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Iker Casillas Remembers Everything

Occasionally, as he idled on the sidelines at Real Madrid’s training facility, Iker Casillas would be asked to wheel out his party trick. A coach or a teammate would throw out the date of a game he had played and the name of an opponent: Jan. 5, 2002, Deportivo de

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2020 Oct, 15

Jose Altuve, the Yips, and Some Sympathy for the Astros

Every baseball player fears the affliction, the sudden mental block that prevents them from making a routine throw. It goes by a funny name — the yips — but it is invisible and terrifying. You would not wish it on your worst enemy, even if he is Jose Altuve, the

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2020 Oct, 14

For Both Swiatek and Nadal, Staying ‘In the Moment’ at French Open Was Key

A French Open women’s champion emerging. A French Open men’s champion enduring. That was the final weekend in a nutshell at Roland Garros this year. But while the October dates for the tournament were unprecedented, the nutshell was not. Rafael Nadal has become a landmark in Paris: visit the Eiffel Tower and the

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2020 Oct, 12

N.B.A.’s Hollywood Ending Still Leaves Questions

For the newly crowned N.B.A. champion LeBron James, living and working in the same place for more than three months “played with your mind” and “played with your body.” Phoenix Suns Coach Monty Williams marveled most at an enviable statistic — zero coronavirus-related postponements during the league’s grand sports and

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2020 Oct, 12

Sei Young Kim Wins Women’s P.G.A. Championship, Her First Major Title

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Sei Young Kim shot a sensational seven-under 63 on Sunday to earn her first major title at the Women’s P.G.A. Championship. Kim, a 27-year-old South Korean, finished at 14-under 266 at Aronimink Golf Course. She entered the tournament with 10 L.P.G.A. Tour wins, the most among active

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2020 Oct, 11

Rafael Nadal Routs Novak Djokovic at French Open to Catch Roger Federer

Neither Novak Djokovic nor Roger Federer could resist Rafael Nadal on Sunday. Nadal made astonishingly quick work of them both in the French Open final, overwhelming Djokovic, the world’s No. 1 player, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5, to equal Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam singles titles. It was quite possibly Nadal’s finest performance

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2020 Oct, 11