The baseball star Alex Rodriguez and his business partner Marc Lore have reached terms on a deal to purchase the N.B.A.’s Minnesota Timberwolves and the…
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‘No Smile, No Trash Talk’: Behind Tim Duncan’s Quiet Excellence
Tim Duncan stoically spent 19 fundamentally sound seasons allowing his play to speak for him. Nineteen playoff appearances. Fifteen All-Star selections. Five championships. Five total…
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‘We’re Hungry’: The Liberty Aim High in a Bounce-Back Season
Liberty Coach Walt Hopkins and his staff reviewed last season’s film looking for answers beyond the box scores and advanced analytics. Why was their defensive…
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Brace Yourselves: The Knicks Are Going to the Playoffs
Let’s keep this simple: The Knicks — the Knicks! — are going back to the playoffs. When the Boston Celtics lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers…
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W.N.B.A. Preview: The Mystics Get Their Stars Back in the East
The W.N.B.A. begins its 25th season on Friday with the returns of some big-name veterans and the debuts of promising rookies. “Rosters are stacked with…
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W.N.B.A. Preview: Don’t Bet Against the Aces in the West
The W.N.B.A. begins its 25th season on Friday with the returns of some big-name veterans and the debuts of promising rookies. “Rosters are stacked with…
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Kevin Garnett’s Prep-to-Pros Jump Changed the N.B.A.
“Does the N.B.A. have no shame?” a Dallas Morning News columnist wrote in 1995 about the prospect of Kevin Garnett going right into the league…
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W.N.B.A. Braces for ‘Fierce Competition’ in New Season
Buzzy rookies, reshuffled stars and new interest in women’s basketball after a thrilling N.C.A.A. tournament have positioned the W.N.B.A. to open its 25th season this…
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What Rudy Tomjanovich Learned by Coaching the Greats
But I don’t remember anyone saying that they expected any of those teams to slip all the way to No. 7 in its conference. I…
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LaMelo Ball Talks Wild Passes, Rookie of the Year and ‘Space Jam’
A fractured wrist is about the only thing that has stopped Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball. The injury cut 21 games from his rookie season.…
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