The New York Times – Sports:
Life is good for some N.B.A. retirees who use millions in earnings to do whatever they want. But others say they have struggled to find a new identity without basketball.
Category: Athletics and Sports
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This Is What Life After the N.B.A. Looks Like
The New York Times – Sports:
Life is good for some N.B.A. retirees who use millions in earnings to do whatever they want. But others say they have struggled to find a new identity without basketball.
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Rachel Nichols Joins Showtime After Contentious ESPN Exit
The New York Times – Sports:
Nichols was pulled from the air at ESPN last year after The New York Times reported on disparaging comments that Nichols, who is white, had made about a Black colleague.
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PGA Tour Accuses LIV Golf of Interfering With Its Contracts
The New York Times – Sports:
The PGA Tour filed a counterclaim against the breakaway, Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, which has accused the tour of antitrust violations.
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Federer on His Exit and Holding Nadal’s Hand: ‘It’s Maybe a Secret Thank You’
The New York Times – Sports:
In an interview, Roger Federer opens up about the emotions of his goodbye at the Laver Cup and about the future of men’s tennis. “Nobody needs to play like me, by the way,” he said.
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WNBA Upgrades to Charter Flights for Finals
The New York Times – Sports:
For the first time ever, the W.N.B.A. is providing charter flights throughout the finals. Aces and Sun players are loving it — and hope it becomes permanent.
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Pink and Polarizing: The New Tennis Shirt
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Frances Tiafoe and others at the U.S. Open wore a Nike outfit that spurred a colorful conversation online.
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Lance Mackey, Four-Time Winner of Iditarod Race, Dies at 52
The New York Times – Sports:
Despite struggling with cancer and substance abuse, he went on a run of consecutive victories in major dog sled races, setting a new standard for the sport.
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B.Y.U. Says It Found No Evidence of Racial Slurs at Volleyball Match
The New York Times – Sports:
The school apologized to a spectator it had banned from its sporting events and said it could not corroborate a Duke player’s accusations of racial heckling. Duke said it stood by its players, “especially when their character is called into question.”