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Our Favorite Sports Photos of 2021

We asked some of our photographers to choose their favorite sports images that they made this year and tell us…

Inside the Mind of Kyler Murray

TEMPE, Ariz. — Kyler Murray never played soccer beyond the FIFA video game, but when Real Madrid and its star…

The Evolution of the Foul

By Sopan Deb Illustrations by Anthony Gentles When Dr. James Naismith invented basketball, he proposed 13 rules, which he published…

N.F.L. Week 16 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

Amid an outbreak of positive coronavirus tests fueled by the Omicron variant, the N.F.L. re-formatted its testing strategy, doing away…

Fear and Falsehoods Fill the Premier League’s Vaccination Gap

The report spread like wildfire. Premier League players shared the link among their peers. Some passed it to their family…

SafeSport Bars Alberto Salazar for Life, Citing Misconduct

The distance running coach Alberto Salazar was ruled permanently ineligible by the U.S. Center for SafeSport on Wednesday, all but…

College Football Playoff Warns Teams Could Forfeit Because of Virus

The coronavirus pandemic’s resurgence menaced the college football season’s closing weeks on Wednesday, when one team withdrew from its bowl…

At Memphis, Virus Setbacks and Mixed Play Put High Hopes in Doubt

When a men’s college basketball game between Memphis and Tennessee became one of many high-profile sporting events canceled or postponed…

Closing in on the Great One

The Washington Capitals have a locker room tradition to honor player milestones, led by Peter Laviolette, their coach. When someone…

Running Backs Are System Players. Jonathan Taylor Is a System.

Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor’s quest to win the N.F.L.’s Most Valuable Player Award may be doomed to failure…

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