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Klay Thompson Wanted a Low-Key Homecoming. Golden State Didn’t Listen.

SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson didn’t want any of the pomp and circumstance.The warm welcome from 400 or so Warriors employees who met him at the Dallas Mavericks’ team bus Tuesday and...

He Was the ‘Bane’ of Tom Brady’s Existence. He’s Beloved in Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before dawn on a fall Friday, Steve Spagnuolo enters the Kansas City Chiefs facility with a large aluminum pan. The defensive coordinator finds a place for it in...

The Michael Strahan National Anthem Controversy Shouldn’t Make You Mad

And here I thought the biggest takeaway from the most recent edition of “Fox NFL Sunday” was former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski jumping out of an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter.Wrong!...

What Happens if the Jets Owner Leaves to Work in the Trump Administration?

The New York Jets’ playoff hopes likely died in the Sonoran Desert. Owner Woody Johnson’s big swings — firing head coach Robert Saleh, replacing him with Jeff Ulbrich, trading for wide receiver...

The 57-Year-Old Who Is Entering His 40th Season as a Pro Soccer Player

Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura plans to extend his professional soccer career into his 40th season.Miura, 57 plays for Atletico Suzuka in the Japan Football League (JFL) — the fourth tier of Japanese...

Mark Pope Is Kentucky’s New Basketball Coach. That’s Not the Full Story.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — This began with a threat. Not a thinly veiled threat. No. This was about as direct as it gets.Mark Pope, all 6 feet and 10 inches of him, stood...

Predicting the College Football Playoff After a Week Full of Upsets

Two top-five teams lost just days after the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season were released, so there should be a Top 25 shake-up by the selection committee with...

Ranking the Best and Worst of the N.B.A.’s 30 New Court Designs

The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament was a topic of discussion among basketball fans last season. In its second year of existence, the tournament has been rebranded as the Emirates NBA Cup after...

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