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England, Bruised but Unbowed, Reaches World Cup Semifinals

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England entered the World Cup knockout stages still waiting to look like the dominant team it had hoped it could be. Sure, England...
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Australia Outlasts France on Penalties, and a Host Nation Exhales

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By the time it was over, the overriding feeling at the Brisbane Stadium was not so much euphoria or ecstasy or relief but...
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A Hotbed of Distance Running Talent Emerges in Uganda

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It is here that Ugandan running is now thriving, though the region’s talent took time to develop. While Kenya enjoyed relative stability in...
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A ‘Perfect Marriage’ Between Team and Player

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The harmonic convergence between the resurrected Jason Heyward and the rampaging Los Angeles Dodgers crystallized beautifully one evening in Baltimore last month.It was...
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Dwyane Wade Was Destined for the Hall of Fame — and Politics?

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When the Miami Heat selected Dwyane Wade with the fifth pick of the 2003 N.B.A. draft, the league was in dire need of...
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Sweden Ousts Japan, Ensuring World Cup Will Have First-Time Champion

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A Women’s World Cup of change, of unexpected early departures and tantalizing arrivals, has completed its upending of certainty and tradition.No former champion...
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A Premier League Love Story Has Heartbreak Ahead

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Within a few days of Luton Town’s promotion to the Premier League in May, the construction crews were moving in and the scaffolding...
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Spain Goes the Distance to Reach Its First Women’s World Cup Semifinal

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Salma Paralluelo might not have chosen soccer. It was not her only option, certainly. A 19-year-old Spain striker, Paralluelo was a bright prospect...
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The N.F.L.’s Betting Crackdown Has Followed Players to Training Camp

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Cameron Heyward, the veteran Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman, remembers that when he was selected in the first round of the 2011 N.F.L. draft,...
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Even as Golf Evolves, Trump Remains on the Outs

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Walking toward a tee box in Virginia in May, former President Donald J. Trump offered an awfully accurate assessment of the way many...
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