Sports
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Here come the Yankees… either up the standings, onto the COVID list, or both
Image: Getty Images The hope for most teams before and after the trade deadline is that their new acquisitions will lead to...
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French marathon runner slaps water away from competitors, unsurprisingly finishes without a medal
Morhad Amdouni slapped an entire table of bottled water off a hydration table. Not exactly sportsmanlike.Photo: Getty Images Whatever happened to discreet...
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Should Major League Baseball have taken Olympic play more seriously?
We’re Number 2!Image: AP Despite baseball making its triumphant return to the Olympics this year, nobody really seemed very excited to watch....
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Baseball fans go batty for beer novelty, but hole-y wow — who saw this coming?
Screenshot: Twitter/Rochester Red Wings Tuesday was a historic day for baseball in western New York, as the Rochester Red Wings, the Triple-A...
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Hear me out: Willy Adames has been second only to Tatis at shortstop this season
He brought Brew Crew back into the thick of it.Illustration: Getty Images Who’s been the best shortstop in baseball this year? Fernando...
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Barcelona shows why fan ownership of sports teams works
Chin up, Lionel.Image: Getty Images There are takes, and “Barca’s Messi Debacle Shows Flaws of Fan-Owned Teams” is a take, for sure...
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Improbable run puts hoops history in reach
They got next? It’s a tough assignment.Image: Getty Images Here’s the number of times a basketball team won an Olympic gold medal...
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Only reason to sit down with O.J. is to hear him say ‘I did it’
This was an exclusive we didn’t need.Illustration: Deadspin/Getty The Athletic is running a series called “the NFL 100,” ranking the top players...
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France vs. USA — for a gold medal, and 73 years’ worth of revenge
Going for gold.Image: Getty Images Put yourself in the summer of 1948. Toast of the Town, later renamed The Ed Sullivan Show,...
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Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg have been the best part of the Olympics
The decision to stick Hart and Snoop on Peacock where they can do and say whatever they want was perfect. Screenshot: NBC...