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    1. Why Do So Many Soccer Stars Love Chess?

      The strategic skills of the ancient board game are helping to shape modern tactics for players and coaches.

       

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  1. Caitlin Clark Painted a Masterpiece in Her First Game After the W.N.B.A. Break

    The Indiana Fever star took some much-needed time off from basketball during the Olympics. It seems to have paid off, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

     

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  2. How Pencil Bats and Scooby Spikes Show a Different Side of M.L.B.

    Players’ Weekend, an annual celebration of baseball players’ personalities, is full of an eclectic mix of chances for stars to express themselves.

     

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  3. Contentious Match Point Reignites Video Replay Debate in Tennis

    Jack Draper, Felix Auger-Aliassime and umpire Greg Allensworth were left arguing at the net in Cincinnati after the call.

     

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  4. The Soccer Penalty Shootout That Lasted 34 Kicks

    Two European clubs took part in a seemingly never-ending tiebreaker packed with drama, frustration and even laughter.

     

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  5. He’s Behind Bryson DeChambeau’s Career-Altering Run. He’s Also Processing Tragedy.

    The caddie Greg Bodine was at the hospital when the golfer called. His life hasn’t been the same since.

     

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  5. A Hockey Player Wanted to Form a Pro Women’s League. Billie Jean King Helped Make It Happen.

    Kendall Coyne Schofield reached out to King years ago. In January the league had its first game.

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