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  1. Ranking Every Premier League Jersey From Worst to Best

    Every team jersey is a fashion statement; perfect pinstripes, a horror sponsor and one just like the sweater from Friends.

     

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  2. Atlanta Signed Draft Picks to $500 Deals. M.L.B. Is Shocked.

    The paltry bonuses offered by Atlanta is said to have astounded multiple scouting directors and agents.

     

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  3. The Spurs Want to Expand Globally. It Shouldn’t Cost Them Their Home.

    Victor Wembanyama is driving the N.B.A. franchise into new markets, but arena funding hurdles leave its San Antonio future in question.

     

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  4. Scottie Scheffler Said the Quiet Part Out Loud

    In a small, offhand comment, the world’s best golfer explained everything about his success.

     

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  5. The N.F.L.’s Red Flag Challenge System Is Outdated. It’s Time For a Change.

    Getting a call right on the field shouldn’t depend on a coach’s willingness to make a bet, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

     

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  1. Lilly Yokoi, Acrobat Who Dazzled on a Golden Bicycle, Dies at 96

    With her family troupe — and later as a solo star — she performed balletic, gymnastic tricks in circuses and theaters, at fairs and on television.

     By Richard Sandomir

    Ms. Yokoi in 1965. It wasn’t all glamour: Her acrobatics brought on pain from, among other things, misaligned bones and pinched nerves.
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  2. Did This World Cup Change Soccer Forever?

    With a wartime host nation, a referee deported and a ban overturned after a call from the White House, the 2026 tournament tested FIFA like no other.

     By Tariq Panja

    Fans watching the World Cup final in Madrid on Sunday. Spain won 1-0.
    CreditJoseph Fox for The New York Times

  3. France vs. England: Who’s No. 3?

    The World Cup third-place game is exciting to almost no one. But they still play it.

     By Victor Mather

    The official match balls for the final (Wow!) and for the third-place game (Aww).
    CreditHannah Mckay/Reuters

  4. Overlooked No More: Garrincha, Brazil’s Brilliant and Broken World Cup Hero

    He helped lead Brazil to two championships alongside Pelé, but his on-field brilliance was eclipsed by a tragic personal life.

     By Jeré Longman

    Garrincha in 1962 when Brazil won the final match in the World Cup against Czechoslovakia, 3-1.
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  5. As Messi Dominates the World Cup, a Global War Rages for Maradona’s Ghost

    A multimillion-dollar battle for a soccer god’s brand is being waged across continents, burning investors and tearing his family apart.

     By Tariq Panja and Lucía Cholakian Herrera

    Portraits of Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona at a match in Dallas last month.
    CreditDesiree Rios for The New York Times