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Tributes Pour In as Brazil Readies for Pelé’s Funeral

Pelé’s body will lie at midfield at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira, his former club’s stadium, for 24 hours.

When Pelé Took New York by Storm

In August 1967, it was hard to imagine that Americans might get interested in soccer. Then Pelé played at Yankee…

Unmotivated Cowboys Beat Unmotivated Titans

Take two teams. Subtract incentive. Result: Thursday night’s game.

Sedona Prince Has a Good Feeling About the Next Era

For many, the basketball player’s TikTok was a before-and-after marker of how society talks about modern women’s sports. For Prince,…

Pelé, a Name That Became Shorthand for Perfection

The best gauge of what Pelé meant to soccer is that he was synonymous with excellence even before people saw…

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,…

Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82

Pelé, who was declared a national treasure in his native Brazil, achieved worldwide celebrity and helped popularize the sport in…

Rich Strike Is Resting, but He’s Not Done Racing

An 80-1 shot who won this year’s Kentucky Derby, Rich Strike is preparing to race as a 4-year-old. “He is…

N.F.L. Week 17 Predictions: Our Picks for Each Game

Can the Jaguars keep the Titans from the A.F.C. South title? Can the Bills outscore the Bengals? Will anyone win…

Rudy Gobert Isn’t Worried About the People Waiting for Him to Fail

Gobert had a dominant run in Utah, but now he and the Minnesota Timberwolves are struggling to find their fit…

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