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Dec 08, 2020

How Come the Mets Gave a Major League Deal to a Lifetime Minor Leaguer?

The Mets won a bidding war for Sam McWilliams, who's never pitched in the bigs and posted an 8.18 ERA in Triple A last year.

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Dec 06, 2020

SI's 2020 Sportsperson of the Year: The Activist Athlete

LeBron James, Breanna Stewart, Patrick Mahomes, Naomi Osaka and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif were champions on the field, champions for others off it.

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Dec 04, 2020

This Yale-Educated Trucker Is Trying to Make the Olympics at 50—and He Just Might

Siphiwe Baleka broke Ivy League barriers as a swimmer—then dropped the sport to drive semis. Now he's back in the pool.

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Dec 02, 2020

Lend a Hand? Ohio State (and Others) Need Help From an Unexpected Source

This year, playoff contenders need persistence, commitment, good health and a little luck ... from their foes.

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Nov 30, 2020

Life on the NFL’s Chain Gangs

They’ve been around for a century, and it doesn’t appear new technology will wipe them out. The who, how and why of the NFL’s chain crews.

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