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Readers Share Their Favorite Sports Video Games (Boomshakalaka!)

NHL ’94 and MVP Baseball 2005 live on decades later. So do the arcade-style games NBA Jam and Mario Tennis.

Magazine

For Fashion, Sports Stars Are the New Superstars

In the late 1990s, something strange started happening on the cover of glossy magazines. Instead of models, movie stars increasingly…

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The Olympics Should Stand With Afghanistan’s Women Athletes

When the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, one of its first actions was to bar women and girls…

Sports

Fencing Rattled by Suspensions and Accusations Ahead of Olympics

Concerns about refereeing integrity and preferential treatment for top saber competitors have cast a shadow over a sport decided by…

World

New Study Bolsters Idea of Athletic Differences Between Men and Trans Women

Research financed by the International Olympic Committee introduced new data to the unsettled and fractious debate about bans on transgender…

Sports

Track Will Be First Sport to Pay Olympic Gold Medalists

Winners in Paris will get $50,000 each from track and field’s governing body, as Olympic amateurism continues to fade away.

Sports

Leagues Have More Than Just Players to Watch on Gambling

The wagering situation involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter shows that people adjacent to the players and coaches can also be…

World

In Latin America, a New Frontier for Women: Professional Softball in Mexico

In many parts of Latin America, baseball is a popular and well-established sport with men’s professional leagues in Mexico, the…

Sports

A Plan to Shake Up the Olympic Menu Includes Cricket

Flag football, softball, squash and lacrosse would also be included in 2028 under the proposal.

World

Spanish Soccer Chief Refuses to Resign Over World Cup Kiss

Luis Rubiales was denounced for his behavior toward Jennifer Hermoso, a member of the winning Spanish women’s soccer team, at…

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