Ralph Branca, Who Gave Up ‘Shot Heard Round the World,’ Dies at 90
The Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher threw the ninth-inning pitch that Bobby Thomson drove into baseball legend with a pennant-clinching home run in 1951.
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CreditDavid Richard/Associated Press The 10 Most Important N.F.L. Games (One of Them Is on Thursday)
Only a few games are likely to be crucial for the playoff hopes of both teams, and The Upshot’s Playoff Simulator in The New York Times quantifies them.
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CreditJeff Swensen for The New York Times Five Years After Scandal, Jim Tressel Is Still a Buckeye
Now in his third year as president of Youngstown State University, the former coach reflects on his time at Ohio State.
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CreditMark R. Cristino/European Pressphoto Agency Soccer in the Philippines Scrambles for a Toehold
The Azkals, as the national team is known, are competing in the Suzuki Cup and a strong showing could help their sport compete with basketball.
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CreditAndrew Spear for The New York Times Fire U.S. Soccer’s President, Too? That’s Different, and Improbable
It’s easy to envision the job of the federation’s president, Sunil Gulati, as akin to a professional general manager, but in reality the position has a much bigger scope.
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CreditJean Chung for The New York Times For Deaf Tennis Player, Sound Is No Barrier
Lee Duck-hee, 18, of South Korea, is ranked 143rd in the world in a sport in which hearing the ball is considered crucial.
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CreditGregory Shamus/Getty Images Who’s Likely to Make the College Football Playoff (Besides Alabama)
With a week left in the regular season plus conference championships, plenty could change. But here’s a look at categories of contenders.
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CreditIsaac Brekken/Associated Press Vegas Golden Knights, N.H.L.’s New Team, Take Their Place on the Strip
The league’s newest expansion franchise revealed its name and logo Tuesday night in a ceremony outside the new T-Mobile Arena.
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CreditRingo H.W. Chiu/Associated Press Bruce Arena, Replacing Jurgen Klinsmann as U.S. Coach, Keeps Things Simple
Arena, who has won five M.L.S. titles and five N.C.A.A. titles, will lead the Americans for the balance of this World Cup cycle after having coached them in the 2002 and 2006 Cups.
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CreditVivek Singh for The New York Times Still Running at 119? Not So Fast
Dharam Pal Singh, a farmer from India, credits herbal chutney and fruit for his sustained fitness. Sports officials do not believe his age.
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CreditPHOTOGRAPHS BY SAM HODGSON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES ‘How Much Suffering Can You Take?’
Over 703 miles, a hardy band of pain enthusiasts tested the limits of both mind and body at the Quintuple Anvil Triathlon — five Ironman-length races in five days.
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CreditIgor Kopcek/EastLabs.SK No One Is Looking at This Headline
You’re looking at Phil Heath, the six-time Mr. Olympia, who eats a lot of tilapia and works out in a strip-mall gym.
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CreditLeslye Davis/The New York Times Surfing Under the Northern Lights
There’s a thriving surf scene in Norway’s Lofoten Islands, where the waves are cold and the air is colder.
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CreditCarl Rosen/Red Bull Content Pool Ultra Runner Karl Meltzer Sets Appalachian Trail Record, Fueled by Beer and Candy
He covered the 2,190 miles in less than 46 days, shaving about 10 hours off the previous mark.
