Sports
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For Mark Spitz, Olympic Greatness Came Amid Tragedy
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — On Sept. 5, 1972, a brief editorial in The New York Times noted that “nothing that…
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Diamondbacks 1, Story 0
No one knows precisely when human language was invented. Spoken words leave no archaeological trace. As soon as their last…
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One Spot Where All of Aaron Judge’s Home Runs Land
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The Dodgers Don’t Need to Play the Percentages
There is a phrase in modern sports lingo that make no sense to Freddie Freeman: load management. The idea of…
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Seven Days That Closed Out a Career
Serena Williams left the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on Madison Avenue and folded herself into the back seat of…
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W.N.B.A. Semifinals Check-In: Can’t. Stop. Candace. Parker.
As Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper and Connecticut Sun guard Courtney Williams tussled over the basketball in Game 1 of…
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Looking Like a Title Defender, Georgia Thrashes Oregon
ATLANTA — Last December, the last time Georgia swaggered into Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Bulldog faithful fell all but silent…
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How Ajla Tomljanovic Faced Down Serena Williams and 24,000 Others
When Ajla Tomljanovic was a little girl, she asked her father about a prized photograph of him holding a big…
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Why LeBron James Is Worth $100 Million to the Lakers, Win or Lose
If one believes in science, historical trends and the limits of human capabilities, there’s a high likelihood that the 37-year-old…
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Is There Such a Thing as Too Big for Baseball?
By several measures, Aaron Judge, the superstar outfielder for the Yankees, has been the best player in Major League Baseball…