In Pasadena, Moving the Rose Bowl Makes For Unusual Rancor

The Rose Bowl moved to Texas from California to accommodate fans. But in Pasadena, city officials worried the maneuver could threaten its long-held ties to the game.

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Becky Hammon Becomes First Woman to Serve as Head Coach in N.B.A. Game

She took over coaching the San Antonio Spurs after Gregg Popovich was ejected from a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.

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Padres Jolt M.L.B. With Bold Moves to Set Up World Series Run

While many teams continued to assess the financial consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, San Diego acquired two pricey pitchers and instantly became one of the favorites to win the World Series.

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Becky Hammon Becomes First Woman to Serve as Head Coach in N.B.A. Game

She took over coaching the San Antonio Spurs after Gregg Popovich was ejected from a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.

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Randall Cunningham Is Back in the N.F.L. … as Raiders Chaplain

“I want to preach myself into a Super Bowl ring.”

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An Olympic Dream Is Reborn, Despite Fears of Brain Trauma

A.J. Edelman walked away from the hazards of sledding sports after he competed for Israel in the skeleton at the 2018 Winter Games. Now he is trying again in a bobsled.

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Virus Disrupts College Football Playoffs Even Before Kickoff

Both semifinals are being played in abnormal circumstances: The Rose Bowl will be in Texas, and the Sugar Bowl will feature teams hit hard by the coronavirus.

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NFL Week 17 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

Ten teams will be fighting for seven playoff spots on a final regular-season Sunday when numerous playoff seedings can change.

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74 of Our Favorite Facts for 2020

Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the paper. Here are 74 from the past year that were the most revealing.

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74 Facts for 2020

Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the paper. Here are 74 from the past year that were the most revealing.

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Julius Randle Is Causing Something Rare: Excitement for the Knicks

After seven consecutive losing seasons, Randle’s strong play is fueling a good start — and hope among fans.

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From Kobe to LeBron: Tragedy and Triumph in the N.B.A.

A year that began with the deaths of two N.B.A. icons could not end soon enough, marked by heartache along the way but also small moments worth celebrating now.

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The 2020 Moments When Sports Made Sense

Sports were not a simple salve for the events of 2020, but they still provided some moments of joy, levity and shared humanity.

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Was the College Football Season Worth It?

It brought joy — and revenue. But the full cost will never be tallied.

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Quarterback Keeper? Jets, Browns and Bears Face Contract Decisions

Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield and Mitchell Trubisky have all been marginally impressive at times. But is that enough for their teams to sign them to salary-cap-straining contracts?

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Data, Diet and Better Set Pieces: Seeking Soccer’s Future

F.C. Midtjylland’s search for competitive advantage has made it a place where ideas emerge. The problem is pretty soon everyone else has them, too.

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Chicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews Is Out Indefinitely Because of Illness

Toews, 32, the team captain, did not say what his condition was but said that it had left him “drained and lethargic.”

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Howard J. Rubenstein, Public Relations Impresario, Dies at 88

He polished the tarnished images of the rich, the famous and the flawed, with clients that included Donald J. Trump, Rupert Murdoch and George M. Steinbrenner.

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Another Top U.S. Tennis Tournament Is Postponed Because of the Coronavirus

The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., hopes to move to later in the year.

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K.C. Jones Never Got His Due in Boston. Race Played a Part.

Jones, who was Black and won eight championships as a player and two as a coach with the Boston Celtics, was underappreciated as one of the N.B.A.’s most successful coaches.

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Deep Within Relief Bill, Horse Racing Gets New Tools to Clean Up

A provision deep in the coronavirus stimulus package puts the United States Anti-Doping Agency in charge of regulating thoroughbred racing.

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How to Train for Team Sports Alone

Focus on what you can do solo. Find someone to talk to. Seek camaraderie.

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Roger Federer Will Skip the Australian Open

The 20-time Grand Slam champion had two knee surgeries in 2020. He wants to come back, but it remains unclear when he will play.

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Roger Federer Will Skip the Australian Open

The 20-time Grand Slam champion had two knee surgeries in 2020. He wants to come back, but it remains unclear when he will play.

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Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie Out Indefinitely With Torn A.C.L.

Dinwiddie, who started at guard alongside Kyrie Irving, hobbled off the court Sunday in the third quarter with what was initially called knee strain.

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For His Second Act, Nnamdi Asomugha Made Preparation His Byword

The former pro football player has pushed himself in acting classes, onstage and in films. His latest drama, “Sylvie’s Love,” also meant returning to an early passion: music.

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NFL Week 16: What We Learned

The Steelers came back to beat the Colts, Kansas City survived against Atlanta and Jacksonville secured the No. 1 pick in the draft.

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With Phil Niekro's Death, Baseball Has Lost the Knuckleball and Its Master

Phil Niekro is the seventh member of the Baseball Hall of Fame to die this year. The pitch he perfected also appears to be lost.

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A State Skirmish Over N.C.A.A. Amateurism Rules Has Quickly Become a National Battle

Since California passed a law allowing college athletes to profit from their fame, the issue has broadened and moved to Capitol Hill.

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Our Altered View of Sports After 2020

The coronavirus changed sports. But it also changed us. Will our connection as fans always be divided into a before, and an after?

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Seahawks Defense Is an Asset Again in Division-Clinching Win

Seattle’s much-maligned defense held Los Angeles to field goals as the two N.F.C. West teams streak in opposite directions to end the regular season.

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NFL Week 16: What We Learned

The Steelers came back to beat the Colts, Kansas City survived against Atlanta and Jacksonville secured the No. 1 pick in the draft.

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Ravens Snatch Back Giants’ Playoff Hopes

Baltimore made its case for the wild-card spot as the Giants fell back to earth — and toward the bottom of the N.F.C. East — in a rout.

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Jets Start a Winning Streak and Diminish Browns’ Playoff Hopes

The Jets’ second win of the season removed the possibility of them getting the No. 1 pick in next year’s draft, while Cleveland is at risk of extending the league’s longest postseason drought.

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Phil Niekro, Hall of Fame Knuckleball Pitcher, Dies at 81

A five-time all-star, he played in the major leagues for 24 seasons, but never made it to the World Series.

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Jon Huber, Who Rose to Fame With World Wrestling Entertainment, Dies at 41

Mr. Huber, who was known in the ring as Brodie Lee and Luke Harper, died from a “lung issue” unrelated to Covid-19, his wife said.

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With Each Run, a City Shaken by Racism Is ‘Finding the Greater Good’

The route William Jones III designed 15 years ago through predominantly Black neighborhoods in Charlottesville, Va., has become the impetus for a diverse running group that’s grown since the summer.

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Opting Out of the N.F.L. Brings No Regret for This Jets Lineman

Leo Koloamatangi says he misses his team, even in a dreadful season, and that he has wondered what he might have accomplished this year. But he finds comfort in knowing his family is at a lower risk.

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Alvin Kamara Runs for Six Touchdowns Against Vikings

The Saints running back tied an N.F.L. record set in 1929 in New Orleans’ 52-33 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

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The Warriors’ Championship Glow Is Gone. And Yet …

Yes, the Golden State Warriors have looked awful in two blowout losses to start the season. But there are a few reasons for optimism. One big one: James Wiseman.

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Duke Women's Basketball Season is Cancelled After Four Games

The team is the first Power Five basketball team to start and stop its season because of the pandemic. The men’s basketball team is expected to continue playing.

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K.C. Jones, Celtics Standout as Player and Coach, Dies at 88

As a defense-minded guard, he played on eight consecutive championship teams. He later found success leading the team from the sidelines.

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‘Stay Alive and Survive’: Ski Resorts Brace for a Pandemic Season

Many have put capacity restrictions in place, even as new lockdowns may spook visitors.

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At French Resorts, Skiing Has Become an Uphill Sport

The government closed ski lifts, fearing they might spread the coronavirus. The skiers came anyway.

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N.B.A. Christmas Day Guide: What to Watch

With LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic playing, there’s something for everyone. If you haven’t kept up since last season, here’s everything you need to know.

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Jeannie Morris, Trailblazing Chicago Sportscaster, Dies at 85

She was a rare woman in broadcast sports journalism when she began her career in the late 1960s, but she helped pave the way for the many women who followed.

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Aliphine Tuliamuk Won the Olympic Trials Marathon. Now She's Training Through Pregnancy.

When the competitive running calendar for 2020 largely disappeared, Aliphine Tuliamuk decided to make lemonade — actually, a baby — out of lemons.

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She’s a Chess Champion Who Can Barely See the Board

Like the fictional Beth Harmon in “The Queen’s Gambit,” she’s trying to find a way to get to Russia to compete. Unlike Beth, she’s blind.

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Petr Cech Is Still Saving Chelsea, This Time in New Role

For the recently retired goalkeeper, a role as Chelsea’s technical director is appealing because of how different it is from playing.

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NFL Week 16 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

The Colts are favored on the road in Pittsburgh, the Rams will try to stay alive in Seattle and a frozen matchup between Tennessee and Green Bay should still have plenty of offense.

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Sun Yang's Eight-Year Doping Ban Is Overturned

Lawyers for Sun Yang, a three-time Olympic champion, presented evidence that one of the arbitrators who issued his eight-year suspension had made racist comments about China on social media.

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N.B.A. Postpones Houston Rockets Game Because of Coronavirus

Multiple positive or inconclusive coronavirus tests, and a health protocol breach, left the Houston Rockets with too few players to compete in their season opener.

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Amar’e Stoudemire Is a Coach Now. But Don’t Call Him That.

Stoudemire has reunited with his Phoenix Suns cohort of Steve Nash and Mike D’Antoni on the Nets’ staff. It’s weird to him, too.

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Nets and Clippers Open N.B.A. Season With Big Wins

The Nets dominated the Warriors, and the Clippers staved off a comeback attempt by the Lakers. Kevin Durant and Paul George were the night’s stars.

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European Soccer Learns a New Virtue: Patience

Why have so few managers been fired this year? Pandemic economics play a role, but there are bigger forces at work, too.

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Simple, Affordable and Socially Distanced, Snowshoeing Gets Hot

As biking was to spring, snowshoeing is to winter as exercisers adapt to cold weather.

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8 Fearless N.B.A. Season Predictions

Houston’s James Harden is widely expected to be traded soon. But Kevin Love? Zach LaVine? LaMarcus Aldridge? They could be on the move, too.

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NBA Opening Night Live Score and Updates: Warriors vs. Nets

It’s opening night, which means the official debut of the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving pairing, and a ring ceremony for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Kevin Greene, Master of Sacking the Quarterback, Dies at 58

A charismatic player with seemingly inexhaustible energy, he recorded the third-most sacks in N.F.L. history and the most by a linebacker.

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N.B.A. Live Updates: Warriors vs. Nets

It’s opening night, which means the official debut of the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving pairing, and a ring ceremony for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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One Month Behind, DePaul Starts Its Men’s Basketball Season

The program is the last in a major basketball conference to play a game, having dealt with several virus-related pauses.

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How The New England Patriots' Dynasty Fell

Empires never fall in a day. The Patriots have been quietly crumbling from within for years.

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How Soccer Teams in UK Kept in Contact With Older Fans During Lockdown

When the pandemic closed stadiums in Britain, soccer clubs sought out their most vulnerable supporters to make sure they were OK. Nine months later, they’re still at it.

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Tech Solution Gives Blind Runner Hope to Run Free of a Guide

A blind runner issued a challenge to technologists last year to find a way for him to run safely without a guide. They did.

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Lockdown Kept Lonely Fans at Home. So Their Teams Went to Them.

When the pandemic closed stadiums in Britain, soccer clubs sought out their most vulnerable supporters to make sure they were OK. Nine months later, they’re still at it.

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N.B.A. 2020-21 Predictions: LeBron vs. Luka for M.V.P.

Our panel predicts a big year for the Nets and the Pelicans’ Zion Williamson, a surprise from Damian Lillard, a Lakers repeat and a fierce battle among the rookies.

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The Marathon Project: Sara Hall and Martin Hehir Win

Coaches and agents were desperate to help their athletes compete in a year void of competition. So they created a marathon themselves, and watched the list of the fastest American marathons times get rewritten.

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Critics of Russia’s Doping Ban Blame the System That Allowed It

While athletes and experts lament a court’s reduced punishment for Russia’s doping scandal, the country is already trying to wring a new concession.

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M.L.B.’s Records Were Never Real. But the Racism Was. Ask Satchel Paige.

Major League Baseball’s plan to formally recognize the Negro League exposes the ugliness that has existed all along.

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M.L.B.’s Records Were Never Real. But the Racism Was. Ask Satchel Paige.

Major League Baseball’s plan to formally recognize the Negro League exposes the ugliness that has existed all along.

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NFL Week 15: What We Learned

The Chiefs won a potential Super Bowl preview against the Saints, the Titans and the Colts stayed hot and the previously winless Jets pulled off the upset of the season.

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Baseball Hall of Fame Hopes to Contextualize Problematic Inductees

Rather than remove the plaques of its most problematic inductees, the Baseball Hall of Fame is hoping to explain them.

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N.B.A. Western Conference Preview: The Lakers Reloaded

Their championship glow still strong, the Lakers are poised to make another run, even as the Warriors bounce back and the Suns ascend.

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N.B.A. Eastern Conference Preview: Will the Nets Reign Supreme?

The Bucks got better, but the Nets with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant might be too much for Milwaukee — or any other team in the East — to overcome.

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No Chiefs, Braves, Blackhawks and Seminoles. Remove Indigenous Names Now.

The Chiefs, Braves, Blackhawks and Seminoles need to follow the Cleveland baseball team in dropping their offensive names.

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Tested Again, the Chiefs Flex Their Survival Skills

Kansas City (13-1) has come back in four of its last six games, winning all six, and while the Chiefs do not seem invincible, they hardly seem beatable.

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NFL Week 15: What We Learned

The Titans and the Colts won, the Buccaneers came back to beat the Falcons, and the Dolphins eliminated the Patriots from playoff contention.

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Jets’ First Win May Cost the Future

The Jets beat the Los Angeles Rams for their improbable first win of the season, but the victory may give the Jacksonville Jaguars the top pick in the 2021 N.F.L. draft.

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N.H.L. and Players' Union Agree to Start Season in January

The season would start Jan. 13 with all seven Canadian teams in one division, but authorities in Canada need to approve plans for teams to practice and play in their markets.

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NFL Week 15: What We Learned

The Titans and the Colts won, the Buccaneers came back to beat the Falcons, and the Dolphins eliminated the Patriots from playoff contention.

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Tiger Woods Mixes Golf and Family Once Again

Normally Woods tries to keep his private life separate from his career, but playing with his son Charlie in the PNC Championship was an emotional father-son bonding moment.

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Manchester United Sends a Message. But What Is It, Exactly?

A 6-2 thumping of Leeds moved United into third place in the Premier League. But a single day never tells the whole story of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team.

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Alabama Leads Rankings as College Football Playoff Field Is Set

The semifinals will be played on Jan. 1 in Louisiana and Texas, with the national championship scheduled for the Miami area on Jan. 11.

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‘Challenges and Bumps’ Expected as N.B.A. Returns

Playing without a bubble during the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been smooth for sports leagues that tried this fall. Now it’s the N.B.A.’s turn.

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Fight for Washington N.F.L. Team Could Tighten Snyder's Grip on It

Washington’s owner, Daniel Snyder, is working to buy out three minority partners, including one he has accused of running a smear campaign against him.

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College Football Playoff Faces Tricky Call After Messy Year

An unconvincing win by Ohio State and several odd circumstances during the pandemic have left the College Football Playoff with a jumble to consider.

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Athletes Leaving the Field Are Joining LinkedIn

The platform that put the “network” in “social network” has proved unexpectedly popular with jocks seeking second careers.

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For Opponents of Native American Nicknames, 2020 Has Brought Hope

Leaders in the movement to rid sports of such nicknames and the logos that accompany them saw a domino effect building in public schools after two major professional teams made changes. But there are staunch holdouts.

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Not the Matchup They Wanted: Gennadiy Golovkin vs. Kamil Szeremeta and Saul Alvarez vs. Callum Smith

The two stars face other contenders as the DAZN streaming service works through complicated factors to arrange for another rematch.

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Its Football Season Over, Cal Wonders: Was It Worth It?

Some top programs will play a dozen games this season. The Golden Bears managed only four before their season ended with a text message.

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Watching Tiger Woods Play an Often-Hidden Role: Dad

Watching Woods and his son, Charlie, on the golf course offers a rare window into a side of Woods fans never see: dad.

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What Qualifies as Success at Borussia Dortmund?

Borussia Dortmund’s business is winning matches and grooming some of the world’s best young talent. To do both, sometimes you have to put up with a few growing pains.

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For Opponents of Native American Nicknames, 2020 Brought Hope

Leaders in the movement to rid sports of such nicknames and the logos that accompany them saw a domino effect building in public schools after two major professional teams made changes. But there are staunch holdouts.

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College Football Season Is Nearly Over. Then the Big TV Negotiations Begin.

ESPN and Fox didn’t get about 20 games from the Big Ten Conference this season. Those events were worth roughly $110 million, leaving college sports and TV executives with much to resolve.

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Capitals' Henrik Lundqvist Will Not Play 2020-21 Season Because of a Heart Condition

Two months after signing with the Washington Capitals, the former Rangers goaltender said he made the decision after “many weeks of tests and conversations with specialists around the country.”

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A First for Sarah Fuller, but That Wasn’t the Last of It

Women broke through glass ceilings to gain roles in men’s sports this year. But the celebration of their place in history, and sometimes the pushback, can overshadow their work.

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Cory Booker's College Athletes Bill of Rights Would Let Players Share Profits

The legislation, introduced by Senator Cory Booker, could allow college football players and men’s basketball players to receive six-figure paychecks.

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Russia Doping Ban Is Halved but It Will Miss Next Two Olympics

The ruling reduced a four-year ban to two, but will keep Russian teams out of the next two Olympics and dozens of other global competitions.

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Supreme Court to Rule on N.C.A.A. Limits on Paying College Athletes

An appeals court said restrictions on compensation tied to education violated federal antitrust laws.

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In a Big Year for Games, These Players Are Shifting the Culture

Designers, competitors, streamers, voice actors and labor activists have been working to make video games more inclusive.

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NFL Week 15 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

An empty calories matchup between the Chargers and the Raiders gets things started on Thursday in a week dominated by a potential Super Bowl preview between the Saints and the Chiefs.

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Australian Open Is Postponed Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic

With infections surging in other parts of the world, the first Grand Slam tennis event of 2021 has been delayed by three weeks, according to a schedule released by the men’s tour.

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Roberto Firmino's Goal Vaults Liverpool Over Tottenham in Premier League

A lineup altered by injury, and supplemented by youth, summons the energy to beat Tottenham at Anfield.

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Yankees Say D.J. LeMahieu Is Worth Waiting For

The team’s primary off-season goal remains re-signing the free-agent infielder, who could command a lucrative four-year contract at age 32.

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N.B.A. Hopes for ‘as Close to a Normal Season as Possible’

The league is embarking on a season with restrictions but no bubble: Yes to trips to Whole Foods. No to crowded elevators and the hotel gift shop.

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M.L.B. Will Add Negro Leagues to Official Records

More than 3,400 players from seven leagues that operated from 1920 to 1948 will now be considered major leaguers in a move that will shake up the record books.

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Soccer Will Run Trials of Concussion Substitutes

The move follows growing concern about the long-term effects of head injuries and the often-rushed treatment players receive.

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Manny Ramirez, 48, Brings His Bat to the Sydney Blue Sox

The Sydney Blue Sox were stunned that Manny Ramirez, 48, wanted to join the Australian Baseball League. They’re counting on the former superstar to raise baseball’s profile in the country.

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A Year When Even Sports Wasn’t an Escape

Social activism and the pandemic dominated 2020, and the sports world responded in kind.

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In 2020, Sports Was About Staying Safe and Speaking Out

This was the year of the bubble and of players forcefully demanding racial justice.

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How Putting on a Mask Raised Naomi Osaka’s Voice

She used her time away from competing during the pandemic to reflect on the world and her place within it. When the time came to speak, she approached it in her own distinct way.

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Can Any A.F.C. Team Catch the Chiefs?

Sure, Kansas City (12-1) is flawed, but its closest challengers have a long way to go to usurp a Super Bowl berth.

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Disabled Former N.F.L. Players Get a Reprieve on Benefit Cuts

A reduction of disability payments, scheduled to start next month, has been delayed for three years, the players union announced.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo Plans to Sign $228 Million Deal With Bucks

With less than a week before the deadline, Antetokounmpo indicated that he would sign a five-year extension with the team that drafted him in 2013.

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Stanford's Tara VanDerveer Is on Verge of Career Wins Record

Stanford’s women’s basketball coach is expected to break Pat Summitt’s record for wins on Tuesday night. But she isn’t stopping there.

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Decoding José Mourinho's Instagram

The Tottenham coach’s account is a surprisingly unfiltered window into his personality. It’s revealing a side of him he hasn’t always wanted people to see.

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Endeavor Expands N.B.A. Talent Reach With Stake in BDA Sports

Bill Duffy, who founded BDA Sports Management more than two decades ago, represents rising basketball stars like the N.B.A.’s Luka Doncic and the W.N.B.A.’s Sabrina Ionescu.

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Wary Companies Hesitate on Super Bowl Commercials, Citing Pandemic

As the virus cuts into the annual ad blitz, CBS has yet to book all of the 30-second slots available for the big game.

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French Soccer Faces Financial Crisis After MediaPro Pulls Plug

The sudden collapse of a billion-dollar television contract has created a serious cash crisis for French clubs as the January transfer window nears.

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Lamar Jackson Returns to Seal Ravens’ Win Over Browns

The N.F.L.’s reigning most valuable player was treated for cramps but returned to Monday night’s game to throw a touchdown pass and set up a field-goal drive to beat surging Cleveland.

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US Women's Open: A Lim Kim Wins American Debut

The South Korean golfer scanned anxious texts from home while waiting for challengers to finish the rain-delayed final round of the major championship.

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Jared Porter Wants the Mets to Win the Season, Not the Off-Season

The team’s new general manager has four World Series rings. He hopes he can add another to his collection.

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Cleveland Makes Name Removal Official, Saying It Is ‘Moving Forward’

The baseball team’s process is being lauded by many rights groups for its thoughtful reconsideration of the name “Indians.”

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Mikaela Shiffrin Wins First World Cup Race Since January

Shiffrin’s 67th victory places her third on the career list and comes 10 months after the death of her father, Jeff.

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After a Covid-19 Semester, College Doctors Reflect on Sports

Weighing the risks and benefits of participating in sports against the larger public health factors.

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N.C.A.A. Will Hold 2021 Women’s Basketball Tournament in One Region

The N.C.A.A. announced that it was in preliminary talks with officials in and around San Antonio to host the entire 63-game tournament in the spring.

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Spiders? Cleveland Baseball Team Is In Search of a New Name

As fans speculate what name Cleveland will choose to replace “Indians,” the team’s past presents some fairly odd options.

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Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving Shine in Preseason Homecoming

With both players returning from injuries, Durant and Irving combined for 33 points in their first game together, more than a year after joining the Nets.

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Bills Beat the Steelers, Surging as a Rival Sinks

Buffalo can clinch the A.F.C. East title on Saturday. Pittsburgh fell behind Kansas City in the race for the top seed in the playoffs.

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Anthony Carter's Agent Cost Him $3 Million. The Agent Paid Him Back.

All Bill Duffy had to do was inform the Miami Heat that Anthony Carter planned to return. Two decades after failing to do that, Duffy has made his client whole.

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A Gym Is Where You Work Out. Everything Else Is Optional.

Forced to close its physical location because of the pandemic, a Long Island gym has adapted to its members’ settings and abilities, creating an entirely new type of fitness community.

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Stanford's Tara VanDerveer Ties Pat Summitt's College Basketball Wins Record

VanDerveer can pass Pat Summitt, the longtime Tennessee coach who died in 2016, on Tuesday against Pacific.

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Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving Shine in Preseason Homecoming

With both players returning from injuries, Durant and Irving combined for 33 points in their first game together, more than a year after joining the Nets.

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Cleveland’s Baseball Team Will Drop Its Indians Team Name

The decision comes amid a wider push for sports teams to stop using Native American names and imagery as team names and mascots.

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Russell Wilson Throws Four Touchdowns in Three Quarters in Win Over the Jets

The Seahawks rebounded from a loss to the Giants last week, while the Jets’ losing streak reached a franchise record 13 games.

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NFL Week 14: What We Learned

The Chiefs did not need perfection to win, the Bears’ losing streak finally ended and the N.F.C. East remained wide open.

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Giants Cannot Protect Win Streak Against the Cardinals

The Giants entered Sunday’s game riding high on a four-game win streak. They left it with a battered quarterback and diminished playoff chances.

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Play Suspension Delays Finish at U.S. Women’s Open

Golf’s final major of the year experienced a rain delay before play was called Sunday.

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Alex Olmedo, 84, Dies; Tennis Star Known for a Remarkable Year

In 1959, Olmedo won the Australian and Wimbledon men’s single championships and reached the final of the United States Nationals.

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Hig Roberts, Ski Champion, Comes Out as Gay

In an interview with The New York Times, Hig Roberts, a two-time U.S. national champion, becomes the first elite men’s Alpine skier to publicly come out as gay, hoping to encourage others to be themselves.

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Ski Champion Comes Out as Gay: ‘I’m Ready to Be Happy’

In an interview with The New York Times, Hig Roberts, a two-time U.S. national champion, becomes the first elite men’s Alpine skier to publicly come out as gay, hoping to encourage others to be themselves.

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Columbus Beats Seattle to Win M.L.S. Cup

Lucas Zelarayán’s two goals carried the Crew over the Sounders in the stadium the team had almost abandoned three years ago.

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Mets Sign Catcher James McCann

A four-year deal worth $40 million could give the Mets’ new owner, Steve Cohen, flexibility to keep shopping in the free-agent market.

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Virus Cases in College Sports Prove Athletes Are Workers

They should be treated as such.

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Swimming Against Time, Ignoring the Finish Line

Swimming the 12 miles across Lake Tahoe, the author was advised to not look ahead but break up the challenge into fathomable chunks. It worked for the swim, and life.

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U.S. Women's Open: Cristie Kerr Is Playing in Pain

Cristie Kerr was afraid she might not be able to play in the U.S. Women’s Open after an accident that injured her and her caddie last week. Playing in pain, she’s five shots off the lead.

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For Cameron Kinley and Navy, the Army Game Can Give 2020 a Highlight

The rivalry is being played at West Point, the first time the game has not been at a neutral site in 77 years.

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They Saved the Crew. Now It's Playing in M.L.S. Cup.

Fan activism, public pressure and new owners kept the Columbus Crew in Ohio. On Saturday, the team will try to pay back its supporters by winning M.L.S. Cup on its home field.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo Has Left the Bucks, and Their Fans, Waiting

The Milwaukee Bucks superstar was gifted pens by many of his teammates in hopes he would sign a so-called supermax deal with the team. In a complicated business, it’s not that simple.

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The Champions League’s New Twist: Injury Roulette

With muscle injuries rising and an unforgiving, pandemic-compressed schedule looming, Europe might not crown its best team this season, but the one that’s still standing.

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At the U.S. Open, a Love Story

They met playing against each other in rec league hockey. Now Alena Sharp and her caddie, Sarah Bowman, are honeymooning on the golf course.

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The Usual Ending to an Odd Formula 1 Season

The pandemic provided the drama as F1 put together a season after a delayed start. But Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton still won.

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It’s the Last Race of the Season. Creativity Got F1 to the Finish Line.

The sport had to scrub its schedule because of the pandemic and make a new one, using some old and new tracks.

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With New Owner, Williams Hopes for a New Start in Formula 1

The storied team had little money for improvements and is having another dismal season, but it is now in the hands of an investment firm.

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College Sports Has Reported at Least 6,629 Virus Cases

The N.C.A.A. does not track coronavirus cases, but a New York Times analysis shows the pandemic’s toll across college athletics. Many universities have kept their case counts from the public.

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Two Soccer Teams Showed Up to Play. One Lost Because of Hair Dye.

A Chinese university team argued that an opposing player’s hair was not “black enough,” according to the rules, and her team forfeited the match.

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Phil Linz, Unlikely Baseball Celebrity, Is Dead at 81

Never a star and rarely a starter as a Yankee in the 1960s, Linz made news not for playing baseball but for playing the harmonica.

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U.S. Will Not Punish Olympic Athletes for Peaceful Protests

Breaking from International Olympic Committee guidelines, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced it would not penalize athletes who participate in demonstrations.

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Fighters Win Key Ruling in Case That Could Upend U.F.C.’s Business

A judge said he would grant class-action status to a group of fighters arguing that the Ultimate Fighting Championship suppresses pay. If the fighters win, it could force the U.F.C. to pay much, much more.

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SEC Reaches $3 Billion Deal With Disney, Drawing CBS Ties Toward an End

The Southeastern Conference is poised to become the richest conference in college football after it struck a television deal with Disney, which owns ABC and ESPN.

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N.C.A.A. Crisis Shows How Biden’s Surgeon General Pick Navigated the Pandemic

Vivek Murthy was a central figure in the decision to cancel the March Madness basketball tournaments. He’s poised to have a major role in the Biden administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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December Date for U.S. Women’s Open Brings New Challenges

Golf’s final major tournament is set to play in Houston with coronavirus-related challenges, an unprecedented two-course format, and one of women’s golf’s largest purses.

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NFL. Week 14 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

The Patriots and the Rams will get things started on Thursday in a week in which plenty of teams are fighting for playoff spots.

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Arnie Robinson Jr., Olympic Long Jump Champion, Dies at 72

Mr. Robinson won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and a bronze medal in Munich in 1972.

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Ray Perkins, Coach at Alabama and in the N.F.L., Dies at 79

With the Crimson Tide, he had a tough act to follow, Bear Bryant, but he enjoyed some success. He didn’t fare so well with the Giants and the Buccaneers.

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Big Ten Changes Rules to Let Ohio State Play for Conference Championship

The shift is yet another example of college football changing its rules on the fly during the pandemic.

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The 100-Year Dispute for Jim Thorpe’s Olympic Golds

Thorpe was stripped of his medals in 1912, and named co-champion in 1982. Now, a movement has been renewed to award Thorpe his titles as his own.

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Suspension Reduced for Gymnastics Coach Accused of Emotional and Physical Abuse

An arbitrator hearing an appeal from Maggie Haney, who has coached an Olympian and other top athletes, decided some of the testimony against her was improperly used.

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Ravens' Dez Bryant Tests Positive but Stays Active Thansk to Twitter

After testing positive for the coronavirus, receiver Dez Bryant missed Baltimore’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. But fans were still able to follow his emotional evening in real time.

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Saying Goodbye to the Trips of a Lifetime

The Warriors dynasty allowed a reporter to spend some unexpected, and extremely welcome, time with his dad.

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An American First on the European Tour

The controversial golfer Patrick Reed is leading the race to become the No. 1 player, which will be settled in Dubai.

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How Golf's European Tour Saved Its Season

The pandemic forced the golf tour to start almost from scratch. But six months later, it’s holding the tournament that will determine its champion.

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Dick Allen's Hall of Fame Case Ran Out of Time

The pandemic delayed a Golden Days committee vote that could have finally put Allen, who died on Monday, in Cooperstown.

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Lee Westwood and His Decades of Success

Usually a slow starter, he began 2020 by winning the first tournament he played.

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Virtual Cycling and Real Cheating: Cracking Down on ‘Digital Doping’

A highly anticipated race on Wednesday, sponsored by the Zwift cycling app and the sport’s world governing body, will test new controls on cheating in virtual competitions.

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This Eagles’ No-Win Quarterback Predicament Isn’t Like the Last One

Jalen Hurts, a rookie, was named the Week 14 starter over Carson Wentz, a franchise quarterback, but Philadelphia is in no way suited for a rebuild.

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Champions League Match Stopped After Official Is Accused of Racial Abuse

Players from the Turkish club Basaksehir and their Paris St.-Germain counterparts stopped a game and left the field after a match official was accused of using racist language.

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Nike and UEFA Express Concern Over Crisis at French Soccer Federation

Nike, the federation’s biggest sponsor, and European soccer’s governing body have contacted the federation about a scandal involving a young player at its elite academy.

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Steelers’ Defeat Was a Comeback Wrapped in a Comeback for Alex Smith

The Washington team with no name (but many scandals) pulled off a massive upset of the unbeaten Steelers behind its persevering quarterback.

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Michigan Cancels Ohio State Game Because of Virus Cases

The cancellation raised the possibility that Ohio State might not qualify to play in the Big Ten championship game later this month.

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Dennis Ralston, 78, Doubles Champion in Tennis Hall of Fame, Dies

One of the so-called Handsome Eight, he was among the first players to sign on with the World Championship Tennis tour in the ’60s.

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Ralf Rangnick Is Soccer's Most Intriguing Free Agent

The pressing style Ralf Rangnick once preached to a skeptical German audience is now soccer orthodoxy. As he seeks his next project, he is again peering into the sport’s future.

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Steelers Lose First Game of 2020 to Washington

Pittsburgh had been the N.F.L.’s final unbeaten team at 11-0 before losing at home to a sub-.500 Washington team.

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Israeli Soccer Team, Infamous for Anti-Arab Fans, Has New Co-Owner: a Sheikh

The barrier-shattering deal puts an Emirati royal at the helm of Beitar Jerusalem, the only Israeli team that has never fielded an Arab player and whose most extreme fans chant racist slurs.

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Dick Allen, 78, Dies; Baseball Slugger Withstood Bigotry

One of the game’s best and most honored players in the 1960s and into the ’70s, he nevertheless felt racism’s sting early in his career in Philadelphia.

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Chris Young, a top G.M. Candidate, Chooses Rangers Over Mets

The Mets were in the hunt for one of the top general manager candidates in the game, but the ability to stay in Texas was something Steven Cohen could never match.

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A Referee Pursues Her Calling in the Men’s Game

Last season, Crystal Hogan was the only woman officiating games in the top level of college basketball. The question is: Why?

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What Was the Jets' Gregg Williams Thinking on His Final Play Call?

The Jets looked to have their first win of the season sewn up. But a decision to send an all-out blitz against the Raiders on the final play handed Las Vegas the game-winning touchdown.

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Pat Patterson, a Wrestling Star Who Came Out, Dies at 79

In villain roles he delighted his fans, and when he announced in 2014 that he was gay, they remained loyal.

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NFL Week 13: What We Learned

The Jets had an epic collapse, the Giants shocked the Seahawks and the Browns clinched their first winning season since 2007.

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In His Autobiography, the College Basketball Giant John Thompson Is Plainspoken and Profound

The longtime Georgetown coach, who died in August at 78, writes about his upbringing and his remarkable career in “I Came as a Shadow.”

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An N.B.A. Veteran Turns Wisdom Into Wins, On and Off the Court

At 36, Andre Iguodala is on the back end of his N.B.A. career, as an elder statesman with the Miami Heat, but he’s hitting his stride in the tech world.

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Remembering Rafer Johnson in a Long Year of Lost Sports Legends

The death of the Olympic track star hit our columnist particularly hard because of the connection to him from his early years and the toll of other titans who died this year.

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Giants Outmuscle Seahawks in Season’s Biggest Upset

Facing Seattle on the road without their starting quarterback, the Giants picked up their fourth straight win behind a stout defense, a lot of running and no trickery.

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NFL Week 13: What We Learned

The Jets found a new way to lose, the Saints continued to roll and the Browns held on for a huge win over the Titans.

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Behind Baker Mayfield, the Browns and Their Playoff Hopes Mature

With a five-touchdown outburst against a formidable A.F.C. contender, Cleveland and its stabilizing star showed a trait the franchise had lacked for almost two decades: playoff poise.

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Jets Let Raiders, and a First Win, Slip By

The Jets had Sunday’s game firmly in hand with a 4-point lead over Las Vegas and 35 seconds remaining. Then a baffling defensive assignment by the Jets gave the Raiders one last chance to score.

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Errol Spence Jr.’s Win Sets Up a Dream Pairing. That’s All It May Be.

Spence retained his two world welterweight titles by beating Danny Garcia on Saturday. Does that mean he’ll face Terence Crawford, the W.B.O. champion, next? No, this is boxing.

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Premier League Reopens Stadiums to Fans

The return of a few thousand fans to Premier League stadiums was a reminder that it’s not only their roars that we’ve missed.

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Liberty Win the W.N.B.A. Draft Lottery Again

The team, which took Sabrina Ionescu in the most recent draft, got the top pick for a second consecutive year. The choice will be more complicated this time.

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What’s the Deal With Russell Westbrook?

Despite being a regular All-Star and former M.V.P., Westbrook is headed to his third team in three years. His value appears to be a matter of opinion.

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Arsenal Is Learning Nothing Lasts Forever

Arsenal’s recent history is a case study in slow, steady decline. With the club now staring at a long climb back to the top, it is also a warning to other elite teams.

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Sports, Covid and Kids: New Pediatric Guidelines

Children and adolescents who want to return to sports after having the coronavirus should be cleared by a doctor for heart risks.

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Rights Group Demands End to Sex Testing of Female Track Athletes

A Human Rights Watch report said that regulations governing athletes with differences of sexual development are harmful and disproportionately affect women of color from developing nations.

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A New Challenge for Professional Triathletes: Toppling Ironman Inc.

For decades, the Ironman and other races filled with weekend warriors have dominated triathlon. Now, the elites are trying to take control with a new series.

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This Time, a Cartoon Depiction of Naomi Osaka Is More True to Life

Last year, the tennis champion was shown with light skin in an instant noodle ad. Now, she’ll be portrayed as a manga character, and illustrators insisted on getting details right.

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Dan Le Batard to Leave ESPN

Le Batard, a radio- and television-show host, had recently criticized his bosses for laying off one of his producers, and he has bashed the network’s reluctance to allow commentary on politics.

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Some College Basketball Teams Begin With a New Feeling of Emptiness

Programs like the Oregon women’s team didn’t win or lose on the court in the N.C.A.A. tournaments, so they are left to speculate what might have happened.

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Soccer Is Cash Poor. Its Leaders Are Not.

As their sport reels from the pandemic, FIFA’s top officials will gather for a video call on Friday. Each will earn at least $80,000 just for listening.

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LeBron James and Anthony Davis Sign Up for Lakers’ Bright Future

The N.B.A. champions signed their two most important players to new or longer contracts on successive days, after upgrading other areas of their roster.

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The N.B.A. says 48 players tested positive as they got ready to report to training camps.

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Hamish MacInnes, Scotland’s Man of the Mountains, Dies at 90

He scaled dangerous peaks all over the world. He also modernized rescue techniques that helped save countless lives.

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Talking About Race Made Falcons Teammates Matt Ryan and Ricardo Allen Partners in Activism

The friendship between Ricardo Allen, an undersized cornerback, and Matt Ryan, the heralded quarterback, has shaped the Falcons’ activism against racial injustice.

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Mourning in Argentina Where Diego Maradona Walked

During three national days of mourning for Diego Maradona, Argentines traveled — sometimes hundreds of miles — to honor him at the sites where his talent once made them smile.

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NFL Week 12 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

The Browns will try to stay hot, the Cardinals will try to pull out of a funk, and the Chiefs and the Steelers will try to keep rolling.

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Rockets’ Russell Westbrook Traded to Wizards for John Wall

Westbrook and Wall were both unhappy on their teams. Houston is also giving up a future first-round pick in the trade, which will reunite Wall with his college teammate DeMarcus Cousins.

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Ravens-Steelers, After Delays, Ends with Pittsburgh Still Undefeated

The division rivalry was rescheduled three times as Baltimore recorded more than 20 positive coronavirus tests.

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Rival Rescues Racer in Vendée Globe Sailing Race

A large wave cracked a racer’s boat in two nearly a thousand miles at sea. His only hope was a rival in the Vendée Globe round-the-world sailing race.

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Un coach, des joueurs mineurs et des limites floues

Des SMS inappropriés. Des pesées sans vêtements. Des invitations à passer la nuit chez lui. Un encadrant renvoyé par la Fédération française de football pour ses contacts avec un joueur adolescent continue de travailler dans le milieu. La FFF dit qu’elle n’y peut rien.

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Rafer Johnson, Winner of a Memorable Decathlon, Is Dead

His triumphant performance at the 1960 Olympics was his farewell to track and field. He went on to become a good-will ambassador for the United States and a close associate of the Kennedy family.

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French Coach Fired for Interactions with Young Players Moved From Job to Job

Inappropriate text messages. Nude weigh-ins. Player sleepovers. An instructor quietly discarded by France’s soccer federation over his contacts with a teenage player continues to work in the game. The federation says there is nothing it can do.

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Conservationists Cry Foul After Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence Put at Risk

The Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence is considered a seminal example of 20th-century architecture. But the new American owner of the soccer team there says it no longer does its job.

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Diego Maradona Loved Basketball. Its Stars Loved Him, Too.

Maradona, the Argentine soccer legend, was a big fan of his country’s biggest N.B.A. star, Manu Ginobili. But his fandom extended to Michael Jordan and, recently, Stephen Curry.

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The international gymnastics federation wants to push for parkour to be included in the Paris Games in 2024. It may not be up to them.

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Perform Abysmally, Defend Yourself Vehemently: The Adam Gase Way

Gase’s head coaching career has been a tour de force of blame deflection and expectation tempering. His time with the Jets is no different.

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Do We Need Football in America This Badly?

The N.F.L.’s efforts to keep the season going are reaching heights of absurdity as the pandemic worsens. It’s time to pause.

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Kevin Durant Says He’s Ready to Return. ‘It’ll Come Naturally.’

Durant, the Nets star, said he felt “solid” after missing all of last season with an Achilles’ tendon injury. It has been almost 18 months since his last N.B.A. game.

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Ravens and Steelers Face Off in Rare Wednesday NFL Game

After multiple delays, the Ravens and the Steelers appear set for the N.F.L.’s second Wednesday game since 1949. It is an unusual day for football, but games on that day have been fairly notable.

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Mets Sign Trevor May to Bolster Bullpen

The right-handed reliever isn’t the big name fans are hoping for, but he is a solid start for a team expected to spend big.

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USWNT and US Soccer Settle Workplace Claims

Both sides claimed victory with the agreement, which clears the way for the women’s team to appeal a court ruling that had rejected its equal pay claims.

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As a Black cyclist from South Los Angeles, Justin Williams says he has frequently been written off by managers. That hasn’t slowed him down as he works to diversify the sport.

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Can the Giants’ Tenuous Grasp of the N.F.C. East Hold?

The Giants are riding a three-game win streak and seem banded behind first-year Coach Joe Judge. In a shaky division, that just might be enough to put them in the playoffs.

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