Louisa Thomas writes about the talented U.S.A. men’s Olympic basketball team and the difficult challenge of turning twelve superstars into a selfless whole.

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21.08.2024

The Unexpectedly Hopeful Paris Olympics | The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas writes about how this year’s iteration of the Olympic Games, for all its flaws, has already inspired some positive change in Paris.

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21.08.2024

A Universe in Ten Seconds | The New Yorker

Hanif Abdurraqib writes about the women’s one-hundred-metre races at the Paris Olympics, which culminated in a swift, decisive victory for St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred.

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21.08.2024

Tim Walz and the Lessons of High-School Football | The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas on the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee’s former role as a high-school football coach, and how his strengths as a leader might translate to his new contest.

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21.08.2024

How Simone Biles and Team U.S.A. Gymnastics Came Soaring Back | The New Yorker

Eren Orbey on the success of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team—comprising Hezly Rivera, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Sunisa Lee, and Simone Biles—at the 2024 Olympics, in Paris.

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21.08.2024

The Upstarts at Wimbledon | The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas writes about Barbora Krejčíková’s victory against Jasmine Paolini at Wimbledon, and the surprises in women’s tennis.

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21.08.2024

What Makes Katie Ledecky Great | The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas writes about the preëminent swimmer Katie Ledecky and how her humble approach to the sport makes her a marvel.

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21.08.2024

High-Pressure Hope at the Paris Olympics | The New Yorker

Anthony Lane on how cheers, howls, and the occasional boo have brought joyous cacophony to France, the host of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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21.08.2024

Armand Duplantis, the Timothée Chalamet of the Pole Vault | The New Yorker

Sam Knight writes about the American Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, who set a new record at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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22.03.2024

The Next Great Tennis Rivalry May Be Here | The New Yorker

Gerald Marzorati on the tennis players Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, whose friendly but ferocious rivalry stands to become the defining matchup of the era.

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14.11.2023

The Glorious Comedy of Victor Wembanyama | The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas on the San Antonio Spurs rookie basketball player Victor Wembanyama, who stands seven feet four and is making other N.B.A. players look silly.

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11.11.2023

The Man Who “Completed Football” | The New Yorker

Simon Akam on Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu and his career with Luton Town Football Club, which has risen from England’s lowest tier of professional soccer to its highest.

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13.10.2023

Kelce-Swift Is a Dream Pairing for the N.F.L. | The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas writes about the romance between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs.

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13.10.2023

Was Shohei Ohtani Just a Dream? | The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas on the Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani, baseball’s best hitter and pitcher in 2023, who has undergone Tommy John surgery for the second time.

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13.10.2023

Deion Sanders, the Inveterate Disrupter | The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas writes about the performance of the University of Colorado football team under Deion Sanders as its head coach.

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11.09.2023

With Novak Djokovic, It Is Always a Struggle | The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas on how, in the U.S. Open tennis final, against Daniil Medvedev, the Serbian star Novak Djokovic battled his way to a twenty-fourth Grand Slam title.

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28.08.2023

The Kissing Scandal After Spain’s Women’s World Cup Win | The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas writes about Luis Rubiales, the president of Spain’s soccer federation, who kissed Jenni Hermoso after Spain won the Women’s World Cup.

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06.08.2023

The Stunning U.S. Exit from the World Cup | The New Yorker

The U.S. team has always embraced its challenges. Now a new generation of players is facing defeat. What they do with it will determine the future of the program.

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23.07.2023

The World Cup and the Frustrating, Inspiring State of Women’s Soccer | The New Yorker

Mistreatment, unequal pay, and discrimination persist. And yet, among the athletes, there is a great feeling of solidarity, and a sense of increasing opportunity.

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17.07.2023

At Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz Defeated Novak Djokovic by Being Himself | The New Yorker

In the most absorbing Grand Slam championship match on the men’s side in years, what mattered most was in-the-moment decision-making.

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15.07.2023

Markéta Vondroušová Flips the Script at Wimbledon | The New Yorker

Consistent in her game and steady in her victory, against Ons Jabeur, Vondroušová was never meant to be a footnote in someone else’s storybook ending.

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04.06.2023

Nikola Jokić Got Here Patiently | The New Yorker

The Denver Nuggets and their M.V.P. big man took their time getting to the N.B.A. Finals. It paid off.

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02.05.2023

What Does It Mean, Now, to Be the World Chess Champion? | The New Yorker

Ding Liren defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi to take the title. But the game has changed, and the old status markers may not carry the same weight they once did.

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02.02.2023

LeBron James’s Incredible, Unsuspenseful Chase for the Scoring Record | The New Yorker

Watching him on the stage of Madison Square Garden again invited the inevitable question: is this the greatest player the game has ever seen?

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01.02.2023

Tom Brady Got Old | The New Yorker

The N.F.L.’s greatest quarterback seemed ageless right up until his first retirement. Then he came back. And now he is retiring again, presumably for good.

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30.01.2023

A New TV Show That’s a Real Slap in the Face | The New Yorker

In “Power Slap,” a reality show tied to a slap-fighting league, there is no evasion, no trickery, and no possibility of a swing and a miss.

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29.01.2023

Bill Walton Throws It Down | The New Yorker

The N.B.A.’s august hippie ambassador brings his spacey, hyper-fluent patter to a new kind of sports broadcast.

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18.12.2022

The Genius of Lionel Messi Just Walking Around | The New Yorker

The legendary striker can often be found off the ball, strolling and dawdling and looking mildly uninterested. Here’s what he’s actually doing.

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14.12.2022

The Redemption of Tua Tagovailoa | The New Yorker

After a secret plot to replace him, a terrifying concussion, and wondering to himself, “Do I suck?,” has the Dolphins quarterback finally turned Miami into a winner?

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15.09.2022

Frances Tiafoe Is More Than a Good Story | The New Yorker

The son of immigrants from Sierra Leone, Tiafoe is the first Black American to make the men’s semifinals at the U.S. Open since Arthur Ashe did it fifty years ago.

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15.09.2022

Mind Games at the U.S. Open Women’s Final | The New Yorker

Along with their agility and power, Iga Świątek and Ons Jabeur brought to the court an openness about processing the pressures of the sport.

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15.09.2022

What Makes Carlos Alcaraz So Good | The New Yorker

The nineteen-year-old, who just won the U.S. Open and became the No. 1 men’s player in the world, has a whole host of skills. But his speed is essential, and unmatched.

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19.07.2022

Nick Kyrgios Does What He Wants. At Wimbledon, It Wasn’t Enough | The New Yorker

The Australian tennis star played well, but still lost to Novak Djokovic in the final. Does he care?

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08.06.2022

Will a Birth Certificate Change the Course of Soccer in 2022? | The New Yorker

Ecuador’s role in the World Cup depends on where Byron Castillo was born.

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21.05.2022

When Will Iga Swiatek Lose Again? | The New Yorker

The new No. 1 player in women’s tennis brings a five-tournament, twenty-eight-match winning streak to the French Open—and she may be the best clay-court player on the tour since Chris Evert.

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20.05.2022

A Gambling Sharp Breaks Into the N.F.L. | The New Yorker

Warren Sharp says he’s the only analyst “in the betting space” who works with N.F.L. teams. Do those dual roles constitute a conflict of interest?

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20.05.2022

The Best and Worst Moments of the 2022 Super Bowl | The New Yorker

The Rams beat the Bengals, Meadow and A. J. Soprano were reunited, and the N.F.L. hoped that everyone would forget the league’s problems for one night.

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20.05.2022

The Trans Swimmer Who Won Too Much | The New Yorker

Lia Thomas is not the first trans swimmer in the N.C.A.A., and her initial meets drew little attention. Then some people decided that she was winning too much.

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20.05.2022

The Yankees Fan Yankees Fans Like to Watch Watching the Yankees | The New Yorker

Joseph Solano, better known as JoezMcFly, who makes a living live-streaming his reactions to baseball games, exults the morning after Aaron Judge’s walk-off home run against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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20.05.2022

Watching Kevin Durant and His Theoretical Super-Team Go Quietly in Brooklyn | The New Yorker

The great forward and his erratic sidekick, Kyrie Irving, were defeated soundly—but, perhaps, not surprisingly—by the younger and more cohesive Boston Celtics.

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U.S.A. Basketball Is Still an Awkward Fit at the Olympics | The New Yorker

The Unexpectedly Hopeful Paris Olympics | The New Yorker

A Universe in Ten Seconds | The New Yorker

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What Makes Katie Ledecky Great | The New Yorker

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Armand Duplantis, the Timothée Chalamet of the Pole Vault | The New Yorker

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The Glorious Comedy of Victor Wembanyama | The New Yorker

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Deion Sanders, the Inveterate Disrupter | The New Yorker

With Novak Djokovic, It Is Always a Struggle | The New Yorker

The Kissing Scandal After Spain’s Women’s World Cup Win | The New Yorker

The Stunning U.S. Exit from the World Cup | The New Yorker

The World Cup and the Frustrating, Inspiring State of Women’s Soccer | The New Yorker

At Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz Defeated Novak Djokovic by Being Himself | The New Yorker

Markéta Vondroušová Flips the Script at Wimbledon | The New Yorker

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The Redemption of Tua Tagovailoa | The New Yorker

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