Sports
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Will You Still Need Them, Will You Still Play Them, When They’re 41?
Carlos Correa, Trea Turner and Xander Bogaerts were each signed to deals of 11 or more years this off-season. History…
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Is Suffering a Substitute for Style?
A common language and a common goal have resulted in a homogenizing of the World Cup’s teams, and a rise…
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Yankees Dig Deep Again, Committing $162 Million to Carlos Rodón
An All-Star in each of the last two seasons, the left-handed Rodón will slot in near the front of the…
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N.C.A.A.’s Next President Will Be Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts
Baker, whose professional background is in government and health care rather than sports, will take over at a time when…
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Life’s Knockdowns Haven’t Felled This Football Coach
Tom Coughlin, the former Giants coach, looks back on his first Super Bowl victory and his time serving as primary…
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Keeping the National in National Team Coach
There is nothing in the rules that requires a World Cup team to be managed by someone born, raised or…
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For Chris Paul, Studying at an H.B.C.U. Was a ‘Natural’ Fit
Paul, the star N.B.A. guard, will graduate from Winston-Salem State on Friday, completing an educational journey he started in 2003…
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For Max Verstappen, a Formula 1 Season Like No Other
The Red Bull driver became the champion by winning more races and scoring more points than any driver in the…
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N.F.L. Week 15 Predictions: Our Picks for Each Game
The Dolphins’ and Bills’ prolific receivers may be iced in a freezing night game on Saturday before the Giants and…
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U.C.L.A. Is Allowed by California Regents to Join Big Ten
By an 11-5 vote, the University of California Board of Regents chose not to block U.C.L.A. from leaving the Pac-12.…