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With Juan Soto and Josh Hader, Padres Go All-In for World Series
The franchise started in 1969, just another expansion team in funny uniforms that lost 110 games. Five decades passed, with a few Hall of Famers but no championships. Then, after years of aggressive spending and trading by the front office, Juan Soto led the team all the way. That scenario played out for the Washington…
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San Diego Padres Trade for Juan Soto and Josh Bell
In what could end up as one of the biggest trades in baseball history, outfielder Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals is headed to the San Diego Padres in a blockbuster deal that was announced by both teams ahead of the 6 p.m. trade deadline on Tuesday. The deal, which had been held up because…
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Brittney Griner Back in Russian Court as Lawyers Plead for Leniency
Escorted by a masked police officer with a dog, her wrists handcuffed, the American basketball star Brittney Griner appeared in a Russian court on Tuesday for another hearing in a trial that is likely to end with her conviction in the middle of this month, her lawyers said. One of the best players of her…
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Yankees Trade for Frankie Montas, Lou Trivino, Scott Effross
The best teams need to do the most work at the baseball trading deadline. This would seem counterintuitive, because the best teams tend to have the fewest needs. But if a team is really good, the hardest part is over: you know you’ll be playing in October. Trades are all about boosting your odds once…
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Deshaun Watson’s Suspension Will Test the N.F.L.’s Support for Women
Six games off. That’s the suspension. That’s it. That was the ruling handed down by retired federal judge Sue L. Robinson on Monday after she reviewed arguments for and against punishing Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. Robinson, the mediator who oversaw Watson’s hearing, decided against the N.F.L.’s recommendation that Watson receive at least a year’s…
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What to Know About the Lawsuits Against Deshaun Watson
Quarterback Deshaun Watson was suspended Monday for six games for violating the N.F.L.’s personal conduct policy and was not fined, concluding the league’s 15-month investigation into sexual misconduct claims made against him by more than two dozen women. Watson denied those claims and settled 23 of the 24 civil lawsuits accusing him of coercive and…
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Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Others React to Bill Russell’s Legacy
Bill Russell had more N.B.A. championship rings than he had fingers and as many Most Valuable Player Awards as all other Boston Celtics players combined. But in the hours after Russell’s family announced his death on Sunday, N.B.A. players remembered him as so much more. Legend. Trailblazer. “Everything we all aspired to be,” Isiah Thomas,…
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Deshaun Watson Discipline Decision Expected Monday
After a 15-month N.F.L. investigation into claims of sexual misconduct against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, a decision on how or whether Watson will be disciplined under the league’s personal conduct policy is expected Monday. Sue L. Robinson, the retired federal judge jointly appointed by the N.F.L. and the N.F.L. Players Association to oversee player…
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Bill Russell, Celtics Center Who Transformed Pro Basketball, Dies at 88
In 1999, he agreed to a public ceremony at the Fleet Center — the successor to Boston Garden — for the 30th anniversary of his last championship team and his retirement as a player as well the second retirement of his number. The event was also a fund-raiser for the National Mentoring Partnership, whose programs…
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How England Beat Germany to Win Euro 2022
July 31, 2022, 10:49 a.m. ET July 31, 2022, 10:49 a.m. ET LONDON — Sarina Wiegman and her players know, deep down, that the most significant victory has already been won. Its spoils can be measured not only by the record attendances and the record audiences that England’s run at Euro 2022 has generated, but…