Sports
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Giants G.M. Dave Gettleman to Retire; Coach’s Fate Uncertain
The Giants have had only five general managers since 1974, a spell of stability and patience illustrated by the four…
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Push to Expand College Football Playoff Stumbles
INDIANAPOLIS — The College Football Playoff’s ambitions for expansion stalled on Monday, when the sport’s leading power brokers proved unable…
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On Her Way Up: Yankees Tap Woman as Minor League Manager
Rachel Balkovec, a groundbreaking baseball coach, will become the manager of a team in the Yankees’ minor league system, making…
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Novak Djokovic’s Fight to Play Tennis Could Be Just Starting
Novak Djokovic has fought through adversity of his own and others’ making for as long as he has been playing…
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Churchill Downs Draws a Hard Line With Bob Baffert
Bill Carstanjen, the chief executive of Churchill Downs, had a clear message to lawyers for Bob Baffert on Monday: We…
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Don Maynard, Hall of Fame Receiver for Champion Jets, Dies at 86
Don Maynard, the Hall of Fame wide receiver who teamed with Joe Namath in the passing attack that propelled the…
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Alabama-Georgia: What to Watch in the National Championship Game
Top-ranked Alabama and No. 3 Georgia began the college football season considered two of the best teams, and there they…
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As W.N.B.A. Players Call for Expansion, League Says Not Now
On Oct. 17, Lexie Brown became a W.N.B.A champion. She and the Chicago Sky defeated the Phoenix Mercury to win…
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What We Learned From Week 18 in the N.F.L.
For Chris Ballard, Sunday’s regular-season finale was five years in the making. Over that time, Ballard, the Indianapolis general manager,…
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Chen Falls Short of Perfection but Wins U.S. Title Again
NASHVILLE — Nathan Chen, one of the most successful figure skaters in U.S. history, skated in his own stratosphere on…