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Why Older Athletes Are Thriving In Wheelchair Tennis

In recent years, older athletes have held a grip on tennis like never before in the Open era. When younger players do break through, it’s big news — and speculation always runs rampant as to which up-and-comer will supplant one of the old guard. But the side of the sport familiar to most viewers isn’t […]

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We Taught Computers To Play Chess — And Then They Left Us Behind

Oliver Roeder is a journalist, author and games player. He is a former senior writer for FiveThirtyEight, where he covered the World Chess Championship and other gaming pursuits. The following is adapted from his new book, “Seven Games: A Human History,” published by W.W. Norton. It’s in stores today. I still remember the first board […]

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Nothing Will Top The NFL’s Greatest Playoff Weekend Ever

sara.ziegler (Sara Ziegler, sports editor): We couldn’t have asked for much more from the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. We got three upsets, all won on last-second field goals by the road team, and the one game won by a favorite was perhaps the best playoff game in history. (Shut up, recency bias.) Let’s […]

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David Ortiz Can Start Writing His Hall Of Fame Speech

The Major League Baseball lockout has made the hot stove ice cold, leaving baseball fans with just one thing to obsess over this winter: the annual election for the Baseball Hall of Fame. There has been plenty of grist for the mill: It’s the final year on the ballot for Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens […]

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