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The Mascot Whisperer

Listen to This Article Audio Recording by Audm To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. In America’s four major sports leagues, about nine out of every 10 teams have a mascot. As for the holdouts, they seem to believe that inanity has

Tampa Bay Lightning Repeat as Stanley Cup Champions

The Lightning overwhelmed the Habs, winning the best-of-seven series in five games to claim their second N.H.L. championship in nine months. In one of hockey’s most cherished rites, the Stanley Cup usually spends the off-season gallivanting with players around villages in Canada and hamlets throughout Scandinavia and burgs across the United

Australians at Home Open Find Success After Year Without Much Tennis

#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none } The Australian Open What to Watch Today How to Watch The Players to Know Testing Australians’ VIrus Anxieties Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Australians at Home Open Find Success After Year Without Much Tennis Facing Australia’s strict quarantine rules, Ashleigh Barty, the No. 1 women’s player in

Lionel Messi, Barcelona and the Crippling Cost of Success

Credit...Associated Press The Great Read Barcelona and the Crippling Cost of Success The world’s richest soccer club is facing a financial crisis. Executives blame the pandemic, but many of its biggest problems, including its enormous debt to Lionel Messi, are its own fault. Credit...Associated Press Supported by Continue reading the main story Tariq Panja and Feb. 12,

Rangers, Celtic and the Perils of a Zero-Sum Game

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Rory Smith On Soccer Old Rivals, New Ideas and Why Some Clubs Are Reluctant to Try Rangers and Celtic are so focused on beating one another that they may have lost sight of the future. In Brazil, two rivals enter the Copa Libertadores

European Golf’s Debt to Tony Jacklin

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story European Golf’s Debt to Tony Jacklin He won two majors, but he really made his mark helping Europe in the Ryder Cup. Tony Jacklin cheering on the European team as captain at the 1985 Ryder Cup in Warwickshire, England. Credit...Chris Smith/Popperfoto, via Getty Images Jan.