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The Daytona 500 is NASCAR’s Super Bowl, so why doesn’t it always equal greatness?

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Readers can now follow NASCAR, Formula One and other motorsports content separately. Customize your feed here.DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon...
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Does the PGA Tour have a juice problem, and will Sunday solve it?

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LOS ANGELES — It was all going to be so perfect. It had stars. It had records. It had one of the most...
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Meek: With Juwan Howard, Michigan and Warde Manuel may soon need to face the facts

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Warde Manuel is a patient man. Patient to a fault, some would say.The job of an athletic director, as...
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McClung wows in dunk contest; Lillard wins 3-point contest

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INDIANAPOLIS — The names on the trophies didn’t change from year to year in either of the NBA’s main contests on All-Star Saturday...
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How Jaromir Jagr defined 1990s culture in Pittsburgh

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The Pittsburgh Penguins of the early 1990s were larger than life, a great team that should have won more than two championships. Eight...
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World Cup ticket guide: Are they for sale? How do I get one? How much do they cost?

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The next World Cup will be jointly hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico and will take place from June 11 to July...
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Marvin Gaye’s NBA All-Star Game national anthem, 40 years later, still moves souls

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Editor’s Note: This story is included in The Athletic’s Best of 2023. View the full list.For one afternoon, America’s anointed theme song had...
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Kenny Smith’s Sabrina Ionescu comments spoiled an otherwise great 3-point contest moment

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The simple problem with Kenny Smith’s comments on TNT during the best moment of All-Star Saturday was they didn’t make any sense.What Smith...
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Klay Thompson comes off Warriors’ bench for first time since 2012

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The last time Klay Thompson came off the bench was March 2012. He was 22 then, an unproven rookie. Monta Ellis started ahead...
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USWNT’s Lindsey Horan apologizes for ‘poorly expressed’ comments

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U.S. women’s national team captain Lindsey Horan opened her time in front of reporters by addressing the reaction to her comments on American...
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