Known as “the Mighty Atom,” she excelled at long-distance time trials and set several records that still stand more than 70 years later.
Category: Records and Achievements
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Eileen Sheridan, Who Dominated Cycling in Postwar Britain, Dies at 99
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Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Gold at the World Championships
The New York Times – Sports:Shiffrin’s seventh gold medal at the Alpine world skiing championships on Thursday eases the sting of a disappointing Olympics.
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Celia Cruz Will Be First Afro-Latina to Appear on the U.S. Quarter
The New York Times – Business:Ms. Cruz, a Cuban American singer known as the Queen of Salsa, was described by the U.S. Mint as “one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century.”
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LeBron James Fans Around the World Came to See Him Break The Scoring Record
The New York Times – Sports:Fans of James, the N.B.A.’s biggest star, came from all over the world to see his record-breaking performance Tuesday. “I’m not going to regret the money that was spent. I would have regretted missing it,” one said.
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Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Gold In Super-G at The World Championships
The New York Times – Sports:A silver medal in super-G gave Shiffrin her 12th career medal at the world Alpine skiing championships and made her the first woman in the modern era to accumulate that many.
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LeBron James Breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA Scoring Record
The New York Times – Sports:James, the Los Angeles Lakers star, scored the record-breaking 38,388th point that had eluded generations of superstars.
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The Story of LeBron James’s 38,388 Points
The New York Times – Sports:Teammates. Competitors. Victims of his memes. They each have a story about James’s road to breaking the N.B.A. career scoring record.
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Like a Record, LeBron James’s Age Is Just a Number
The New York Times – Sports:Still among the best players in the N.B.A. at 38, James is now 36 points away from the league’s career scoring record. He could break it at home on Tuesday.
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Like a Record, LeBron James’s Age Is Just a Number
The New York Times – Sports:Still among the best players in the N.B.A. at 38, James is now 36 points away from the league’s career scoring record. He could break it at home on Tuesday.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Was the ‘Best Weapon in Basketball’
The New York Times – Sports:Everyone knew he was close to surpassing Wilt Chamberlain’s career scoring record in 1984. Opponents still couldn’t stop him.
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Tom Brady: His Career, Gisele Bündchen and Answers to More Questions
The New York Times – Sports:All about Super Bowls, crypto, deflated footballs and Gisele Bündchen. And 23 seasons piling up the stats.