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N.F.L. Walks a Fine Line on Players’ Betting

The suspension of five players, three of whom bet on N.F.L. games, exposes the league’s unsure footing as it both…

World

The Income Gap Is Becoming a Physical-Activity Divide

Nationwide, poor children and adolescents are participating far less in sports and fitness activities than their more affluent peers.

Sports

In Troubled Times, the Sports World Offers a Necessary Salve

Three months of athletic brilliance have offered reminders that the soulful, spiritual aspect of games has elevated them to something…

World

How Watching (and Listening to) Sports Made Me Who I Am

When I was a boy, starting in sixth grade I was a hypochondriac. I didn’t know then, and I don’t…

World

When Athletes Go Hollywood

With Tom Brady appearing in the comedy “80 for Brady,” a look at other sports figures who have made their…

Sports

Looking for an Edge, and Some Fun, Bettors Favor Super Bowl Props

Bets on specific outcomes, like the length of the national anthem, are expected to account for half of the $7…

World

Ukraine Renews Threat to Boycott Olympics if Russians Compete

Ukraine’s sports minister said his country was marshaling allies to press the International Olympic Committee to bar Russian and Belarusian…

World

Gwen Knapp, Sportswriter Who Looked at the Big Picture, Dies at 61

She was well known in the San Francisco area for focusing on subjects like racism, sexism and drugs, in columns…

Business

Bomani Jones Calls an Audible

“Game Theory,” his HBO talk show, has pulled off the difficult feat of mixing sports and comedy with a political…

World

The Qatar World Cup Is Peak ‘Sportswashing.’ But Will It Work?

This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Wednesdays. When France…

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