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With a Second Doping Suspension, a Solid Career Is Reduced to a Footnote

Robinson Cano ruined his Hall of Fame chances more than two years ago, when he was first suspended for using a banned substance. His second suspension, a 162-game ban announced by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, turns his career into a farce. That is a shame, because Cano has some of

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2020 Nov, 18

Africa’s Top Soccer Official Faces New Ethics Investigation

FIFA ethics investigators have asked the top soccer official in Africa to explain why he agreed to revise a television contract in a way that appeared to benefit a commercial partner over his own organization — the latest ethical concern for a governing body that was subject to direct FIFA

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2020 Nov, 18

Theo Epstein Leaves the Cubs, but Plans to Stick Around Baseball

Theo Epstein, the baseball executive and architect of two of the most remarkable championships in sports history, announced on Tuesday that he would step down from his post as president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, saying the time was right to hand the reins to Jed Hoyer, the

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2020 Nov, 18

The Next Generation of Men’s Tennis Is Making Noise

The ATP Finals invites the tour’s top eight players each year, but this exclusive club actually has a much more limited seating capacity. Barring injuries, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, known as the Big Three, along with Andy Murray have usually taken up half the slots. But in recent

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2020 Nov, 14

Miami Marlins Hire Kim Ng as Baseball’s First Female G.M.

Long viewed as the person who would break baseball’s glass ceiling, Kim Ng was named general manager of the Miami Marlins on Friday, thus becoming the first woman in baseball history to lead a front office. Ng, 51, was most recently M.L.B.’s senior vice president of baseball operations. In more than

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2020 Nov, 13

For Aging Masters Champions, Pandemic Cannot Mute Augusta’s Call

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The men met for dinner at Augusta National Golf Club on Tuesday night. They donned their green jackets, asked after grandchildren, cracked wise, drank wine and thought back to the long-ago shots that were their meal tickets now. They gathered because that is what most men who won

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2020 Nov, 13