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The Celtics Have a Bright Future — and a Low Ceiling?

There are two types of Boston sports fans: those who yell about firing or trading everyone after any loss — and those who, in a quieter voice, call for firing or trading everyone after any loss. So the Boston Celtics losing in six games to the Miami Heat in the Eastern

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2020 Sep, 29

New for This Pandemic French Open: Fall Weather and Lights

The official poster for the 2020 French Open shows a view of a sunlit clay court through a dense ring of green leaves. But that poster was commissioned long before the start of this year’s tournament was postponed from May to September because of the coronavirus pandemic. If it were being painted

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2020 Sep, 27

As the French Open Begins, Confusion and Fears About Coronavirus Dominate

The sports world’s dance with coronavirus lands in Paris this weekend, at the French Open. Rafael Nadal will be gunning for a record 13th men’s singles title at Roland Garros, which has become a fresh test of how close life can get to normal without sparking another cluster of cases that

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2020 Sep, 26

How a Baseball Outsider Became the Yankees’ Pitching Guru

The man who led the Yankees’ pitching staff through the seesaws of this truncated regular season, and who will soon guide them into a unique postseason, never played professional baseball. The highest level he reached was pitching for the College of the Holy Cross. His earned run average over four

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2020 Sep, 25

N.F.L. Week 3 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

Sunday’s games are an appetizer at best. Even a terrific matchup like the Los Angeles Rams facing the Bills in New York seems like a snoozer when the matchup between Kansas City and Baltimore awaits on Monday night. But the league still plans on playing the other games, and there

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2020 Sep, 24

Pandemic, Unrest, Fires? An M.L.B. Rookie Still Smashes Home Runs

Along with the rest of the world, athletes have had their careers upended by the coronavirus pandemic. They are giving The New York Times an intimate look at their journeys in periodic installments through the rest of the year. Read Lewis’s first two installments here and here. Even as the Major

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2020 Sep, 21