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  1. Michael Jordan or LeBron James? We Asked N.B.A. Players Who the GOAT Is.

    The greatest basketball player of all time is an age-old discussion. And in our poll of the league, the gap is closing.

     

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  2. Is Manchester United Unlucky? It’s Complicated.

    Erik ten Hag was only partially correct with his comments. This is why.

     

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  3. The Jaw-Dropping Numbers Behind the Two Best Golfers in the World

    Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda are no longer just the No. 1 players in their sport. They are becoming two of the greatest ever.

     

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  4. How Hockey Shaped One of the N.F.L. Draft’s Most Intriguing Prospects

    Quarterback J.J. McCarthy is set to become a first-round pick on Thursday. But ice in in his blood.

     

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  5. A Former Yankees Star Prepares for an Epic Musical Debut

    Bernie Williams said playing guitar with the New York Philharmonic will be like “playing a seventh game of the World Series.”

     

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    He stepped out of his behind-the-scenes role in 2004 when he was cast as the ultimate sports know-it-all on the game show “Stump the Schwab.”

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    Research financed by the International Olympic Committee introduced new data to the unsettled and fractious debate about bans on transgender athletes.

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    The administration’s top drug official, Rahul Gupta, said he would bring up the handling of Chinese swimmers’ positive tests at a meeting of sports officials this week.

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    Zhang Yufei won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
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