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  1. Ranking 134 College Football Teams, With a New No. 1

    The thrilling game between Oregon and Ohio State has produced another change at the top.

     

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  2. How Tom Brady Got to the Brink of N.F.L. Ownership

    Less than two years after retiring from the league, the legendary quarterback is expected to become a minority owner of the Raiders.

     

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  3. A Tennis Trick-Shot Maestro Reveals His Secrets

    Pablo Cuevas, who retired recently, could pull off the spectacular like few others.

     

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  4. Why This Could Be the Worst Wizards Team Ever

    Washington went 15-67 a year ago. It could get even more dire, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

     

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  5. The Surprise Factor That Helped the Liberty to Even the W.N.B.A. Finals

    New York’s roster is full of stars. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton added her name to the list with her game-sealing performance in Game 2.

     

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  1. Abdul Salaam, Quiet Member of the Jets’ ‘Sack Exchange,’ Dies at 71

    A defensive tackle, he teamed with Joe Klecko, Mark Gastineau and Marty Lyons in the 1980s on a line that terrorized quarterbacks.

     By Richard Sandomir

    Abdul Salaam of the Jets during a game against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1981. His defensive play, along with that of three teammates, represented a high point in the Jets’ fraught history.
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  2. Can the New York Liberty, the Best in the W.N.B.A, Finally Win It All?

    The Liberty, an original W.N.B.A. franchise, have been to the finals five times and lost each time. But their fans can’t help believing, again, this year.

     By David Waldstein

    The 2024 New York Liberty are stacked with talent and had the W.N.B.A.’s best regular-season record.
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  3. How Roger Goodell Became the N.F.L.’s $20 Billion Man

    Under the expansionist leadership of its commissioner, the National Football League is growing richer and richer. So, too, is Mr. Goodell.

     By Ken Belson

    Roger Goodell has spent his entire career at the N.F.L., starting out as an intern after college. As commissioner, he has earned more than $63 million a year.
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  4. SailGP Is Becoming All Grown Up

    There are new teams, new events and higher team valuations. And last season had a different champion when Spain dethroned Australia.

     By David Schmidt

    From left, the teams from New Zealand, Australia and Spain during last season’s final event in San Francisco. Spain won the Grand Final race in July, the first time a team other than Australia claimed the championship.
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  5. The Premier League’s Fight With Manchester City Won’t End Well for Anyone

    A decision about rules that left both sides claiming victory revealed the broken reality of the world’s richest competition.

     By Rory Smith

    Erling Haaland after reading City’s latest legal filing.
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