Sports
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DeGrom’s Return Makes the Mets Deadline Winners, Even in a Loss
WASHINGTON — Some of the best players in baseball changed teams over the past few days, including Juan Soto, the…
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The Padres Go for Broke With a Roster of Superstars
The franchise started in 1969, just another expansion team in funny uniforms that lost 110 games. Five decades passed, with…
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Farewell to Joey Gallo, the All-or-Nothing Yankee
The Yankees knew what they were getting with Joey Gallo. All they had to do was imagine an outfielder nearly…
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Yankees Bolster Their Rotation by Trading for Frankie Montas
In need of starting pitching because of durability concerns with multiple members of their rotation, the Yankees traded for one…
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Why Pros Like Brittney Griner Choose Cannabis for Their Pain
Shawn Kemp played most of his N.B.A. career before the league began testing players for marijuana use in 1999. So…
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Here Are the Longest N.F.L. Player Suspensions
Quarterback Deshaun Watson was suspended Monday for six games for violating the N.F.L.’s personal conduct policy and was not fined,…
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Ruling Expected Monday in Deshaun Watson Arbitration
After a 15-month N.F.L. investigation into claims of sexual misconduct against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, a decision on how…
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Bill Russell’s Legacy, and Laugh, Touched Millions
It was a day to celebrate Elgin Baylor, whom the Los Angeles Lakers had just honored with a statue outside…
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Bill Russell Paved the Way for Black Coaches to Defy Doubters
Bill Russell and Red Auerbach came to an agreement. Auerbach, the longtime Boston Celtics coach, had confided in Russell that…
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Among Pro Athletes, Bill Russell Was a Pioneering Activist
It’s easy to remember the shots that Bill Russell blocked or the N.B.A. championships he won. After all, there were…