Sports
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Sexual Assault Revelations Turn Canada’s National Game Into the Nation’s Shame
EDMONTON, Alberta — The pandemic shifted one of Canada’s longstanding holiday rituals, the World Junior Championship, from December to the…
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Bill Russell’s No. 6 Joins Rare Class of Retired Jersey Numbers
Bill Russell, who died last month at 88, is getting a rare honor: His No. 6 will be retired, not…
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Sue Bird Became the Legend She Needed: ‘There Was No Real Path’
Sue Bird peeked upcourt as she caught the outlet pass. Her Seattle Storm teammate Natasha Howard had streaked ahead of…
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‘Today, You Can Walk Around Like You Own the Place.’
GREEN BAY, Wis. — It takes a certain type of Packers fan to tailgate outside Lambeau Field at sunrise months…
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The Padres Got a Sword. But Can They Slay the ‘Dragon’?
SAN DIEGO — Juan Soto had barely landed, Josh Bell had just sat down and Josh Hader was starting to…
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Marriage, With a Side of Pickleball
Julene and Charles Wood had played pickleball as a couple several times at the Evergreen Racquet Club in Bloomington, Ill.,…
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FIFA Proposes Last-Minute Change to World Cup Schedule
Qatar has had 12 years to plan for the World Cup. Now, with the first games of the tournament just…
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At the U.S. Open, Serena Williams Was a ‘Game Changer’
In 1998, when Serena Williams made her singles debut at the U.S. Open, it was typical to see a crowd…
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It’s Never Too Late to Take Up Water Polo
It’s Never Too Late is a series about people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. At…
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Unai Emery Is Back for More
NEW YORK — It has been more than three years now, but Unai Emery still remembers the moment as if…