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Help for Disabled N.F.L. Players Is Sacrificed for Pension Deal
Ken Belson//41 views/1 comments
Retired players will see bumps to pensions and an expansion to those who can receive them. But the win comes at a cost to benefits for players who are on total ...
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A New Rams Logo Draws Digital Boos From Fans
Victor Mather//37 views
The Los Angeles Rams made a much-anticipated update to their logo, and it did not go over well. On Monday, the Los Angeles Rams unveiled a new logo, which had b...
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Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer buys the Forum for $400 million in cash
Steven Baker//25 views
The Forum in Inglewood has a new owner, and his name is Steve Ballmer. The former Microsoft CEO, through his company CAPSS LLC, has reached an agreement to purc...
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Olympics delay will dent Japan growth but coronavirus risks far greater
Jeremy Zimmerman//26 views
Despite the unprecedented decision to delay the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, the negative impact on Japan's economy pales in comparison to the bl...
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Arrival of coronavirus in Africa prompted decision to postpone Olympics, IOC says
Jeremy Zimmerman//40 views
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said Wednesday that a surge in coronavirus cases in Africa prompted the decision to postpone the wor...
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Clippers Owner Agrees to Buy the Forum in a Deal With M.S.G.
Marc Stein//33 views/1 comments
Steve Ballmer appears to be wrapping up a long dispute with James L. Dolan, the Knicks owner and the chief executive of the Madison Square Garden Company. Steve...
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Mets’ Noah Syndergaard Will Have Tommy John Surgery
Kevin Armstrong//31 views/2 comments
Syndergaard is expected to be out until midway through 2021 as he recovers from the operation. Shortly after his last start before spring training was shut down...
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Carolina Releases Cam Newton, Completes Housecleaning
Ben Shpigel//37 views/1 comments
The quarterback, a former league M.V.P., was the most visible remnant of the franchise’s old identity. Facing free agency with an uncertain foot injury, 30-year...
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All Alone, Belarus Plays On
Rory Smith//40 views
On Soccer Every soccer league in Europe has closed down in the face of the coronavirus pandemic except one: the Belarusian Premier League. When the authorities ...
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Olympians Have Another Year to Prepare for Tokyo. It’s a Blessing and a Curse.
Juliet Macur, Karen Crouse, Andrew Keh, Matthew Futterman//30 views
The life of an Olympic athlete can be challenging and austere, and the training schedule can be relentless. Most athletes wanted a postponement, though even tha...
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Mr. Consistency Leaves New England. No, Not Tom Brady.
Ben Shpigel//31 views
The Patriots released their longtime kicker, Stephen Gostkowski, the latest player to depart in their turbulent off-season. He was, according to his unsparing h...
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I.O.C. and Japan Agree to Postpone Tokyo Olympics
Motoko Rich, Matthew Futterman, Tariq Panja//22 views
The decision came after swelling resistance from nations and athletes to holding the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic. TOKYO — A week ago, Prime Minister Shi...
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Golf Rounds Surged as Coronavirus Advanced. Now the Game Is Retreating.
Bill Pennington//32 views/1 comments
Drawn by open-air acreage, free time and new social distancing guidelines, recreational golfers in the U.S. were playing in droves this month. Then courses star...
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Why Olympic Leaders Clung to the Plan to Have the Summer Games in Tokyo
Matthew Futterman//46 views/1 comments
on Olympics The International Olympic Committee had said the Tokyo Games would offer hope against the coronavirus this summer, even as sports leaders and medica...
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2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games postponed due to coronavirus
Mary Jarvis//36 views
The coronavirus pandemic has hit the biggest sporting event in the world — the Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee postponed the 2020 Olympic a...