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Why One of Baseball’s Most Useful Skills Is Trending Toward Extinction

CLEVELAND — Francisco Lindor is a natural right-handed batter who desperately wanted to switch hit as a child to be more like his heroes. His brother and his cousin were both switch...

French Runner Proposes to Her Boyfriend After Breaking European Steeplechase Record

French athlete Alice Finot celebrated breaking the European women’s 3000m steeplechase record in Tuesday’s final by proposing to her boyfriend after the race.Finot finished fourth with a time of 8:58.67 behind medalists...

Jim Harbaugh Faces N.C.A.A. Suspension if He Returns to College Football

Former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh received a four-year show-cause order, including a one-season suspension, from the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions on Wednesday in connection with violations of the COVID-19 dead period in...

American Cole Hocker Pulls Off Gold Medal Upset in the 1500-Meter Race

Cole Hocker of the United States scored one of the biggest upsets in Olympic running Tuesday night, outrunning Jakob Ingebrigtsen and outkicking Josh Kerr, and everyone else, down the stretch to win...

Charles Barkley Will Not Retire and Will Stay With TNT Sports

Charles Barkley will not retire and instead remain with TNT Sports even after it loses the NBA following this upcoming season, TNT announced Tuesday.Barkley will continue on his 10-year, $210 million contract....

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Beats Germany, 1-0, in Olympic Semifinals

The best things come in threes and the U.S. women’s national team front three is no exception. On Tuesday in the Olympic Games semifinal, it was Sophia Smith who scored the winning...

Michael Phelps Supports Competition Ban for Doping

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, recently said he believes athletes who test positive for a banned substance should not be allowed to compete again. Phelps’ comments followed a doping...

The U.S. Sprinter Gabby Thomas Wins Gold in Women’s 200-Meter Race

SAINT-DENIS, France — A star hasn’t been born in the realm of American track and field. This is more a blossoming.Gabby Thomas has been methodically and consistently growing into an Olympic champion....

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