Games
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Business
As N.B.A. TV Deal Nears, Warner Bros. Discovery Is on the Outside
The company’s TNT channel and the N.B.A. have long been inextricably linked, but that may end after next season. Plus, Charles Barkley is retiring.
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Business
Grab Them. Then Stump Them.
What’s a five-letter word for an activity that media and technology companies are increasingly relying on to gain subscribers and keep them coming back? G A M E S Apple released a series of word-focused puzzles in its subscription news service last ...
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World
House Panel Seeks F.B.I. Investigation Into Doping by Chinese Swimmers
The bipartisan request for a criminal inquiry relies on a law that gives the Justice Department the power to prosecute doping offenses that do not occur in the United States.
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Arts
Between ‘Star Wars’ Trilogies, a Golden Age of Video Games
A remastered version of Star Wars: Dark Forces reminds gamers of a period in the 1990s when LucasArts could take risks with cherished intellectual property.
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World
A Missing Scottish Trophy Will Be Awarded Again After 95 Years
Fancy a chance to claim the Rose Bowl? Get really good at carrying stones.
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Sports
Is Taylor Swift Actually Increasing N.F.L. Ratings?
We looked into whether such a claim was merely a romantic notion.
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Sports
World Peace in 2024? The Olympics Has a Plan but Not Much Hope.
Amid two prominent wars and other conflicts around the globe, a biennial call at the United Nations for peace during the Games felt even more symbolic than usual.
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Sports
Lacrosse Is Coming to the Olympics. Will Its Inventors Be There?
A Native American team that has won medals at the world championships is not currently eligible for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles because it does not represent a recognized nation.
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World
The Upshot’s N.F.L. Playoff Simulator Is Back in 2023
We’ve added a new rating system combined with information from betting markets to estimate team strength.
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Sports
Neither Messi, Nor Miami, Has Come Back to Earth
The goals keep coming, And a team that once looked poor keeps winning.