Drew Brees, who overcame a career-threatening shoulder injury to become the most statistically prolific quarterback in N.F.L. history, likely played the final game of his 20-year career Sunday, when his Saints lost, 30-20, to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a…
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Rangers preview: Playoffs reasonable at this stage of rebuild
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The Yankees Turn to a 21-Year-Old Rookie for His Unflappability
SAN DIEGO — In an exhibition game just before the season began on July 23, the Yankees pitching prospect Deivi Garcia started a game against the Philadelphia Phillies. In the words of Manager Aaron Boone, he didn’t look very good….
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It Took a While, but the Yankees Win a Doozy
CLEVELAND — At one point in the eighth inning of the epic Game 2 of the wild-card series between the Yankees and the Indians, Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela looked back at the clock on the giant scoreboard at Progressive…
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2020 LCS Spring Split Playoffs: Cloud9 huge betting favorites in first round
It’s a tale of two series in the first round of the LCS Spring Split playoffs. Saturday’s series between Evil Geniuses and FlyQuest is relatively evenly matched. Both teams went 10-8 in the regular season, but Evil Geniuses are a…
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Draymond Green Has Never Been Better. Or This Quiet.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Draymond Green loves to talk. To teammates. To coaches. To opponents. To himself. For seven seasons running, he has ranked among the league leaders in words per minute. But in recent weeks, as the Golden State Warriors…
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Golden State’s ‘Giants’ to be Tested After Injury to Kevin Durant
Going into the final day of the regular season, the Houston Rockets did not know if they would finish the night as the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference or vault all the way to No. 2. A chorus…
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NHL playoffs: Islanders-Hurricanes Round 2 schedule set
The Islanders will be well-rested come Round 2 — their opponent not so much. Just two days after knocking off the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals in a thrilling double-overtime clincher, the Carolina Hurricanes will head to Brooklyn on…
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The Nets’ Season Ends, but They’re Just Getting Started
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid stood in the middle of the court, his arms outstretched, preening after an easy basket. Following a rim-rattling slam, the 76ers star pointed at the Nets’ Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, whom he had embarrassed on the play. Near…
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An Underappreciated Tobias Harris Steals the Show as the 76ers Take a Playoff Lead
The Philadelphia 76er who made the greatest impact in Game 3 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Nets wasn’t Ben Simmons, the N.B.A.’s reigning rookie of the year, who scored 31 points. Nor was it the team’s most…
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Overtime Goal Gives Islanders 1-0 Series Lead Over Penguins
Josh Bailey scored on a rebound at 4:39 of overtime and the Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, at Nassau Coliseum on Wednesday night in the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Jordan Eberle had a goal and…
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Rams Trample the Cowboys for Their First Playoff Win in 14 Years
LOS ANGELES — C. J. Anderson rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns while his teammate Todd Gurley rushed for 115 yards and another touchdown in the first playoff victory for the Los Angeles Rams in 14 years — a…
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N.F.L. Playoff Predictions: Our Picks for the Divisional Round
It will be hard to match the excitement of the N.F.L.’s wild-card weekend, in which the Colts won with an upset on the road, the Cowboys barely survived against the Seahawks, the Chargers invented a new defense to stop the…
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