Sports
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Unopened Box of More Than 10,000 Hockey Cards Sells for $3.7 Million
The sealed case could include the highly prized Wayne Gretzky rookie card. Or not. The buyer may never find out.
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Canadian Skaters Demand Bronze Medals in Olympics Dispute
Reviving a fight from the 2022 Games, Canada’s team said skating officials improperly awarded third place to Russia. The Russians filed three cases, asking for the gold.
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Premier League Cuts Everton’s Points Penalty, Easing Relegation Fears
The decision means the club will lose six points in the standings, not 10, potentially helping it to stay in the division and to remain financially viable.
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Want to Lose a Lot of Money, Fast? Buy a Small Soccer Team in England.
The country’s lower leagues offer a tempting entry to ownership. But the sport’s economics mean even multimillionaires can struggle to compete.
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Spring Training at Coachella: Can the M.L.S. Cash In on Its Preseason?
AEG, the entertainment giant, is trying to organize large-scale training camps marketed to fans, as other sports have done. Will it work?
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Jayo Archer, Motorcyclist Who Landed Triple Flip, Dies While Practicing
Archer, 27, was the first to successfully execute a triple backflip in a freestyle motocross competition.
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A Billionaire Bought a Chunk of Manchester United. Now He Has to Fix It.
Jim Ratcliffe spent $1.5 billion for a 25 percent stake in his boyhood English soccer club. On Wednesday, he laid out his vision.
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Lefty Driesell, Hall of Fame College Basketball Coach, Dies at 92
He built Maryland into a national powerhouse and became the first coach to win more than 100 games at each of four major college programs.
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Women Outnumber Men in South Korea’s Sports Stadiums
Experts say it has to do with stadium safety and the influence of K-pop fan culture.
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Don Gullett, Ace for the Big Red Machine, Dies at 73
With a fastball that recalled his idol, Sandy Koufax, he helped lead the Cincinnati Reds and then the New York Yankees to World Series titles in the 1970s.