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The 12 Biggest Story Lines of the New M.L.B. Season

A baseball season consists of 30 different soap operas, each lasting six months. Twelve of the clubs get to extend their runs for as long as another month. Only one ends in...

There’s a Rift Between Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This fall will mark the 10-year anniversary of the Carolina Panthers’ second Super Bowl season, a magical run that featured a 14-0 start, rollicking sideline celebrations and an MVP...

The N.C.A.A. Tournament Star Drawing Comparisons to Steph Curry

The Athletic has live coverage of the Men’s Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament gamesSAN FRANCISCO — It’s fitting, given the building they’re going to play in on Thursday, that Maryland coach Kevin Willard...

Without JuJu Watkins, the Women’s N.C.A.A. Tournament Still Has Drama

So much had been heaped on JuJu Watkins from the start — from the moment she set foot on USC’s campus, she was the one who would bring the program back to...

Inside the Evolution of Alex Ovechkin, the Superstar Who Keeps Changing

Years before it became obvious that Alex Ovechkin was going to smash the NHL’s all-time goals record, he had an unbroken five-season run leading the league in power-play goals.The 101 pucks he...

Inventor, Musician, Champion: Meet the Soccer Player Like No Other

Many footballers like to market themselves as one-offs; few truly are.Craig Johnston, however, is the exception. The Australian won five English league titles and a European Cup at Liverpool in the 1980s...

A Fairy Tale Baseball Story Has Reached a Crossroads

MARS, Pa. — It’s just after lunch on a snowy January day, and the math teacher in Room 222 is sketching Pascal’s triangle on the whiteboard.Andy Bednar did not go to Cornell...

2 Months After a Tragedy, Figure Skating Honors Its Fallen at World Championships

BOSTON — Imagine how many times Doug and Christine Lane must have beamed with pride over the years as they watched their son Spencer slowly and steadily transform himself from an unsteady...

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