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With the Yankees on His Shoulders, Aaron Judge Stays Ahead of Maris
Sixty-one years ago, in the 135th game on the Yankees’ schedule, Roger Maris blasted his 52nd and 53rd home runs…
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All the Color and Joy of the West Indian Parade’s Comeback
For decades, Brooklyn bid farewell to summer with J’Ouvert, a predawn reverie with roots in the emancipation of enslaved people…
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Nick Kyrgios Is Having a Very Good U.S. Open. Make That Summer.
His tennis, always sublime some of the time, has been sublime far more of the time. There is no arguing…
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Celtic’s Tokyo Drift
Ange Postecoglou did not have much time. The Australian coach was not Celtic’s first choice as manager: The Glasgow club…
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The Hunt for Big Hail
In August, a couple of days before his 68th birthday, Leslie Scott, a cattle rancher in Vivian, S.D., went to…
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Town After Town, Residents Are Fighting Affordable Housing in Connecticut
In the town of Fairfield, Conn., nearly 2,400 residents have signed a petition opposing a project proposed for downtown that…
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Shopping for Runners
Do you really need a long rug in your hallway? Not necessarily. Bare floors are fine for getting from A…
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How Long Can My Building Keep Scaffolding Up?
Q: My large, rent-stabilized building in New York City has been encased in scaffolding with a sidewalk shed for over…
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John McEnroe Gets His Revenge
John McEnroe was sitting on a couch 43 stories above Manhattan, his gray curls and sleepy, crinkled eyes betraying every…
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Frances Tiafoe Gets the Next American Shot at the Big Three
It happens at just about every Grand Slam. One of the American men of the so-called next generation begins to…