In the Ryder Cup, Home-Team Advantage Is Very Serious
This year the competition is in Rome, which means the European team controls the course setup and can adjust it to its players’ strengths.
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Zach Johnson Tries to End a 30-Year Drought
As captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team, he is attempting to win in Europe for the first time since 1993.
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Ohio High School Football Coach Resigns After Team Used ‘Nazi’ as Play Call
The Brooklyn High team used the term during the first half of a game against a team in Beachwood, a largely Jewish Cleveland suburb, school officials said.
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The Laver Cup Underlines a Generational Shift in Tennis
Young players are stepping up as some older ones fade. Even Roger Federer, the event’s father, has retired.
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As a National Favorite Fumbles, New Zealand Falls for Another Rugby Team
An improbable run by the New Zealand Warriors has offered some excitement to counter the All Blacks’ recent misfortune.
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Knocked Off Their Perch, the Rangers Hope to Climb Back Up
Texas lost eight games in a row, and gave up its long-held lead in the A.L. West. The team hopes Monday’s win over the Mets is the start of something special.
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Jennifer Hermoso Excluded From Spain’s Game Roster
The team’s new coach said she was trying to protect Ms. Hermoso, who was forcibly kissed by the Spanish soccer chief after the World Cup, by not putting her on the roster.
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When Fiji Beats Australia, and It Almost Isn’t an Upset
The Pacific Island nations, hardly sports powers, can hold their own and then some in rugby.
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Spain’s Women’s Team Demands Full Reorganization of National Federation
The players’ demands came on a day that a restraining order was granted against Luis Rubiales, the former head of the federation, who forcibly kissed a star forward, Jennifer Hermoso.
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The Unlikely Rise of an American Team in a Sport You’ve Never Heard Of
When Ker Cha got the call about the World Cup, it had been more than two years since he had touched a takraw ball. Now he had less than two months to lose the 20 pounds he had put on during the coronavirus pandemic and get back into playing shape …
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