Saturday, June 2, 2018

2018 French Open: Sharapova and Muguruza Cruise Into Fourth Round

Sharapova needed only 59 minutes to oust No. 6-seeded Karolina Pliskova, 6-2, 6-1, on Saturday, while Muguruza needed 62 to beat Samantha Stosur.

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Florida Panthers Hear Echoes of Their Early Years in the Golden Knights

Florida, with its quick success in the 1990s, was the standard-bearer for N.H.L. expansion teams before Vegas came along. But the excitement came and went.

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Extra Bases: At 69, This Coach Lives on the Front Line of Baseball’s Revolution

As the pitching coach for the Houston Astros, the most data-driven team in the game, Brent Strom has embraced the era of analytics in a way that many members of his generation have not.

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A Texas Wild Card Wins Spelling Bee With ‘Koinonia’

Karthik Nemmani, a 14-year-old who had never won a state or regional bee, bested veteran contenders to take the top prize at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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A Texas Wild Card Wins Spelling Bee With ‘Koinonia’

Karthik Nemmani, a 14-year-old who had never won a state or regional bee, bested veteran contenders to take the top prize at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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Kei Nishikori Beats Giles Simon at French Open

Second-seeded Alexander Zverev is into the fourth round for the first time.

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What Was J.R. Smith Thinking?

Game tied. A clutch rebound. Then a dribble to nowhere that will go down as an all-time N.B.A. finals blunder.

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