Tony Stewart Will Retire From Nascar Racing After 2016 Season

Stewart, a three-time champion, is the second Nascar star in two years to call it quits, following Jeff Gordon, who will retire at the end of this season.











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N.F.L. Thursday Matchup: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers, with quarterback Michael Vick playing for the injured Ben Roethlisberger, will meet the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night in Pittsburgh.











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Keeping Score: Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke Form 1-2 Punch Not Seen in Decades

To find teammates like Kershaw and Greinke with E.R.A.s under 2.50 and WHIPs of 1 or better, you’d have go back to Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale in 1964.











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Fantasy Football Week 4: Waiver Wire Picks

The N.F.L. season is getting to the point where it is harder to find solid fantasy players on the waiver wire, but there are still a few gems out there.











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Sports of The Times: Fever Follow Tamika Catchings’s Lead, Right Into W.N.B.A. Finals

“Honestly, this year,” Catchings, a 14-year W.N.B.A. veteran, said when asked when she developed her take-charge mentality, which helped eliminate the Liberty.











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Court Strikes Down Payments to College Athletes

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that N.C.A.A. rules violated antitrust law but struck down a federal judge’s solution that would have paid them $5,000 a year.











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Another Injury for Derrick Rose, More Waiting by the Bulls

The Bulls have spent a lot of time waiting for Rose to return from injuries since 2012. They hope he can return from a left orbital fracture for the start of the season.











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