Roundup: Champions League: P.S.G. and Bayern Munich Clinch Knockout Round Spots

P.S.G. routed Anderlecht and Bayern beat Celtic as both teams ensured that they would make it out of the group stage.

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Georgia Tops First College Football Playoff Rankings

The Bulldogs (8-0) were followed by Alabama (8-0), Notre Dame (7-1) and Clemson (7-1) in the playoff committee’s initial rankings.

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On Soccer: In Praise of Soccer’s Jack-of-All-Trades, Now Making a Comeback

In an era of bigger squads and multimillion-dollar specialists, Champions League managers are rediscovering the value of a pro who can play multiple positions.

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Carmelo Anthony Is Gone, and Perhaps the Knicks Don’t Miss Him

Kristaps Porzingis has quickly assumed the role of franchise player, and Frank Ntilikina, the rookie guard, is showing flashes of real talent.

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Ezekiel Elliott Will Serve Suspension After Injunction Is Blocked

A federal judge denied a last-ditch effort by the players’ union to stave off the six-game suspension for Elliott.

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Devils’ Youth Movement Is Off to a Promising Start

Led by the rookies Will Butcher, Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier, the Devils are 8-2 and third in the N.H.L. in scoring.

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World Series 2017: Dodgers vs. Astros Game 6 Live Updates

The Houston Astros will have to beat the Dodgers in Los Angeles to claim the franchise’s first World Series title. Stay here for live updates and analysis.

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Pitch in All 7 Games of a World Series? A Dodger Just Might Do It

Brandon Morrow has pitched in the first five games of the World Series this year, and all went well until Game 5. Still, he is undeterred as he tries to match a former coach’s feat.

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Patriots Trade Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to the 49ers

San Francisco, which is 0-8, acquired their quarterback of the future, getting Garoppolo from New England for a second-round draft pick.

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Life as a Runway: What 8 Golfers and Fans Wore to the Presidents Club

Yes, there were lots of polo shirts and khakis. But there were also star-spangled shoes and Gucci sneakers.

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Dolphins Trade Jay Ajayi to Eagles for Fourth-Round Pick

Ajayi has 465 yards rushing and is averaging 3.4 yards per carry with no touchdowns. He went to the Pro Bowl last season.

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The Freshest Astros Haircuts in Houston

We know the most valuable players. But who are the most valuable barbers of the World Series?

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You Are Looking Live at Brent Musburger in the Casino

The former football broadcaster is betting heavily that his family-owned streaming site will be a hit with gamblers obeying “the guys in the desert.”

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Fred Beckey, Conqueror and Chronicler of North American Peaks, Dies at 94

Mr. Beckey rarely ventured into the Himalayas or the Andes, instead roaming Alaska, British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest to establish new routes.

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Knicks 116, Nuggets 110: Kristaps Porzingis Scores Career-High 38 as Knicks Top Nuggets

The Knicks blew a 23-point lead but bounced back in the fourth quarter to defeat Denver at home.

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On College Football: Could the College Football Playoff Shut Out 2 Power Conferences?

The College Football Playoff selection committee will release its rankings Tuesday night, and Notre Dame, Alabama and Oklahoma have more at stake than usual.

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Ezekiel Elliott Likely to Serve Suspension After Ruling

A federal judge denied Elliott’s injunction of his suspension, clearing the way for the N.F.L. to enforce his six-game ban over accusations of domestic violence.

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Rest for the Weary, as Battered World Series Pitchers Get a Day Off

The Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen, normally a fearsome closer, denies he is fatigued. But in this series, he is pitching that way. As are a lot of others.

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Tiger Woods Will Return to Golf Next Month

Woods announced on Monday that he will play the Hero World Challenge, which begins Nov. 30., after nine months away from competitive golf.

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Baseball, Hot Dogs and Apple Pie. Washed Down With Champagne.

Over the decades, baseball has developed a peculiar cycle after teams advance in the playoffs: win, celebrate, clean up, repeat.

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Next Challenge for the Golden Knights: A Long Eastern Road Trip

The Vegas Golden Knights have enjoyed the best start of any expansion team in N.H.L. history, winning eight of their first nine games. Now they hit the road.

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Bears’ Tight End Needed Emergency Surgery After Negated Touchdown

Chicago’s Zach Miller came down awkwardly at the end of a play, sustaining a knee injury so severe that he required emergency vascular surgery.

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Falcons 25, Jets 20: In the Jets’ Hands, a Late Lead Yields a Third Straight Loss

The Atlanta Falcons, who had lost three straight, outscored the Jets by 12-3 in the second half on a rainy, sloppy afternoon at MetLife Stadium.

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On Baseball: Anything Can Happen in Baseball, and Most of It Did in Game 5

One comeback after another, one home run after another. Afterward, players on both teams in this World Series marveled at what they had just experienced.

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A Big Turnover in the N.F.C.: The Top Teams at Midseason

Four teams at the top of the conference did not make the playoffs last year. Giants, Packers, Cowboys, Lions, where are you?

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On Pro Football: Carson Wentz Is Fueling Eagles’ Hype. Not That He’s Noticed.

At the center of Philadelphia’s 7-1 start is Wentz, the second-year quarterback whose stoic nature is perhaps his best asset in a volatile sports city.

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Astros 13, Dodgers 12, 10 innings | Houston leads series, 3-2: Astros Down the Dodgers in a Dramatic and Dizzying Slugfest

In a game that lasted 5 hours 17 minutes and featured 25 runs and seven homers, the Astros won to put themselves on the brink of their first World Series title.

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A Spotlight-Averse Striker Can’t Seem to Stay Out of It

Bradley Wright-Phillips is a two-time M.L.S. scoring champion but insists he would prefer it if he could “score goals and nobody saw or even spoke about it.”

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Knicks 114, Cavaliers 95: The Knicks — Yes, the Knicks — Beat the Cavaliers in Cleveland

Led by Tim Hardaway Jr. and Kristaps Porzingis, the Knicks took advantage of a Cleveland team that is stumbling early in the season.

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Caroline Wozniacki Wins Biggest Title of Her Career – Mondays with Bob Greene

Mondays with Bob Greene   STARS Caroline Wozniacki beat Venus Williams 6-4 6-4 to win the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global in Singapore Lucas Pouille beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1 6-4 to win the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna, Austria Roger Federer beat Juan Martin del Potro 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-3 [...]

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Are the World Series Balls Too Slick? Some Say Yes

The complaint is coming from pitchers, including the Astros’ Justin Verlander. Before Game 5 on Sunday he told reporters that “something is a little off here.”

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Astros Make a Routine of the Extraordinary Out at the Plate

Four times in the postseason, Houston catcher Brian McCann has tagged out an opposing runner trying to score. Each instance occurred in a close game.

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On Tennis: In Third Retirement, Martina Hingis Cedes Her Doubles Kingdom

Hingis, who played her last match on Saturday, was a tennis prodigy who ended her career at 37 with 5 major titles in singles and 20 in doubles.

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World Series 2017: Dodgers vs. Astros Game 5 Live Updates

The Dodgers and Astros head into Game 5 all tied up at two games apiece. Stay here for inning-by-inning updates and analysis

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N.F.L. Scores: What to Expect in Week 8

There are some key matchups in Week 8, but all eyes will be on the Texans’ sideline, where the team is expected to make a statement against their owner.

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On Baseball: Next! Dodgers and Astros Are Quick to Pull Pitchers

Especially in the World Series, relievers are more like peacekeepers than firefighters: You call for them before a blaze starts, to keep things stable.

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The Battle-Scarred West Wing Veteran Scripting the N.F.L.’s Anthem Message

Joe Lockhart was at the center of the storm during the Clinton impeachment. Now he finds himself comfortably in the thick of debate over players’ kneeling during the anthem.

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Dodgers 6, Astros 2 | Series is tied, 2-2: Cody Bellinger Breaks Through, Leading the Dodgers Past the Astros

Bellinger, a rookie, had struggled through the first three games of the World Series with no hits in 13 at-bats, but his two doubles made all the difference in Game 4.

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Texans Owner Bob McNair Apologizes Again and Meets With His Team

McNair tried to clarify what he meant when he said at a meeting this month that letting players continue to kneel or sit through the national anthem amounted to “inmates running the prison.”

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On Baseball: With One Gesture, Yuli Gurriel Upends His Impressive Season

The Astros’ third baseman made the racially insensitive gesture after hitting a home run off Yu Darvish, the Dodgers’ Japanese pitcher, and faces possible discipline from Major League Baseball.

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Astros’ Yuli Gurriel Apologizes After a Racist Gesture Aimed at Yu Darvish

Gurriel made the gesture after hitting a home run off Darvish in Game 3 of the World Series. He is facing possible discipline from Major League Baseball.

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Astros 5, Dodgers 3 | Houston leads series, 2-1: Astros Rout Yu Darvish and Hold On to Beat the Dodgers in Game 3

Houston knocked Darvish out of the game before the second inning was over, then relied on strong defense and solid relief work to take the Series lead.

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Knicks 107, Nets 86: Kristaps Porzingis and Knicks Shut Down Nets for First Win of Season

Porzingis had 30 points and 9 rebounds as the Knicks pulled away in the third quarter from the Nets, the league’s highest-scoring team.

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Want to Play in the World Series? Just Get the Yankees to Trade You

Brian McCann, Carlos Beltran, Andrew Miller, Aroldis Chapman and Tyler Clippard ended up on World Series teams the past two years after leaving the Yankees.

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On Baseball: 2 Men in the World Series and at Odds With Their Childhood Dreams

The 2017 World Series has a very intriguing twist: A Dodgers fan grew up to run the Astros. An Astros fan grew up to run the Dodgers.

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Want to Play in the World Series? Just Get the Yankees to Trade You

Brian McCann, Carlos Beltran, Andrew Miller, Aroldis Chapman and Tyler Clippard ended up on World Series teams the past two years after leaving the Yankees.

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Terry Laughlin, Who Taught Swimmers Not to Struggle, Dies at 66

Mr. Laughlin developed Total Immersion Swimming, which emphasized form over speed and helped thrashing swimmers learn to glide through the water.

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Texans Owner Bob McNair Apologizes for ‘Inmates’ Remark

McNair’s players considered walking out of practice over his remark, which suggested that letting N.F.L. players sit or kneel during the national anthem amounted to “inmates running the prison.”

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Sporting: Baseballs of 1948

My father was a batboy that year with the White Sox. Putting his collection of signed balls up for sale has brought back memories.

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Texans Owner Apologizes for a Remark That Players Found Offensive

Bob McNair suggested that letting players sit or kneel during the national anthem amounted to “inmates running the prison.” Players fired back on social media.

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World Series 2017: What to Expect in Game 3

After an epic Game 2 in Los Angeles, the Dodgers and Astros take their World Series showdown to Houston. Stay here for inning-by-inning updates and analysis.

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The Astros’ Alex Bregman Keeps Working at Hitting, Fielding and Spanish

The 23-year-old third baseman is intent on creating a tighter bond with his fellow infielders, all of whom are Latino and all of whom are standout players.

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New Rule Opens Up Jobs for Female Sailors at the Volvo Ocean Race

Rules allow a team in the around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race to have a larger crew if it sails with a mixed-gender crew instead of an all-male one.

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On N.F.L. Thanksgiving Menu: Six-Second Ads

The league has been looking for a way to reduce commercial time. So Fox will run ads between plays and see how viewers react.

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The Other (and Less Popular) Rugby World Cup Gets Underway

Rugby league, which was formed in 1895, has spent much of its history trying to keep up with rugby union, its more famous counterpart.

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Tiger Woods Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving

He is put on probation and will have to attend D.U.I. classes after being found asleep at the wheel.

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Alibaba Co-Founder Joseph Tsai Said to Buy Brooklyn Nets Stake

Mr. Tsai has agreed in principle to buy a 49 percent stake in the team, people briefed on the matter said, valuing the franchise at $2.3 billion.

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Reporter’s Notebook: Fans Love Extra Innings and Late-Game Twists. Reporters, Less So.

Dramatic games are fun to watch at the bar or in the stands. But trying to capture their many turns as a deadline nears can be nerve wracking.

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How the Big Ten Got Back to the Top of College Football

Overshadowed for years by the SEC, the Big Ten now has three of the top six teams in the Associated Press rankings.

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On Pro Basketball: Another N.B.A. 7-Footer, Trying to Keep Up, Ventures Into 3-Point Land

The Nets’ Timofey Mozgov was encouraged to take more deep shots, after Coach Kenny Atkinson got a scouting report from the team’s owner.

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When Salmon Return to the Margaree, It’s All Fly Rods and Autumn Glory

The river is public, and can get crowded, but anglers here on Cape Breton Island know it’s something special.

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Fine Arts & Exhibits: Trading Sports Memorabilia, Not Just for Love but for Money

Collecting has grown from a hobby started by amateurs into a billion-dollar industry complete with authenticators, insurers and some memorabilia selling for millions of dollars.

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Rangers 5, Coyotes 2: Rangers Ride Fast Start Past Winless Coyotes

Thanks to Pavel Buchnevich and Boo Nieves, the Rangers got their third victory of the season.

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On Baseball: The Yankees Had a Steady Winner in Girardi. Now They Want More.

The club parted ways with Joe Girardi for reasons that aren’t entirely obvious, but one thing is clear: The Yankees felt their young, talented roster needed a new leader.

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Checking In on the Nonconformist New Orleans Pelicans

How are they doing with their towering frontcourt of DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis? “Ay, we good,” Cousins says.

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N.F.L. Picks: Steelers Over Lions; Cowboys Over Redskins

Pittsburgh has a real test in a road game against Detroit, while Philadelphia will try to be the N.F.L.’s first seven-win team of the season.

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N.F.L. Picks: Steelers Over Lions; Cowboys Over Redskins

Pittsburgh has a real test in a road game against Detroit, while Philadelphia will try to be the N.F.L.’s first seven-win team of the season.

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Fantasy Football: Who to Start in N.F.L. Week 8

After seven weeks, it is clear that some fantasy owners found high-scoring quarterbacks later in the draft than usual.

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Martina Hingis Is Retiring From Tennis (Again)

Hingis, 37, who has won 25 Grand Slam titles in a career that began in 1994, said this week’s WTA Finals will be her last tournament. She has retired twice before.

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Joe Girardi Will Not Return as Yankees’ Manager

After 10 seasons and one World Series title, Girardi’s tenure as the Yankees’ manager is over.

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On Baseball: After Barrage of Home Runs in the World Series, Juicy Theories as to Why

Game 2 set records for most home runs in a World Series game (eight) and most extra-inning home runs (five) in any game ever. To be continued.

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Is Bridge a Sport? E.U. Court Says No

The European Court of Justice ruled that a group that organizes bridge tournaments in England was not eligible for a sports-related tax exemption.

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How Did a Tiny Swiss Company Quietly Secure Valuable World Cup TV Rights?

A subsidiary of Grupo Televisa, a giant Mexican television network, is under scrutiny in a corruption probe.

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Guatemalan Soccer Executive Gets 8 Months in FIFA Corruption Case

On Wednesday, Héctor Trujillo became the first of scores of convicted soccer officials and businessmen to be punished in the case.

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With a Crowd of Diverse Faces, Dodger Stadium Stands Out

The Dodgers’ strong contingent of Latino, white and Asian fans gives Chavez Ravine a different look than the standard one in major league baseball.

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World Series 2017: What to Expect in Game 2

After being shut down by the Dodgers’ ace last night, the Astros will try to even the series tonight. We have inning-by-inning updates and analysis from Los Angeles.

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Turkish Open: For Golfers at the Turkish Open, Security Is Paramount

The 2016 tournament, months after an Istanbul airport terrorist attack, was nearly canceled. Since then, organizers have increased safety measures.

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After Breakup With Derek Stepan, the Rangers Seem Lost Without Him

On Thursday night, the Rangers will play against Stepan for the first time since he was traded to the Coyotes in the off-season.

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Richard Petty Hires Bubba Wallace to Drive the Famed No. 43 Car

Darrell Wallace Jr., known as Bubba, will be the first African-American driver to race full time in Nascar’s top series since 1971.

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On Tennis: Men’s Tennis Hurt by Too Many Injuries, Not Enough Stars

Seven players ranked in the Top 20 have already put an end to their seasons, including Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka.

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Turkish Open: Golf’s Long Game in Turkey

The president of the country’s golf federation has credited the Turkish Open with making golf one of the fastest growing sports in a soccer-mad country.

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Turkish Open: Tyrrell Hatton Goes Through a Swing of Emotions

The golfer is the first to concede that he wears his emotions on his sleeve, meaning he can be one loose swing or bad break away from self-combustion.

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On Baseball: The Dodgers Are Rich, Smart and Lucky. And Now They’re Ahead in the Series.

In addition to maintaining the biggest payroll in baseball, the Dodgers have been able to acquire undervalued players who have turned into stars. That makes the Dodgers hard to beat.

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Paris Masters: A Second Serve That’s Just as Big as the First

More players are embracing the tactic of aggressively hitting second serves, not because they have to, but because they can.

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Trending: Do the Dunes: Where You Can Ride the Sand

Colorado and Oregon are capitals of sand sledding and sandboarding. Here’s where to go—and tips on how to get the most out of your trip.

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On the Mound, the Dodgers’ Rich Hill Is Part Curveball, Part Crazy

The left-handed Hill will throw things, yell, grunt and scowl as he tries to get the best of the other team’s hitters. Off the field, he’s a pleasant individual.

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Dodgers 3, Astros 1 | Los Angeles leads series, 1-0: Clayton Kershaw’s Arm Carries Dodgers Over Astros in Game 1

Chris Taylor and Justin Turner provided the offensive power as Clayton Kershaw allowed three hits and no walks while striking out 11 over seven innings.

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Iditarod Doping Mystery: Who Slipped Tramadol to the Dogs?

Dallas Seavey, the four-time champion, claims someone surreptitiously doped his dogs during the 1,000-mile trek through Alaska. Other mushers have backed him up.

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The Lakers? Who Are They? L.A. Is a Dodgers Town These Days

The city seems fully caught up in the team’s long-awaited return to the World Series. The only thing missing is that Vin Scully isn’t calling the games.

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On Baseball: To Measure Jose Altuve, Just Watch Him Soar

“In baseball, it doesn’t matter if you’re tall, skinny, fat, whatever,” said Altuve, the Astros’ second baseman who is 5 foot 6 and a three-time batting champion.

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World Series 2017: Dodgers vs. Astros Top Story Lines

The Dodgers and Astros, two 100-win teams with Cy Young Award-winning aces, are baseball’s best teams. Stay here for inning-by-inning updates and analysis.

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Leaders of 2026 World Cup Bid Press On Amid U.S. Soccer Power Struggle

Bid officials say Sunil Gulati’s uncertain grip on the U.S. Soccer presidency will not affect their efforts to bring the event to the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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Paris Masters: As Tennis Season Nears End, Rankings and Bonuses Hang in the Balance

The money and perks come from a variety of sources, and one spot can make a big difference.

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How the Astros Became an American League Team

Houston, which moved from the National League to the American League in 2013, is the first team to reach the World Series from each league.

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A Blind Runner and His Very Good Boy

Guide dogs are taught to keep the blind safe. Now they’re being trained to help them run in road races — and maybe, someday, in a marathon.

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Chris Borland Criticizes N.F.L. for Hiding C.T.E. Risks

Borland, who appears in a public service announcement, abruptly ended his N.F.L. career because of the long-term risks of playing football.

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U.S. Soccer Names Dave Sarachan to Coach Men’s Team Against Portugal

Sarachan, a longtime assistant to Bruce Arena, takes the helm after the men’s humiliating elimination from qualifying for the World Cup.

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Columbia Football Keeps Winning. Some Fans Aren’t Happy About It.

The university’s team holds the record for the longest losing streak and hasn’t had a winning season in more than 30 years, and many alumni prefer it that way.

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On Pro Basketball: N.B.A. Coaches Had Long Stretch of Stability. Has the Chopping Block Returned?

The league had gone 532 days without a head coach being fired when the Suns ousted Earl Watson on Sunday.

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World Series Preview: A Matchup With No Underdog

The Dodgers went 104-58. The Astros were 101-61. This Series, which begins Tuesday in Los Angeles, is the first between 100-victory teams since 1970.

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Sports of The Times: My Field of Memories: I See the New Dodgers and Summon the Old

There is Curtis Granderson, wearing Carl Furillo’s No. 6. There is Clayton Kershaw wearing No. 22, the number Johnny Podres wore. In this Series, the old Bums live on, at least in some minds.

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ESPN Cancels Barstool Sports Partnership After One Episode

John Skipper, ESPN’s president, cut ties with the controversial media outlet after realizing he could not separate his company from Barstool’s toxic reputation.

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On Pro Football: Cowboys Rout 49ers on the Field. But Who Won the Anthem Showdown?

Several players on the 49ers continue to kneel for the anthem. None of the Cowboys do, illustrating the divide in the league and the country.

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Throw 7 Passes. Complete 4. Win Game.

Mitchell Trubisky and the Bears had the fewest passes attempted in a winning effort since 2006, and the fewest completions in a win since 2011.

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Why The Athletic Wants to Pillage Newspapers

“We will suck them dry of their best talent at every moment. We will make business extremely difficult for them.”

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Donations Will Help Former Tennis Prodigy Get Career-Saving Surgery

Tornado Alicia Black could not afford the hip operation needed to continue her tennis career. But donors raised thousands of dollars for her surgery and rehabilitation.

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Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur Wins Second Russian Title – Mondays with Bob Greene

Mondays with Bob Greene   STARS Damir Dzumhur beat Ricardas Berankis 6-2 1-6 6-4 to win the VTP Kremlin Cup men’s singles in Moscow, Russia Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Diego Schwartzman 6-3 7-5 to win the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium Juan Martin del Potro beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-2 to win the Intrum Stockholm Open [...]

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Seahawks 24, Giants 7: The Seahawks Are a Little Dysfunctional. They’re O.K. With That.

Things got heated on Seattle’s sideline during a 24-7 victory over the struggling Giants, but the Seahawks players insist it is not a concern to them.

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Andy Roddick Edges James Blake To Win PowerShares Series Points Title In Season-Finale

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Andy Roddick defeated James Blake 7-6(8) Sunday to not only win the PowerShares Series season-ending SoCal Honda Dealers Helpful Cup at the Sherwood Country Club, but with it, edged Blake to win the season-long points title on the North American tennis circuit for champion tennis players over the age of 30. [...]

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Justin Timberlake Will Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show

Timberlake previously performed during the infamous “wardrobe malfunction” halftime of Super Bowl XXXVIII with Janet Jackson.

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On Baseball: The Yankees Have a Consolation Prize: The 2018 Season

With the team carrying a carrying a core of highly talented, young players, it is not difficult to imagine a 28th World Series title in the near future.

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Roundup: N.Y.C.F.C. Ties at Citi Field but Still Claims Playoff Bye

David Villa scored twice against Columbus but failed to convert a penalty kick in extra time. Still, his team clinched a bye when Toronto tied Atlanta.

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Jets Go From Rolling to Rolled in One Quarter Against Dolphins

The Jets’ 14-point lead disappeared in the fourth quarter as Miami avenged a 20-6 loss last month.

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Dave Roberts Seeks a Different Shade of Postseason Glory

Roberts, who earned fame for his stolen base for the Red Sox during their 2004 title run, has led the Dodgers to the World Series in his first managing job.

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Mets Hire Mickey Callaway, Indians’ Pitching Coach, as Manager

Callaway, 42, is much younger than the Mets’ previous manager, the 68-year-old Terry Collins, and led a strong pitching staff in Cleveland this year.

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Alex Cora Hired as Red Sox’ Manager

Cora, the Houston Astros’ bench coach, is Boston’s first Hispanic manager.

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N.F.L. Week 7: Top Injuries and a Patriots vs. Falcons Rematch

Who will establish themselves atop the league after six up and down weeks? Stay here for live scores, updates and analysis.

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On Baseball: Behind Astros Victory, McCullers’s Killer Instinct and a Father’s Advice

Lance McCullers Jr. spun curve after curve — 24 in a row to end Game 7 of the American League Championship Series — and the Yankees never solved him.

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Things Are Looking Up for the Yankees’ Thumbs Down Guy

A Mets fan who expressed his displeasure with a home run by the Yankees’ Todd Frazier in a September game against the Rays at Citi Field has become an unlikely celebrity.

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Henrik Lundqvist Reaches Milestones in a Rare Rangers Victory

In a 4-2 defeat of the Predators, Lundqvist tied Glenn Hall for ninth place in wins and became only the third goalie to appear in 750 games for one team.

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On Baseball: Astros and Yankees Bring Some Shaky Memories Into Game 7

The Astros have a rough history of closing out playoff series, even with late leads, while the Yankees’ last Game 7 was part of their 2004 A.L.C.S. collapse.

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High School Students Explain Why They Protest Anthems and Pledges

Colin Kaepernick’s decision to sit or take a knee during the national anthem exploded into a national conversation about race. Here, high school students tell us why they sit or kneel during the national anthem or the Pledge of Allegiance — or why they stand and participate.

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Astros 7, Yankees 1 | Series is tied, 3-3: Yankees Are Undone by Altuve and Verlander as the Astros Force a Game 7

Jose Altuve drove in three runs, and starter Justin Verlander got a big assist from center fielder George Springer, who made a leaping catch of a deep drive with two runners on base.

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Marshawn Lynch Is Suspended for a Game After Shoving an Official

Lynch, who has the option of appealing the suspension, was ejected from the Raiders’ game against the Chiefs on Thursday after he shoved the line judge Julian Mapp.

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Best Supporting Player? It Has to Be the Dodgers’ Enrique Hernandez

His three home runs in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series propelled Los Angeles to the World Series for the first time in 29 years.

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Keeping Score: For the Yankees, the Wild Card Has a Whole New Meaning

Before this weekend, the Yankees had always finished first in the regular season before they made a trip to the World Series. Now they could get there after finishing second in the American League East.

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Rockets Fear Chris Paul Could Miss a Month With Knee Injury

Paul has been officially ruled out of the Rockets’ home opener Saturday night with a bruised knee.

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Dusty Baker Is Out as Nationals Manager After Two Seasons

Baker won consecutive division titles in those two years, but the team’s general manager told reporters on Friday, “Our expectations have grown.”

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On Olympics: Olympic Skating Without Russia? ‘Like a Meal Without Salt and Pepper’

At a major figure skating competition in Russia, participants wondered if Russia’s doping would keep it out of the 2018 Winter Games.

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Columbia Gives Its Neighbors a Football Team Worth Cheering

The Lions are 5-0 this season, a rare sight for the neighborhood fans who have followed the team for decades.

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Premier League Castoffs, Starting Over at Age 11

England’s soccer machine discards preteen players, and their dreams, with ease and efficiency every year. But not every player, or every family, is willing to give up.

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On Baseball: The Kershaw Collection: 3 Cy Youngs, an M.V.P. and Now, a World Series

With six strong innings, Clayton Kershaw helped put the Los Angeles Dodgers in the final round of the postseason for the first time since 1988.

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In Bridge’s Shadow, an Unlikely College Sailing Power

Fordham, the college of Vince Lombardi, Vin Scully and Wellington Mara, has built one of the best college sailing programs in the country.

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The Blogger Who Became One University’s Scold

Daniel Libit has broken news about the University of New Mexico athletic department in a singularly specific quest to uncover wrongdoing in college sports.

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Britain’s Ice Hockey Icon Wonders, What If?

Tony Hand is in the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame, but he never turned his success in Britain into an N.H.L. career.

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She Played Billie Jean King in a Movie. Now She’s Focusing on Her Own Career.

Kaitlyn Christian was Emma Stone’s tennis double in “Battle of the Sexes,” and the weekend the movie came out she won the biggest title of her pro career.

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Atlanta Hawks Set to Hire N.B.A.’s Michelle Leftwich for Front Office

Leftwich becomes the latest woman to hold a prominent post in basketball operations for an N.B.A. team.

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Harriette Thompson, Marathon Record Setter at 91, Dies at 94

Ms. Thompson, a classical pianist and cancer survivor, was 76 when she started running marathons and completed a half-marathon in June.

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Sports of The Times: The ‘Me Too’ Movement Inevitably Spills Into Sports

“People should know that this is not just happening in Hollywood,” McKayla Maroney, a former Olympic gymnast, wrote in a brave Twitter post. “This is happening everywhere.”

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N.F.L. Week 7 Picks: Patriots Over Falcons (again) in Super Bowl Rematch

A Super Bowl rematch is poorly timed, with the Atlanta Falcons coming off consecutive losses. The Rams should win, and the Chiefs should get back on track. Here are our picks against the spread.

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How Nike Designs for an N.B.A. Athlete

This season Nike has teamed up with the N.B.A. to reimagine the league’s uniforms. We take you inside its research lab, where data helps designers understand how athletes like LeBron James move during a game.

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Review: Life is Soccer, and Soccer is Life, in ‘/peh-LO-tah/’

Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s dance-theater show considers racism, colonialism and aging as refracted through the world’s most popular sport.

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Jeremy Lin Out for the Season With Ruptured Patella Tendon in His Knee

The Brooklyn Nets guard landed hard after driving to the basket near the end of the Nets’ season opener.

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Chris Long of the Eagles to Donate Entire Salary

Long’s checks will go to educational charities and scholarships.

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WTA Finals: Darren Cahill Coaches by the Numbers

The Australian uses stats to break down individual points and relay his message more effectively to the players.

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Fantasy Football: Who to Start in N.F.L. Week 7

Start Matt Ryan against the N.F.L.’s worst defense. Adrian Peterson is back on track, and worthy of a start this week.

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On Baseball: Cubs Can Call Themselves the Champs for at Least a Little Longer

A victory over the Dodgers in Game 4 avoided a sweep. Now comes Game 5, and Clayton Kershaw. But the Cubs, under Joe Maddon, have defied the odds before.

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WTA Finals: A Difficult Season Makes Caroline Garcia Stronger

Injury problems and issues with teammates hurt her confidence, but she worked to turn around the negative experiences.

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On Tennis: The Hard Part of Being No. 1 in Women’s Tennis Is Staying There

Seven of the eight singles players competing at the WTA Finals in Singapore have a mathematical chance to finish the season at No. 1.

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Ready, Gone! The N.F.L.’s Disappearing Huddle.

This is a summary here for this story about teams not using huddles in the N.F.L. anymore right here.

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Meet the Knicks: No Big Expectations but a Lot of Tall Players

While the N.B.A. is increasingly going small, the Knicks have a roster that, at least for now, includes six players who are 6 feet 10 inches or taller.

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Roundup: Champions League: Chelsea Rallies for Draw; Messi Leads Barcelona

Chelsea let a two-goal lead slip away before getting a late goal to tie Roma, and Messi scored his 100th goal in European competition as Barcelona beat Olympiakos.

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After Two Days of Talks, N.F.L. Owners Leave Anthem Rules Intact

Although most owners want their players to stand during the anthem, they’re not willing to mandate it right now.

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The Old Sound Track Is Back. Yankee Stadium Is Loud Again.

The new ballpark, which opened in 2009, has been derided at times for not having the atmosphere that the old stadium possessed. But that is changing.

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On Pro Basketball: It’s Up to Kyrie Irving How the Celtics Move On From a Painful Opener

The former Cavaliers guard wanted to forge his own path as one of the N.B.A.’s premier players, but not this way, not without Gordon Hayward.

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On Pro Basketball: It’s Up to Kyrie Irving How the Celtics Move On From a Painful Opener

The former Cavaliers guard wanted to forge his own path as one of the N.B.A.’s premier players, but not this way, not without Gordon Hayward.

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French Investigator Seeks Information About Formula One Sale

The role of motor sports’ world governing body has drawn the attention of France’s financial crimes investigators.

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On Baseball: Dodgers Are on the Edge of Forgotten Territory: The World Series

Thanks to a bullpen that has been immaculate, Los Angeles needs just one victory to capture its first pennant since 1988 and then go for it all.

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Olympic Gymnast McKayla Maroney Says She Too Was Molested by Team Doctor

The doctor, Lawrence G. Nassar, is already facing criminal charges for sexually abusing other gymnasts.

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On Pro Basketball: Carmelo Anthony: Phil Jackson ‘Was Willing to Trade Me for a Bag of Chips’

Anthony spoke to The New York Times about leaving New York and said Kiyan Anthony, age 10, should be given an assist.

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Celtics’ Gordon Hayward Suffers Horrific Leg Injury in Opener

A prized free agent acquisition came down awkwardly at the end of a play and appeared to break his left leg or ankle.

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N.F.L. Owners Won’t Penalize Players for Kneeling During Anthem

The owners on Tuesday opted not to rewrite regulations to require standing for the anthem and met for hours with players to discuss supporting social causes.

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Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig Is an Object of Affection Once More

Puig, Los Angeles’s talented and sometimes maddening outfielder, is getting key hits in the playoffs, giving kisses to a coach and gaining fans’ approval.

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On Pro Basketball: A Season of Cleveland Anxiety, Brought to You by LeBron James

Amid concerns that James might repeat his 2010 departure from the Cavaliers and play elsewhere next season, a pair of fans have created apparel asking him to stay.

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Real Madrid Held to Draw With Tottenham After Own Goal

Madrid defender Raphael Varane scored on his own net trying to clear a cross in the first half and both teams remained unbeaten in the competition.

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In the Cage and at the Plate, Aaron Judge Is Still Trying to Figure It Out

Reggie Jackson has been keeping a watchful eye on Judge and thinks the young Yankee slugger needs the benefit of more major league at-bats.

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W.N.B.A. Moves Into Las Vegas, Joining the N.H.L. and N.F.L.

The San Antonio Stars are being bought by MGM Resorts International and moving to Las Vegas.

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Yankee Fans Take Another Poll: This Time They Like Joe

Girardi, the Yankees manager, was excoriated by the team’s fans after he blundered in the first round of the playoffs. But now it’s the second round, and all is forgiven.

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With Sonoma Aflame, Racing to Get Prized Horses Out

Sonoma and Napa counties are home to many of the most celebrated — and valuable — horses in equine sports.

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Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott Seeks Restraining Order to Get Back on the Field

The N.F.L. Players’ Association has asked a U.S. District Court to issue a restraining order that would allow the Dallas Cowboys star to rejoin the team.

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On Baseball: Yankees Solve the Astros, but Can’t Crack the Mystery of Betances

The four-time All-Star has still another disheartening relief outing — two batters, two walks — leaving Manager Joe Girardi no choice but to pull him.

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Eastern Conference Preview: Are the Celtics and Cavaliers Vulnerable?

Boston and Cleveland continued to stockpile stars, but the Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors are all waiting for a chance to break through.

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Western Conference Preview: The Warriors and 14 Other Guys

The Warriors are in a class by themselves, but the Rockers and the Thunder spent the off-season making rosters moves to try to keep up.

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James Blake Wins PowerShares Series Title In Lynchburg To Keep No. 1 Hopes Alive

James Blake defeated John McEnroe 6-3 Monday night in the one-set final at the Champions Showdown at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., to win his third title this year on the PowerShares Series The win keeps Blake alive in the year-long points title on the PowerShares Series, the North American tennis circuit for champion tennis [...]

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No Verlander and No Keuchel, So the Yankees Look Forward to Game 3

After being shut down in Houston by the Astros’ two aces, the Yankees will face Charlie Morton, a pitcher who is less intimidating.

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Rising British Tennis Talents Aiming for the Top 100

On the face of things, British tennis appears to be quite rosy considering the success of Andy Murray. The Scot remains one of the top three men in the ATP singles rankings despite a frustrating year with injury problems. Meanwhile, Johanna Konta continues to make good progress in her career, particularly in 2017 by winning two [...]

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Katie Smith Will Replace Bill Laimbeer as Liberty Coach

Laimbeer, who has coached the Liberty since 2013, is expected to take a position with the relocated San Antonio Stars franchise.

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When Was the Phrase ‘Walk-off Home Run’ First Used?

Dennis Eckersley is credited with coining the phrase about a game-ending homer, but now there are walk-off errors, balks and even field goals.

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On Pro Football: Another Star Falls as Aaron Rodgers Joins the N.F.L.’s Infirmary

A week after Odell Beckham Jr. and J.J. Watt sustained season-ending injuries, Rodgers broke his right collarbone. And the N.F.L. rule book was powerless to stop it.

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Accused of Corruption on Multiple Continents, and Comfortably Defiant in Senegal

Papa Massata Diack has been involved with massive corruption schemes that have tainted global sports, prosecutors claim. He says he can explain everything.

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In the Studio: Nike’s Chief of Design Doodles All Day

John Hoke invited us into his office in Portland, Ore., where he talked about his dyslexia, his doodling and some weird shoes that inspire him.

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On Pro Basketball: Months of N.B.A. Sound and Fury, Signifying No Threat to the Warriors

The league went through a transformative off-season, with star players switching teams and the league overhauling rules. But the most important thing didn’t change.

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Training for the Marathon on 1.3 Legs

The strangers who cheer me on can’t know that once, even walking a few blocks was a major accomplishment.

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Federer Beats Nadal Again; Sharapova Wins Again – Mondays with Bob Greene

Mondays with Bob Greene   STARS Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 to win the Shanghai Rolex Masters in Shanghai, China Maria Sharapova beat Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 7-6 (8) to win the Tianjin Open in Tianjin, China Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Daria Gavrilova 5-7 6-3 7-6 (3) to win the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open [...]

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Patriots 24, Jets 17: Jets, Outperforming Expectations, Are Outdone by the Patriots

In a game that few would have expected to be competitive before this season began, New England needed some good fortune to defeat the Jets.

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On Baseball: How the Astros Built a Contender From the Ground Up

Jeff Luhnow, Houston’s general manager, used savvy draft strategies to turn around a club that was among baseball’s worst five years ago.

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Maria Sharapova Wins Her First Title in More Than Two Years

Sharapova, who returned from a 15-month doping ban in April, defeated Aryna Sabalenka, 7-5, 7-6 (8), at the Tianjin Open.

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National Anthem Controversies, From Helsinki to Kuwait

Most anthem-related controversies are not quite as dramatic as the confrontation between N.F.L. players and the Trump administration. But they are often funnier.

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N.F.L. Week 6: Jaguars and Chiefs Try to Prove They Are Not Mirages

Live scores, and updates and analysis from the N.F.L.’s Week 6.

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Roger Federer Beats Rafael Nadal to Win His Sixth Title of the Year

The second-ranked Federer extended his winning streak over No. 1 Nadal this year to four matches with a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.

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German Soccer Team Kneels in Solidarity With N.F.L. Players’ Protests

The team, Hertha Berlin, nodded to social struggles in the United States by kneeling before its Bundesliga home game on Saturday.

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Aaron Hernandez’s Family Drops C.T.E. Suit Against N.F.L., for Now

The family, which sued last month in federal court in Boston, left open the possibility of refiling the case in a different court.

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Ready or Not (and They’re Not), the Weary Cubs Take On the Dodgers

A Game 5 on Thursday that lasted nearly five hours. A cross-country flight that was delayed. A closer who needs a breather. Starters who just pitched. Play ball!

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On College Basketball: At North Carolina, a Sigh of Relief and a New Championship Banner

At the Tar Heels’ annual men’s basketball tip-off event, a favorable ruling from the N.C.A.A.is subtext but no longer a concern.

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On Baseball: Still a Workhorse but Now an Astro, Justin Verlander Gets Set for Yankees

In effect, Verlander is a holdover from an earlier era of baseball, when starting pitchers took pride in piling up a huge amount of innings.

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Terry Downes Dies at 81; Middleweight Champion Was Britain’s Pride

Downes was a middleweight champion who fought all but two of his bouts in Britain, defeating a fading Sugar Ray Robinson in 1962.

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David vs. Goliath Gets an Update: It’s Now Altuve vs. Judge

The height discrepancy in the Astros-Yankees playoff showdown is a reminder that baseball is a sport that traditionally comes in all sizes.

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An Arrow Fell From the Sky and Disrupted a Cricket League

An August match in London ended early because of an interruption from above. The effects from the incident were felt a month later in the final standings.

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Keeping Score: A Cubs Fan Admits: We’re No Longer the Lovable Losers

The Cubs are no longer pathetic or cursed. In fact, they are extraordinarily talented and extremely fortunate. It’s time to pass the torch.

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A Blueprint for Women’s Sports Success. But Can It Be Copied?

The N.W.S.L.’s Portland Thorns have cracked the code for women’s pro sports success on and off the field. The question is: Can their model be replicated?

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Investing by Betting on the Sponsors of Sports

A sportscaster and a financial planner have started an exchange-traded fund aimed at enabling avid sports fans to invest in what they know.

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Bruce Arena Out as U.S. Soccer Coach

Bruce Arena resigned as coach of the United States men’s national team on Friday, the first casualty of his team’s failure to qualify for next year’s World Cup in Russia.

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N.C.A.A. Set to Announce Penalties for North Carolina

The academic fraud case involved fake classes that U.N.C. athletes were steered into over two decades.

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Howard Cheerleaders Add Voices to the Anthem Debate by Taking a Knee

The cheerleaders at Howard, a historically black university, kneel during the national anthem before football games. Players don’t get the chance.

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Chargers’ Okung Issues Call to Action for N.F.L. Players

Russell Okung will publish an open letter calling on players to focus on their goals of addressing inequality rather than reacting to criticism.

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On Baseball: Amid Yankees’ Jubilation, Relief for Joe Girardi and Aaron Judge

Girardi, the Yankees’ manager, and Judge, their top slugger, were grateful for another chance after enduring struggles in the division series.

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On Pro Basketball: Joel Embiid Is Raring to Go, Which Is Both Good and Bad for the 76ers

Embiid, a 23-year-old 7-footer, is an immense talent who seems ready to make a major impact in the N.B.A. But he also has to stay healthy for a full season.

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Fearless Forecasting: Introducing Upshot’s N.F.L. Playoff Simulator (4th Edition)

Explore playoff scenarios for any team with this interactive tool.

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Ezekiel Elliott’s 6-Game N.F.L. Suspension Reinstated by Court

The Cowboys running back could miss the next six games after the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided with the N.F.L.

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N.Y.C.F.C. Moves Final Home Game to Citi Field

The Yankees’ run to the American League Championship Series has forced its co-tenant at Yankee Stadium to make contingency plans for its final home date.

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N.F.L. Players May Have an Ally in Their Protests: Labor Law

In a debate over how far workers can go in banding together without retribution by their employers, many experts say showing solidarity is a legal right.

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The former start of the men’s national team says the devastating loss to Trinidad provides an opportunity for examination.

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What Happened to the Cleveland Indians?

Poor play derailed the team after it led the Yankees in the division series, two games to none, and after a regular season featuring 102 wins and a 22-game win streak.

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The Chiefs look to remain perfect, while the Jaguars hope to quit their Jekyll and Hyde routine. Here are our picks against the spread.

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P.S.G.’s Al-Khelaifi Accused of Bribing Ex-FIFA Chief Valcke

Khelaifi, the Paris St.-Germain chairman, was accused by the Swiss authorities of bribing Jérôme Valcke, the former FIFA executive, to win World Cup soccer contracts.

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“Where is your recorder?” Baron Eduard von Falz-Fein asked. “Be sure it is on.” Because he had a lot to tell about the Olympic movement.

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This was the Yankees’ bonus year, when nobody thought they would win very much — maybe not even the players. How could we all see this coming?

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Fox and Others Will Feel Pain of U.S. Absence at World Cup

When Fox paid $400 million for the rights to broadcast the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, it certainly hoped the United States would qualify.

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Red Sox Fire Manager John Farrell

Farrell, who won a World Series in 2013, his first season in charge of the Red Sox, was fired after the team’s second straight loss in the American League division series.

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Aston Martin, the maker of James Bond’s preferred cars, may soon have another offering for the British secret service agent – a luxury submarine. However, this underwater craft is not reserved exclusively for Bond, but available to anyone that can afford its hefty, $4 million cost.

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Condoleezza Rice will lead a commission to recommend ways to fix college basketball in the wake of F.B.I. investigations into fraud in the sport.

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The island nation was abuzz after a triumph over the United States in men’s soccer, even though it did not qualify for next year’s World Cup.

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Fantasy Football: Who to Start in Week 6

Deshaun Watson has become a must start in the fantasy game, but Ben Roethlisberger faces a tough matchup and is coming off one of the worst performances of his career.

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Indians’ Secret Weapon May Be Yan Gomes, Their Catcher From Brazil

Because of his birthplace and his family’s tennis pedigree, Gomes has an unusual baseball biography. Regardless, he is a battler on the field.

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About 600 miles from Las Vegas, the girl with the long ponytail scored the winning goal.

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Club soccer gets the headlines; international soccer still has the allure.

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On Soccer: What Next for U.S. Soccer?

The arc of American soccer’s rise was nearly continuous for more than 25 years. Now the men are out of the World Cup for the first time since 1986.

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Emotional Night in Las Vegas Ends With a Golden Knights Win

James Neal scored twice, and the Golden Knights remained unbeaten three games into their inaugural season with a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.

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All the United States national team had to do to get to the World Cup was win. But it didn’t, on a night when its rivals did. Watching an American soccer disaster play out in real time.

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The Cubs’ Secret to Success? Group Hugs

Wrigley Field is known as The Friendly Confines and the Cubs, with their pregame bonding ritual, seem to have become the friendliest of teams.

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In Hong Kong, It’s the Fans Who Protest During the National Anthem

Despite fines from soccer’s governing body and a new law requiring respect for China’s anthem, fans in the semiautonomous city of Hong Kong keep booing.

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For three days, a college coach from Texas was allowed to watch the N.B.A. champions practice up close. Not everything was complicated, he learned.

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Yankees Ask Sabathia to Beat the Indians and Keep the Season Alive

When Manager Joe Girardi chose Sabathia, 37 and possibly at the end of his Yankees career, to start Game 5, other members of the team heartily endorsed the decision.

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Photography is, in some ways, going out of style. With video cameras in our pockets, we no longer need to take countless photos in order to store our memories. On the other hand, it has never been more in vogue. Instagram is still primarily a photo sharing platform, and selfie culture has led to countless [...]

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Two weeks after the league stared down President Trump, Roger Goodell sent a letter to owners saying “we believe that everyone should stand for the national anthem.”

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Cody Bellinger, a rookie first baseman, had his first significant moments of the postseason, and that was good enough to propel Los Angeles into the N.L.C.S.

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Trump Threatens N.F.L. and Attacks Jemele Hill

In early Twitter posts, the president said Congress should eliminate a law allowing the N.F.L.’s central office to avoid paying taxes and said ESPN ratings have “tanked.”

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The Dodgers Dispatch D-Backs and Return to N.L.C.S.

Led by a big Japanese right-hander and a rookie from just down the road, the Los Angeles Dodgers are headed back to the NL Championship Series.

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Women Today: Women Are Playing Today, and Leading Tomorrow

Sports programs for girls provide more than just a physical benefit — they can also help educate girls about gender issues, and empower them.

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Q&A: What if a Bear Took an N.B.A. Star’s Place? Shea Serrano Has an Answer

The author and humorist behind the best-selling “The Rap Year Book’’ takes on basketball in an illustrated book that asks and answers a lot of questions.

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Iceland Becomes Smallest Nation to Qualify for World Cup

Iceland made a stunning run at the 2016 European Championships, then followed it up on Monday by clinching a berth in the Cup finals in Russia next year.

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Cubs 2, Nationals 1 | Chicago leads series 2-1: Cubs Beat Nationals as a Bloop Cancels Out a Blunder

Chicago made a costly error in the sixth and didn’t get a base hit off Max Scherzer until the seventh but an elusive pop fly gave the Cubs a 2-1 victory.

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When Christian Pulisic Is So Good It Hurts

Persistent fouling has become a fact of life for United States midfielder Christian Pulisic. But he and Coach Bruce Arena know it’s not going to stop.

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Astros 5, Red Sox 4: With Justin Verlander in Relief, Astros Oust Red Sox in A.L.D.S.

Verlander allowed just one hit, earning the win in his first professional relief appearance.

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U.S.-Puerto Rico Basketball Game to Be Moved Because of Hurricane Damage

The World Cup qualifying game might be held in Orlando next month.

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ESPN Suspends Jemele Hill After Response to Jerry Jones’s Comments

After Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he’d bench players who “disrespect the flag,” Hill suggested people boycott the team’s sponsors.

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Y.A. Tittle, Quarterback Who Led Giants to 3 Title Games, Dies at 90

Tittle endeared himself to New York not as a golden boy but as a muddied, grass-stained scrapper who had been discarded by the 49ers as too slow and too old.

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Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Says Players Who ‘Disrespect the Flag’ Won’t Play

President Trump has criticized the N.F.L. over anthem protests. Now the owners might be headed toward a clash with the players’ union.

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Chris Foerster, Seen Snorting Powder in Video, Resigns as a Dolphins Coach

Foerster, the team’s offensive line coach, said in a statement that he was committed to “getting the help that I need.”

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“Absolute Tennis” Book By Marty Smith Released By New Chapter Press

New Chapter Press announced the release of the new innovative tennis instructional book “Absolute Tennis: The Best and Next Way To Play The Game” by Marty Smith. “Absolute Tennis” is a thorough and comprehensive guide to tennis instruction and in improving one’s tennis game compiled in an insightful and visually engaging book by Smith, the [...]

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Hassan al-Thawadi on Worker Welfare, Qatari Goals and the 2022 World Cup

In an interview with The New York Times, the man leading Qatar’s preparations for the 2022 World Cup discussed the advantages, and challenges, of the task he was given.

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Joe Girardi Takes His Medicine — a Barrage of Boos in the Bronx

The manager figured he would get a hostile reception from Yankees fans on Sunday night, and he did. All because of a Game 2 blunder last Friday night.

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The N.F.L.’s Big Head-Scratcher: What’s Wrong With the Cowboys?

One of the most talented teams in the league, Dallas blew another big lead at home, this time to Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.

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Qatar Has a World Cup Date. It Still Needs a World-Class Team.

Five years before Qatar hosts the 2022 World Cup, the state of soccer there is still very much a work in progress.

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Caroline Garcia Topples New No. 1 Simona Halep In Beijing – Mondays with Bob Greene

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Under the Cloud of a Bad Call, Joe Girardi Contemplates His Future

In what was an unusually reflective moment for Girardi, he addressed the possibility that he would not return as manager in 2018.

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On Baseball: Dusty Baker Is Back at Wrigley Field, Still Looking for a Ring of His Own

Baker was the Cubs’ manager in 2003 when everything went haywire just as a World Series seemed to be in reach. Now the Cubs are the champs, and Baker still waits.

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Odell Beckham Jr. Is Injured as Giants’ Season Keeps Spiraling

At 0-5, the Giants hardly look like the division contender talked about in training camp. Even worse, Beckham and several starters are now injured.

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Battered by the Dodgers, Diamondbacks Turns to Plan Z — Zack Greinke

Greinke, the Diamondbacks’ ace, was pitching for Los Angeles not that long ago. But now he is is tasked with preventing the Dodgers from completing a division-series sweep.

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How N.F.L. Overtime Works

What happens when the game is tied after 60 minutes.

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Disney’s Big Bet on Streaming Relies on Little-Known Tech Company

BamTech has had success with its services for Major League Baseball, HBO and others. Disney is hoping the company can do the same for it.

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This week should help identify the real N.F.L. contenders, starting with the matchup between the Lions and Vikings. Stay here for live updates and analysis.

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Italian Open: At the Italian Open, Francesco Molinari Hopes to Make It Two in a Row

Strong finishes at the European Tour’s PGA Championship and the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow reflect his improved game.

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Puig Powers Dodgers to 8-5 Win Over D-Backs, 2-0 Series Lead

Yasiel Puig's bloop single didn't even drive in a run. He still flipped his bat , sprinted to first and triumphantly pointed back at his dugout, where the cheering Los Angeles Dodgers pointed right back while the crowd chanted his name.

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Italian Open: Italian Open 2017: Here’s What You Need to Know

The 74th edition of Italy’s national championship returns to Golf Club Milano for the ninth time.

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Nationals 6, Cubs 3 | Series tied, 1-1: Nationals Stage a Late Comeback, Perhaps Exorcising Postseason Demons

Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman each hit a homer in the eighth inning, turning a 3-1 deficit into a win that set off an exuberant celebration.

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Maple Leafs 8, Rangers 5: Rangers Lose as Toronto Scores 3 Goals in the Third Period

The Maple Leafs chased Henrik Lundqvist in the first period, when they took a 5-1 lead. The Islanders and Devils both won.

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Iowa State 38, No. 3 Oklahoma 31: Backup Quarterback and Iowa State Stun Oklahoma

The loss ended Oklahoma’s nation-leading 14-game winning streak and the Sooners’ 18-game run against the Cyclones, which dated to 1990.

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Joe Girardi: ‘I Screwed Up’

The Yankees manager said on Saturday that he regretted not challenging a hit-by-pitch call that helped the Indians come back and win Game 2 of their playoff series.

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Connie Hawkins, Pioneering N.B.A. Hall of Famer, Dies at 75

Hawkins, who made his N.B.A. debut at 27 after being tainted by scandal, became “one of basketball’s great innovators,” the Phoenix Suns said.

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Italian Open: Matteo Manassero Takes a Mature Approach

The golfer hopes that finding the right balance and mind-set will help him climb back up in the rankings.

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Encounters: Odell Beckham Jr. on a Nike-Powered Swing Through SoHo

The New York Giants star receiver drops by two promotional events and considers whether he’d emulate Mike Tyson.

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On Baseball: Red Sox Lament in Houston: ‘They’ve Done Everything Right’

The Astros, who have slammed six homers in the first two games of their division series against Boston, can finish a sweep at Fenway Park on Sunday.

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Anthony Rendon Is the Nationals’ Mr. Anonymous. He Shouldn’t Be.

Washington’s third baseman can do everything and make it look almost effortless. On a team of bigger names, he gets overlooked, at least by some fans.

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World Cup Qualifying | U.S. 4, Panama 0: With Christian Pulisic Driving, United States Steers Closer to World Cup

Pulisic scored an early goal and set up another as the United States thrashed Panama to move within a tie or a win of its eighth straight trip to the World Cup.

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Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez: The $50,000 Bargain Who Just Hit 56 Doubles

He is one of the players who now makes the Cleveland Indians go, a 5-foot-9 switch-hitter who can hit, hustle and play multiple positions.

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M.L.B. Says Apple Watch in Diamondbacks’ Dugout Was Not Used to Cheat

M.L.B. fined the team and Ariel Prieto, the coach who wore the watch, an undisclosed amount for violating rules on electronic devices, but said an investigation showed that the incident was a mistake.

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Astros 8, Red Sox 2 | Houston leads series, 2-0: Astros, in a Virtual Replay, Batter the Red Sox in Game 2

Houston’s Carlos Correa and George Springer, left out of the onslaught in Game 1, each had a homer, a double, a walk and two runs scored in the Astros’ win on Friday.

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Keeping Score: October Is Here: Will Joe Maddon Avoid Going Bonkers?

The Cubs’ manager overdid it in Game 6 of the World Series and, as a result, nearly blew Game 7. Now he gets a chance to not repeat his mistake.

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A Polarizing Anthem Performance — by Jose Feliciano in 1968

“I don’t think it was the proper place for that kind of treatment,” Roger Maris of the Cardinals said.

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Brazil’s Women Soccer Players in Revolt Against Federation

The firing of the first woman to lead the national team has led to the retirement of five top players, and harsh criticism of the federation by former stars.

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For Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy, Age 20 Might Feel Kind of Boring

In the past 10 months, McAvoy, 19, has played for five teams and in the N.C.A.A. tournament, the N.H.L. playoffs and two international competitions.

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An N.C.A.A. for Esports? Rivals Angle to Govern Campus Video Gaming

With the N.C.A.A. slow to embrace video gaming on college campuses, opportunistic organizations are racing to fill the void.f

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On College Football: New Coach Reminds Fans That Purdue Has a Football Team

As Jeff Brohm is showing at Purdue, a coaching change is still the most effective way to turn a program, and its energy, around.

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Dominican Players Sharpen Their Skills with a Broomstick and Bottle Cap

Like other Dominican major leaguers, Rafael Devers of the Red Sox was reared, in part, on vitilla, a game that uses a swerving cap for a ball.

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The Never-Ending Battle Against Sport’s Hidden Foe

The virulent bacteria MRSA flourishes in locker rooms, on gear and on players’ skin, and the fight to prevent infections includes high-tech solutions like a chemical fog.

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Argentina in Danger of Missing World Cup After Tie With Peru

Lionel Messi and his Argentine teammates need to beat Ecuador next week and get some help in order to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

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Yankees or Indians? LeBron James Stays Fairly Neutral

James riled up Cleveland fans in 2007 by wearing a Yankees hat to an American League division series between the two teams, but for Thursday’s Game 1, he chose not to wear a hat.

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Astros 8, Red Sox 2: Jose Altuve Flexes His Muscles and the Astros Flatten Chris Sale

Altuve is one of the shortest players in baseball, but perhaps its best hitter. And in Game 1 against the Red Sox, he homered three times.

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How Jason Kipnis, an All-Star at Second Base, Ended Up in Center Field

Kipnis made the switch at his manager’s request, but that doesn’t mean he’s lacking any confidence in his abilities in the outfield.

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Mets’ David Wright Undergoes Yet Another Surgery

The Mets unexpectedly announced the operation on Thursday, which was intended to alleviate pressure in Wright’s troublesome back.

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M.L.B. Investigating Diamondbacks Coach Who Wore Apple Watch

Ariel Prieto, a coach and translator, was spotted wearing the device in the dugout during Arizona’s win in a wild card game on Wednesday, but the team said he had made an “honest mistake.”

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Cam Newton Loses Dannon Sponsorship Deal After Sexist Remarks

The Carolina Panthers quarterback drew criticism after saying “it’s funny to hear a female talk about routes” to Jourdan Rodrigue of the Charlotte Observer.

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Terrelle Pryor Says He Was Racially Taunted; N.F.L. to Investigate

The Redskins receiver made an obscene gesture to Chiefs fans after Monday night’s game, which he said was motivated by racial slurs from the crowd.

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Islanders Try to Focus on the Season Ahead, Not the Next One

Two major elements of uncertainty loom over the Islanders’ season: John Tavares’s contract situation and the team’s arena situation.

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Brazil’s Olympic Committee Head Is Detained in Bribe Inquiry

Carlos Arthur Nuzman had undeclared assets, including 16 bars of gold stashed in Switzerland, prosecutors say. His “right-hand man” was also detained.

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N.F.L. Picks: Packers Over Cowboys, and Patriots Over Buccaneers

Kansas City appears to be the class of the N.F.L. Can the Chiefs stay undefeated against the Texans? Here are our picks against the spread in Week 5.

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On Baseball: M.L.B. Spoiler Alert: Here’s What Will Happen in the Playoffs

Tyler Kepner takes a look into his crystal ball to see how each series might play out.

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U.S. National Team Still Controls Its Own World Cup Destiny

The United States controls its destiny in World Cup qualifying, but it is running out of rope to tie up an automatic berth.

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Did Nick Saban Break L.S.U.?

A program with a proud football history struggles to coexist with a rival that’s simply better, and a nagging sense of what it lost.

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The Devils and the Riveters Form a Hockey Partnership

The Devils are the first N.H.L. team to hold an ownership stake in a women’s pro hockey franchise and will help the Riveters with facilities, sponsorships and marketing.

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The Yankees Are Back in Cleveland. Will the Bugs Return, Too?

The Yankees’ last playoff game in Cleveland was in 2007, when a swarm of midges famously drove Joba Chamberlain to distraction.

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Cam Newton Mocks Female Reporter for Using Football Term

Newton, the quarterback for the Carolina Panthers, began his reply to a question about the route running of one of his receivers by saying it was funny to hear a “female talk about routes.”

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For Chase Headley and Dellin Betances, Wild-Card Win Comes With Sting of a Snub

Neither Headley nor Betances, both integral parts of the Yankees’ run this season, played in the win-or-go-home wild-card game against the Twins on Tuesday.

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Robert Yates, Nascar Team Owner and Master Engine Builder, Dies at 74

Mr. Yates’s clients included Junior Johnson, Richard Petty and Bobby and Davey Allison, and his team won 57 races.

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Brian Bowen’s Path to Louisville: A Federal Case Study

A criminal complaint unsealed last week said illicit, under-the-table tactics were part of the college recruitment of Bowen, a standout high school basketball player.

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Fantasy Football: The Best Players to Start in Week 5

The start of bye weeks means fantasy participants must devote much more attention to their lineups.

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On Time: Does Anyone Actually Go Diving With a Dive Watch?

Jason Heaton, who has dive-tested the world’s most illustrious timepieces, tells you what you really need in a dive watch.

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Tech We’re Using: Documenting Sports With Tech, or It Didn’t Happen

John Branch, a sports reporter for The Times, tells how tech has transformed sports into an industry with a culture of immediacy and visual documentation.

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More of the Same for the Twins Against the Yankees

Bad history continues for Minnesota playing New York. And no Twin has felt it more than Joe Mauer

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On Baseball: A Young Yankees Team, Led by Two Veterans

On Tuesday, the Yankees’ 2 through 7 hitters were all 28 or younger. But Brett Gardner and David Robertson starred.

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Sports of The Times: The Progressive Voice Bursting From Texas and Spreading Everywhere

The Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen has become a viral video star for his sometimes controversial commentaries. He just wants you to hear him out.

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Lindsey Vonn Clears One Gate in Her Quest to Race Against Men

Vonn’s request to enter a men’s downhill race next winter was formally discussed at a preliminary meeting of members of the International Ski Federation. Her previous attempts were rejected.

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On Baseball: Like It or Not, Baseball’s Instant-Knockout Game Seems Here to Stay

The life-or-death quality of the wild-card play-in contest provides instant drama. But it can also seem unfair, at least to the losing team.

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Screens Are Everywhere at Yankee Stadium — Before the Game

There is temporary netting running along the stands. That’s to protect fans during batting practice. And there are screens on the field — for the players.

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Like the Knicks, an Ad Campaign Fades Quickly

The promotion for the sports channel FS1 appeared on subway trains this week, asking if people were hopeful or hopeless about the Knicks. The ads are to be removed after hitting nerves — perhaps as intended.

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Iranian Chess Player, Shunned for Refusing to Wear Hijab, Will Play in U.S.

Dorsa Derakhshani is now playing for the St. Louis University chess team and officially registered to compete with the United States Chess Federation.

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On Olympics: She Finished Last on the Ice, but Moved Forward

Zahra Lari of the United Arab Emirates failed to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics, but she hopes progress was made for athletes who wear hijabs.

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Frank Hamblen, Phil Jackson’s Assistant in Title Runs, Dies at 70

Hamblen, a longtime N.B.A. presence, was a coach on the bench with Jackson in Chicago and Los Angeles during seven championship seasons.

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M.L.B. Playoffs: Yankees vs. Twins Top Story Lines

The Yankees and Twins play in the wild-card round to decide which team will advance in the playoffs. Stay here for live updates and analysis.

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A Title in 2009. Boos in 2015. Now, Brett Gardner Tries Again.

At 34, Gardner is an elder statesman on the Yankees who has called the wild card playoff with the Twins “probably the most important game of my life.”

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Premier League Weighs End to 25 Years of TV Revenue Parity

The biggest and richest clubs in the Premier League, with an eye on their biggest continental rivals, are pressing for a larger cut of foreign TV revenue.

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List of Five: Custom Fashions for an N.B.A. Big Man

When it comes to style, Dwight Howard plans ahead.

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As Baseball Playoffs Near, a Question Looms: Are There Enough Red Towels?

Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, a sports merchandising agency, started planning the promotions for the Major League Baseball playoffs months ago.

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The Yankees Absolutely Own the Twins in the Postseason

The Twins have won only two of their 14 postseason games against the Yankees. They haven’t fared much better in the regular season.

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Mets’ Pitching Coach and Longtime Athletic Trainer Won’t Return

Pitching coach Dan Warthen and head athletic trainer Ray Ramirez, both longtime employees, will not return in 2018.

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Daryl Morey Built an Elite N.B.A. Team. Now He’s Building a Musical

Daryl Morey, the Houston Rockets’ mastermind, is a huge theater buff, and he is now producing a musical about — what else? — basketball.

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The Last Unbeaten Team: Surprise, It’s the Chiefs.

Alex Smith has led the way at quarterback, and the astonishing rookie Kareem Hunt is setting records.

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On Baseball: Ervin Santana Shocked the Yankees 12 Years Ago. Can He Do It Again?

In 2005, Santana came on as a reliever to help the Angels win a decisive division series game against the Yankees, whom he will face in Tuesday’s wild-card game for the Twins.

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Atlanta Braves G.M. Resigns Amid M.L.B. Investigation

An investigation revealed serious rules violations in the international player market, forcing the resignations of John Coppolella and Gordon Blakeley, a top scout.

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Aaron Judge Arrives at the Next Chapter in His Career: October

The Yankees’ young slugger is set to play in his first postseason game on Tuesday night. Because he’s a Yankee, a lot more of those games may follow.

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Minnesota Lynx, a Model W.N.B.A. Franchise, Eye Another Title

The Lynx play the Sparks on Wednesday night in a decisive Game 5 of the finals, hoping to win their fourth championship since 2011.

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A Good Day for ESPN After Disney Reaches Altice Agreement

The cable service will pay more for ESPN and other Disney-owned networks under a tentative contract renewal. Disney shares rose $1.29 on Monday.

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Old Hand in a New Town: Marleau Set for His Maple Leafs’ Debut

Patrick Marleau spent 19 seasons with the San Jose Sharks. Now, he’s being asked to take on a leadership role with the young Toronto Maple Leafs.

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M.L.B. 2017: Going ... Going ... Gone!

Baseball ran on a power cord in 2017, setting a single-season record for home runs. Naturally, the spotlight was on all the balls flying over the wall and all the batters circling the bases, but there was also a record winning streak and other memorable moments.

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Lynx 80, Sparks 69: Minnesota Lynx Force a Decisive Game 5 in W.N.B.A. Finals

Sylvia Fowles scored 22 points for the Lynx, who lost a winner-take-all game to the Sparks in last year’s W.N.B.A. finals.

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Last Year, the Cubs Finally Celebrated. Is it the Indians’ Turn?

Cleveland came up just short last season, losing in the 10th inning of Game 7 of the World Series. They enter this postseason as the hottest team in baseball.

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Olympics Bribery Inquiry Includes Société Générale Transactions

French prosecutors have concerns that the bank might have breached money-laundering regulations, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

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N.F.L. Scores: What We Learned in Week 4

The Rams found a defense, Cam Newton found his old self and the Texans found their quarterback. Highlights from Week 4.

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Trump Presents Trophy to U.S. Team at Presidents Cup

President Trump was the first sitting president in the competition’s 13-year history to award the Cup to the winning team.

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Barcelona Wins in an Empty Stadium Amid Catalan Voting Strife

Barcelona, which openly backed the referendum, defeated Las Palmas, 3-0 at an empty Camp Nou stadium.

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David Goffin Captures First Title Since 2014 – Mondays with Bob Greene

Mondays with Bob Greene   STARS Caroline Garcia beat Ashleigh Barty 6-7 (3) 7-6 (4) 6-2 to win the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open in Wuhan, China Denis Istomin beat Marcus Baghdatis 3-2 retired to win the Chengdu Open in Chengdu, China David Goffin beat Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-3 to win the Shenzhen Open [...]

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Phillies 11, Mets 0: Terry Collins Will Stay With the Mets, but Not as Manager

The announcement that Collins’s seven-year run in the dugout was over was not a surprise. He ends with the longest stint as manager in team history.

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Cam Newton Stands Out in a Quieter Week of Player Protests

Newton of the Carolina Panthers raised a clenched fist after scoring a touchdown, a gesture that stood above a wave of more oblique demonstrations.

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Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1: Yankees Lose, but Who Cares? Now Comes the Wild-Card Game

A 91-71 regular-season record is enough to give the Yankees home-field advantage on Tuesday, when they will take on their favorite pushover — the Minnesota Twins.

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On Pro Football: Please Rise for Our National Anthem — if You’re Not Too Busy

At football games, the anthem has been cherished by some and — let’s be honest — endured by others. Either way, it signals the game is starting.

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On Golf: How to Improve the Presidents Cup? Bring On the Women

The competition has been underwhelming ever since its inception, so why not make it a combined-gender event?

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In Interview, Father of Girl Hit by Ball at Yankee Stadium Recounts Ordeal

Speaking publicly for the first time since the incident on Sept. 20, the father told The Times that his daughter’s vision might not return to normal.

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Yankee Stadium Netting Will Be Extended for Next Season

The Yankees announced on Sunday that they would “significantly expand” the protective netting at their stadium.

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N.F.L.: After Another Trump Tweet, Teams Prepare for Anthem

A week after every N.F.L. team made some kind of statement during the national anthem, teams will likely scale it back this week. Live updates and analysis.

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