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The Aces Won Two Straight Titles. Then They Let the W.N.B.A. Catch Up.

LAS VEGAS — Among the many buzzwords Becky Hammon has used during her three-year run as head coach of the Las Vegas Aces, perhaps her favorite is “habits.”Success relies on building habits.“You...

How a Saturday of Surprises Shook Up the College Football Playoff Race

We do it every year.Alabama has only four possible losses on its whole schedule! It’ll be favored in every game the rest of the season!Missouri’s whole season comes down to only two...

The Yankees’ Diehard Fans Can’t Imagine a Team Without Juan Soto

NEW YORK — Juan Soto waited. Then he waited some more. Then after Gerrit Cole went through his windup and threw a pitch, Soto turned and saluted the Bleacher Creatures, who had...

The Patriots Looked Unprepared, and That’s On the Coach

FOXBORO, Mass. —  The Patriots blew their chance for a late-in-the-game comeback victory over the Miami Dolphins Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. But because these are the 2024 Patriots, and because these...

Michael Jordan Confident in Outcome of Lawsuit Against NASCAR

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Michael Jordan expressed confidence Sunday in the outcome of the antitrust lawsuit his 23XI Racing team recently filed against NASCAR in federal court, telling The Athletic, “I wouldn’t have...

A Freshman Sensation Made His Duke Debut

DURHAM, N.C. — Twenty minutes were just a taste.Or really, a tease.Only so much can be gleaned from these preseason, meet-the-team, intrasquad events, like Duke’s Countdown to Craziness on Friday night. They’re...

Takeaways From a Dramatic N.F.L. Week 5

Follow live coverage of Cowboys vs. Steelers on Sunday Night Football todayThe NFL world continues to turn at breakneck speed. Two weeks ago it seemed the Jets were on the right track...

The Obsessive and Empathic Coach Behind the N.F.L.’s Biggest Surprise

Long after Los Angeles Rams practices in the late summer of 2021, Kevin O’Connell lingered on the field in a huddle with head coach Sean McVay, receiver Cooper Kupp and quarterback Matthew...

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