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Saudi Arabia Wants to be a Force at the World Cup. Can It?

We are five minutes into the last big Saudi Pro League match before the competition takes a month off for the Arabian Gulf Cup — a biennial competition between eight national sides...

The N.B.A. Sees Expansion Potential in Mexico City. But It’s Not Without Challenges.

MEXICO CITY — Diego, an Uber driver, picked up his client at 10:37 on a Saturday night, behind a crowded basketball arena where an NBA game had just ended.He traversed dark, tiny...

In Charting His Own Path, Travis Hunter Validated Deion Sanders as a Coach

NEW YORK — After winning the Heisman Trophy, Colorado star Travis Hunter hugged his fiancee and then his mom. When he got to Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders, the hug lasted a little...

N.F.L. Week 15: Bills Clash Against the Lions in a Potential Super Bowl Preview

A pair of potential Super Bowl previews. Leap-frogging division leaders. Long shots battling for their playoff lives. And, of course, there’s always the Kansas City Chiefs, who enter NFL Week 15 looking...

Colorado’s Travis Hunter Wins the Heisman Trophy

By doing two jobs — and doing them both as well as any other player in the country — Travis Hunter delivered on coach Deion Sanders’ hype and brought the Heisman Trophy...

As the N.F.L. Postseason Nears, a Potential Super Bowl Preview Takes Center Stage

The NFL inadvertently gave us a gift with the Buffalo Bills visiting the Detroit Lions in Week 15.This game won’t lack oomph just because both teams are playoff-bound already. The Lions don’t...

Inside the Intricate Process of How an N.H.L. Player Chooses His Stick

As a teenager, Charlie McAvoy used 100 flex on his right-shot sticks for one reason: Charlie McAvoy Sr. had a limit to how much he cared to spend.“When I got to senior...

What It’s Like to Live in a Heisman Trophy Winner’s Shadow

Stanford running back Toby Gerhart sprinted around, blasted through and passed over Notre Dame’s defense in a performance so complete fans chanted “Heis-man, Heis-man” as he left his home stadium that November...

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