Sports
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In Maryland, Frances Tiafoe’s Former Home Rallies Behind Him
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — At the Junior Tennis Champions Center, Frances Tiafoe, the young American who has barged into the…
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Immortality Delayed Is Still Immortality
Del Harris tried not to think about enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He told his avid…
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Alcaraz Leaves It (Very, Very) Late in Defeating Sinner at U.S. Open
It was the latest finish ever at the U.S. Open, played in a city that purportedly never sleeps, but Carlos…
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Ukrainians Find Russian Coming-Out Party Hard to Celebrate at U.S. Open
Earlier in the summer, barred from Wimbledon after the invasion of Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian tennis stars spent time with…
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N.F.L. Week 1 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
Back in 1931, a securities analyst at a Chicago bank invented something that so revolutionized football that The New York…
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An Expanded Postseason Hasn’t Dulled Baseball’s Stretch Run
Contrary to what you might hear from alarmists, baseball’s stretch run has retained some of its magic even with an…
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Chelsea Fires Thomas Tuchel
Six days after drawing the curtain on a transfer window in which it spent more money than any Premier League…
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Matt Fitzpatrick Talks About Life After Winning a Golf Major
In June, Matt Fitzpatrick’s life changed when he won the U.S. Open at the Country Club in Brookline, Mass., by…
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5 Players to Watch at the BMW PGA Championship
Fresh off his comeback on Aug. 28 at the Tour Championship in Georgia, Rory McIlroy is a top contender at…
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With Money, Sponsors and Rival Golf Tours, It’s Hard to Keep Everyone Happy
All but a half dozen professional golf tournaments — out of hundreds of events held each year — rely on…