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Keeping Yoenis Cespedes, Mets Step Up to the Plate
Considering how desperately the Mets needed their most productive hitter back, the four-year, $110 million deal looks reasonable.
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CreditMark D. Smith/USA Today Sports, via Reuters On Pro Basketball
Russell Westbrook: The Triple-Double Machine
Westbrook, the Thunder guard, is dominating opponents this season with double-digit averages in points, rebounds and assists.
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CreditEric Gay/Associated Press Sports Business
Houston’s Ambition Cut by What It Can’t Offer: A Spot in the Power 5
As Coach Tom Herman departs, the University of Houston is left to grapple with how it can truly be a football power if it is not a member of one of the top conferences.
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CreditBenjamin Norman for The New York Times Mets Said to Re-Sign Yoenis Cespedes for Four Years, $110 Million
Cespedes’s $27.5 million average annual salary would be the highest in Mets history, and the second-highest for any position player in baseball.
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CreditNelson Almeida/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Opponent in Finals Requests Chapecoense Be Awarded the Title
Atlético Nacional, a Colombian team, asked Copa Sudamericana organizers to award the trophy to Chapecoense, a Brazilian club that lost most of its players in a plane crash.
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CreditChristian Petersen/Getty Images Tiger Woods, With Nerves but No Back Pain, Is Poised to Return
Woods, sidelined from competitive golf for 15 months because of a back injury, is set to play in the Hero World Challenge starting Thursday.
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CreditLuis Benavides/Associated Press Chapecoense Soccer Team’s Plane Crashes, Leaving Brazil Devastated
Few survivors have been found among the 77 on the chartered flight taking the team to a game in Medellín. The crash came as fans across Brazil had been reveling in the team’s performance.
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CreditJae C. Hong/Associated Press Bruce Arena Outlines a New Vision for the U.S. Team
“I’m not a person that digs deep into analytics because I don’t think the sport of soccer is an analytic sport,” Arena said, offering a contrast with Jurgen Klinsmann.
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CreditJohn E. Sokolowski/USA Today Sports, via Reuters Toronto F.C. Pursues a Title, and Relevance in Its Own City
The Maple Leafs are the center of attention, and the Raptors and the Blue Jays have recently made playoff runs. A championship for Toronto F.C. could change the story.
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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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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.
