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Thomas Bach can expect questions about Peng Shuai at a news conference today.

When Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, sits down for his traditional pre-Games news conference on Thursday…

In More Ways Than One, the U.S. Breaks Out

Perhaps no moment better exemplified the mounting pressure — and its slight alleviation — on the United States men’s national…

Robin Herman, Who Pried Open Doors in the N.H.L., Dies at 70

Robin Herman, who as a hockey reporter for The New York Times broke a gender barrier when she became one…

N.C.A.A. to Review U.S.A. Swimming’s New Policy for Transgender Athletes

The N.C.A.A. said Wednesday that it was uncertain whether a new U.S.A. Swimming policy for transgender athletes, which increases the…

With Commanders, the Washington N.F.L. Franchise Moves Past Old Name

Washington, meet the Commanders. Nearly two years after dropping its longtime name and logo under pressure, the Washington Football Team…

Inside Beijing’s Olympic Bubble: Robots, Swabs and a Big Gamble

BEIJING — The strategy is audacious and stifling, and that is very much the point. To Chinese officials, the creation…

Washington Football Team to Get a New Name on Wednesday

The Washington Football Team, which had used a name more akin to a soccer club as a stand-in to shift…

Brady set the GOAT bar.

So many details of Tom Brady’s career seem fanciful enough to sound apocryphal. In 20 full seasons as a starter,…

Brian Flores Sues N.F.L., Claiming Bias in Giants Coaching Search

Brian Flores, who was fired as coach of the Miami Dolphins last month and was rejected for new jobs with…

New Friends and Secret Keepers: They Make N.B.A. Families Feel Welcome

Desireé LeSassier’s phone wouldn’t stop chiming. She had landed in Minneapolis about an hour before, on the Los Angeles Lakers’…

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