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College Bowl Games in Trouble? Send in the Memes.

A playoff system upended old traditions, but a few minor games still manage to stand out. A vat of mayonnaise…

Quebec Still Longs for Its Lost Hockey Team, a Nationalist Symbol

Ever since the Quebec Nordiques decamped in 1995, leaving a hole in the Francophone city, vote-seeking officials have vowed to…

Out of Sight, Out of Mind No More

The Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup, once seen as poorly timed intrusions by European soccer, may finally…

Britain’s Newest Sports Sensation Is a 16-Year-Old Darts Player

When Luke Littler isn’t playing Xbox, he’s winning thousands of pounds against the world’s best players. On Wednesday, he could…

As Mikaela Shiffrin Considers How to Top Herself, She Studies Taylor Swift

Shiffrin, the champion American ski racer, is an unabashed Swiftie, and has long seen the pop culture force as a…

The People Who Brought You Travis Kelce

In the only recent year in which Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs weren’t playing in the Super Bowl,…

The Best Teams That Money Could Buy

The four teams in the College Football Playoff used cash payments from fan “collectives” in unique ways to build their…

Paula Murphy, Once ‘the Fastest Woman on Wheels,’ Dies at 95

She proved that women could gain fame as a speed demons on land by setting records on the Bonneville Salt…

Not-So-Gourmet Yacht Food

The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race forces the sailors who compete to make many sacrifices, which can include foregoing a…

At What Point Should College Athletes Be Considered Employees?

Testimony in a National Labor Relations Board hearing is challenging the amateurism model that has remained a bedrock of college…

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