A Small Guard Upends UConn and ‘Breathes a Little Life’ Into Her Sport

Morgan William’s game-winning shot for Mississippi State was a rousing moment of liberation for the women’s N.C.A.A. tournament.

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Dazzling Free Skate Lifts Yuzuru Hanyu to World Title

Hanyu, the Olympic men’s figure-skating champion, and Shoma Uno created a one-two finish for Japan, and Jin Boyang of China finished third.

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Yankees Acquire a Taste for the Fountain of Youth

The Yankees, long a team that spent lavishly to field winners, are changing their way of doing business.

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Head of Los Angeles’s Olympic Bid Pledges: No Ultimatum

Casey Wasserman, chairman of LA2024, said that his city was the right one for the 2024 games but declined to match a Parisian official’s terms.

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They Can Hit 400-Foot Homers, but Playing Catch? That’s Tricky

In modern youth baseball, the fundamentals are falling by the wayside in favor of flashier skills like big-league-style hitting and pitching.

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Arkansas to Limit Guns at Sports Events After Expanding Concealed-Carry Law

The Southeastern Conference and other college athletic conferences in the state had urged lawmakers to make the exemption, saying the expanded law raised safety concerns.

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As Braves Open New Stadium, Yankees and Traffic Are the Opponents

An interstate collapse in Atlanta made it all the harder for fans to reach the first game at the ballpark, in Cobb County.

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