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Is That Steph Curry … or a Work of Art?
In the flat red frame of a photograph, a woman smiles upward. With the camera, we gaze down upon the…
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Olympics Snub Women’s Nordic Combined and Put the Sport on Notice
The International Olympic Committee decided Friday not to add a women’s Nordic combined event to the 2026 Winter Games in…
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‘This Is Uncomfortable’: Saudi Arabia Upends Genteel World of Pro Golf
LONDON — The golf champions were settled in their chairs at a news conference to promote their new Saudi Arabia-financed…
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Her Challenge Is to Prove Horse Racing Is Fair and Horses Are Safe
As racetrack origin stories go, Lisa Lazarus’s is pretty good. When she was growing up in Montreal, Sundays were reserved…
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World
What Lia Thomas Could Mean for Women’s Elite Sports
ATLANTA — The women on the Princeton University swim team spoke of collective frustration edging into anger. They had watched…
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U.S. Picked as Host of Rugby World Cup
When the soccer World Cup came to the United States in 1994, there was plenty of skepticism. Could a sport…
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Figure Skating Federation Proposes Raising Minimum Age to Compete
How young is too young in the crucible of elite, international sports? Officials in figure skating — a sport plagued…
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Business
John Clayton, Veteran N.F.L. Reporter Who Worked at ESPN, Dies at 67
John Clayton, the veteran N.F.L. reporter who was nicknamed the Professor and who was noted for his detailed insights about…
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World
Curling Drifts to the East, Where Rock Stars Are Being Born
BEIJING — In Japan, the curlers of Team Fujisawa, the women’s team, are rock stars. Their cries of “sodanee,” or…
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With Indoor Ski Resorts and Curling Schools, China Lifts Xi’s Sports Dream
Follow our latest coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics. BEIJING — In the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, which has…
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