MLB’s New Rules Have Baseball in Overdrive

Players are stealing more bases, more balls are falling for hits and games are nearly 30 minutes faster than they were last year. Like them or not, the rules are accomplishing their goals.

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Denver Nuggets Sweep Lakers to Head to NBA Finals

Denver dominated in the regular season but still had not been favored to make it to the championship round.

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Dodgers Reinvite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have been reinstated to this year’s festivities and will receive a Community Hero Award.

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Rick Hoyt, Who Competed in Races With His Father, Dies at 61

Hoyt regularly raced in the Boston Marathon with his father, Dick Hoyt, who pushed his wheelchair.

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Buddy Melges, American Sailing Champion, Dies at 93

A product of a Wisconsin lake region, he was the first sailor to win both Olympic gold and sailing’s top prize, the America’s Cup. And his colleagues revered him.

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Rick Wolff, Sports Radio Host and Much More, Is Dead at 71

As a psychological coach (and ex-player), he helped revive a woeful Cleveland baseball team. He had a WFAN show about youth sports and shepherded best sellers.

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Nikola Jokic Has Mastered the Art of Slowness

Providing unhurried but timely play, Jokic, the two-time most valuable player, has the Denver Nuggets on the cusp of the N.B.A. finals.

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Welcome to the Era of W.N.B.A. Superteams. New Stars Need Not Apply.

The Liberty have a stacked roster and championship ambitions. But where are all the rookies?

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Michael Block Gets a Hole In One At PGA Championship

Block, a club pro from Arroyo Trabuco, shot par in each of the first three rounds and on Sunday was paired with Rory McIlroy. He thought it couldn’t get better. Then he got a hole in one.

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Koepka Wins P.G.A. Championship, Vanquishing Demons and Boosting LIV

Koepka claimed his fifth major championship when he outlasted a swarm of stars on Sunday at Oak Hill Country Club near Rochester, N.Y.

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Denver Nuggets Role Players Get to Be Stars, Too

The Nuggets can sweep the Lakers in the Western Conference finals, and it’s not just because of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. The role players have been just as important.

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National Treasure wins the 148th Preakness Stakes.

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National Treasure wins the 148th Preakness Stakes.

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Brooks Koepka Surges to the Lead at P.G.A. Championship

After his second consecutive four-under-par 66, the LIV golfer Koepka will be in the final pairing on Sunday at Oak Hill Country Club.

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Hundreds of People Invest in Mage’s Preakness Success on Commonwealth App

Think part fantasy football, part investing, part pure fun in horse racing.

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Live Updates: Another Death Adds to Triple Crown Cloud as Mage Looks to Continue Run

A horse trained by Bob Baffert broke down and was euthanized in the sixth race on the Preakness undercard. Mage will face six contenders, none from the Derby. Post time is 7:01 p.m. Eastern.

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2023 Preakness Stakes: What to Watch For

Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner, will attempt to keep his feel-good Triple Crown run alive, but one familiar face will be standing in his way: Bob Baffert.

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An Eye on the Sky Fine-Tunes the Golf Tournament Below

Few professional sports scrutinize weather forecasts like golf. The P.G.A. Championship, played in meteorologically challenging western New York, has been a test.

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2023 Preakness Stakes: What to Watch For

Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner, will attempt to keep his feel-good Triple Crown run alive, but one familiar face will be standing in his way: Bob Baffert.

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Scheffler, Hovland and Conners Share the Lead at P.G.A. Championship

Jordan Spieth, who needs a victory at Oak Hill to complete the career Grand Slam, and Justin Thomas, who won last year’s tournament, just made the cut at five over.

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