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    On Baseball | 2023 M.L.B. Season Preview

    A Whole New (Old) Ballgame

    With three major rule changes this season, Major League Baseball will try to reinvent itself while looking to the game’s past for inspiration.

     By Tyler Kepner

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    San Diego State Coach Brian Dutcher finished cutting the net for winning his regional final, then did a trust fall into the arms of his players.
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    The Final Four That Nobody Could Have Expected

    Connecticut has a pedigree but hasn’t made a deep run since 2014. Florida Atlantic plays in a small gym on a campus that’s an owl sanctuary. San Diego State got in on a free throw. And Miami’s coach likes his self-help advice.

     By Billy Witz

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    In his new book, Joe Kelly, a veteran relief pitcher, offers plenty of ideas on how to make baseball even better.
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    Finding Common Ground With the Commissioner

    While interviewing Rob Manfred for his book about baseball, Joe Kelly, an outspoken reliever, realized their goals weren’t all that different.

     By Tyler Kepner

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    Bensley Joseph and the Miami Hurricanes downed second-seeded Texas.
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    Furious Finishes Set the Final Four: Miami and San Diego State Are In

    Fifth-seeded Miami rallied from 13 points down to beat Texas, while a foul and a free throw gave another No. 5 seed, San Diego State, a win over Creighton. They join UConn and Florida Atlantic.

     By Noah Weiland and Billy Witz

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    Caitlin Clark Is Everywhere

    The Iowa star scored 31 points on Friday, including one of her signature “logo” 3-pointers. Here’s a look at her dominating range.

     By Kris Rhim, Bedel Saget and Marco Hernandez

  1. George Washington University Is Moving on From ‘Colonials’

    The move comes amid a reckoning of the fraught history of team names across American sports. Potential new names include: “Ambassadors,” “Blue Fog,” “Revolutionaries” and “Sentinels.”

    By April Rubin

     

  2. Brothers Renew a Rivalry When Creighton Plays San Diego State

    Creighton’s Arthur Kaluma and San Diego State’s Adam Seiko have faced each other at the N.C.A.A. tournament, and plenty of other times, before.

    By Billy Witz

     

  3. For 38 Years at UConn, Chris Dailey Has Been the Yin to Geno’s Yang

    Assistant coaches usually move on after a few seasons. Not Dailey, Connecticut’s associate head coach, who sticks to a routine and brings balance to the bench.

    By Remy Tumin

     

  4. Miami Finds an Unshakable Groove Against Mighty Houston

    The Hurricanes were unusually loose against the Cougars, the last No. 1 seed in the men’s N.C.A.A. tournament. Now Miami, not Houston, is pushing for a Final Four.

    By Andrew Keh

     

  5. What We Learned in March Madness on Friday

    San Diego State bothered the Crimson Tide with a physical style and slow pace. Miami pounced on Houston early and cruised in the second half.

    By The New York Times

     

  6. The On Soccer Newsletter

    The Superteam That May Be Selling Itself Short

    Vfl Wolfsburg casts itself as an underdog in Germany and in the Champions League. That doesn’t reflect reality.

    By Rory Smith

     

  7. The Income Gap Is Becoming a Physical-Activity Divide

    Nationwide, poor children and adolescents are participating far less in sports and fitness activities than their more affluent peers.

    By Matt Richtel

     

  8. 40 Years After Phi Slama Jama, There’s Hope in Houston for a Better Finish

    The 1982-83 Houston Cougars, a sensation nicknamed Phi Slama Jama, lost the N.C.A.A. men’s title game to North Carolina State on a dunk in the final moments.

    By Andrew Keh

     

  9. They’re Desperation Heaves for Most Players. For Caitlin Clark, They’re Money.

    Clark, the Iowa guard whose long-range shots have made a stir online, perfected her form in her driveway. But even when she abandons that form, she can hit game-winners from nearly halfcourt.

    By Kris Rhim

     

  10. Garden State’s Basketball Talent Blooms in N.C.A.A. Tournament

    Whether it’s teams like Princeton and Fairleigh Dickinson pulling off upsets or standout performances from players, New Jersey’s imprint has been all over the Division I men’s basketball tournament.

    By David Waldstein