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      On Soccer

      Manchester City Bends the Story to Its Will

      This season’s City might be Pep Guardiola’s coaching masterpiece: a juggernaut so fearsome that not even Hollywood writers dared suggest it could be beaten.

       By Rory Smith

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      Novak Djokovic has 22 men’s Grand Slam singles championships.
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      Novak Djokovic Moves to the Precipice of Tennis Supremacy

      Djokovic seized a spot in the French Open final with a win over a struggling Carlos Alcaraz. In the final on Sunday, Casper Ruud stands in the way of Djokovic’s 23rd Grand Slam singles title.

       By Matthew Futterman

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    Matthew Mandel and Martin Schwartz, friends since college, have shared season tickets to both Heat and Panthers games for years.
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    South Florida Sports Fan, but Make it a Full-Time Job

    It is rare for teams from one market to play in the Stanley Cup and N.B.A. Finals in the same year, and a first for southern franchises, but it was bound to happen.

     By Ken Belson

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    Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass was designated for assignment on Friday.
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    Toronto Blue Jays Cut Player Who Defended Anti-Queer Post

    Anthony Bass had reposted a video on social media that called for a boycott of L.G.B.T.Q.-friendly companies.

     By Jesus Jiménez

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    Romelu Lukaku, right, left in that purge but has since returned. Lautaro Martínez chose to stay.
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    Inter Milan, Facing Painful Reckoning, Tries to Live in the Now

    Inter made the Champions League final with Italy’s oldest squad and its highest debts. Whatever happens in Istanbul cannot stop the financial squeeze to come.

     By Rory Smith and Tariq Panja

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    The Players Are the Trophies Now

    Soccer is the ultimate prize in Saudi Arabia’s push in sports. Karim Benzema’s signing offered a glimpse of the price tag. Lionel Messi’s rejection showed its limits.

     By Rory Smith

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    Racing fans at Belmont Park took a selfie with a statue of Secretariat on Friday.
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    Secretariat’s Legend Rolls on Like, Well, a Tremendous Machine

    Fifty years after Secretariat clinched the Triple Crown with a runaway win in the Belmont Stakes, fans still long to connect with his story.

     By Melissa Hoppert

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    The Miami Heat have to be creative on defense to try to stop Nikola Jokic, center, and the Denver Nuggets in the N.B.A. finals.
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    It Was Banned for Decades. Now the Miami Heat May Use It to Win a Title.

    The odds are against the Heat in their N.B.A. finals matchup with the Denver Nuggets. But the maligned zone defense may be their secret weapon.

     By Scott Cacciola

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    Bob Baffert, left, and Todd Pletcher chatted after the draw for the 2018 Belmont Stakes in New York.
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    Two Complicated Princes of the Sport of Kings

    The excitement of thoroughbred horse racing — and many of the sport’s most vexing problems — are exemplified by the careers of the trainers Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher.

     By Joe Drape

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    Karolina Muchova beat the No. 2 seed, Aryna Sabalenka, on Thursday to advance to the French Open final.
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    The Natural and the No. 1 Will Face Off in the French Women’s Final

    The tennis world has been waiting for Karolina Muchova to be healthy. Now she gets a shot at Iga Swiatek with a Grand Slam title on the line.

     By Matthew Futterman

  4. On Golf
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    Backing Saudi Deal, McIlroy Reprises His Role as PGA Tour’s Backstop

    McIlroy, however, reiterated his lingering opposition to LIV Golf, saying: “I hate LIV. Like, I hope it goes away.”

     By Alan Blinder

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    Britton Wilson on the way to a semifinal win in the 400 at the N.C.A.A. championships.
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    Two N.C.A.A. Titles in 25 Minutes? A Sprinter Is Up for the Task.

    Britton Wilson of Arkansas is a favorite to win the N.C.A.A. titles in both the 400 meters and the 400-meter hurdles. She’ll need to recover quickly between the two.

     By Victor Mather

  1. Why Do Team Owners Raise the Championship Trophy First?

    It’s a decidedly American tradition, even if it can be a buzz-kill.

    By Andrew Keh

     

  2. Oklahoma Softball Caps Banner Season With 3rd Straight Title

    The Sooners became only the second team to claim three straight Division I softball titles and did so by ending the season on a record 53-game winning streak.

    By Evan Easterling

     

  3. 24 Hours of Le Mans: 100 Years of Endurance and Innovation

    The famous race, often a testing ground for the automotive industry, has hit its centennial.

    By Phillip Horton

     

  4. Automakers Are Crashing Toyota’s Le Mans Party

    It has won the top class for the past five years, but Cadillac, Peugeot, Porsche and Ferrari have returned to try to take the crown.

    By Alex Kalinauckas

     

  5. Bringing Some Loud NASCAR to Le Mans

    A modified Camaro ZL1, with a big V8, will be the Garage 56 entry this year.

    By Ian Parkes

     

  6. The Sports to Watch This Weekend

    Inter Milan will take aim at Manchester City in the Champions League final, while the N.C.A.A. will crown track and field champions.

    By Victor Mather

     

  7. Alcaraz vs. Djokovic: The Next Kid Up Faces the Game’s Steeliest Brain

    Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, who have played each other only once, will finally do so again on Friday in the French Open semifinals. Can the ultimate young talent beat the ultimate tennis mind?

    By Matthew Futterman

     

  8. At More Skate Parks, an ‘Aggressive’ Takeover

    Aggressive skating emerged in the 1990s as a flashier, niche style of roller skating. Like other ’90s trends, it has emerged again.

    By Max Berlinger and Ben Pier

     
  9. On Pro Basketball

    Jamal Murray Lets His Play Do the Talking

    Murray is often overshadowed by his teammate Nikola Jokic, but he has proved his value in leading the Nuggets to a 2-1 lead over the Heat in the N.B.A. finals.

    By Tania Ganguli

     

  10. The Iron Sheik, Villainous Hall of Fame Wrestler, Is Dead

    Khosrow Vaziri drew on his Iranian heritage to create a caricature of a Middle Eastern villain and became one of the most memorable heels in wrestling history.

    By Daniel E. Slotnik