to throw a heavy basketball-size ball containing bells into a goal as opponents try to block it with their bodies.

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Browns’ Robert Griffin III Is Out With Injury; Enter Josh McCown

Griffin, who was brought in at quarterback after the team cut ties with Johnny Manziel, will now rely on McCown, 37.

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With Dodgers, Dave Roberts Has Another Chance to Haunt the Yankees

Roberts, whose pivotal steal started the Red Sox’ rally over the Yankees in the 2004 A.L.C.S., visits the Bronx this week as manager of the Dodgers.

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Jimmy Garoppolo, Patriots’ Star Quarterback, Rises From Ashes of Deflategate

Using what appeared to be properly inflated balls, he guided New England past the Cardinals.

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Sports Briefing: 4 Royals Together Allow Only 2 Hits

Ian Kennedy and three relievers held the Chicago White Sox combined for a two-hitter as Kansas City kept pace in the wild-card race.

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Stan Wawrinka, Angelique Kerber Are US Open Champions – Mondays with Bob Greene

Mondays with Bob Greene STARS US Open Men’s singles: Stan Wawrinka beat Novak Djokovic 6-7 (1) 6-4 7-5 6-3 Women’s singles: Angelique Kerber beat Karolina Pliskova 6-3 4-6 6-4 Men’s doubles: Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares beat Pablo Carreno-Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2 6-3 Women’s doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova beat Caroline Garcia and [...]

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On Tennis: Stan Wawrinka Proves Himself a Reinvented Champion

Wawrinka, who had not won a major before age 30, captured his third with a United States Open victory over Novak Djokovic. A Wimbledon title would give Wawrinka a career grand slam.

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Dustin Johnson Wins Duel for BMW Championship

Johnson fended off Paul Casey in a taste of what viewers can expect from the Ryder Cup — except Casey will not be there.

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On Pro Football: 9/11 Tributes Focus on Flags and Anthem

At stadiums around the league, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and their victims were recalled with flag displays, military tributes and predominantly traditional attention to the national anthem.

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Giants 20, Cowboys 19: Just in Time for the Giants, a Star Turn From Victor Cruz

Cruz, playing in his first game in nearly two years, zigzagged between Dallas defenders to get open for a 3-yard touchdown that gave the Giants a 20-19 victory.

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Raiders Take Aggressive Path in Final Minute, and It Pays

Oakland overcame a 14-point second-half deficit and connected on a do-or-die 2-point conversion in the final minute of Sunday’s game against the Saints.

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Monday’s N.F.L. Matchups

The Steelers Visit the Redskins, and the 49ers host the Rams.

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For Two Rising Prospects, a Day of Victory and Redemption

Félix Auger-Aliassime of Canada and Kayla Day breezed to junior titles at the U.S. Open.

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Stan Wawrinka Stuns Top-Seeded Novak Djokovic in U.S. Open Final

The victory gave Wawrinka, the third seed, his third major tennis title.

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Cary Blanchard, Journeyman Kicker Who Delivered in the Clutch, Dies at 47

Blanchard’s career was not particularly stable, taking him to several N.F.L. teams, but he often had a decisive impact on key games and made a Pro Bowl as a Colt.

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Mets 10, Braves 3: Seth Lugo’s Underdog Story Continues With Another Mets Win

Lugo, who allowed two runs against the Braves, wants to aid the Mets’ playoff run but has another incentive to pitch well: He is trying to pay off his student loans.

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Rays 4, Yankees 2: Rays Hand Yankees Rookie Luis Cessa His First Loss

Cessa, who had gone 2-0 since moving into the rotation on Aug. 20 and 4-0 over all, pitched five and two-third innings and gave up three home runs.

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Bengals 23, Jets 22: Bengals’ Late Field Goal Deals a Blow to the Jets’ Optimism

Five of the Jets’ first six opponents made the playoffs last season, and sure enough, their opener ended in disappointment, with the secondary experiencing trouble.

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Officials Who Botched End of Oklahoma State Game Suspended

Officials gave Central Michigan an untimed final play after Oklahoma State was penalized while trying to run out the clock. The Chippewas won the game with a long pass and a lateral.

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N.F.L. Week 1: Schedule, Scores and Analysis

Here’s what’s happening, and what’s going to happen, in Week 1 of the N.F.L. season.

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College Football Briefing: Officiating Error Costs No. 22 Oklahoma State

Awarded a final play that it shouldn’t have received, Central Michigan scored on a lateral after a Hail Mary to stun the Cowboys in Stillwater, Okla.

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Braves 4, Mets 3: Bartolo Colon Gives Mets a Chance, but They Succumb to the Braves

Reliever Erik Goeddel’s shaky inning spelled doom for the Mets as they fell a half-game behind the Cardinals for the second National League wild-card spot.

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On Tennis: As Tennis Globalizes, It’s the Rivalries That Matter, Not Birthplaces

Expanding crowds at the U.S. Open have shown that an end to American dominance has not eclipsed the love of a beautiful match.

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Yankees 5, Rays 1: Steady Masahiro Tanaka Keeps Yankees Surging to Seventh Straight Win

Tanaka matched his season high with 10 strikeouts, and Jacoby Ellsbury and Gary Sanchez contributed back-to-back home runs in a 5-1 win over the Rays.

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Sports Briefing: Murray and Soares Double Up on Grand Slam Wins

Jamie Murray of Britain and Bruno Soares of Brazil won the United States Open doubles championship on Saturday for their second Grand Slam title this year.

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Subtraction of Several Stars Changes the Early N.F.L. Title Math

Tom Brady of the New England Patriots is suspended for the season’s first four games, and Le’Veon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers is suspended for the first three.

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Angelique Kerber Solidifies Her No. 1 Status by Winning the U.S. Open

With a three-set victory in the final over Karolina Pliskova, Kerber captured her second Grand Slam singles title of the year.

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On Soccer: Lacking World-Beaters, Manchester City Proves Good Enough to Beat a Rival

For City’s new coach, Pep Guardiola, a 2-1 win over Manchester United was an elegant riposte to critics who have credited his successes to his players, not his coaching.

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Kim Chambers Attempts Record-Setting Swim in Sacramento River

Chambers is swimming from Sacramento to Tiburon. If successful, it would be one of the longest swims accomplished by a woman, covering about 90 miles over as long as 44 hours.

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Bobby Chacon, Boxing Champion Hounded by Misfortune, Dies at 64

Chacon earned the first of two world titles less than two years into his career in 1974. As debilitating drug use and family tragedy took their toll, he refused to quit.

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Rickie Fowler’s Killer Instinct Comes With a Smile

Fowler is being considered for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, but some golf observers think his friendliness hurts his chances in match play.

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Yellow, Fuzzy and Flat: Where Do Recycled Tennis Balls Go?

Although most tennis balls end up in landfills, there is a growing effort to reuse them.

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Djokovic is the world’s best player. Wawrinka has blossomed into the world’s best finalist.

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Brian Dozier was swinging a golf club when his coach saw the power potential inside him.

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On Ben McAdoo’s Journey to the Top, False Starts and Tenacity

McAdoo, the first-year Giants coach, had trouble finding a coaching job when he decided to change careers early in graduate school.

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Ryan Clady’s Twisted Turns

The Jets’ Clady has twice been an All-Pro and twice sustained season-ending injuries. Now he must find a way to replace a player who never got hurt.

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Boise State Mounts a Paper Defense of Its Home Turf

The university holds a trademark that covers not just blue football fields, but fields of all stripes — including stripes.

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Yankees Ride Out Rain, With Their Future Suddenly Looking Bright

Mark Teixeira hit a grand slam home run to help the Yankees move within a game of the final wild-card spot.

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Sports Briefing: Dustin Johnson, With 2 Eagles, Sets Course Record

Johnson shot a 63 to take a share of the lead at the BMW Championship.

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In their final 21 regular-season games, the Mets play only three against a team with a winning record. So their postseason aspirations are very much in play.

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After a Rocky Start, Stan Wawrinka Storms Into His First U.S. Open Final

Wawrinka notched a semifinal victory over Kei Nishikori, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2. He will face Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday.

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Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson Lead Hall of Fame Induction

The Class of 2016 has 10 members, including O’Neal, Iverson, Yao Ming and Sheryl Swoopes.

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In Wheelchair Basketball, an Arms Race for the Perfect Sit

The wheelchair, like a shoe, must fit an athlete perfectly. But customization of the latest tech is out of reach for many athletes at the Paralympics.

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Florida State May Be the Least of Charleston Southern’s Woes

Because of an N.C.A.A. rules violation, the Buccaneers could have a severely diminished roster when they face the third-ranked Seminoles.

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Fit City: Arm Wrestling’s Popularity Goes Over the Top

A New York firefighter’s success shows that the sport, once a barroom pastime, has turned into big business.

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Novak Djokovic Survives Gaël Monfils and the Humidity

The No. 1 seed at the United States Open reached the final by defeating his exasperating opponent and the difficult weather conditions.

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Soccer, in the form of Saturday’s City-United match, has done more than consume Manchester, England, this week. It has revived the city itself.

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Norbert Schemansky, Who Won Weight-Lifting Gold but Scant Public Acclaim, Dies at 92

In competition largely outside the sports world spotlight, he awed crowds and was the first to win medals in four Olympics but felt shunned back home.

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N.F.L. Says Officials Missed Head Hit on Panthers’ Cam Newton

The league continues to combat the perception that it is not doing enough to protect players from hits that can lead to head trauma.

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With Wearable Tech Deals, New Player Data Is Up for Grabs

A new, $170 million deal could allow Nike to harvest personal data from Michigan athletes through wearable tech, raising concerns over privacy and who should control such information.

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N.F.L. Week 1 Schedule and Predictions

Here’s a look at the Week 1 matchups around the N.F.L. and who we think will win.

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Serena Williams’s Young Rivals Are Posing Questions She Can’t Answer

Her defeat in the semifinals of the United States Open means she will lose the No. 1 ranking that she has held for 186 consecutive weeks.

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John McEnroe To Replace Andre Agassi In PowerShares Series Events In Orlando, Brooklyn

John McEnroe will replace an injured Andre Agassi in the field of the final two PowerShares Series events of the season at the Amway Center in Orlando and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Both events, originally scheduled for December, will now be played in January – the Champions Showdown Orlando being played on Thursday, January [...]

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The young quarterback Trevor Siemian, who has taken over Denver’s reins from Peyton Manning, helped his team overcome a 17-7 second-half deficit.

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Landon Donovan Will End Retirement and Return to M.L.S.

Donovan, who retired two years ago at age 32, said a joking suggestion from a Los Angeles Galaxy official would become reality. The team said he could play on Sunday.

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Angelique Kerber Reaches the U.S. Open Final

A victory over Caroline Wozniacki gives Kerber, who will gain the No. 1 spot when the next rankings come out, a chance to win her second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

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Yankees 5, Rays 4: Tyler Austin’s Homer in Bottom of Ninth Lifts Yanks to a Win

Brian McCann’s two-homer night and Austin’s walk-off home run helped save a blemished start by C.C. Sabathia in a 5-4 Yankees win.

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On Tennis: Gaël Monfils Finds Inspiration in LeBron James’s Title Effort

Monfils, a 30-year-old Frenchman who is seeking to reach his first major singles final, faces Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.

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On Baseball: More Pitchers and Fewer Innings as Teams Battle Injuries

Expanded rosters always bring a new batch of pitchers, but teams are finding it harder than ever to shepherd a staff through the grind of 162 games.

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Serena Williams Loses bid for 23rd Major and Her No. 1 Ranking

Williams lost to Karolina Pliskova and second-ranked Angelique Kerber will ascend to the top spot. Williams also remains tied with Steffi Graf with 22 major titles in the Open era.

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On Tennis: Farewell to Armstrong

Our city’s nod to tennis as big business came in a noisy, charmless mingling of steel and concrete. But we still loved the place.

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Houston Goes All Out to Gain Entry to Big 12

The university is presenting itself as a geographic, historic and just plain logical fit for the Big 12 Conference.

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Going Home to New Zealand, With the Intent of Dethroning the All Blacks

The British and Irish Lions have chosen a New Zealander as their head coach ahead of next year’s series against the All Blacks.

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With professional sailing having turned largely over to foiling catamarans since the 2013 America's Cup, teams are looking to younger sailors who have experience in the new boats.

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Keeping Score: Kei Nishikori Takes a New Approach and Solves Andy Murray

In the important moments of his quarterfinals match on Wednesday at the United States Open, Nishikori turned his attention to the net to eliminate Murray.

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Ryan Lochte Suspended for 10 Months After Rio Scandal

Lochte and three other swimmers were punished by the U.S. Olympic Committee and U.S.A. Swimming for an alcohol-fueled international incident during the Rio Games.

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Tim Tebow Signs Minor League Deal With Mets

The former Heisman Trophy winner and professional quarterback will play minor league baseball.

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Goodell has used the N.F.L.’s personal conduct policy to penalize players for a long list of offenses. Players’ union representatives say he is corroding trust.

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In Scottish Premier League, a Most Bitter Rivalry Takes Root Again

Rangers and Celtic, known as the Old Firm, have not met in a league match in four years, since financial mismanagement led to Rangers’ liquidation.

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Matthew Stafford and Derek Carr are among the players with favorable Week 1 matchups.

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Wawrinka, the No. 3 seed, advanced to a semifinal against Kei Nishikori.

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Jets Owner Says Player Protest Would Prompt ‘Conversation’

Woody Johnson also said he was optimistic about the team’s season but was reserved about the future of quarterback Geno Smith.

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Brees agreed to a new contract that would keep him in New Orleans through the 2017 season and pay him more than $44 million in guaranteed money over the next two years.

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Mitchell hurled five shutout innings in his season debut as the surging Yankees completed a series sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 2-0 victory.

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Players who advance deep into the U.S. Open can join the Final 8 Club. But some players don’t even know about it.

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Liberty Media Buys Formula One for $4.4 Billion

Colorado-based Liberty Media purchased the immensely popular racing series, whose viewership in the United States has grown rapidly.

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Do the Mets and the Yankees really deserve to be in the postseason? The question is understandable, but pointless.

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Pliskova has struggled with consistency in the major events, but she has won 22 of her last 26 matches, including the quarterfinal Wednesday with Ana Konjuh.

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Commissioner Roger Goodell finally weighed in on the protest, saying “I don’t necessarily agree with what he’s doing.” But the N.F.L.’s noncommittal stance isn’t going to end the debate.

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Kei Nishikori Upsets Andy Murray to Reach U.S. Open Semifinals

Sixth-seeded Nishikori dropped the first set, 1-6, but won three of the next four to eliminate Murray, the world’s second-ranked player.

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The Paralympics began on an optimistic note after the events were nearly overshadowed by a doping scandal, financial troubles and poor ticket sales.

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An analysis of Bob Bryan’s backhand return in his and Mike Bryan’s loss in men’s doubles on Tuesday at the United States Open reveals trouble.

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Home runs by Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson and Wilmer Flores supported a five-inning, scoreless start by Noah Syndergaard.

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U.S. Open Match Draws Scrutiny by Betting Investigators

A tennis anticorruption body is investigating one of the women’s singles matches after irregular betting patterns were detected.

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Tiger Woods Says He’ll Compete in Three Events This Fall

Woods, who has not played a competitive round of golf in over a year, hopes to return at the Safeway Open in Napa, Calif., in mid-October.

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Here’s what’s happening, and what’s going to happen, at the United States Open on Wednesday.

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Novak Djokovic’s Roller Coaster Season Turns Into Smooth Sailing at U.S. Open

The Serbian player’s last three opponents have either retired with injuries or could not play at all, prompting one coach to say, “Novak’s got a good witch doctor.”

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Sports Briefing: Iowa Extends Contract of Football Coach Kirk Ferentz Until 2025

Ferentz is one of the nation’s longest-tenured coaches, having been hired in 1999. A 12-2 season and a Rose Bowl berth in 2015 convinced the Hawkeyes to hold on to him.

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Bob and Mike Bryan Wind Down a Stadium’s Era, and Perhaps Their Dominance as Well

The Bryan brothers played the final scheduled match at Louis Armstrong Stadium, and they lost, which means a second consecutive year without a Grand Slam title for them.

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Yankees 7, Blue Jays 6: Final-Out Catch by Brett Gardner Secures Yankees’ Win Over Blue Jays

The Yankees had a three-run lead going into the ninth inning but needed a grab at the left-field wall by Gardner to escape a bases-loaded jam and seal a one-run victory.

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Mets 5, Reds 3: Seven Call-Ups, Four Homers and a Victory for the Mets

The Mets continued their surge in the National League wild-card standings with a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

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Without Ronaldo, Portugal Loses to Switzerland

For Portugal’s first competitive match since it defeated France in the Euro 2016 final, Ronaldo was left out of the squad while he recovers from a knee injury.

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Gaël Monfils Tops Fellow Frenchman Lucas Pouille to Gain U.S. Open Semifinals

Monfils, the 10th seed, won in straight sets to set up a match against the winner of a quarterfinal match between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and ninth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

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Tennis Players Go Back and Forth on No-Ad Scoring

No-ad scoring took a long time to find acceptance on the pro tour, and the super tiebreaker remains a sore point.

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Cash, a 15-year league veteran planning to retire, has started most of the team’s games while mentoring younger players and putting her strong voice to use in other ways.

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Angelique Kerber Shows Her Poise, Then Her Dominance

Kerber, seeded second, survived a nerve-racking first set against No. 7 Roberta Vinci before cruising through the second to advance to the semifinals.

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On Baseball: Building for the Yet to Come Aids Yankees in the Here and Now

Trading proven veterans for high-profile prospects actually aided the team’s playoff push this season by giving players already in its system a chance to take the field.

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Broncos Go From Peyton Manning to Trevor Siemian, a 7th-Round Pick Loaded With Poise

Trevor Siemian was drafted out of Northwestern and spent 2015 learning Denver’s system.

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Q. and A.: Andy Murray on Tennis With a Young Family

Murray discussed the surprising sturdiness of babies and the surprising amount of sleep he is able to get as a new father.

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New Wave of American Soccer Players in Europe Bucks a Trend

The dwindling number of Americans playing abroad has been a source of fret, but some have taken solid first steps up the European ladder.

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Here’s what’s happening, and what’s going to happen, at the United States Open on Tuesday.

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Karolina Pliskova, Lucas Pouille Wins Give Reason To Celebrate US Open’s Ultimate-Set Tiebreakers

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Keeping Score: Key to Winning at the U.S. Open Is in the First Four Shots

The mantra on the practice courts may be to extend play. But that doesn’t hold here, where shorter rallies have been dominant.

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Ana Konjuh Stuns Agnieszka Radwanska to Reach the U.S. Open Quarterfinals

Konjuh, ranked No. 92 in the world, defeated Radwanska, the fourth seed, in straight sets.

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Ubaldo Jimenez Tosses Two-Hitter for the Baltimore Orioles

Jimenez retired 25 of 26 batters after giving up a three-run home run in the first inning, leading Baltimore to a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

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As the Chicago Cubs Win, Their Fans Annex Milwaukee

A short drive to Miller Park, and a wealth of tickets thanks to the woeful Brewers, have turned a road game into a home away from home.

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On Tennis: Three Frenchmen in U.S. Open Quarterfinals Are All Eager to Topple Novak Djokovic

For the first time since 1927, France has three players in the final eight: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gaël Monfils and Lucas Pouille.

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Venus Williams Loses in Third-Set Tiebreaker

Williams won the first set, but Karolina Pliskova rallied to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Juan Martín del Potro, Ranked No. 142, Reaches Quarterfinals in a Jimmy Connors Flashback

Del Potro became the lowest-ranked United States Open quarterfinalist since the 174th-ranked Connors in 1991.

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Rory McIlroy Wins a Windy Deutsche Bank Championship

Amid conditions one golfer described as “heavy, heavy, really gusty,” McIlroy earned his first PGA win since May 2015 and vaulted to fourth in the FedEx Cup standings.

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Q. and A.: Eric Korita Shares the Keys to a Power Serve

In the 1980s, Korita regularly served over 140 miles per hour in an era when that was unheard-of. And power, he says, is about more than size and strength.

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Mets 5, Reds 0: Lacking Sleep and Several Starters, the Mets Power Through

The Mets were under-slept and resting Asdrubal Cabrera, Yoenis Cespedes, Jose Reyes and Curtis Granderson when they arrived in Cincinnati on Monday.

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Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3: Austin and Ellsbury Power the Yankees to a Win Over the Blue Jays

The rookie Tyler Austin hit two doubles and Jacoby Ellsbury knocked in three R.B.I. Questionable base running by Toronto’s Jose Bautista helped, as well.

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Q. and A.: Andy Murray Put On His Politician’s Hat

Murray was recently elected to his first term on the ATP Player Council and attended his first meeting, which lasted four and a half hours.

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Obama Says Colin Kaepernick Is ‘Exercising His Constitutional Right’

The president spoke for the first time on the decision by the San Francisco quarterback not to stand during the national anthem.

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U.S. Open Today: What to Watch, and Where

Here’s what’s happening, and what’s going to happen, at the United States Open today.

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On Tennis: Venus Williams Seeks Perfection, in Lieu of the Spotlight

There are no guarantees for Williams at this point. But at 36, she continues to lead — 19 years after she made her United States Open debut.

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Mets 5, Nationals 1: Mets Get a Solid Start After Dispiriting News on Jacob deGrom

The Mets again made do with a replacement starter, defeating the Nationals, 5-1. Manager Terry Collins said deGrom would probably miss his next two starts with a sore right forearm.

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Nicholas Monroe Takes a Bad Tumble at U.S. Open

Monroe fell over a low wall during his doubles match. He returned but he and Donald Young lost their match.

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Lucas Pouille, Anastasija Sevastova Upset Winners at US Open – Mondays with Bob Greene

Mondays with Bob Greene   STARS US Open – First Week Anastasija Sevastova beat third-seeded Garbiñe Muguruza 7-5 6-4 Lucas Pouille beat fourth-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-1 2-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 (6) Ryan Harrison beat fifth-seeded Milos Raonic 6-7 (4) 7-5 7-5 6-1 Jack Sock beat seventh-seeded Marin Cilic 6-4 6-3 6-3 Caroline Wozniacki beat eighth-seeded [...]

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Ivo Karlovic’s Net Game is Rising to Match His Serve — and His Wit

Recent improvements may help explain why Karlovic, the career leader in aces, finally made it to the fourth round of the U.S. Open on his 13th try.

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Jack Sock, the Last American Man at the U.S. Open, Heads Home

Sock lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-2, in the fourth round. No man from the U.S. has reached the tournament’s quarterfinals since 2011.

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Unshaken by Her Low Ranking, Wozniacki Easily Defeats Keys

Wozniacki, a former world No. 1, has fallen to No. 74, but she handled eighth-ranked Keys in straight sets at the United States Open.

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Latvian Anastasija Sevastova Puts Leisure Management Studies Aside To Achieve Career Heights

By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher   The world of leisure management’s loss is the tennis world’s gain. Leisure management is what the Latvian pro tennis player Anastasija Sevastova studied when she first retired from tennis three years ago. However, after almost two years off the tour, she abandoned her studies in Vienna to once again pursue [...]

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Rafael Nadal Upset by Lucas Pouille in Fourth Round of U.S. Open

Nadal, a two-time champion of the event, had been rolling through the tournament field, but the No. 24-seeded Pouille brought his complete game.

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Yankees Avoid a Sweep and Sustain Their Playoff Hopes

Losing two of three in Baltimore set them back in the chase for a wild-card spot, but a win to close the series limited the weekend’s damage.

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TV Sports: Vin Scully’s Farewell Should Be Heard Far and Wide

TBS will have the option of giving the broadcasting great a national audience for his final game. If it doesn’t another network should get the chance.

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On College Football: Business as Usual for Alabama Against a Nonconference Power

Alabama had an impressive night, but the same can‘t be said for some other Southeastern Conference opponents in the first week of the college season.

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Formula One: Nico Rosberg Closes In on Lewis Hamilton With His First Victory in Italy

Hamilton made an error at the start that cost him the lead, though he finished second and still leads the drivers' standings by two points.

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Tennis as Far as the Eye Can See

New raised walkways and terraces at the U.S. Open site let fans view the action on several courts at once.

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Top-Ranked Alabama Begins Its Title Defense by Routing No. 20 Southern California

The Crimson Tide’s true freshman quarterback, Jalen Hurts, threw two touchdown passes and rushed for two more scores as the Tide crushed the Trojans, 52-6, in Dallas.

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Paolo Lorenzi Pushes Andy Murray to Four Sets

Lorenzi, 34, in his 22nd Grand Slam main draw, reached the third round for the first time at this Open.

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Mets 3, Nationals 1: Looking the Part of a Mets Starter, Robert Gsellman Performs

The lanky and long-haired Gsellman, making his second major league start, went six innings and came away with a victory over the Nationals.

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Yankees, Stifled Again, Fail to Gain Ground in Wild-Card Race

The Baltimore Orioles shut out the Yankees for the second night in a row, 2-0, in a crucial series. Baltimore holds the second American League wild-card spot.

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Serena Williams Sails Past Match Record in Grand Slam Tournament

With her win Saturday, Williams earned her 307th victory in a Grand Slam, carrying her past Martina Navratilova for most by a woman and tying her with the most by a man.

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Test Reveals That Yankees’ Chad Green Has a Sprained Elbow Ligament

Green, who left his start Friday with pain in his right elbow, thinks he can avoid surgery.

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Jordan Spieth Is Chasing a FedEx Cup First: A Repeat Title

Spieth, who is five shots back at the Deutsche Bank Championship after a 68, has already qualified for the season-ending Tour Championship.

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Beat Novak Djokovic? Kyle Edmund Will Give It His Best Shot

Kyle Edmund of Britain, a failed qualifier at the 2015 Open, will face Novak Djokovic, the world No. 1, in a fourth-round match Sunday.

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On College Football: Houston Topples No. 3 Oklahoma, Showing Last Year’s Success Was No Fluke

The No. 15 Cougars stunned Oklahoma by returning a missed field goal for a 100-yard touchdown in the third quarter, sealing the upset.

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Extra Bases: The Baseball Hall of Fame’s New Era: Digital

On Wednesday, the Hall will publish on its website several Babe Ruth scrapbooks compiled by his agent, with more content to follow.

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On Soccer: Premier League’s Wealth Often Subsidizes Clubs Across the Channel

The insatiable appetite for talent, along with the league’s deep pockets, has European clubs determined to extract the highest possible price in any deal.

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Which Tennis Ball is in Use? It Makes a Difference

Different balls for different tournaments is just one of many adjustments professional tennis players have to make.

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Eagles Trade Bradford to Vikings

The Eagles have traded quarterback Sam Bradford to the Minnesota Vikings for a pair of draft picks.

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Want a National Title? Hire a Coach, Wait Three Years

A coach’s third year at a top football program seems particularly magical for winning a title, based on recent examples.

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A Common Thread For US Open Rabble-Rousers Kyle Edmund, Anastasija Sevastova – Vero Beach, Florida

By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher   Vero Beach, Florida is one of the best – if not the best – tennis town in the United States. I’m a bit biased, being a part-time Vero resident, but passing through the town on the east coast of Florida – for training or an event – may give you [...]

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World Cup Qualifier | U.S. 6, St. Vincent 0: Hours After Matt Besler’s First Child Arrives, So Does His First U.S. Goal

Besler scored in his 36th international appearance, helping the United States approach the final stage of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.

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IndyCar Racing Returns to Watkins Glen

This weekend’s race, which replaced a street event in Boston that was canceled, is the series’s first event at the upstate New York track in six years.

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CiCi Bellis’s Charming Run Through the U.S. Open Ends Swiftly

Bellis, a 17-year-old American amateur, was eliminated in the third round by second-seeded Angelique Kerber, 6-1, 6-1.

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Nationals 4, Mets 1: Mets Fall to Nationals; Ailing Jacob deGrom May Miss His Next Start

DeGrom experienced soreness in a loss to Washington, meaning the Mets’ starting rotation is down to two: the 43-year-old Bartolo Colon, and Noah Syndergaard.

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Madison Keys Arises from a Second Set Slumber

Keys said her goal has been to reach the second week of Grand Slam tournaments. She overcame a listless spell to achieve that on Friday.

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A Met Who’s Become the Met-Killer

In his first year with Washington, Daniel Murphy has churned out homers as he did in his last two months as a Met, hitting .340 while slugging .600.

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With One Eye-Popping Game, Jonathan Holder Caps His Rise to the Majors

Holder struck out 11 straight batters in his last minor league game, the final appearance in a string of sterling performances.

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Focused on Singles, Jack Sock Delivers a U.S. Open Upset

Sock has two Grand Slam titles in doubles, but by beating ninth-ranked Marin Cilic, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, he has matched his longest singles run in a Grand Slam event.

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Bulls’ Dwyane Wade Urges Chicago to Adopt Laws to Make City Safer

Dwyane Wade, a Chicago Bulls guard whose cousin was shot dead last week, said gun laws in his hometown Chicago were not strong enough.

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U.S. Open Quieted Those Calling for a Roof. Now It Faces a Louder Problem.

After years of deflecting pressure to build a roof that would prevent the almost inevitable rain delays, the tournament is dealing with unforeseen noise issues at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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After 0-12 Year, Kansas Focuses on Next Win, Whenever That May Be

Coach David Beaty said he learned a few things from the Jayhawks’ first winless football season since 1954.

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Special Report: Italian Grand Prix: The Other Side of Mr. Nice Guy

Amid Red Bull tensions, Daniel Ricciardo shows his true talent and face.

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New Balls, Please

A factory outside of Bangkok cranks out millions of tennis balls. Here’s how they’re made.

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Special Report: Italian Grand Prix: What Makes a Winning Team?

Ferrari, the biggest and historically most successful Formula One team, has yet to win a race this season, even though the popular notion is that money can buy success in the elite racing series.

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Special Report: Italian Grand Prix: Ferrari’s Long Road Back to the Top

The team, a national institution in Italy and a pillar of Formula One for decades, is struggling to revive its legenadry excellence, having won no races this year and battling Red Bull for third place.

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Special Report: Italian Grand Prix: A Classic Track, Built for Speed

Site of the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, Monza, built in 1922 north of Milan, is the oldest and fastest circuit on the Formula One calendar.

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Special Report: Italian Grand Prix: A Ferrari Miracle at Monza

In the 1988 Formula One season, McLaren Honda's drivers, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, won every race except one: the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

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Mets Show Some Range With Music Playlists That Mix and Match

The crossover in musical tastes among Mets players can sometimes make the locker room seem like a musical appreciation class.

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Dale Earnhardt to Miss Rest of Nascar Season With Concussion

Nascar’s most popular driver has already missed six races while undergoing treatment.

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U.S. Open Today: Neon Yellow Everywhere

Here’s what’s happening, and what’s going to happen, at the United States Open on Friday.

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Games to Watch This College Football Season

Saturday afternoon’s game between Oklahoma and Houston is the first of the season’s intriguing matchups.

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Juan Martín del Potro Savors an Open Embrace

The Argentine, who won the United States Open in 2009, enjoyed the support of the crowd as he became the only wild-card entrant to reach the third round in singles.

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Bryce Petty’s Injury Could Give Jets Quarterback Clarity

Petty took a hard shot after throwing a 44-yard touchdown pass in a preseason loss to the Eagles and could end up on injured reserve.

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Behind Referee’s Inaction, a FIFA Video Replay Milestone

FIFA’s president said “football history” was made when video replay was tested during a friendly between France and Italy over a perceived hand ball.

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Q. and A.: The Distractions Andy Murray Finds Off-Putting

A single shout — or the Spidercam — can throw Murray off more than the steady din inside Arthur Ashe Stadium at the United States Open does.

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Lambeau Field Gives Football the Old College Try

Saturday’s game in Green Bay between Wisconsin and Louisiana State will end a drought dating to 1983.

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China’s Shuai Zhang Getting The Hang Of This Grand Slam Tournament Thing

By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher   Shuai Zhang is getting this Grand Slam tournament thing down. The 27-year-old from China, who famously reached the quarterfinals at the Asutralian Open this year after going 0-14 in her creer at Grand Slam events, is now enjoying her second-best showing at a major, reaching the third round at the [...]

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The Mets Lose, and the Injury Bug Flares Again

Neil Walker confirmed that he would soon have season-ending surgery, and Jacob deGrom labored through five innings before signaling for the trainer.

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This Time, Colin Kaepernick Takes a Stand by Kneeling

The San Francisco 49ers quarterback refused to stand for the national anthem before an exhibition game as he continued to draw attention to his views on racial oppression.

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Under the Roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Neither Rain Nor Noise Deters Victory

No. 2 Andy Murray and No. 5 Simona Halep were among the players who advanced under the enclosed arena, despite the loud sound of pelting rain.

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Just What an Emotional Andy Murray May Need: A Coach Who Isn’t

Asked if he could recall ever getting a rise out of Ivan Lendl, his stoic coach, Murray said, “No, not really.”

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Rafael Nadal Regains His Form by Virtue of Impatience

Nadal, a two-time United States Open champion, has looked strong since pushing himself to come back from a wrist injury to play at the Rio Olympics.

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Sports Briefing: Penn State Stirs Outcry With Plans to Honor Joe Paterno

Plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Joe Paterno’s first game as coach ignited backlash by people critical of Paterno’s role in the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.

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On Baseball: After Roster Moves, Yankees Find Freedom in Low Expectations

On the morning of Aug. 1, the Yankees were 52-52. Since then, they are 17-11 and have climbed within two and a half games of Detroit and Baltimore for the second American League wild-card spot.

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On College Football: Which Power Conference Won’t Vie for National Title? Sorry, Pac-12

The depth of the conference, paradoxically, means a greater chance of two losses and being snubbed for the final four.

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As Deutsche Bank Looms, Rickie Fowler Recalls Good Old Days of Last Year

Fowler’s once-promising season has become a nightmare, capped by a disappointing finish at the Barclays on Sunday, but as the defending Deutsche Bank champion, he is confident.

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Pop Warner Is Facing a Class-Action Lawsuit Over Concussions

The suit is the biggest sign yet that youth football programs are the next front in the legal battle over head trauma.

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Swiss Open Criminal Investigation of Franz Beckenbauer

Beckenbauer is one of four top German soccer officials under investigation for fraud and other criminal offenses related to Germany’s bid to host the 2006 World Cup.

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American Teenager’s Tennis Game Shaped by Argentina’s Clay

Jared Donaldson, 19, who spent over two years in Buenos Aires learning the fine art of topspin, is looking for another U.S. Open upset on Thursday, against No. 32 Viktor Troicki.

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Special Report: Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup: A Slowdown Ahead for Big Boats?

The market for superyachts seems as strong as ever despite tough financial times, but there are signs of a possible dip.

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Special Report: Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup: The Greening of Superyachts

Environmental concerns are bringing change to the luxury-boat sector.

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Special Report: Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup: Victory Is the Ultimate Prize

It’s not the trophies that motivate sailors racing at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup next week in Sardinia.

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U.S. Open Today: The Rain? What About the Noise?

Here’s what’s happening, and what’s going to happen, at the United States Open on Thursday.

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Swiss Launch Criminal Probe of German Soccer Great Beckenbauer

Swiss federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer, they said on Thursday, confirming a German news report.

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A Paralympian Races to Remove Obstacles for the Next Generation

Tatyana McFadden, who with her mother has fought for students with disabilities to participate in sports, could leave the Rio Paralympics with seven gold medals.

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