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Joel Embiid Believes He Could Have Been the GOAT
If all goes according to plan, the star-laden American men’s basketball team will romp to a gold medal at the…
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When Sports Games Feel Like Casinos, Players Rarely Win
The video game NBA 2K24 lets fans play as their favorite basketball stars. It’s $70 but there is pressure to…
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Readers Share Their Favorite Sports Video Games (Boomshakalaka!)
NHL ’94 and MVP Baseball 2005 live on decades later. So do the arcade-style games NBA Jam and Mario Tennis.
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‘Acting Is a Trick’: Anthony Hopkins on ‘Those About to Die’
In an interview, the actor discusses his new series, humble origins and the freedom age brings. “That gives me a…
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To Bring Back a College Football Video Game, It Took 11,000 Paydays
More than a decade after N.C.A.A. Football was shelved amid legal challenges, the rebranded franchise is back. For the first…
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2 Russians Found Guilty of ‘Justifying Terrorism’ in Their Play About ISIS
A theater director and playwright were sentenced to prison, a stark indication of the increasing suppression of free speech since…
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Leslye Headland’s ‘Cult of Love’ to Open on Broadway in the Fall
The play will be produced by Second Stage, which is also planning an Off Broadway production of a two-character drama…
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How Cornhole Went Pro
The best part about watching professional cornhole on TV may be listening to it. As aural A.S.M.R. goes, it ranks…
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Major League Baseball Came to Birmingham. Then Willie Mays Died.
Baseball hopes a celebration of its past in the home of one of its legends will attract more African American…
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Willie Mays, ‘Poetry on the Diamond’
Readers pay tribute to the beloved Giants great, who died on Tuesday.