Sports
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N.F.L. Week 16 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
Amid an outbreak of positive coronavirus tests fueled by the Omicron variant, the N.F.L. re-formatted its testing strategy, doing away…
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Fear and Falsehoods Fill the Premier League’s Vaccination Gap
The report spread like wildfire. Premier League players shared the link among their peers. Some passed it to their family…
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SafeSport Bars Alberto Salazar for Life, Citing Misconduct
The distance running coach Alberto Salazar was ruled permanently ineligible by the U.S. Center for SafeSport on Wednesday, all but…
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Closing in on the Great One
The Washington Capitals have a locker room tradition to honor player milestones, led by Peter Laviolette, their coach. When someone…
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Running Backs Are System Players. Jonathan Taylor Is a System.
Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor’s quest to win the N.F.L.’s Most Valuable Player Award may be doomed to failure…
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The N.B.A.’s Early Story Lines: Missing Stars, Big-Time Bulls, Jokic
After two seasons that were dramatically disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the N.B.A. thought it was returning to some version…
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The New Mets Manager’s Goal Is Simple: Be the ‘Last Team Standing’
In most any other year, Buck Showalter’s first order of business upon taking over a new team would be to…
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N.B.A., Like Most Other Leagues, Plans to Persist Amid Omicron
A day after the N.H.L. announced it would start its winter break early because of a surge in coronavirus cases,…
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N.H.L. Players Will Skip Beijing Olympics
National Hockey League players are not expected to participate in the 2022 Beijing Olympics, reversing plans announced in September and…
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18 Sports Highlights From 2021 Worth Watching Again
The sports world is entering another period of uncertainty, with a surge in coronavirus cases, more game postponements and questions…