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The Blind Side of Sports Storytelling
“The Blind Side” played on sports fans’ penchant for too-tidy narratives, our columnist writes. A legal battle between the N.F.L.…
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On Our National Mall, New Monuments Tell New Stories
In the shadow of the Washington Monument, six temporary installations tease out who and what should be commemorated, and how…
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Playwrights’ Hoop Dreams Take Flight Off Broadway This Summer
Basketball is central to the plot in new shows, including “Flex” and “The Half-God of Rainfall.”
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Alcaraz Wins Wimbledon in a Thrilling Comeback Against Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz won his first Wimbledon title and left Novak Djokovic, the overwhelming favorite, with his first finals loss at…
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A ‘Perfect Marriage’ Between Team and Player
Jason Heyward is on a winning club, has been reunited with Freddie Freeman and is having fun playing baseball again.…
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A Split Subway Series Leaves Both Teams Shrugging
It may be too late to save the Mets season, and the Yankees are not a sure bet for the…
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Bronny James, Son of LeBron James, Is Stable After Cardiac Arrest
Bronny, a basketball recruit at the University of Southern California, was stricken during a practice on Monday. He is out…
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Winners Get Their Due. But Losers Are Wonderfully Human.
There’s glory in defeat. Losses, at least, make athletes more relatable to the rest of us.
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Japan’s Enduring ‘Sound of Summer’
Created 75 years ago for the country’s prestigious high school baseball tournament, Yuji Koseki’s “The Crown Will Shine on You”…
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Names Old and New Top British Open Leaderboard
Conditions were calm at Royal Liverpool as the final men’s golf major of the year began. Don’t expect them to…