Games
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News
Is Taylor Swift Actually Increasing N.F.L. Ratings?
We looked into whether such a claim was merely a romantic notion.
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News
World Peace in 2024? The Olympics Has a Plan but Not Much Hope.
Amid two prominent wars and other conflicts around the globe, a biennial call at the United Nations for peace during…
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News
Lacrosse Is Coming to the Olympics. Will Its Inventors Be There?
A Native American team that has won medals at the world championships is not currently eligible for the 2028 Summer…
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World
The Upshot’s N.F.L. Playoff Simulator Is Back in 2023
We’ve added a new rating system combined with information from betting markets to estimate team strength.
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News
Neither Messi, Nor Miami, Has Come Back to Earth
The goals keep coming, And a team that once looked poor keeps winning.
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Arts
Video Games at MoMA: Do They Belong There?
A call for one of the leading museums to firmly embrace game designers as artists.
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News
Losing Their Way to the Playoffs
The Minnesota Twins could join the ignominious list of postseason teams with losing records. But that’s nothing compared to what’s…
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News
As Cable Model Struggles, M.L.B. Takes Over Padres Broadcasts
M.L.B. will retain San Diego’s broadcast team and will offer in-market streaming with no blackouts after Bally Sports failed to…
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News
N.F.L. Walks a Fine Line on Players’ Betting
The suspension of five players, three of whom bet on N.F.L. games, exposes the league’s unsure footing as it both…
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News
N.B.A. Suspends Miles Bridges for 30 Games for Domestic Violence
Bridges pleaded no contest to felony domestic violence in November. He was accused of assaulting the mother of his children.