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ESPN’s Pat McAfee and Others Amplified a False Rumor. It ‘Destroyed’ a Teenager’s Life.

It is Feb. 26, and “The Pat McAfee Show” is filming in Indianapolis the week of the NFL Scouting Combine. McAfee sits behind a desk. Before him is an arc of chairs,...

Ranking M.L.B. Teams From First to Worst After Opening Week

By Tim Britton, Johnny Flores Jr. and Andy McCulloughEvery week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here...

Deion Sanders Defied Doubters at Colorado. Now, He’s Staying for More.

BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders will still interrupt whatever he’s doing — even if he’s in a room full of cameras and reporters — to pick up a FaceTime from son Shedeur....

The Real Secret About M.L.B.’s Torpedo Bats Is That They Aren’t New

Two days after the New York Yankees’ offensive outburst in the Bronx made torpedo bats the talk of baseball, Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz decided to try one for the...

Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma Are Bringing Out the Best in Each Other

SPOKANE, Wash. — When Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma sat down at the dais after punching their ticket to Tampa for the Final Four, Auriemma pointed to the box score on a...

Alex Ovechkin Says He’s ‘Not in Politics.’ His Pursuit of the N.H.L. Goals Record Is.

Alexander Ovechkin must come down, but the space beneath him expands with each leap. He bounces higher and higher — hanging in mid-air for several moments longer — as physics grapples with his ascent....

The N.B.A. Has Never Been Better, so Why Is the Sport Filled With Negativity?

Editor’s note: This story is part of a multi-part series examining the issues and concerns about the current NBA.Stephen Curry processed what was happening, and about to happen, in about a tenth...

Travis Kelce Is ‘Training Like Crazy.’ But Kansas City Might Use Him Less.

PALM BEACH, Fla. — One of the first people to learn of Travis Kelce’s decision this offseason was Andy Reid, the only head coach Kelce has played for in his 12-year NFL...

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