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For the Astros, One Final Hurdle to a Defiant World Series Return

There was symbolism in the timing when Major League Baseball announced a new, expanded postseason format. The league made it official on opening day in July, while the very first game of the season was already in progress. The message: We know this won’t last very long, but wait till

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2020 Oct, 10

In a Golden Era for the Yankees, the Mound Belonged to Whitey Ford

Exactly 60 years before he died on Thursday night at age 91, Whitey Ford pitched a shutout in the World Series. It was the start of a scoreless streak that stretched 33⅔ innings, topping Babe Ruth for the longest in World Series history. Yet Ford never believed he should have been

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2020 Oct, 09

What We Learned From Week 4 of the N.F.L. Season

The two best matchups of the week were both rescheduled because of positive coronavirus tests — Patriots-Chiefs is expected to be played on Monday night and Steelers-Titans is rescheduled for Week 7 — but Sunday managed to pack in enough action to help distract a league that is doing its

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2020 Oct, 05

W.N.B.A. Finals Storm-Aces Preview: A Battle of M.V.P.s

A rapid-fire W.N.B.A season will end with a finals collision between the league’s top two teams: the Las Vegas Aces and the Seattle Storm. They posted the two best regular-season records, earning double byes in the playoffs. They ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in both offensive and defensive rating. They feature

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2020 Oct, 02

With His Star Fading, Aaron Rodgers Flips the Script

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has a reputation as someone who always wishes to speak to the manager. To the public he is the beer snob who turns up his nose at all 500 brewpub taps, the faultfinding co-worker whose arrival prompts everyone to politely excuse themselves from the break

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2020 Sep, 30

Hockey Needs Viewers. It Should Not Glorify Pain and Violence to Get Them.

The tortured relationship between pain, violence and sports burst sharply into view once again this month. The reminder came courtesy of a pair of reliable standard-bearers: professional hockey and football, both brimming with beauty and drama obscuring a dark side that should not be ignored. In the N.H.L., the Stanley Cup

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2020 Sep, 28