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A Challenger Emerges in the National League

In the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the National League West had the two best teams in…

Still Going, Even as the Glory Fades

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — He started to believe in a curse. Then he trusted in a different kind of…

Is the UConn Dynasty Done? Auriemma Likes the Outlook for Next Year

MINNEAPOLIS — Connecticut has spent almost three decades as the most formidable threat in women’s college basketball, dangerous even when…

What to Watch in the N.C.A.A. Men’s Championship Game

NEW ORLEANS — It all comes down to one final game. North Carolina and Kansas — two blue bloods in…

South Carolina, a Dominant Force All Season, Delivers a Championship Over UConn

MINNEAPOLIS — It was a 40-minute championship game, yes. But if South Carolina set out on Sunday to show that…

After Injury, Armando Bacot Isn’t Deterred by Quick Turnaround

NEW ORLEANS — First, Armando Bacot laid his forehead on the court and forced himself onto his back. The pain…

Leaky Black Has a Lot on His Mind, And That’s OK

NEW ORLEANS — What had gotten into Leaky Black? It was an innocuous question, asked after Black, a once-reluctant shooter…

The Future of Tennis, Carlos Alcaraz, Has Arrived

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — In a decade or so, after Carlos Alcaraz has piled up the Grand Slam tournament trophies,…

After Injury, Armando Bacot Isn’t Deterred by Quick Turnaround

NEW ORLEANS — First, Armando Bacot laid his forehead on the court and forced himself onto his back. The pain…

Q. & A.: How to Fuel Your Runs

In high school, a teammate of mine would win every 400-meter race she entered with Dorito dust still on her…

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