Coaches
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How Great Was Bill Belichick, Really?
During a dismal season, the New England Patriots’ head coach, often described as the best of all time, is at risk of losing his job.
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Deion Sanders, the Inveterate Disrupter
In some ways, the Buffs head coach is just like every other college coach, only better at it than most.
Screening Room
Finding the Sublime in a “Sad and Disgusting” Bus Station
Antonin Niclass’s stop-motion short “Do Not Feed the Pigeons” explores what can happen when those who are looking ahead stop to see what’s around them.
Q. & A.
Nathan Chen Is Waiting for His Silver Medal
The Olympic figure-skating champion on competing at the Beijing Games amid a doping scandal, and why Team U.S.A. members returned home with empty boxes.
Afterword
How Bruce Foxworth Changed the Rules of the Game
The tennis pro specialized in defying expectations.
On Television
“Ted Lasso” Can’t Save Us
In Season 2, our eponymous coach is withering, bucking against the themes of therapy and self-help—a welcome contrast to his belief in unabating optimism.
Mommy’s Little Helper
College, but for Influencers
Tina Meeks, who makes three hundred thousand dollars a year on social media, teaches classes that train the next generation of Insta-foodies and mommy bloggers.
Dept. of Global Affairs
Watching the N.B.A. Finals with Ann Kerr
The mother of the Golden State Warriors’ coach reflects on sports, Trump, and her time in the Middle East.
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How Far Can Becky Hammon Go in the N.B.A.?
The former women’s-basketball star has broken convention by becoming the league’s first female assistant coach.
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Onward
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The Yips
Dept. of Gurus
Hoops Whisperer
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The Fourth Quarter
Up Life’s Ladder
Action
Shouts & Murmurs
No, Team, No!
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Throw Like a Girl
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Head Start
Shouts & Murmurs
Adversity Basketball
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A Ring of One’s Own
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