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U.S. Women’s Team Qualifies for Olympic Soccer Tournament

CARSON, Calif. — The United States women’s national team, starting 10 of the 11 players that delivered a victory in the Women’s World Cup final last July, clinched a berth in the Tokyo Olympics with a 4-0 win over Mexico on Friday night. The Olympic spot was the prize in the

N.F.L.

2020 Feb, 08

Major League Soccer Reaches a Deal With Its Players

Major League Soccer and its players announced an agreement in principle on Thursday for a five-year collective bargaining agreement that raises pay and improves working conditions. But whether it will go far enough to enhance the respect M.L.S. carries in the soccer world remains in question. For years, M.L.S. has operated

N.F.L.

2020 Feb, 06

At Chelsea, Lampard’s Experiment May Soon Become a Test

LEICESTER, England — More than a decade ago, one of the world’s foremost cardiovascular health experts tracked the heart rate and blood pressure of two Premier League managers during a game. His findings were, by most measures, alarming: pulse rates that, at times, spiked to four times their ordinary level; blood

N.F.L.

2020 Feb, 01

Pete Dye, ‘Picasso’ of Golf Course Design, Is Dead at 94

Pete Dye, who designed many of America’s most famous golf courses and became known as the mad scientist of golf architecture for his imaginative and supremely challenging layouts, died on Thursday in the Dominican Republic, the site of several Dye family courses. He was 94. His death was announced by the

N.F.L.

2020 Jan, 09