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Doug Blevins, Kicking Guru for College and N.F.L. Players, Dies at 60
He fine-tuned the mechanics of punters and kickers, including Adam Vinatieri, the N.F.L.’s career scoring leader, even as he lived with cerebral palsy.
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Business
Why It’s Smart to Revisit New Year’s Savings Goals Now
There’s still time this year to make adjustments, especially with the coming resumption of student loan payments.
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Sports
Overlooked No More: Lily Parr, Dominant British Soccer Player
She persevered at a time when women were effectively banned from the sport, and was the first woman inducted into England’s National Football Hall of Fame.
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Sports
Harry Kane and the Power of Individual Achievement
Soccer prefers to recognize collective triumphs ahead of personal milestones as the true measure of success. But glory comes in many forms.
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Sports
Pelé, the Story in Pictures
He was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in the tiny Brazilian village of Três Corações, where he played soccer barefoot, using rolled-up rags for a ball. How a young man from such humble beginnings became Pelé, widely considered the greatest soccer ...
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Sports
This is now Morocco’s World Cup.
DOHA, Qatar — Another step for Morocco, another step for the Arab world, another push to a new frontier for Africa. Morocco’s reputation-shredding journey through the World Cup has now felled another European giant. After sending the Arab world into ...
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His name is Gonçalo Ramos. The spotlight is now his.
LUSAIL, Qatar — By the fourth goal, even Cristiano Ronaldo, standing and clapping in front of the Portugal bench, could not complain. By the fifth, he could only offer a wry smile. Portugal was in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, and for a day ...
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Brazil dances its way into the quarterfinals.
DOHA, Qatar — Even the coach was dancing. Dressed in a dark suit as he stalked the grass in front of Brazil’s bench, Tite allowed himself to be engulfed by his players as they cavorted in celebration around him, joining them eventually with a wiggle ...
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By Scoring First, Messi Sets the Tone for Argentina
AL RAYYAN, Qatar — For all of his accomplishments, and there are many, there was one thing Lionel Messi had never done at the World Cup: score a goal in an elimination game. Now that he has done so — his first-half shot helped carry Argentina to a 2 ...
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Bitter Finish Brings Chance for U.S. to Look Forward
AL RAYYAN, Qatar — The whistle blew on the United States at this World Cup, and through the Khalifa International Stadium loudspeakers came a Dutch version of “Auld Lang Syne.” The song is familiar to Americans as a New Year’s Eve anthem, played just ...
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