Sports
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Soccer’s Next Big Thing Is Buying in Bulk
Networks of clubs help top teams streamline their scouting, methods and player acquisition. But who do they really serve?
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Bob Huggins Resigns From West Virginia After Drunken Driving Charges
The men’s basketball coach, who was arrested Friday in Pittsburgh, had been suspended in May after he used a homophobic…
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FIFA Will Allow Rainbow Armbands at Women’s World Cup
Captains will be offered choices reflecting several anti-discrimination efforts. The rainbow-colored design is similar to one banned at the men’s…
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Suddenly, There Is Money in Women’s Golf
Prize money has been growing, and players are landing sponsors. “Elevating purses continues to elevate everyone,” said the L.P.G.A. commissioner.
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His Sexuality Doesn’t Define Him, but It Can Set Him Apart
The hateful email was a surprise, but for Eric Bach, it was not entirely unexpected. The young broadcaster had been…
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Carlos Alcaraz Gets a Shot at Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon Singles Final
“For Novak, it is one more day, one more moment,” Alcaraz said of Sunday’s final. “For me, it’s going to…
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University of Tennessee Fined Millions for Cash Payments to Athletes
The N.C.A.A. said Tennessee had a culture of wrongful payments to athletes, including cash for hotels, meals and car payments,…
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Little by Little, Pogacar Gains on Vingegaard at the Tour de France
An incremental strategy closes the gap but doesn’t change the yellow jersey, for now.
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Marketa Vondrousova Ends Elina Svitolina’s Wimbledon Run
Vondrousova beat Svitolina, the Ukrainian tennis star who had won the hearts of fans, in straight sets to advance to…
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Eyeing Expanding Revenue, N.F.L. Players Tap a Business Executive to Lead Their Union
Lloyd Howell Jr. was elected executive director of the union, replacing DeMaurice Smith, as gambling, new media and an expanding…