LeBron James: An Odyssey

Tell the old story for our modern times.

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Spain’s Beautiful Balance

Lamine Yamal, the team’s wunderkind, is thrilling, but discipline and patience have seen them through to the final.

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The U.S. Men’s Soccer Team Is Rewriting Its History

The Yanks won their first knockout-round match in more than twenty years. But, after a controversial red card, they will be down their breakout star in the round of sixteen.

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Serena Williams Returns to Wimbledon

For a moment, it looked like the forty-four-year-old would pull off another stunning comeback in the tournament she has won seven times. Then reality sank in.

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France Supplies the Spectacle Against Norway at the World Cup

With Erling Haaland watching from the bench, Ousmane Dembélé scored three times as France won, 4–1, in a much-anticipated World Cup matchup against Norway. Read Louisa Thomas’s report on the game.

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The U.S. Men’s Team Is Building Something, and Marching On

The power of the diaspora is the story of this World Cup—and the U.S. team, which beat Australia 2–0 on Friday, embodies it as well as anyone.

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How the Knicks Are Beating the Spurs

Mikal Bridges and a cast of versatile role players have helped carry New York to a 2–0 lead in the N.B.A. Finals.

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The Knicks Have Finally Hit the Gas

A change in New York’s post-season offense has made the team more precise, more urgent, and much harder to stop as it pushes toward the Eastern Conference Finals.

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The New Age of Chess

The advancement of computer chess has not dulled the competition or the game’s champions.

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Are the San Antonio Spurs on the Cusp of a Championship?

How the San Antonio Spurs became the most exciting team in the N.B.A.

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The N.B.A. Has a Tanking Problem

Despite the N.B.A.’s many attempts to combat tanking, the incentive to lose remains strong for teams hoping to strategize for the future. Is there a fix?

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LeBron James Is Making His Last Great Adjustment

After two decades of domination, he is ceding control, and becoming a different kind of star.

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Luke Kornet Has Something to Say

After speaking out about the Atlanta Hawks’ promotion of a strip club, the backup center for the San Antonio Spurs drew unexpected attention to his blog, which is shaped by his faith, sense of humor, ...

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The Detroit Pistons Fight Back to the Top

Two years ago, the team set records for losing. Now they have the best winning percentage in the N.B.A. They’re doing it their own way.

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Team U.S.A. Won More Than Gold in Men’s Hockey

The U.S.-Canada men’s gold-medal hockey final and the Olympic Games serve as a reminder that national pride isn’t always a bad thing.

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At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Peril and Promise Coincide

In Italy, some of the world’s greatest athletes encountered physical risk, and even failure. But the most memorable moments of the Games were not just feats of skill but examples of resilience—and rea...

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Alysa Liu Comes of Age

The figure skater retired in 2022, at sixteen years old. Now she’s back at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a newfound confidence and sense of control—in her skating and in her life.

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Alysa Liu Comes of Age

The figure skater retired in 2022, at sixteen years old. Now she’s back at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a newfound confidence and sense of control—in her skating and in her life.

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How Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin Have Defined Greatness

The two skiers have each had claims to be the best ever in their sport. But they have chased that ideal in very different ways.

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What We Expect Athletes to Say Now

Not long ago, taking political stands almost seemed to become part of the job. These days, in another moment of social crisis, expectations have shifted.

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Amanda Anisimova’s Resilient Return

After stepping away from the game in 2023, the tennis star had a dream run at Wimbledon last year end with a humiliating defeat in the final. But it’s the clarity of her confidence that continues to d...

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How a Sixtysomething Coach from a So-So School Turned Indiana into World-Beaters

Curt Cignetti has the Hoosiers on the verge of a national championship. Everyone wants to know the blueprint for his stunning success.

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Aaron Rodgers, Football’s Rorschach Quarterback

The Pittsburgh Steelers gambled on the forty-two-year-old, one of the N.F.L.’s most polarizing players, to try to end their playoff disappointments. Will it pay off?

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Can Professional Women’s Soccer in the U.S. Keep Up with the Global Market?

The ability of the National Women’s Soccer League to retain Trinity Rodman, one of its biggest stars, could determine its future.

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Watching Philip Rivers Play Football Makes Me Feel Old

He and I are the same age, but only one of us is an N.F.L. quarterback.

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How the Celtics Are Winning

A team that once could seem a little bloodless has, in the absence of its best player, become scrappy and slightly unpredictable.

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The Weird Spectacle of the World Cup Draw

At the event, the matchups seemed beside the point, eclipsed by FIFA’s bizarre Peace Prize ceremony for Donald Trump and other cringey moments.

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