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Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid Are Stuck Between Star and Superstar

It was just two years ago when Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers’ gregarious and talented center, told reporters about an interaction he had with his gifted rookie partner, the much more subdued but still skillful Ben Simmons. Simmons approached Embiid after the Boston Celtics had just eliminated the Sixers in the

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2020 Sep, 06

A Son’s Future, a Father’s Final Down

BEFORE THE EVER AFTERBy Jacqueline Woodson Zachariah Johnson Jr. (ZJ) is living a 12-year-old boy’s dream: His father is a star professional football player, he lives in a comfortable home in the suburbs with a half basketball court upstairs, he has a trio of friends who always show up at the

N.F.L.

2020 Sep, 05

2020 U.S. Open: What to Watch on Saturday

How to watch: From 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern time on ESPN2; streaming on the ESPN app. The last of the third-round singles matchups will wrap up today at the United States Open, as will the second round of doubles play. Many of the favored players are still settling into

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2020 Sep, 05

In a Reversal, Lionel Messi Says He Will Stay With Barcelona

Lionel Messi is still angry with Barcelona. He is still frustrated with Barcelona. But, in a sudden and dramatic reversal, he said Friday that he is not prepared to go to war with Barcelona and, so, will stay after all. In a decision confirmed by the club via Twitter, Messi withdrew

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2020 Sep, 04

How Layshia Clarendon, Athlete and Activist, Spends Sundays

Last February, Layshia Clarendon was preparing to move from Oakland, Calif., to Brooklyn to play basketball for the W.N.B.A.’s New York Liberty. “The fact that we were going to live in Brooklyn, and play in Brooklyn, I was like, ‘This is so dope,’” said the star guard, who identifies as nonbinary

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2020 Sep, 04

Scrambling Across State Lines to Play During the Pandemic

Mario Sanchez thought his only option was to leave. Covid-19 had claimed the life of his grandfather. It led his father, who tested positive for the coronavirus last month, to isolate for 14 days in the basement of the family home in Olathe, Kan. And it ended Sanchez’s dream of winning

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2020 Sep, 03