Sports
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Out of the Closet and Into the Garden
My Jamaican mother’s hopes for life in America did not include me being gay. So how would I ever bloom?
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Darryl Strawberry Is Not Trying to Save You
But if you want to hear what he has learned about lost promise and the prison of yearning, ask him.…
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The Blind Side of Sports Storytelling
“The Blind Side” played on sports fans’ penchant for too-tidy narratives, our columnist writes. A legal battle between the N.F.L.…
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We Know Where New Weight Loss Drugs Came From, but Not Why They Work
Every so often a drug comes along that has the potential to change the world. Medical specialists say the latest…
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Surgeons Improve Function of Kidneys Transplanted From Genetically Altered Pigs
In two experiments, researchers implanted the organs into brain-dead patients for extended periods, raising hopes for a new supply of…
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Where I Ate in New York City
A short list of memorable meals, plus an update for our Where to Eat newsletter.
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Neither Messi, Nor Miami, Has Come Back to Earth
The goals keep coming, And a team that once looked poor keeps winning.
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Aliyah Boston Has Officially Arrived
Boston, the Indiana Fever rookie forward and center, has already become a face of the W.N.B.A. just months into her…
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Playwrights’ Hoop Dreams Take Flight Off Broadway This Summer
Basketball is central to the plot in new shows, including “Flex” and “The Half-God of Rainfall.”
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Addiction Treatment Eludes More Than Half of Americans in Need
About 30 percent of Americans have been addicted to opioids or have a relative who has been, researchers also reported.