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A Friday Full of M.L.B. News and Mercy

As the presumptive new owner of the Mets last week, Steven A. Cohen spent days answering fans’ questions on Twitter. The Mets’ loyalists, he wrote, are the “most knowledgeable fans around” — and Cohen has always been one of them. On Friday, when he closed on a record $2.475 billion purchase

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2020 Nov, 06

Megan Rapinoe Has a Lot More to Say

GREENWICH, Conn. — Megan Rapinoe, the American soccer player so decorated with medals and trophies that she’s practically gilded, has a book coming out on Tuesday. But it’s only kind of about sports. Yes, important games are reconstructed and injuries recounted. But readers will also learn about redlining and how Black

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2020 Nov, 06

The Swagger of Denis Shapovalov

With a lefty forehand that crackles like a campfire, a stunning one-hand backhand and a backward baseball cap that dips to just above his eyebrows, Denis Shapovalov is a stirring reminder of the swaggering, swashbuckling days of Andre Agassi. Shapovalov, 21, of Canada pumps his fist and bellows when he wins

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2020 Oct, 30

Dodgers’ Justin Turner Was Pulled From Game 6 After Positive Virus Test

Moments after the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the World Series title on Tuesday night, as their players and coaches mingled excitedly on the field before receiving their trophy, a Fox broadcaster delivered some shocking news: Justin Turner, the Dodgers’ longtime third baseman, had been taken out of the game because

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2020 Oct, 28

Brett Phillips Becomes the Rays’ Latest Unlikely Hero

ARLINGTON, Texas — Before Kenley Jansen threw the final pitch of a World Series game for the ages, Dan Johnson threw the first — virtually, anyway. Johnson tossed it on a snow-covered youth diamond in Minnesota, and the video beamed from the scoreboard high atop Globe Life Field. Only die-hard fans,

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2020 Oct, 25

Stan Van Gundy Hired as Coach of the Pelicans

Stan Van Gundy has been hired as the coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, he announced in a Twitter post on Wednesday. Calling the Pelicans talented, Van Gundy said, “I can’t wait to talk to our players and get the process started.” I’m excited to join a talented New Orleans Pelicans team.

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2020 Oct, 21