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The First Round of the Playoff Got Out of Hand. But Don’t Blame the Committee.

And now, 12 Final Thoughts from the first weekend of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff.1. The first on-campus Playoff game kicked off at 8:10 p.m. ET in front of 77,622 roaring...

How Morocco Became a Burgeoning Soccer Superpower

With its clay terraces, the ochre-coloured Stade El Harti in Marrakech’s bustling Gueliz district is a venue that neatly demonstrates the transformation in Moroccan football over the past decade.Until 2010, it was...

How the U.S.C.-UConn Showdown Embodied Women’s Basketball Excellence

HARTFORD, Conn. — As USC’s bench emptied onto the XL Center floor, with the No. 7 Trojans having defeated the No. 4 UConn Huskies 72-70, JuJu Watkins’ hands shot to the sky....

The Coach Who Might Be the Perfect Answer for the Bears

In 1982, George Halas reached into Chicago Bears history to find a head coach and hired Mike Ditka.In 2025, the team Halas founded needs to consider its history again.There are candidates with...

Oleksandr Usyk Beats Tyson Fury in Unanimous Decision to Keep Heavyweight Title

Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury to retain his unified heavyweight world titles with another pulsating points victory in their rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Usyk first beat Fury in May to become boxing’s...

After a Dominant Performance, It’s Hard Not to Look Ahead for Notre Dame

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Before Marcus Freeman could savor what Notre Dame football had just done, he was forced to look ahead to where the Irish were headed.It was an only-in-college-football moment,...

S.M.U. Found Itself on the Big Stage for the First Time and Didn’t Deliver

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Billions of dollars can buy a lot of things. It can help revive a football program and get your alma mater into a bigger conference. It can buy...

Rickey Henderson Leaves a Legacy as One of Baseball’s Greatest Showmen

“What Jimmy really loved to do? What he really loved to do was steal. I mean, he actually enjoyed it. Jimmy was the kind of guy who rooted for the bad guy...

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