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Trump Announced, Then Canceled, a Yankees Pitch. Both Came as a Surprise.

WASHINGTON — An hour before Dr. Anthony S. Fauci threw the first pitch at the season opener between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals, President Trump stood on the briefing room stage at the White House and declared that he, too, had been invited to throw out his

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2020 Jul, 27

The Premier League Calls It a Year, 352 Strange Days After It Began

LEICESTER, England — Those final few minutes, the ones upon which an entire season rests, do something strange to time. The clock seems to slow, each second clawing and scratching for its moment before it yields to the next. But each is so pregnant with meaning, or with the possibility

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2020 Jul, 26

Baseball Embraces the Weird and Hopes for the Best

It was the most polite crowd in the history of New York baseball. Early in the Mets’ season opener on Friday, Jeff McNeil slid safely into second base, but the umpire blew the call. When the scoreboard showed the replay, the fans didn’t howl. They didn’t even make a peep. You

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2020 Jul, 24

W.N.B.A. Preview: With Sabrina Ionescu, the Liberty Hit Refresh

The W.N.B.A. season begins Saturday with everything a basketball fan could want, from a wave of intriguing rookies to a slate of superstar veterans ready to win another championship. Below, our reporters tell you what to expect this season in the W.N.B.A.’s Eastern Conference. (And click here for our preview of

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2020 Jul, 24

W.N.B.A. Preview: The Seattle Storm Are Ready to Run the West

The W.N.B.A. season begins Saturday with everything a basketball fan could want, from a wave of intriguing rookies to a slate of superstar veterans ready to win another championship. Below, our reporters tell you what to expect this season in the W.N.B.A.’s Western Conference. (And click here for our preview of

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2020 Jul, 24

The Yankees’ $324 Million Question: Can Gerrit Cole Stay This Good?

Soon after he signed the largest contract ever given to a pitcher, Gerrit Cole was in Hawaii with his wife, Amy, for the wedding of a former college teammate. Cole’s cellphone rang one day with a number he didn’t recognize. He answered it anyway. After hearing, “Hey, this is Reggie Jackson,”

N.B.A

2020 Jul, 22