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Sometimes, you just want to talk in your native language,” said Evgenii Dadonov, a 10-year N.H.L. veteran and the only Russian in the Dallas Stars...

This isn’t about rooting for the underdog. The team’s postseason futility puts the Lions in a different class, our columnist writes.

Adrián Beltré reeled in 95.1 percent of the vote in his first year on the ballot, the same percentage as Babe Ruth.

Gauff’s return may be one of the more overlooked parts of her game.

It has been a meteoric rise for Mike Macdonald, the “wizard” behind one of the N.F.L.’s top defenses.

Rivers has amassed 1,860 victories as coach of the Magic, Celtics, Clippers and 76ers in his N.B.A. career.

“Poor Things,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Barbie” all scored multiple nods in a strong year for movies.

After surpassing Mike Krzyzewski as college basketball’s winningest coach, VanDerveer is worthy of being etched in basketball lore, our columnist writes.

Subtle changes to techniques and equipment left a lasting, and potentially negative, impact on the position.