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It Was Banned for Decades. Now the Miami Heat May Use It to Win a Title.

One of the catchiest chants in the N.B.A. is an acknowledgment of one of the game’s most thankless tasks: “De-fense!” Clap. Clap. “De-fense!”...

Two Complicated Princes of the Sport of Kings

Bob Baffert held the shank reverently, as if attending to the cape of a king, as he walked American Pharoah to his barn...

The Natural and the No. 1 Will Face Off in the French Women’s Final

If contrasts in styles are the not-so-secret sauce of great tennis matchups, then the final between Muchova and Swiatek holds the potential to...

24 Hours of Le Mans: 100 Years of Endurance and Innovation

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which was first held in May 1923 to help spur...

Automakers Are Crashing Toyota’s Le Mans Party

For the first time since 2017, the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France will feature a handful of cars from the major...

Bringing Some Loud NASCAR to Le Mans

When the possibility of a NASCAR Cup Series car competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race was first discussed two...

Alcaraz vs. Djokovic: The Next Kid Up Faces the Game’s Steeliest Brain

A moment arrives nearly every time a younger player seizes the advantage over Novak Djokovic, with designs of toppling him from his perch...

Inter Milan, Facing Painful Reckoning, Tries to Live in the Now

MILAN — Barely six weeks ago, Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar was lying in a hospital bed in France, recovering from spinal surgery....

At More Skate Parks, an ‘Aggressive’ Takeover

He will be a sophomore in high school this fall and regularly goes to the skate park on Monday nights, where he shares...

Jamal Murray Lets His Game Do the Talking

Some N.B.A. players treat their postgame interview sessions like fashion moments. They wear styled couture outfits, bold graphic shirts or lively prints —...

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