Sports
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What’s the Most Curious and Fraught Job in Tennis?
It was, by the usually secretive standards of coach-player relationships in tennis, an unorthodox move. Simona Halep of Romania had…
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The Knicks Stumbled Last Season. Here’s How They Can Recover.
Good news for Knicks fans: The franchise has lured one of the best free agents, a rare occurrence for the…
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A Prized Recruit Shows the Shoe Circuit Is Not the Only Path
LAS VEGAS — Few could have foreseen Xavier Booker, who as a sophomore barely got off his high school team’s…
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Much More Than Bragging Rights at the Next Barbecue Are at Stake
WIMBLEDON, England — A working mother of two, Tatjana Maria had the child care under control on Tuesday. As she…
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Sharks Hire Mike Grier as N.H.L.’s First Black General Manager
Mike Grier, who spent 14 seasons in the N.H.L. as a gritty right wing, on Tuesday was named general manager…
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In Wimbledon’s Queue, Waiting Is a Pleasure, and the Point
WIMBLEDON, England — It was nearing 10 p.m., and Richard Hess, an 81-year-old American, was sitting inside his small tent…
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Brittney Griner to Biden: ‘I’m Terrified I Might Be Here Forever.’
Brittney Griner, the W.N.B.A. star who has been detained in Russia on drug charges since February, sent a handwritten letter…
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Longing for Roger Federer at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — There he was, a surprise, perhaps the biggest of this Wimbledon fortnight: Roger Federer in the flesh…
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A 2,700-Mile Cycling Race Is Now Even More Extreme
Kevin Latta pushed his bike forward, following the Bull River down a ridge in the Canadian Rockies. The tire tracks…
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When Will Federer and the Williams Sisters Call It Quits? Maybe Never.
WIMBLEDON, England — Most tennis professionals are retired by their mid-30s. But last week, there was Serena Williams, at almost…