Sports
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Paul Goldschmidt Is Getting Better With Age
The cycle for a major league hitter has been well established for decades. He improves rapidly in his early 20s,…
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An Imperfect Decade
The San Francisco Giants were playing their own game, just down the steps from the home clubhouse at Oracle Park,…
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Is Cricket Sustainable Amid Climate Change?
The joke is that if you want it to rain during this wetter-than-usual summer in the Caribbean, just start a…
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Vin Scully Was Los Angeles
He was Venice Beach, Pink’s hot-dog stand and the Hollywood Bowl all rolled into one. He was Los Angeles, the…
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Paige Bueckers Tears A.C.L. in Pickup Basketball Game, Will Miss Season
UConn’s star point guard Paige Bueckers tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee on Monday and will miss…
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With Scully in the Booth, California Baseball Took Root
At the end of the 1957 baseball season, Brooklyn Dodgers management packed up for a long-threatened move across the continent.…
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Mickelson and Other LIV Golfers File Antitrust Suit Against PGA Tour
Eleven golfers affiliated with the breakaway LIV Golf series have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, challenging its…
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N.F.L. Appeals Deshaun Watson’s Six-Game Suspension
The N.F.L. appealed the six-game suspension of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson on Wednesday, according to a league spokesman. The…
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Premier League Players Will No Longer Take a Knee Before Games
While Premier League soccer players will continue to take a knee to protest racism this season, they said Wednesday that…
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Barcelona Spent Its Way Into Crisis. Can It Now Spend Its Way Out?
Joan Laporta’s smile was hard to miss. Staring down from a vast digital billboard last month, the grinning image of…