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More Black Former N.F.L. Players Eligible for Concussion Payouts

Dozens of Black retired N.F.L. players will now be eligible for payouts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from the…

Sue Bird Became the Legend She Needed: ‘There Was No Real Path’

Sue Bird peeked upcourt as she caught the outlet pass. Her Seattle Storm teammate Natasha Howard had streaked ahead of…

‘Today, You Can Walk Around Like You Own the Place.’

GREEN BAY, Wis. — It takes a certain type of Packers fan to tailgate outside Lambeau Field at sunrise months…

Cardinals Minor Leaguer Hits a Cycle of Home Runs

The concept of a cycle is familiar to most fans, even if the event is not particularly common: A player…

The Padres Got a Sword. But Can They Slay the ‘Dragon’?

SAN DIEGO — Juan Soto had barely landed, Josh Bell had just sat down and Josh Hader was starting to…

Marriage, With a Side of Pickleball

Julene and Charles Wood had played pickleball as a couple several times at the Evergreen Racquet Club in Bloomington, Ill.,…

Serena Williams Begins the Not-Too-Long Goodbye

As a champion who says she hates goodbyes, Serena Williams could have made her exit from tennis in other ways.…

A Philly Basketball Reunion Draws N.B.A. Stars Back Home

PHILADELPHIA — Merge the raucous atmosphere of the Danny Rumph Classic with the risk of injury in competitive summer basketball,…

The Mets Make Their Case as New York’s Best Team

With talk earlier this year about this possibly being the best New York baseball season ever, it had seemed clear…

At the U.S. Open, Serena Williams Was a ‘Game Changer’

In 1998, when Serena Williams made her singles debut at the U.S. Open, it was typical to see a crowd…

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