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Still Want to Watch Basketball? College Coaches Know Where to Look
Alan Blinder//30 views
Some of the best coaches reflect on what they’ll be revisiting with no N.C.A.A. tournaments happening. Tom Izzo, Michigan State’s men’s basketball coach, heard ...
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Tom Brady Becomes a Tampa Bay Buccaneer
Ken Belson//30 views/2 comments
After 20 seasons and six championships with the New England Patriots, Brady is joining his second N.F.L. team. Tom Brady, the only N.F.L. quarterback to win six...
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Minor Leaguers Lack a Safety Net. A New Group Wants to Create One.
James Wagner//37 views
Players in the farm system have long been vulnerable because they lack a union, and the coronavirus pandemic has only complicated things for them. A nonprofit i...
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With the Boston Marathon Postponed, Des Linden Hits the Couch
Matthew Futterman//30 views
Linden was planning to run two marathons 51 days apart. Nuts? Her blood work suggested it wasn’t. Then a pandemic intervened. The day the Boston Marathon was po...
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The 48 Hours When Liverpool’s Title Run Screeched to a Halt
Rory Smith//38 views
The club has waited three decades to claim its first Premier League championship. It was two wins from its goal. And then everything stopped. LIVERPOOL, England...
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Olympics President: ‘Of Course, We Are Considering Different Scenarios’
Matthew Futterman//23 views
In a lengthy interview, Thomas Bach, the president of the I.O.C., said that “cancellation is not on the agenda,” but that it was too early to make a decision ab...
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Saints Coach Sean Payton Is N.F.L.’s First Known Coronavirus Case
Ben Shpigel//38 views
Payton was tested on Monday after experiencing symptoms the day before. New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton is the first known member of the N.F.L. community t...
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The Wild West, on Skis
Shauna Farnell//34 views/1 comments
Skijoring enthusiasts described the craziness and allure of their niche sport during its 72nd year in Leadville, Colo. Credit... LEADVILLE, Colo. — American fla...
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What to Watch: How About Cherry-Pit Spitting or Australian Rules Football?
Victor Mather//37 views/2 comments
Today in (NO) SPORTS Thursday brought an end to soccer in Turkey, but Aussie rules football got started on schedule. Fans are growing restive as the reality sin...
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Aqueduct Suspends Races After Worker Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Joe Drape//41 views/1 comments
The track operators had vowed to continue racing this weekend, like much of the horse racing industry. The New York Racing Association suspended horse racing at...
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European Soccer’s Leaders Plot a Speedy Return, With or Without Fans
Tariq Panja//24 views
The race is on to get the continent’s various leagues finished this summer, as various organizations put aside previous differences to hash out a new plan. In I...
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Running From Coronavirus: A Back-to-Basics Exercise Boom
Talya Minsberg//32 views/1 comments
With gyms and pools closed and sports leagues shut down, a miniboom is emerging in running, a natural for social distancing. Credit...Ashley Gilbertson for The ...
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Boston Offers Bouquets to Tom Brady and Disdain to the Patriots
David Waldstein//36 views/1 comments
Brady’s time as a Patriot defined an era of sports success in New England. His departure on Tuesday anguished fans already besieged by bad news. Rick Field, the...
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4 Top Coaches on the Great Basketball Games You Can Still See
Alan Blinder, Jeré Longman//29 views
The cancellations of the N.C.A.A. tournaments short-circuited the plans of millions to watch basketball this week. The country’s top coaches know where to find ...
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Close the Schools and Bars and Stay Home, but Keep the Horses Racing
Joe Drape//37 views/2 comments
In places like California and Louisiana, where state governments are urging social distancing, horse racing is still happening for fans betting online. The Kent...