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Kurt Streeter
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Glow of Baseball’s All-Star Game Can’t Obscure Athletics’ Departure
Major League Baseball’s midsummer celebration comes on the heels of an announced agreement to build a stadium for the Athletics that would relocate the franchise…
GOATs Are Everywhere in Sports. So What Really Defines Greatness?
Athletes from Tom Brady to Serena Williams to LeBron James have all been tabbed the Greatest of All Time. Faced with the term’s pervasive use,…
Luis Arraez Is Chasing One of Baseball’s Sacred Feats and Sports Divinity
Ted Williams, LeBron James and other venerated athletes have set some of sports’ untouchable records. The chance to challenge their marks is what keeps us…
Analysis: LIV Golf-PGA Tour Merger Is About Profit Above All
The PGA Tour’s merger with LIV is the perfect union of the tour’s lack of principle and LIV’s paucity of character.
Winners Get Their Due. But Losers Are Wonderfully Human.
There’s glory in defeat. Losses, at least, make athletes more relatable to the rest of us.
In the N.B.A. Playoffs, Flopping Is a Welcome Sideshow
Basketball stars from Nikola Jokic to Kyle Lowry are hamming up their reactions to even the slightest contact, writes our columnist. They could benefit from…
Nikola Jokic Has Mastered the Art of Slowness
Providing unhurried but timely play, Jokic, the two-time most valuable player, has the Denver Nuggets on the cusp of the N.B.A. finals.
Jim Brown Should Be Seen Fully, Flaws and All
Brown, who died on Thursday, demanded that people see more to him than strong athletic performances. In the 1960s, that was unusual for athletes.
The Liberty Took a Few Jets and a Boat to Become a Superteam
Clara Wu Tsai and Joe Tsai, the Liberty owners, improved their facilities and chartered flights, drawing a W.N.B.A. fine — and enticing top free agents.
‘Everybody Is Welcome Here.’
Kaig Lightner founded the Portland Community Football Club to give local youth an inexpensive chance to play. When he came out as transgender, they gave…