The Yankees’ handling of Frazier’s concussion, which was diagnosed two days after a collision, illustrated the murkiness that still surrounds treating brain injuries in sports.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Neymar Will Have Surgery on Fractured Foot
Neymar, the star striker for P.S.G. and Brazil, will miss his club’s Champions League match against Real Madrid because of the operation.
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Scott Blackmun Steps Down as Head of U.S.O.C. Under Pressure From Larry Nassar Case
A congressional inquiry into the Olympic organization’s handling of allegations of sex abuse had intensified scrutiny of Blackmun, the chief executive.
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On Baseball: Fernando Rodney, Nearing 41 as a Minnesota Twin, Embraces Another New Home
Rodney, a reliever, is the oldest player on any 40-man roster this spring training, and he is with his ninth major league team.
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List of Five: You Won’t Find DeMarre Carroll of the Brooklyn Nets in Sweats
The basketball star prefers Dolce & Gabbana, fur coats and Gucci bracelets.
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Marion Bartoli Is Nearly Back
The 2013 Wimbledon champion left the sport and experienced bouts of mental abuse and physical illness, dropping to 90 pounds before regaining her footing.
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I.O.C. Reinstates Barred Russian Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee has lifted its ban on Russia after the remaining drug tests from the Pyeongchang Olympics tested negative.
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The Warriors’ 70-Year-Old Truth-Teller
Ron Adams is an assistant coach with wide-ranging interests and an obsession with good basketball. He’ll send the wine back if it doesn’t taste right.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
A Reluctant Team of Free Agents Scrimmages at ‘Camp Jobless’
As unsigned players trained in Florida against a Japanese team, the players’ union filed a grievance against several teams in an effort to jolt the sluggish market.
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N.F.L. and Papa John’s Part Ways in Wake of C.E.O. Commentary
John Schnatter has already stepped down as chief executive of the pizza company, but his comments still resonated at the end of a long sponsorship agreement.
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Up Next: A College Wrestler Who Is Out and Writes Poetry
Dylan Geick, 19, a freshman wrestler at Columbia University, is also half of the adorable YouTube couple known as “Jylan.”
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Starting Its Postseason Early, Big Ten Wonders if It Made the Right Call
The Big Ten moved its postseason tournament up by a week in order to be in New York City, but that may set up an uneasy wait for Selection Sunday.
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Books News: Etan Thomas: Now a Different Kind of Player
The activist and former N.B.A. player tries to encourage athletes to become socially conscious in his book, “Why We Matter: Athletes and Activism.”
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On Baseball: 10 Years After He Went No. 1, Tim Beckham Can See Himself at the Top
Beckham was drafted first over all by Tampa Bay in 2008 but did not become an everyday player until last season, when the Rays traded him to Baltimore.
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As Golden Knights Soar, Las Vegas Stakes Its Claim as a Sports Town
By most measures, the expansion team’s inaugural N.H.L. season has been a smashing success. Can the Raiders replicate it?
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U.S.A. Gymnastics Is in Chaos. Gymnasts Keep Training.
In the wake of a sex abuse scandal, many elite gymnasts fear the reckoning, essential though it is, may put their lifelong goals in jeopardy.
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Monday, February 26, 2018
Warriors 125, Knicks 111: Warriors Wake From Slumber Just in Time to Crush the Knicks
Two sleepy quarters led to a 1-point deficit for Golden State at halftime, but an outrageous third quarter turned the game into an easy win in their favor.
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Russell Wilson Sizes Up the Yankees’ Football Prospects
Wilson, a Super Bowl-winning quarterback, showed off his baseball skills and declared Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge would have made good tight ends.
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On Tennis: I.T.F. Proposes a Huge Makeover for a Stale Davis Cup
Could a new 25-year, $3 billion dollar plan to stage the Davis Cup’s final stage in a weeklong competition at a single site revive the event’s popularity?
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Rangers Trade Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller, Completing Overhaul
The Rangers sent McDonagh, their captain, and Miller to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the final move of a roster makeover just before the trade deadline Monday.
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For a Change, the Mets Like Their Pitching Numbers
Healthy arms and a late signing have fortified a rotation that was one of the team’s weak links in 2017.
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Roger Goodell Expected to Fine Jerry Jones Millions of Dollars
The Dallas Cowboys owner had aggressively challenged the commissioner’s new contract and the treatment of the star running back Ezekiel Elliott.
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Lleyton Hewitt, Tommy Haas New Faces On 2018 PowerShares Series
Former Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion Lleyton Hewitt and former world No. 2 and 2000 Olympic silver medalist Tommy Haas will join the PowerShares Series champions tennis circuit in 2018, InsideOut Sports & Entertainment, the organizers of the PowerShares Series, announced. The PowerShares Series is the North American tennis circuit for champion tennis players over [...]
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Frances Tiafoe Wins First ATP Singles Title In Delray Beach – Mondays with Bob Greene
Mondays with Bob Greene STARS Diego Schwartzman beat Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-3 to win the Rio Open presented by Claro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Karen Khachanov beat Lucas Pouille 7-5 3-6 7-5 to win the Open 13 Provence in Marseille, France Elina Svitolina beat Daria Kasatkina 6-4 6-0 to win the Dubai [...]
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Sunday, February 25, 2018
On Soccer: At Manchester United, a Win to Celebrate but Not to Savor
United is a winning club and a financial colossus, but will that continue to be enough in a world in which fans increasingly expect style with their substance?
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Tiger Woods’s Comeback Gains Steam at Honda Classic
Woods stumbled on a few holes at PGA National but finished 12th, his best result in the three events he has played since a 10-month absence last year.
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Alex Rodriguez Returns to Yankees for Second Year as Adviser
Rodriguez, who retired in 2016, will be joined by the former Yankees Reggie Jackson, Hideki Matsui and Nick Swisher as advisers with the team.
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Without N.H.L., Olympic Hockey Takes Hit in Ratings and Interest
There was no shortage of action in the men’s hockey tournaments, but the late hours and unfamiliar names made it fade some from the public eye.
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Rangers Trade Rick Nash to the Boston Bruins
The Rangers, who promised major roster changes in a letter to fans two weeks ago, will pick up forwards Ryan Spooner and Matt Beleskey and a first-round pick.
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Moments Large and Small in a Memorable Olympics
Members of The New York Times Olympic staff share their favorite moments from the Pyeongchang Games.
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With Olympics Over, Team Korea Goes Back to Being 2 Countries
Athletes from North and South Korea waved the flags of their own countries as they arrived for the closing ceremony. Only time will Olympic diplomacy has had a lasting effect.
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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony Live Updates
The Olympic Games come to a conclusion with the closing ceremony at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium. Stay here for live updates, photographs and analysis.
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Saturday, February 24, 2018
Russians Won’t Get to March Under Their Flag at the Olympic Closing Ceremony
The International Olympic Committee voted on Sunday to delay lifting a doping ban on Russia until all drug test results from the 2018 Games are in. More than 160 Russians competed neutrally in Pyeongchang.
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At the Olympics, Motherhood Skis Away With a Gold and a Bronze
The American cross-country skier Kikkan Randall took gold and a Norwegian counterpart, Marit Bjoergen, took third in the same race. Both have very young sons.
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Rangers Greats Reunite to Honor Jean Ratelle
Ratelle’s No. 19 will be retired at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, more than 40 years after his startling trade to the Bruins.
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On Skiing: For the Moment, Mikaela Shiffrin Is Looking a Little Lonely at the Top
At the Pyeongchang Olympics, Lindsey Vonn and Shiffrin accounted for all three American medals in Alpine skiing. And Vonn is headed toward the exit.
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News Analysis: Why People Love to Jump Off Cliffs
High-risk sports enthusiasts say that the thrills are worth the danger.
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Her Olympic Goal: Find Her Birth Parents
Meehyun Lee was born in South Korea and adopted by a family in Pennsylvania when she was just 1. She returned to compete for South Korea in the Olympics, hoping her birth parents might be watching.
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2 U.S.A. Swimming Officials Resign Amid Accusations of Ignored Abuse
Susan Woessner, the organization’s Safe Sport senior director, and Pat Hogan, a managing director, announced their departures on Thursday.
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Meet Walter Winans, the Ultimate Two-Event Olympic Medalist
In 1912, Long before Ester Ledecka, Winans won medals in both shooting and ... sculpture.
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As Medals Pile Up, Norway Worries: Are We Winning Too Much?
After a historic performance at the Olympics, some Norwegians fret that they dominate their favorite sport so much that they are ruining it.
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Friday, February 23, 2018
Aaron Boone’s No. 17? It’s Personal, Not Motivational
Boone, the new Yankees’ manager, wore No. 19 as a Yankees player in 2003, but No. 17, given to him by the Reds, is the number he associates with his playing career.
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Dominic Smith Is Benched After Late Arrival at a Mets Meeting
Smith said he agreed with Manager Mickey Callaway’s decision to keep him out of the team’s first spring training game as a penalty for showing up late to a pregame meeting.
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Giancarlo Stanton Fuels, and Feels, Excitement in His First Yankees Game
The new slugger played right field for four innings, drew a walk and grounded into a double play in a 3-1 victory over Detroit.
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Ex-Dolphin Jonathan Martin Is Detained After Social Media Post Shuts School
An Instagram post by Martin, the N.F.L. player at the center of a bullying scandal in 2013, led officials at the school he attended in Los Angeles to close for the day.
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South Korea’s Next Generation of Speed
“Are you next?” reads a placard in a glass display case in Seoul’s Gwacheon ice rink, where the next generation of Korean speedskaters take the ice each day — all dreaming of bringing home a medal in the country’s most popular winter sport.
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In Speedskating, South Korea Sees a Fast Track to Olympic Glory
South Korea, long dominant in short-track speedskating, molds young skaters into champions starting at an early age.
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Eugenie Bouchard and U.S.T.A. Reach Settlement
The tennis player had been seeking damages after sustaining a concussion in the trainer’s room at the U.S. Open.
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Everyone Onto the Ice, Including an American Hoping for Gold
The Olympic debut of mass-start speedskating presents an opportunity for Joey Mantia and the entire, medal-starved United States program.
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On Olympics: Rejecting Specialization, Ester Ledecka Carves New Path to Medals Stand
Ester Ledecka, the first woman to compete in snowboarding and skiing in the same Olympics, helps upend the belief that early specialization is the one clear path to sports success.
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First Person: How I Became a 37-Year-Old Snowbird
After the death of a pet and the forced sale of her home, combined with a bad case of seasonal affective disorder, a writer heads south and keeps running.
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Brandon Drury Begins Yankees Career With a Retooled Swing
The third baseman, a recent acquisition from the Diamondbacks, worked in the off-season with the hitting coaches who transformed the swings of J.D. Martinez and Chris Taylor.
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Olympic Golds Online, if Not in Competition
Most of the moments from the 2018 Winter Games that have gone viral online had little to do with athletic achievement.
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Report Ties Players at Top College Basketball Programs to Illicit Payments
Documents uncovered in a federal investigation seem to provide details about several star players, according to Yahoo Sports.
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Canada’s Curling Is Crumbling! Or Something Like That.
Here’s the stone cold truth: Canada’s men’s and women’s teams both ended up without an Olympic medal, an unthinkable development for a nation so dominant in the sport.
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Russia, the Olympics’ Awkward Guest
Despite the country being barred from the Winter Games, Russian athletes and fans showed up and had a good time.
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Team U.S.A.? More Like Team Minnesota
The thrilling gold medal victory by the United States women’s hockey team capped a whirlwind 48 hours of Minnesota success at the Olympics.
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Russian Bobsledder Fails Doping Test
Nadezhda Sergeeva is the second Russian athlete at the Games to test positive for a banned substance. Will Russia get its flag back now?
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Sports of The Times: A Hockey Goal and a Medal That Will Resonate Beyond the Ice
Team U.S.A. won Olympic gold in women’s hockey for the first time since 1998. For the players, this was about more than their sport.
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Olympic Cross-Country Skiers Eat 8,000 Calories a Day. It’s Exhausting.
Cross-country skiers require, on average, more daily calories than any other type of athlete. But the constant need to eat can take over their lives.
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Rangers Trade Michael Grabner in a Rare Deal With the Devils
The struggling Rangers continued to break up its roster by sending Grabner, their leading goal scorer this season, across the Hudson River.
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
Women’s Figure Skating Live Results: Russians Looking for Gold
After the women’s figure skating short program, the race for the gold seems to be between two Russians, Alina Zagitova, 15, and Evgenia Medvedeva, 18.
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Jury Finds U.S.T.A. Liable in Lawsuit Brought by Eugenie Bouchard
The jury found that the United States Tennis Association was 75 percent responsible for Bouchard’s fall in the trainers’ room at the 2015 U.S. Open.
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When Skating Fans Toss Bears and Bouquets, the ‘Flower Kids’ Clean Up
School-age skaters in charge of clearing the ice are stealing the show at the Olympic figure skating arena.
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On Baseball: Alex Cora Is the Very Model of a Modern Baseball Manager
Cora, the Red Sox’ new manager, embraces analytics, can communicate well with young players and has a long history in baseball. His experience in TV doesn’t hurt, either.
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U.S. Curling Team, Once Called ‘Rejects,’ Beats Canada to Advance to Final
The United States had never beaten Canada in Olympic competition. No it has done it twice in four days.
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Whenever a Russian Athlete Wins Gold You’ll Hear a Golden Oldie
Russian winners at these Games will hear the unfamiliar Olympic hymn, from 1896, on the medal stand, rather than their national anthem, a penalty for the country’s doping scandal.
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Sports of The Times: Enough. Give Russia Its Flag Back, Then Make Real Changes.
The debate over whether Russia gets its flag for the closing ceremony is delaying talk about a more substantive issue: Russian athletes are still doping.
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Who Will Win The Hungarian Ladies Open?
The Hungarian Ladies Open in Budapest is a hard-court indoor event played in the beautiful city of Budapest. It is the 22nd edition of the event, which has seen itself as a clay-court event back in the day. Here we share with you players to look out for during the tournament rated as favorites by [...]
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No Podium Sweep, but David Wise Repeats as Freestyle Ski Halfpipe Champion
The American, who won gold when the sport debuted at the 2014 Games, was joined on the podium by his countryman Alex Ferreira. Nico Porteous of New Zealand took bronze.
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Russian Curler Drops Doping Appeal Ahead of Decision on Closing Ceremony
Alexander Krushelnytsky has withdrawn his appeal against a positive doping test, a move that came after an aide to Russia’s president met with the I.O.C. head.
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Winter Olympics 2018: Medals Table, Results and Schedule
The Winter Games are in progress in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Stay here for live updates, results and analysis.
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Former Spymaster to Lead North Korea’s Olympic Ceremony Delegation
Kim Yong-chol, a high-ranking North Korean official accused of overseeing deadly attacks on the South, will visit South Korea to discuss the possibility of future talks.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
U.S.A. Women’s Hockey Live Results: Canada Owns Gold Medal Advantage
It’s the most anticipated women’s hockey game since the last Olympics, and the one before that. These teams play the game of their lives every four years.
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Desperately Seeking Skiers for a Budding Olympic Sport
The International Olympic Committee is pushing for the development of female athletes in the sport of Nordic combined. At the first U.S. championships last year, there were two competitors.
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Mark Cuban’s Terrible 24 Hours Now Includes a $600,000 Fine
The Mavericks had already announced an investigation into accusations of misconduct by a former team president when the team’s owner was fined for admitting losing on purpose.
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Alpine Combined Skiing Live Results: Vonn and Shiffrin Face Off
Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin have one medal apiece at the Olympics. One or both could add to that total in the Alpine combined event.
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On Baseball: Big Benefit for the Opportunistic Mets: Their Division Looks Weak
Compared with the N.L. West and Central, the East is expected to be a far less punishing division this season.
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In Court, Eugenie Bouchard Describes Locker Room Fall at the U.S. Open
The tennis player said that when she returned from her postmatch activities, all the trainers had left and she slipped on a tile floor covered with cleaning product.
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On Olympics: Has Evgenia Medvedeva Missed Her Moment, Even Before It Arrives?
Last fall, Medvedeva, 18, was a consensus pick to win the women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Games. Now she trails a younger Russian teammate.
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NBC’s Olympic Nerve Center Is in ... Connecticut
In a building that once housed a Clairol factory, hundreds of NBC staff members are working through the night to manage the video content pouring in from Pyeongchang.
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The One Sport That Made Replay as Exhilarating as the Sport Itself
By luck or design, short-track speedskating has created double doses of suspense with its use of replay review. There’s the finish, then the review.
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Critic’s Notebook: Embracing Fashion, Saggers to Sequins, at the Winter Games
This time around, the theatricality and flamboyance that were once frowned upon or ridiculed have been embraced.
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Macau Journal: A Greyhound Racetrack Meets Its Demise
Animal-rights advocates have long criticized the track. Its closing also reflects the island’s transformation into a popular tourist destination for families.
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Sports of The Times: U.S. Skaters Stumble Again. Is Their System Broken?
The American women, without a medal since 2006, produced their worst performance in Olympic short program. “Sometimes life and puberty get in the way.”
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An Olympic Figure Skater Who Also Made History for The Times
Maribel Vinson, a three-time Olympian and renowned coach, had another distinction that is almost forgotten: She was the first female sportswriter at The New York Times.
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U.S. Wins First Cross-Country Gold Ever
Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins won gold in the women’s team sprint freestyle, the first U.S. medal in cross country since 1976.
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Reporter’s Notebook: An Olympic Challenge: Eat All the Korean Food That Visitors Won’t
“It’s peak snow crab season right now,” the noted chef David Chang said. “I don’t know if people understand.” Our correspondent knew that, and much more.
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Why Mikaela Shiffrin Brought 35 Pairs of Skis to the Olympics
She usually takes 70 pairs to competitions, ready for every kind of race, weather and snow, but she scaled down for the Pyeongchang Games.
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Feature: What Happens When Athletes Do the Sportswriting?
The Players’ Tribune, a pet project of Derek Jeter’s, allows the stars to tell their own stories. It’s occasionally great — but is it journalism?
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How to Manage Stress Like an Olympic Biathlete
The pressure of an intense physical race combined with methodical target shooting gives biathletes a unique perspective on coping with stress.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Yankees Acquire Brandon Drury as Infield Insurance
Drury came to the Yankees from the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three-team trade and will provide depth for an infield that could include two rookies.
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At the Bobsled Track, Women Push for Equality
The men get two bobsled races, a two-man and four-man event. So why do women only compete in the two-man sleds?
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Sports of The Times: The Daredevils Above, Their Parents Below: Welcome to Big Air Snowboarding
Big air is a new event at the Olympics, and the mothers and fathers of the competitors probably deserve medals just for watching.
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Rangers Trade Nick Holden to Bruins
The Rangers received a minor league defenseman, Rob O’Gara, and a third-round draft pick in the trade.
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Women’s Downhill Live Results: Lindsey Vonn Aims to Reclaim Title
Vonn was the winner in 2010, but missed the 2014 games because of an injury. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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Women’s Figure Skating Live Results: Russia Has a Pair of Aces
Evgenia Medvedeva, a two-time world champion, is the favorite for the gold medal, which begins with the short program. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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Elizabeth Swaney, Viral Olympic Skier, Says She Put Her Whole Heart Into Her Halfpipe
“I don’t think I’ve ever been satisfied with my halfpipe runs, and I don’t think a lot of skiers are,” she said, after her Olympic halfpipe run drew attention.
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Boîte: Ax Throwing and Beer, a Fun New Combo in Brooklyn
At Kick Axe, a “sports” bar in Gowanus, patrons hurl axes at wood targets.
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Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir: Armed With 21 Suitcases and Olympic Insight
Twenty years after Tara Lipinski's gold medal, Ms. Lipinski and her analyst partner, Johnny Weir, look back at their figure skating careers and how they continued to find success off the ice.
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Garlic Girls Take Over the Olympics — and Their Hometown Is Loving It
How to explain the sudden dominance of the bespectacled South Korean women’s curling team? “It’s definitely the power of the garlic.”
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Louisville Must Forfeit Basketball Championship Over Sex Scandal
The program was ordered to vacate 123 victories, including two trips to the Final Four, as punishment for a case involving players and prostitutes.
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Now It Can Be Told: Barbara Stevens Has 1,000 Victories to Her Name
The Division II women’s basketball coach has spent 32 years at Bentley, which is not far from Boston but is far out of the limelight. And all she has done in that time is excel.
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Russia Confirms Curler’s Doping Positive but Raises Doubts About Drug’s Source
Russian officials said the level of meldonium in Alexander Krushelnytsky’s system suggested he took the drug just once, something that would be “absolutely useless and ineffective.”
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British Speedskater Finishes on Her Feet but Goes Home Empty-Handed Again
Elise Christie heads home from a second straight Olympics in a blur of crashes and disqualifications.
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Winter Olympics 2018: Medals Table, Results and Schedule
The Winter Games are in progress in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Stay here for live updates, results and analysis.
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Winter Olympics 2018: Medals Table, Results and Schedule
The Winter Games are in progress in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Stay here for live updates, results and analysis.
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Short-Track Speedskaters Are Lopsided
They spend hours torqued to the left as they speed around a tight oval. As a result, their bodies are asymmetrical, with much of their right sides bulkier.
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Unified Korean Hockey Team Finishes Winless. So Why All the Cheering?
Shouldering a heavy political weight, the team lost its final game, but the outcome was beside the point for many optimistic spectators.
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Figure Skating Warm-Up Can Cement Confidence — or Cause Chaos
The six-minute group warm-ups during figure skating events unfold like multiple one-act plays on the same stage. A lot can unravel: costumes, hairdos and rivals.
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For Snowboarders, the Music Matters as Much as the Gear
While many athletes listen to music to pump themselves up before an event, snowboarders often listen to music to boost their mood during competition.
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Monday, February 19, 2018
Four Fans Barred From Blackhawks’ Home Games for Racist Remarks
The fans at United Center directed racist taunts toward Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly, who is black, during a game Saturday night.
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The Red Sox Add a Slugger of Their Own, Signing J.D. Martinez
Boston, which had the fewest home runs in the A.L. last season, agreed to terms with Martinez on a five-year, $110 million contract. He hit 45 homers in 2017.
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Yoenis Cespedes’s New Workout: More Running and More Yoga
Cespedes, the Mets’ slugger, tried to improve his flexibility and durability by changing his training routine in the off-season.
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On Baseball: Bryce Harper Doesn’t Want to Talk About the Future, or the Past
The Washington Nationals slugger is a pending free agent with a history of playoff failure, but he is demanding all of the focus to be on this season.
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The Stanton and Judge Show Debuts to Rave Reviews
The sluggers Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge are the focal point of a Yankees offense that is expected to do big things. And that’s just at batting practice.
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Trial for Eugenie Bouchard’s Lawsuit Against U.S.T.A. Is Set to Begin
Bouchard sued the U.S.T.A. in 2015, about six weeks after she withdrew from the U.S. Open with a concussion she said she sustained after slipping in the trainers’ room.
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M.L.B. Puts a Limit on Mound Visits Per Game
Under new pace-of-play rules, each team will be allowed six mound visits per game that do not involve a pitching change, with one added for each extra inning.
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Watch Ping-Pong Make Its New York Philharmonic Debut
Table-tennis-playing soloists swing paddles, hand drums, small gongs and even a wine glass in Andy Akiho’s unconventional concerto, “Ricochet.”
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Two More Invitations to the U.S.-Canada Party
On the day the United States and Canada cruised into yet another Olympics final, international ice hockey officials announced they would expand the women’s field in 2022.
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German Olympians Drink a Lot of (Nonalcoholic) Beer, Win a Lot of Gold Medals
The Bavarian brewery Krombacher has supplied about 1,000 gallons of nonalcoholic beer to the athletes’ village. It’s commonly consumed as a sports drink in Germany.
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On Pro Basketball: Team Lebron vs. Team Steph Wasn’t Bad. But How About U.S. vs. the World?
The new format for the All-Star Game seemed to work, with the players actually contesting shots on some possessions. But another concept for the game is lurking.
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Shiffrin Pulls Out of Downhill, Leaving Only One Chance to Face Vonn
A rare showdown between the stars of the U.S. ski team will have to wait for the Alpine combined after Shiffrin changed her mind about entering the downhill.
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The 22nd-Largest Team at the Olympics: Zamboni Drivers
Recruited primarily from Canada and the United States, they take a particular pride in making sure the ice is just right. The Olympics “are not a place to train people.”
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On Olympics: At Ice Dancing, Faulty Clasp Overshadows a Clash of Styles
Skating through a wardrobe malfunction, the French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron offered an ethereal challenge to the Canadian leaders.
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The Fall Games
New York Times photographers capture the exact moment when Olympians’ hopes crash.
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Russian Doping Case Rocks Olympic Curling
A Russian may lose his bronze medal after failing a doping test in a sport not accustomed to such high-profile cases, but one that is physically demanding.
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After Fighting for His Life, a Freestyle Skier Is Ready for Some Luck
Torin Yater-Wallace, a 22-year-old from Colorado, has spent much of the last few years recovering from a devastating run of injuries and other health woes.
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Sunday, February 18, 2018
Team LeBron 148, Team Stephen 145: N.B.A. All-Star Game Shows Some Toughness After a Makeover
With a new format and bigger cash prizes, defensive effort seemed to be up while scoring was way down.
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New York Open Stays Out of the Way in Tournament’s First Year
Kevin Anderson walked away with a win in the sparsely attended event which relocated from Memphis and was most notable for a bitter fight.
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Devante Smith-Pelly of Capitals Calls Racial Taunts in Chicago ‘Disgusting’
Smith-Pelly, who is black, was in the penalty box during a game against the Blackhawks on Saturday when some fans at United Center started chanting “basketball” at him.
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Austin Dillon Wins Daytona 500 in Iconic No. 3 Car
On the 17th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s death, Dillon topped Aric Almirola with some help from Darrell Wallace Jr.
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Eric Hosmer Joins the Padres, Jolting a Quiet Free-Agent Market
With many players still unsigned, and spring training underway, the Hosmer contract has the potential to lead to more deals soon.
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Ellsbury Arrives in Yankee Camp, Looking for a Role
The Yankees owe Ellsbury $68 million over the next three seasons and no doubt wish they were free of his contract. But a Yankee he remains, at least for now.
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Scott Hamilton Was Demoted as an Olympic Broadcaster. Don’t Feel Sorry for Him.
Hamilton is taking a back seat to the new guard of figure skating analysts, Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, and his competitive career and protracted battles with cancer have taught him plenty about getting up after a fall.
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Roger Federer Makes More Tennis History With Rotterdam Title
by Randy Walker @TennisPublisher Roger Federer continues to make tennis history – and there is more within sight. Just two days after he clinched another spot in tennis history as the older ever player to rank No. 1 in the ATP World Tour singles rankings at age 26, Federer won his 97th ATP singles [...]
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Q. & A.: Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Inside the Fevered Minds of Sports Fans
To write “Superfans,” George Dohrmann spoke to everyday fans, academics and scientists about what it is that drives our vicarious competitive mania.
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This Time, Martin Fourcade’s Lunge Leads to Biathlon Gold
Martin Fourcade won the men’s 15 km mass start biathlon by mere millimeters but the history books will show that the gold medal made him France’s greatest Olympian.
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Russian Athlete May Lose Olympic Medal After Failed Doping Test
A Russian curler who won a bronze medal in Pyeongchang has failed a preliminary doping test, complicating Russia’s efforts to move past a vast, state-backed cheating scheme.
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Gus Kenworthy Wins Without Making the Podium
At Sochi, he won silver in slopestyle skiing but hid his sexuality. At Pyeongchang, without a medal but out of the closet, he says, “It’s all good.”
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Ski Ace Ted Ligety Bows Out of Olympics. Will It Be for Good?
Although he changed the sport, he finished 15th in the giant slalom on Sunday, well behind the gold medal winner, Marcel Hirscher of Austria.
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Olympic Curlers Are Buff Now, and Have the Calendars to Prove It
A (sculpted) arms race has erupted as athletes in the ice sport with the brooms seek any competitive advantage. Oh, and there is a Men of Curling calendar now.
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Let’s Go to the Mall ... Today!
After we wrote about his ragged curling shoes last week, Tyler George took us up on our offer to take him shopping for some new Olympic kicks.
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Saturday, February 17, 2018
Giant Slalom Live Results: Marcel Hirscher Aims for Second Gold
The Austrian Hirscher, the best skier in the world, will be favored to add the giant slalom title to his combined event gold. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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Teenage Sensation Chloe Kim Snowboards Her Way To Olympic Gold
On February 13, 17-year-old Chloe Kim made history at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, when she became the youngest woman to medal in the halfpipe. What made the win even more special for the first-generation Korean American snowboarder, was the presence of her 75-year-old grandmother who resides in Seoul and had never seen her compete live.
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David Wright Still Wants to Play, but Admits It May Not Happen
The Mets’ captain has played in only 75 games the past three seasons, and at spring training, on Saturday, he said that his latest comeback bid had no timetable.
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Sporting: Why Yoga Pants Are Bad for Women
Whatever happened to sweatpants?
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Ilya Kovalchuk Scores Twice as Russians Outclass U.S., 4-0
The Russians outplayed the Americans in the final game of pool play for both teams. The United States moves to the qualification round, the Russians to the quarterfinals.
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Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir: Closet Rundown
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, the former figure skaters who are now NBC broadcast partners, take us through their Olympic wardrobes.
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Sports of The Times: Nathan Chen Gets a Different Kind of Reward
With nothing to lose but pride, the 18-year-old took some risks, and they finally paid off.
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On Pro Basketball: The N.B.A. All-Star Game Has Shed a Major Distraction
For the first time in a long time, the trade deadline has already passed. That means the All-Stars can play without rumored deals getting in the way.
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On Olympics: Why the Pyeongchang Games Are Different From All the Others
South Korea has imprinted its iridescent style on the Olympics, making it a feast for the senses, with bold food, bright colors and brash graphics.
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The Quietest Place at the Olympics
At the top of the ski jump tower — one of the highest elevations at these Winter Games — there is an eerie silence.
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Nascar Waits for Leader of Its Next Generation to Emerge
A new season begins at the Daytona 500 on Sunday with the sport looking for a young driver to energize its brand.
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Friday, February 16, 2018
Shot in a Robbery Attempt, Yankees Prospect Recovers at Spring Training
Thairo Estrada, a top Yankees infield prospect, was injured in a robbery attempt last month in Venezuela. A bullet remains lodged near his right hip.
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Lindsey Vonn Super-G Live Results: Back at the Olympics
Lindsey Vonn begins her 2018 Olympics in the super-G, an event she has a strong chance to medal in. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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Figure Skating Live Results: Yuzuru Hanyu Aims for Repeat Gold
After a near-flawless short program routine, Hanyu is the leader going into the free skate program. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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Step Inside Johnny Weir’s Hotel Room at the Olympics
Weir, the NBC figure skating announcer, brought 13 suitcases to South Korea. So many shoes. Oh, and the jackets! “Everything has meaning,” he said. “It isn’t just a sparkly jacket.”
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Jim Bridwell, Mountaineering Maverick, Is Dead at 73
With a go-for-broke style, Mr. Bridwell conquered countless peaks, many in Yosemite, where he led the 1970s climbers known as the Stonemasters.
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Giancarlo Stanton Arrives at Yankees Camp, and the Spotlight Flips On
He was assigned two locker stalls wedged in a corner of the clubhouse between Brett Gardner and the minor league pitcher Brady Lail.
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The Mets Add Another Piece, and This Time It’s a Starting Pitcher
Jason Vargas won 18 games for the Kansas City Royals last season as a reliable left-hander. Now he will add depth to a Mets rotation often shadowed by injuries.
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The N.B.A. Dunk Contest Has the History. The 3-Point Contest Has the Stars.
The 3-point shot has increasingly become the signature play of the N.B.A. So why shouldn’t it resonate at the league’s All-Star weekend?
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Figure Skating Live Results: Yuzuru Hanyu Aims for Repeat Gold
After a near-flawless short program routine, Hanyu is the leader going into the free skate program. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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Roger Federer Secures No. 1 Ranking at Age 36
Federer reached the semifinals at the ABN AMRO World Tournament and on Monday, he will become the oldest player to top the world rankings.
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Laura Ingraham’s Comments on LeBron James Draw Criticism From Dwyane Wade
The N.B.A. star was reacting to the Fox News host’s mocking comments toward his former teammate, LeBron James.
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A Flash of Anger, a Charge of Racism and a Witness Who Says It Didn’t Happen
A ball person who witnessed an altercation between the tennis players Donald Young and Ryan Harrison disputed Young’s accusation that Harrison made racially charged comments.
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The Secret Behind Adam Rippon’s Olympic Abs
Skater Adam Rippon has a passionate social media following that includes frequent comments on his chiseled physique. Here is a look at his workout regimen.
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Stefan Kraft Has No Fear of Flying
The Austrian champion, a favorite in the large hill competition, once soared 253.5 meters in the air. Think about that.
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Vows: Headfirst With a Helmet, and Headlong Without
The bride, who is working toward the 2022 Olympics, is used to going full speed into anything she does — including love.
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I.O.C Orders One of Its Members to Leave Games After Altercation With Guard
Adam Pengilly, who has been highly critical of the I.O.C. for its handling of Russia, was punished quickly while other ethics cases languish.
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Seeing Bounty Abroad, Will North Koreans Change Their Homeland?
At the Olympics, curious onlookers scrutinize visitors from the isolated North and wonder what a peek at a broader world could achieve.
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People Call Lindsey Vonn the World’s Greatest Skier. Does She Need the Olympics?
A history of victory and injuries has given Vonn the happiest and saddest moments in her career. She is favored to win medals in South Korea, if she stays healthy.
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Ryan Donato Goes From Harvard to Olympic Hockey Stardom
The junior forward scored both goals for the United States in a 2-1 win against Slovakia. His reward? The Russians.
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Two Swiss Athletes Are First at Olympics Confirmed With Norovirus
The Swiss Olympic delegation, which did not identify the athletes or their sport, said they were sequestered and no longer had symptoms.
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Thursday, February 15, 2018
On Baseball: Rob Manfred Defends Changing Paces, of Free Agency and of the Game
in his annual spring training address on Thursday, the commissioner said he would soon impose new pace-of-game rules, and he dismissed the frustrations of agents and players about unsigned veterans.
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Figure Skating Live Results: Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen Square Off
The men’s figure skating short program features several top contenders. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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Mikaela Shiffrin Live Slalom Results: Going for Second Gold
Shiffrin is a big favorite to win the slalom, her best event, at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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Matt Harvey Begins With a ‘Lot Left in the Tank’ and His Manager’s Support
Harvey feels healthier and more confident after having off-season workouts to recover lost strength in his throwing shoulder.
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Minnesota’s Reggie Lynch Won’t Appeal Sexual Assault Ruling
The decision by Lynch, 23, a standout defensive center in the Big Ten, not to appeal a ruling expelling him, effectively ended his college career.
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On Pro Basketball: The Knicks at Midseason: Full Arena, No Plan
Frank Ntilikina’s dwindling minutes are a troubling sign that the Knicks have given up on yet another player, and yet another year.
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N.B.A. Stars Get Into the Hollywood Game
Los Angeles is suddenly crawling with basketball royalty like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, who are developing TV shows, streaming offerings and movies.
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Unlikely Skeleton Duo Share an Obscure Sport and a Crazy Dream
What are the actor representing Jamaica and the vacuum salesman representing Ghana doing at the Winter Games? Testing their limits, like everyone else.
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Most North Koreans Can’t Actually Watch the Olympic Games
The government isn’t eager to remind them that South Korea is prosperous enough to be able to host the games.
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Fit City: Orthodox Jew, Unorthodox Boxing Teacher
Yuri Foreman, a former world champion and now a rabbi, teaches a class of devoted students every week at the 92nd Street Y.
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The Secret of Norway’s Alpine Success? No Jerks Allowed
Norway’s skiers say their team’s ability to punch above its weight on the mountain is directly related to its team harmony.
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Your Designs: Olympic Logos for Russia and the Two Koreas
As punishment for an elaborate doping scheme, athletes from Russia competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics wore neutral uniforms. And for the first time, North and South Korea marched together at the opening ceremony, under a unified flag. Both could have used better designs, so we asked you, our readers, to come up with a new Russian logo and a united flag for the two Koreas. Here’s what you designed.
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Winter Olympics 2018: Medals Table, Results and Schedule
The Winter Games are underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Stay here for live updates, results and analysis.
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Olympic Organizers Say Tickets Are Sold, but Where Are the People?
Organizers with Pyeongchang 2018 say tickets sales are brisk and close to being sold out. Swaths of empty seats at some venues tell a different story.
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How Nathan Chen Became an Artist
He’s the United States’ best shot at an Olympic gold medal in figure skating. His embrace of a Chinese defector’s story may help him get there.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Aaron Judge, in Yankees Camp Early, Discusses His Recovering Shoulder
Manager Aaron Boone said he planned to ease Judge, who had arthroscopic surgery in November, into the exhibition game lineups.
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On Soccer: In Loss to Real Madrid, P.S.G. Fails on the Big Stage It Covets
Paris Saint-Germain’s lavish spending has all centered on breaking through in the Champions League, but the club only hit another glass ceiling in the round of 16.
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On Baseball: No Golf for Derek Jeter. He’s Back at Spring Training.
Jeter, the Miami Marlins’ new chief executive, has overseen the latest overhaul of the team’s roster, but he insisted, “We’re here to win.”
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What Is Skeleton? It’s Like the Luge — but Headfirst
The unusual name may have arisen because the early sleds reminded some of skeletons, or from a corruption of a Norwegian word for sled, ‘kjaelke.’
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First Blood Test to Detect Concussions Is Approved
The device may be able to quickly identify people with suspected brain injuries that could be widely used by the Pentagon and in sports.
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Giant Slalom Live Results: Mikaela Shiffrin Begins Gold Rush
After several weather delays, Mikaela Shiffrin finally begins her quest for multiple Olympic gold medals in the giant slalom. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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Shaun White Now Says He Regrets Past Behavior, as Harassment Claims Resurface
As questions overshadowed his gold medal victory, the Olympian said, “I regret my behavior of many years ago.”
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Tommy Haas Joins PowerShares Series Circuit, To Play In New Hawaii Event
The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel in Kohala Coast, Hawaii will host Hawaii’s first ever PowerShares Series tennis tournament Sunday, May 6, InsideOut Sports & Entertainment announced. John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Mardy Fish and new PowerShares Series rookie Tommy Haas will be the four competing players in the Champions Cup Presented by Hawaii Tourism Authority and [...]
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Fox to Broadcast N.F.L. Draft for First Time
Fox will team up with the NFL Network for a joint production of the draft in April, with a mix of talent from both networks.
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Beyoncé Songs Come to the Olympics. But Who Pays for the Rights?
Songs with lyrics are permitted at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang for the first time. And because the Games are considered a “live event,” no special permission is required.
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This Is Not a Drill: Emergency Cellphone Alerts at the Games Become Annoying
Regular bleating from the phones has announced mostly benign alerts, entirely in Korean, mystifying visitors and athletes at the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
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Goals on the Ice and Politics in the Air as Japan Beats Unified Korean Team
In what has been an Olympics rife with geopolitical undertones, the hockey game between Japan and Korea was the most political of all.
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ITF introduces Continental Qualification Places For Tokyo 2020 Olympic Tennis Event
The ITF today announced the introduction of six Continental Qualification places for both the men’s and women’s singles events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Tennis Event. The new qualification places have been approved by the IOC Executive Board as part of the Tokyo 2020 Qualification System for tennis that will be released by the IOC [...]
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Wimbledon 2018 Predictions For The Tennis Punters
You couldn’t see one dry eye in the stadium when Roger Federer bagged his eighth Wimbledon title last year, or when he won his 20th grand Slam title at the Australian open recently. Everyone could see his emotions clearly. A good number of tennis punters are hoping that Roger would repeat his Australian open performance [...]
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Shaun White’s Journey Back to the Top
After a disappointing fourth place in the halfpipe at the 2014 Games, the world’s best snowboarder had to “put it down” for another Olympic gold medal.
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On Olympics: Mikaela Shiffrin’s Quest Gets More Difficult With Another Delay
The postponement of Wednesday’s slalom further compresses an already packed schedule, making the hunt for multiple golds a grueling test.
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Tough Job: Norway’s Ski Wax Chief Is Only Noticed When He Fails
Knut Nystad prefers to remain invisible, because if the team underperforms, he becomes a figure of national ridicule
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The Haunting of Lindsey Jacobellis
In an attempt to finally overcome her famous Olympic blunder, the American snowboarder has teamed with a “performance architect” who wants her to embrace the negative memories.
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Flynn, a Bichon Frisé, Tops a Strong Field for Best in Show at Westminster
Flynn was the No. 4 dog at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show last year, but entered this year as something of an afterthought.
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Bolder Tricks on the Halfpipe Bring Bigger Risks, Too
Pushing the envelope is part of the DNA of athletes like Shaun White and Ayumu Hirano. But that pursuit can lead to devastating injuries, as many snowboarders have learned firsthand.
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On Baseball: Yankees’ Era Under Aaron Boone Begins, With a Steinbrenner Beaming
A new manager in spring training used to reflect George Steinbrenner’s meddlesome ways as the team owner, but he left behind a stable franchise that his heirs, and Boone, can expect to soar.
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How Many People Are Watching the Olympics? NBC Attempts a Tricky Head Count.
“Everybody in the digital video industry is pretty much in agreement that 30 to 40 percent of the ad impressions that are delivered out there don’t really exist.”
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On Tennis: Roger Federer Pursues the No. 1 Ranking Again. Why Not?
If Federer reaches the semifinals this week in Rotterdam, he will become the oldest No. 1 player in the history of the ATP rankings.
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Leslie Jones’s Twitter Makes Her the De Facto Olympics Fashion Critic (Again)
In 2016, the “Saturday Night Live” comedian went viral (and then went to Rio) for being an Olympics superfan. Now, in 2018, she’s off to the races again.
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Mikaela Shiffrin Live Slalom Results: Looking for a Repeat
Shiffrin will be a big favorite to win the slalom, her best event, at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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Halfpipe Live Results: Shaun White Goes for Gold
White looked sensational in qualifying first for the men’s halfpipe snowboarding competition. Stay here for live updates and analysis from Pyeongchang.
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ATP Is Investigating Incident Between Ryan Harrison and Donald Young
After losing to Harrison at the New York Open on Monday, Young said that Harrison had made a racially-charged comment. Harrison denied the accusation.
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Canada Finds Itself in an Unusual Role: A Hockey Underdog
Canada has won the past two Olympic men’s hockey tournaments, but with no N.H.L. stars available, the country’s depth of talent will be tested.
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Olympic Parents Share In the Glory and the Spotlight
They’re not hard to spot, often standing on the sidelines grinning from ear to ear.
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Live Briefing: Westminster Dog Show 2018: All Good Dogs, but Only One Can Be Best in Show
Who will win Best in Show? Stay here for live updates and photographs from the Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden.
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Ex-Scout for British Soccer Teams Convicted of Molesting Child Players
Charges against Barry Bennell mushroomed into a scandal that rocked English soccer.
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Olympic Curler’s Shoes Are Revolting, Other Olympians Say
Tyler George competes in shoes he has used for eight years. “They’re a mess,’’ says a teammate. Did we mention George might win gold?
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From Olympic Press Box, Chronicling the Changing Color of Hockey
William G. Douglas, who covers politics and blogs about diversity in hockey, will be on hand as Jordan Greenway makes his Olympic debut as the first African-American to play for the U.S. men’s team.
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For North Korean Skaters, the Short Program Is Part of a Bigger Plan
“I want to continue to improve until I become world champion,” the North Korean skater Ryom Tae-ok said before the pairs competition.
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On Olympics: In Reinvention, U.S. Women’s Hockey Team Stresses Style but Sacrifices Goals
After losses to rival Canada at the past two Olympics, the team’s coach decided to think differently about how it plays.
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Shani Davis Goes His Own Way, but Controversy Seems to Follow
The speedskater, admired by many as the first African-American to win a solo gold at a Winter Games, has kept quiet since denouncing the flag-bearer selection process.
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Marcel Hirscher of Austria Grabs Elusive Gold Medal
Hirscher, ski racing’s most dominant athlete since 2011, had never won an Olympic gold medal.
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Adam Rippon’s Second Coming-Out Story: He Nearly Starved Himself
Eating disorders among female figure skaters became a prominent topic ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics as two young stars stepped away from the sport. Men are more hesitant to reveal their struggles, and Rippon hopes to change that.
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Curling Mixed Doubles Live Results: Canada vs. Switzerland
This is the first gold medal match in mixed doubles, which makes its debut at the Olympics this year. Stay here for live updates and results.
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Monday, February 12, 2018
Online, a Diverse Winter Olympics. But on the Ground?
The early social media darlings have been a racially diverse group, which has contrasted with the overwhelmingly white population of athletes at the Games.
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No, That’s Not a Mop. It’s a Puli.
A rainy day can mean 10 hours under a dryer for a puli, a Hungarian herding dog whose coat grows into tight cords that hang like fringe.
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Halfpipe Live Results: Chloe Kim Crushes Her First Run
Kim, the 17-year-old American, is a big favorite in the women’s halfpipe snowboard competition. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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Winter Olympics 2018: Medals, Results and Schedule
The Winter Games are underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Stay here for live updates, results and analysis.
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Women’s Halfpipe Live Results: Chloe Kim Goes for Gold in Debut
Kim, the 17-year-old American, is a big favorite in the women’s halfpipe snowboard competition. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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A Night Out With North Korea’s Cheerleaders: Matching Snowsuits, Military Discipline and Chaperoned Bathroom Trips
They have garnered more attention than most athletes competing at the Winter Games. “Goodbye!” they called out to an empty arena before boarding buses back to their condos.
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Sports of The Times: Claudia Pechstein Is a 45-Year-Old Olympian. So Why Is It So Tough to Cheer?
A seven-time Olympian, Pechstein dates back to the days of the East German sports machine and has a doping violation that remains hard to ignore.
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Mirai Nagasu Becomes First U.S. Woman to Land Triple Axel at Olympics
The 24-year-old skater was the third woman to do so in Olympic competition.
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N.H.L.’s Retreat from the Olympics Makes Russia a Hockey Favorite
With N.H.L. players unavailable, the team from Russia, built almost entirely from two K.H.L. squads, may have its best chance for Olympic gold since it last won, in 1992.
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Online, a Diverse Winter Olympics. But on the Ground?
The early social media darlings have been a racially diverse group, which has contrasted with the overwhelmingly white population of athletes at the Games.
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In Guam, Soccer Powerbroker Is Accused of Wielding Influence Despite Ban
According to an affidavit, a soccer official banned for life after pleading guilty to receiving nearly $1 million in bribes lobbied voters to elect his handpicked replacement.
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For Olympic Figure Skaters, a New Meaning to Morning Routine
Athletes are using sunlamps and other methods to adjust to competing in the morning instead of the evening. All to accommodate NBC’s broadcast schedule.
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How the Westminster Dog Show Got Its Name
An “organization of gentlemen” struggled to agree on a name for their new club. They settled on the name of the hotel that housed their favorite bar.
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Where Were You When Oddvar Bra Broke His Pole?
In 1982 the Norwegian cross-country skier Oddvar Bra collided with a skier from the Soviet Union. Somehow, a national myth was born.
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On Pro Basketball: Milos Teodosic Is for Real, Even if That Cheeseburger Story May Not Be
The 30-year-old N.B.A. rookie from Serbia is producing plenty of highlights as a Los Angeles Clipper. But stacks of beef for breakfast? No way, he says.
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Online, a Diverse Winter Olympics. But on the Ground?
The early social media darlings have been a racially diverse group, which has contrasted with the overwhelmingly white population of athletes at the Games.
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Sunday, February 11, 2018
Serena Loses In Her Return, But USA Is Victorious – Mondays with Bob Greene
Serena Loses In Her Return, But USA Is Victorious - Mondays with Bob Greene STARS Lucas Pouille beat Richard Gasquet 7-6 (2) 6-4 to win the Open Sud de France in Montpellier, France Mirza Basic beat Marius Copil 7-6 (6) 6-7 (4) 6-4 to win the Diema Xtra Sofia Open in Sofia, Bulgaria Roberto Carballes [...]
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On Tennis: Serena Williams Loses in a Low-Stake Return at the Fed Cup
In a meaningless doubles match with her sister Venus, Serena Williams showed some rust but also flashes of her familiar power and intensity.
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Strong Winds Bring More Skiing Delays, and Good News for Shiffrin
Officials have to double up races on the day of the men’s downhill, but the changes could benefit Mikaela Shiffrin’s pursuit of multiple gold medals.
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Cavaliers 121, Celtics 99: On Paul Pierce’s Night, LeBron James Steals the Show
The Celtics had a postgame ceremony planned for their former All-Star player, but a blowout win for the Cavaliers made the night far less celebratory.
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Team Figure Skating Live Results: Canada Leads
This event combines pairs, men’s, women’s, and ice dancing performances. Five teams are in the finals: United States Canada, Japan, Russia and Italy.
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The Most Dreaded Opponent at the Olympics: The Common Cold
It’s the game before the Games. Athletes coming to Pyeongchang strategize for weeks about how to overcome a foe they can’t see.
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Adding to Olympic Nerves: A Wardrobe Malfunction on Ice
It was her Olympics debut, but the ice dancer Yura Min didn’t let the threat of her costume falling down stop her performance.
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Giant Slalom Live Results: Mikaela Shiffrin Begins Gold Chase
Shiffrin is aiming for four gold medals at these Games. Stay here for live results and analysis of the women’s giant slalom competition.
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Kim Jong-un’s Sister Turns on the Charm, Taking Pence’s Spotlight
Flashing smiles and without speaking in public, Kim Yo-jong outflanked Vice President Mike Pence in diplomatic image-making at the Winter Olympics.
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Speed Down the Luge Course in 360
Matthew Mortensen from the U.S. Men's Luge Olympic team explains the luge course. View it in 360 video.
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What Is Luge? It’s Like Sledding at 90 Miles Per Hour
The Luge, an Olympic event since 1964, feels familiar. But it’s one of the more dangerous sports.
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NBC Apologizes After Japan Comment Draws Anger in South Korea
The network faced a backlash after an Olympic commentator said that “every South Korean” sees Japan as a model for their nation’s rapid development.
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Russian Figure Skaters Dominate Despite Olympic Ban
The team, officially called Olympic Athletes From Russia, moved into second place and were well received by the crowd, despite restrictions because of systematic doping.
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Saturday, February 10, 2018
An Olympic Ski Race Is Blown 4 Days Off Course, but Onto a TV-Friendly Path
Winds exceeding 60 miles per hour led to the postponement of the men’s downhill from Sunday to Thursday in Pyeongchang.
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Yu Darvish and Cubs Said to Agree to $126 Million Deal
The deal, for six years, is the largest of the off-season. And it comes as the start of spring training draws closer and many free agents remain unsigned.
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On Olympics: Death and Danger in the Downhill
The subject downhill racers hate to talk about.
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South Korea Goes Wild for Short-Track Speedskating (and Its First Gold)
Like baseball in Boston, the sport is the favorite of the locals, and Saturday was the first of five nights of short-track frenzy at the Pyeongchang Games.
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New York Tennis Tournament Tries a Distinctive Style: Not-So-Basic Black
The inaugural New York Open, an ATP Tour event set at the Nassau Coliseum next week, will use black tennis courts made of wood.
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Carlos Cordeiro Elected U.S. Soccer President
Cordeiro, who succeeds Sunil Gulati, takes over a federation rife with disagreements about its past failures and plans beyond 2018.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers sound off about the news in sports.
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Switzerland 8, Korea 0: United, They Fall: Korean Hockey Team Loses, 8-0, in Olympic Debut
The cheering was intense for the North and South Korean women, who were playing as one, but Switzerland was simply a much better team on the ice.
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The First Medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics
Sweden's Charlotte Kalla won the 15km skiathlon, beating 6-time gold medalist Marit Bjoergen of Norway.
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What Is Biathlon? It’s Cross-Country Skiing With Guns
Biathlon is a cross-country ski race that is interrupted periodically for the athletes to pull a rifle off their backs, point it at a target and shoot.
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Winter Olympics 2018: Live Results and Schedule
The Winter Games are under way in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Stay here for live updates, results and analysis.
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What Are the Biggest Olympic Events? It Depends on Where You’re From
A sport that might raise a yawn in one country will rivet audiences in another.
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Friday, February 9, 2018
On Soccer: When Champions League Cash Tilts the Playing Field
Riches from Europe’s top club competition have created dynasties in a handful of leagues. But who will watch when the title race isn’t a race at all?
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Explaining the Order of the Parade of Nations
When does Iceland come before Estonia? In the Korean alphabet, and therefore in the opening ceremony at the Pyeongchang Games.
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Shirtless Tongan, Part Ua
Pita Taufatofua didn’t wear a shirt again.
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On Tennis: After ‘a Lot of Ups and Downs,’ Serena Williams Nears Her Return
Williams is scheduled to play doubles in the United States’ Fed Cup match against the Netherlands this weekend.
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Sunday Routine: How Sasha Cohen, Former Olympic Figure Skater, Spends Her Sundays
Ms. Cohen, who won a silver medal in 2006, now works for Morgan Stanley, and like many New Yorkers, likes to slow down on the weekends, enjoying sleep, friends and nice meals.
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An American Goalie’s Hot Hand Takes Her All the Way to the Olympics
Maddie Rooney, a little-known goaltender at Minnesota-Duluth, has had a whirlwind year that led her to a spot on the United States Olympic women’s hockey team.
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On Baseball: Pitchers and Catchers Report Soon. Which Teams Stand a Chance in 2018?
The legitimate contenders, as pitchers and catchers prepare to report: Dodgers, Rockies, Cubs, Cardinals, Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Indians and Astros.
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How to Stay Warm at a Bitter-Cold Olympics? Face Tape and a Whistle-Like Gadget
At one of the coldest Winter Games in memory, athletes from around the world are using high-tech gear and old-fashioned remedies to fight the cold.
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Two Koreas, One Flag and All Those Memories of Unification
Two members of Korea’s last unified sports team reflect sports, peace and friendship.
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Mike Pence Tangles With Olympian Adam Rippon Over Gay Rights Record
Mr. Pence denied a report that Mr. Rippon, a gay American figure skater competing in Pyeongchang, had refused to meet with him. But Mr. Rippon’s agent said it was true.
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On Pro Basketball: Cavaliers Clear the Air by Blowing Up the Building
Deadline deals rarely lead to championships, but there is little precedent for the dramatic roster overhaul Cleveland engineered on Thursday.
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U.S. Soccer Is Set to Pick a President. Then Comes the Hard Part.
Resolving the conflicts and lawsuits that U.S. Soccer faces will be the first task of its new president. Winning back fans may take a little longer.
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Scott Blackmun Gets to Keep His Job? Really?
If the U.S.O.C. is really serious about the sexual abuse, then someone else needs to lead the organization.
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Olympics Kick Off With Unified Korean Team Offering Hope for Peace
The participation of the North Korean athletes overshadowed several compelling story lines, including the participation of Russian athletes despite a doping scandal.
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Vonn, With Her Dog Watching, Says She’s Ready for Her Last Olympics
Considered one of the greatest skiers of all time, she said she planned to take full advantage of her fourth Games.
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2018 Winter Olympics: Opening Ceremony Live Updates
We’re live in Pyeongchang, South Korea, for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games. Stay here for updates, photographs and analysis.
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Thursday, February 8, 2018
Saudi Stars Arrive in Spain, With One Eye on Russia
Nine Saudi players have headed to Spain ahead of this summer’s World Cup as part of an agreement between the Saudi Arabian soccer federation and La Liga.
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What Is Curling? Where Ice, Granite and Brooms Meet
Every four years, the sport becomes a source of curiosity — and something of an addictive force — for spectators across the globe.
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Get Down on the Ice and Start Sweeping
Curling is a centuries-old sport played by delivering heavy granite rocks down a long sheet of ice. Learn how its played with the U.S. Women’s Curling Olympic team.
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Dozens of Russian Athletes Lose Appeal, Cannot Compete in Pyeongchang Olympics
They included Viktor Ahn, a short-track speedskater who has won six Olympic gold medals, and Anton Shipulin, a biathlon world champion.
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Olympic Swimmer Ariana Kukors Accuses Former Coach of Sexual Abuse
Ms. Kukors, who competed in the 2012 Games, said that Sean Hutchison began sexually abusing her when she was 16. He denied the accusations.
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How We Achieved an Olympic Feat of Immersive Journalism
The Times’s newsroom, design and product staffs collaborated to bring Olympic athletes, at scale and midperformance, into your living room.
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Knicks Acquire Emmanuel Mudiay from Denver Nuggets in Three-Team Trade
The deal will also send Knicks small forward Doug McDermott to the Dallas Mavericks.
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North Korean Orchestra Gives an Emotional Concert in the South
Musicians played K-pop, Mozart, Josh Groban and other popular hymns. For some in the audience, it was their first time seeing North Koreans.
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Players Union Will Host Spring Training Camp for Free Agents
With spring training beginning in less than a week, the Major League Baseball Players Association invited free agents to work out at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
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The Quiet Diplomacy to Save the Olympics in a Nuclear Standoff
Organizers worried that the North would spoil the Winter Games in Pyeongchang. But after months of anxiety and failed diplomacy, there was a deal.
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The Rangers Are Sinking, and Big Changes Are Coming
The Rangers, perennial playoff contenders, are in last place in the N.H.L.’s Metropolitan Division. The team’s executives acknowledged Thursday that it was time to rebuild.
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America’s Ski Trails Are Vanishing. This Olympian Has Taken Up the Cause.
Winter athletes like the cross-country skier Jessie Diggins are demanding action on climate change.
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Winter Olympics’ Security on Alert, but Hackers Have a Head Start
Some computer systems connected to the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, have already been compromised, experts said. The big question is what happens next.
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What South Koreans Really Think of the Olympic Thaw
One reader said it’s humiliating that South Korea isn’t marching under its own flag. Another said her grandfather might see his North Korean family again.
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Cavaliers Dealing Isaiah Thomas to Lakers and Dwyane Wade to Heat in Radical Restructuring
Cleveland’s N.B.A. trade deadline deals involve 11 players, five teams and two draft picks. Thomas had been vocal about conflict among Cavaliers players.
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Before the Gun at a Biathlon Race
When the pressure starts to build, Lowell Bailey wonders: “Can I do this?” Then he looks at the snow ahead and imagines himself as a bow with an arrow drawn, ready to accelerate.
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Before the Snowboard Cross Gates Open
Alex Deibold went from a snowboard wax tech to a bronze medalist at the Sochi Olympics. Before his runs, he imagines exhaling — a big, deep breath — and he’s off.
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Before She Skis the Cross-Country Course
The night before a cross-country race, Sadie Bjornsen relaxes her muscles and works her brain. She hears the countdown timer — beep, beep, beep — and imagines herself as a bird flying up the hills.
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Before Her Snowboard Hits the Course
Off the course, she's missing a leg. In her snowboard pants, she's just Brenna. When her heart races, she transports herself home to the smell of Cajun cooking and sound of her mother’s voice.
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Before Her Blades Scratch the Ice
As she ties up her skates for the seemingly millionth time, Madison Hubbell pictures her dance. A voice in her head reminds her that she might fall. Then the announcers call her name.
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Before the Start of the Doubles Luge
When they get nervous, Matt Mortensen and Jayson Terdiman think about a waterfall: Nothing can interrupt it. They look at the track; then they hear the lyrics of a rap song: “It’s crunch time.”
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What Parents Can Learn From a Town That Produced 11 Olympians
The secret to happiness and excellence in Norwich, Vt., can be traced to the way the town collectively raises its children.
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Norovirus, the Olympics’ Uninvited Guest, Causes Growing Concern
42 more cases of norovirus were confirmed around the sites of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, bringing the official tally of cases this week to 128.
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Canada Says Sorry to Russia Over Insult to Coach at Winter Games
The apology was issued after claims of verbal abuse about Russian doping, despite no certainty that a Canadian had been involved.
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On Olympics: A Surprise (?) at the Winter Olympics: It’s Really Cold
Recent Games were balmy. But not Pyeongchang, South Korea, where officials are providing hand and seat warmers for the opening ceremony Friday.
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A Lyrical Twist: Figure Skaters Perform to Music With Words
Bring on James Brown, Justin Bieber, Moby, and maybe some Mozart. New rules allow skaters flexibility to rock the Winter Olympics.
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Todd Frazier the Latest Addition in Active Mets Off-Season
Other teams have been cautious this winter, but the Mets, who were expected to shed payroll, have aggressively rebuilt the team with veteran players.
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Senators Call for Committee to Investigate U.S.A. Gymnastics
As a bipartisan group of United States senators called for a special committee, U.S.A. Gymnastics said it had created a fund to pay for counseling for gymnasts who have been abused.
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On College Basketball: Duke’s Grayson Allen, All Grown Up
Once a rising star with a nasty habit of tripping opponents, Allen, the lone senior on Duke’s men’s basketball team, has evolved into the leader of a team of star freshmen.
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Sports of The Times: The Puzzling Olympic Ban on Russians: Gone Today, They May Be Here Tomorrow
Because the International Olympic Committee did not move quickly enough to address Russia’s doping scheme, arbitrators are still considering appeals by barred athletes seeking to compete on their own.
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In Curling, a Sibling Rivalry Is Put on Ice
Matt and Becca Hamilton, who are competing in mixed doubles, had to get over their spats on the ice. A “safe word” helps.
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Joe Girardi Joins MLB Network as an Analyst
About three months after being fired by the Yankees, Girardi has a new gig. Just don’t expect sharp critiques of his former team.
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Tech We’re Using: Keeping Gear (and Herself) Warm at the Winter Olympics
Covering the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, requires some preparations when it comes to making sure your tech (and your feet) work as intended.
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North And South Korea To Unite At 2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea will officially kick off with an opening ceremony at 8:00 pm local time on Friday, February 9. Among the thousands of competitors, representing 93 countries, participating in the parade will be twenty-two athletes from North Korea. Though the country’s last-minute decision to compete in the International multi-sport event, that ends on February 25, is certainly significant, what is even more so...
Spurned by McDaniels, Colts G.M. Stokes Rivalry With Patriots
The Colts scheduled a news conference Tuesday to introduce Josh McDaniels as their new coach. Instead, general manager Chris Ballard had to answer questions about why he wasn’t.
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Knicks Trade Willy Hernangomez to Charlotte Hornets for Picks
The second-year center had asked to be traded, but it was Kristaps Porzingis’s season-ending injury on Tuesday that prompted the swift deal.
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Morgan William Is Still Chasing That Perfect Shot
Nearly a year after she stunned No. 1 UConn in the Final Four, William is looking for her shooting rhythm and leading Mississippi State back to the tournament.
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Where to Go Now: In Philadelphia, the Ultimate Eagles Celebration Awaits
For fans headed to Philadelphia to savor the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory, we have a guide to help you get around the city.
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Appeals Could Let More Russian Athletes in Winter Games
On the eve of the start of competition, Russia files appeals for 15 more athletes to be permitted to compete, bringing the total to 47.
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Curious About the Lives of North Korea’s Isolated Athletes? Here’s a Glimpse
We’ve gathered insights from the country’s state news media, analysts, defectors and athletes who have competed alongside North Koreans.
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Kim Jong-un’s Influential Sister to Visit South Korea for Olympic Ceremony
Kim Yo-jong will be the first immediate family member of North Korea’s ruling dynasty to set foot in South Korea.
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Success of Russia’s Female Figure Skaters Takes a Toll in Injuries and Stress
The bodies of Russia’s young female skaters are breaking down as they push their performance in pursuit of gold medals and more difficult jumps.
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For Korea Inc., Money and Politics Make an Awkward Olympics
The Winter Games are heading to Pyeongchang at a time of reckoning about South Korea’s family-run business empires, some of which are Olympic sponsors.
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Josh McDaniels Spurns Colts to Stay With Patriots
Indianapolis announced Tuesday morning that McDaniels would be the team’s new head coach, but he backed out later in the day.
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Malcolm Butler of the Patriots Denies Wild Super Bowl Week Rumors
Butler did not play in Super Bowl LII, but he issued a statement saying it had nothing to do with missing curfew or other off-field activities.
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On Baseball: Baseball and Union Point Fingers Over Free-Agent Stalemate
As front offices increasingly rely on analytics and statistical models, big contracts for aging free agents are becoming less attractive.
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Japan’s Women’s Hockey Team Wants to Be Known for Wins, Not Smiles
The team known as Smile Japan is ranked ninth in the world, and its players are not simply happy to have qualified for the Olympics. They want a medal.
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On College Football: On National Signing Day, Football Recruits Discover a New Tactic: Patience
An early signing period in December has affected college football recruiting, giving the prospects who wait more leverage and helping the best programs.
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Former U.S. Gymnastics Coach Is Under Investigation
In the wake of the final sentencing of the disgraced doctor Lawrence G. Nassar, John Geddert, a coach who employed Nassar at his club, is facing criminal complaints in Michigan.
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Engineering Marvel of the Winter Olympics: a Broom
Over beers and three-dimensional models, Canadian entrepreneurs built the SmartBroom to better train curlers. It may give athletes the edge they need.
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Pence Won’t Rule Out Meeting North Koreans at Olympics
The vice president said “we’ll see what happens” when asked about the possibility of meeting with North Korean officials at the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
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Melbourne Journal: A Wrestling Team in Australia Fights to Prove It’s Not an ‘African Gang’
The Sudanese community in Australia has come under unwelcome scrutiny after politicians said its members were behind a crime wave in Melbourne.
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Monday, February 5, 2018
Eagles’ Trick Play: It’s Called the ‘Money 5’ at Foles’s High School
Another former Westlake High quarterback saw it coming a mile away Sunday night. The Patriots did not.
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Super Bowl Ads Aim for the Heart to Hit the Wallet
Companies continue to use the Super Bowl platform to promote humanitarian causes either initiated or supported by their brands. It’s a type of marketing that promotes feelings over facts.
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For Nassar Accusers From Michigan State Teams, Feelings of a Trust Betrayed
Larry Nassar’s most famous victims were world-class gymnasts. But his many victims also include Michigan State athletes who feel the university failed them.
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For Eagles’ Carson Wentz, an Imperfect Super Bowl Moment
A knee injury ended Carson Wentz’s before the playoffs began, but his coaches and teammates say his engagement and leadership never waned.
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Super Bowl Ads Aim for the Heart to Hit the Wallet
Companies continue to use the Super Bowl platform to promote humanitarian causes either initiated or supported by their brands. It’s a type of marketing that promotes feelings over facts.
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NBC’s Super Bowl Win (Everyone Knows About the Olympics Now, Right?)
The game had everything a network could want — including a large audience. NBC tried to take advantage with some promotions for the coming Winter Games.
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Front Burner: A Cocktail That Goes for the Gold
The golden torch, from Cote, celebrates the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Larry Nassar Is Sentenced to Another 40 to 125 Years in Prison
The Michigan circuit court judge said the number of women and girls who had come forward to accuse Dr. Nassar of sexual abuse had risen to 265.
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On Pro Football: This Is Not Tom Brady’s Epilogue
Nick Foles was named M.V.P. of the Super Bowl, but Brady was exceptional in defeat.
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Why Did Bill Belichick Bench Malcolm Butler? Don’t Ask the Patriots.
After Butler was benched for Super Bowl LII, the players pointed all questions toward Coach Bill Belichick, who chose not to elaborate.
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4 Athletes Selected as Artists in Residence at the Olympics
For this year’s creative program, the International Olympic Committee is calling on some familiar faces.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Commercial for Ram Trucks Is Swiftly Criticized
A Super Bowl ad by Ram had viewers openly wondering whether the company really used Dr. King’s words about the value of service to sell vehicles.
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Humbled in the N.B.A.’s Shadows, Tim Hardaway Jr. Returns to the Spotlight
Knicks fans balked at his four-year, $71 million deal, but Tim Hardaway Jr. has proved his worth the second time around in New York.
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Philadelphia Erupts in Celebration, and Unruliness, After Victory
Some fans pulled down traffic lights and pushed over planters in rowdy celebrations after the Eagles won their first Super Bowl championship.
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Sunday, February 4, 2018
Puppy Bowl 14 Promises Viewers A Paw-some Time On Super Bowl Sunday
On Sunday, February 4, millions of people will tune in for the year’s biggest game. No, we are not talking about the Super Bowl 52 match-up between the Patriots and Eagles, but Animal Planet’s adorable Puppy Bowl where two canine teams will go nose-to-nose for the coveted “Lombarky Trophy.”
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Timea Babos Continues Her Strong 2018 Beginning – Mondays with Bob Greene
Mondays with Bob Greene STARS MEN Petra Kvitova beat Kristina Mladenovic 6-1 6-2 to win the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy in St. Petersburg, Russia Timea Babos beat Kateryna Kozlova 7-5 6-1 to win the Taiwan Open in [...]
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Edwin Jackson of Indianapolis Colts Is Killed in Car Accident
The police said that a driver suspected of drunken driving struck Jackson and another man as they were standing outside their car along the highway.
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Super Bowl Commercials: Advertisers Prepare for Their Biggest Stage
In an era of cord-cutting, the Super Bowl still provides marketers with a huge audience. This year’s ads may focus on humor and nostalgia, rather than politics.
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Super Bowl 2018: Patriots vs. Eagles Top Story Lines
Super Bowl LII pits the perennial superpower New England Patriots against the Philadelphia Eagles, a team that hasn’t been to the big game since 2005. Stay here for live updates and analysis.
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In the Super Bowl City, Building the Rings
Jostens makes 600,000 rings a year, and usually that includes the baubles for the Super Bowl champs — as well as the game’s loser.
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Saturday, February 3, 2018
Tom Brady Wins His Third M.V.P. Award
The Los Angeles Rams claimed three other major N.F.L. awards on Saturday.
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American Relay Sets Indoor World Record at the Millrose Games
Chrishuna Williams, Raevyn Rogers, Charlene Lipsey and Ajeé Wilson ran the 4x800-meter relay in 8 minutes, 5.89 seconds to top the record of 8:06:50 that was set by a Russian team seven years ago.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Choices: Lewis, Urlacher, Moss, Owens and Dawkins
A total of eight men were voted into the Hall. Terrell Owens, who is No. 2 in career receiving yards, was elected in his third year on the ballot, while Randy Moss, No. 4, made it on his first try.
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St. John’s 81, Duke 77: St. John’s Stuns No. 4 Duke to End an 11-Game Skid
Shamorie Ponds scored 33 points at Madison Square Garden as St. John’s handed the suddenly suspect Blue Devils their second men’s basketball loss in eight days.
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Puppy Bowl 15 Promises Viewers A Paw-some Time On Super Bowl Sunday
On Sunday, February 4, millions of people will tune in for the year’s biggest game. No, we are not talking about the Super Bowl 52 match-up between the Patriots and Eagles, but Animal Planet’s adorable Puppy Bowl where canine teams will go nose-to-nose for the coveted “Lombarky Trophy.”
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Nickelodeon Lines Up With the N.F.L., Confident Children Will Cheer
As parents who are worried about concussions push their children away from football, the league has found ways to make a pitch directly to young people.
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As F.B.I. Took a Year to Pursue the Nassar Case, Dozens Say They Were Molested
The agency was seemingly slowed by jurisdictional issues, and athletes went unwarned that a potential child molester was in their midst.
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Before the Games, a Competition to Chase North Koreans
In the few days since North Koreans arrived in South Korea for the Winter Olympics beginning Feb. 9, packs of journalists have traced their every step.
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SURFACING: Jump on the Bandwagon of a Winning Super Bowl Team? Not These Cleveland Browns Fans
Meet the superfans of a struggling franchise in the National Football League.
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Jump on the Bandwagon of a Winning Superbowl Team? Not These Cleveland Browns Fans
Meet the superfans of a struggling franchise in the National Football League.
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Jump on the Bandwagon of a Winning N.F.L. Team? Not These Cleveland Browns Fans
Meet the superfans of a struggling franchise in the National Football League.
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Friday, February 2, 2018
Inside a ‘Culture of Abuse’ at U.S.A. Gymnastics
Gymnasts say that Larry Nassar is far from a “one-man problem.” Here are the stories of three other coaches accused of sexually abusing young gymnasts for years.
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Sporting: Confessions of an Unapologetic Patriots Fan
People like to identify with up-and-comers. But there are benefits to identifying with a team that has already arrived.
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Forced Into Action, Young Bruins Spark the Team’s Rise
Boston has overcome early-season injuries and the integration of rookies into the lineup to become one of the best teams in the N.H.L.’s Eastern Conference.
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A Japanese Hockey Prodigy Eyes a Path to the N.H.L.
Aito Iguchi is among a growing number of teenage players in Japan who are seeking to reach the highest levels of hockey in North America.
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On Baseball: Cold-Stove League: Baseball and Union Lament Glacial Pace on Two Fronts
The commissioner wants faster games. The players association wants free-agent signings. Two weeks before camps open, there’s little movement on either.
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On Olympics: A Sportswriter’s First Impressions of Pyeongchang
The eyes of the world will be on Pyeongchang in a week. Andrew Keh arrived Friday. Here is what he saw.
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Victims’ Father Lunges at Larry Nassar in Court
Randall Margraves had been standing next to his daughters in Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Mich., as they gave statements about Dr. Nassar’s sexual abuse.
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Wealth Matters: How to Bid for the N.F.L.’s Biggest Prize: Team Ownership
Jerry Richardson has said he will sell the Carolina Panthers. But what does it take to become the next member of the exclusive N.F.L. team owners club?
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How the Eagles Followed the Numbers to the Super Bowl
The N.F.L. has yet to fully adopt quantitative analysis, but its value has been embraced in Philadelphia at every level of the organization.
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More Girls Are Playing Football. Is That Progress?
With a growing body of research suggesting that youth tackle football is harmful to children’s brains, not everyone is cheering.
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On Football: ‘The American Dilemma’: Why Do We Still Watch Football?
Americans have problems with football’s violence, with its player protests and even with the N.F.L. itself. So why can’t they look away on Super Bowl Sunday?
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Thursday, February 1, 2018
Justin Timberlake Says His Son ‘Will Never Play Football’
Timberlake will be the halftime entertainment on Sunday, but he suggested at a news conference Thursday that he wouldn’t let his 2-year-old son play the sport.
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Where Does the N.F.L. Go After a Season of Division?
A year of protests, backlash and presidential interference has exposed fault lines between the league’s players and its management — and even between the team owners themselves.
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N.F.L. Players’ Union Says It Will ‘Prepare for War’ Over New Contract
DeMaurice Smith, the union’s executive director, rejected the notion that the current bargaining agreement, which expires in 2020, might be extended.
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Why Is Russia at the Olympics?
The Russians were barred, but only sort of. Athletes were ruled ineligible and then made eligible. A guide to the messy Russia doping controversy.
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Super Bowl Prediction: Patriots or Eagles?
If you remove the quarterbacks from the equation, the Eagles are at least the Patriots’ equal, if not their superior.
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On Soccer: When the Shiny Object Stops Being a Trophy
Eight points out of a Champions League place, Arsenal ought to be in crisis. But the much-hyped signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang soothed some critics, and obscured larger problems.
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Critic’s Notebook: Justin Timberlake, Back at the Super Bowl. What About Janet?
His appearance at this year’s halftime show has resurfaced the memory of one of pop music’s biggest traumas.
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Tom Brady’s Peers Are Getting Older. He Can’t Relate.
At 40, Brady is about to become the oldest quarterback to play in a Super Bowl, yet he seems to have adopted a style of play generally associated with younger players.
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Olympic Doping Bans Lifted for 28 Russians
The Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned all penalties against 28 of 43 athletes. But the International Olympic Committee said it might not allow them to compete in South Korea.
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They Were Super Bowl Heroes. And Then, in a Blink, They Weren’t.
There is an unusual club of receivers, including Larry Fitzgerald and Randy Moss, who made a stunning catch that briefly appeared to secure a championship. Here are memories of what almost was.
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