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Anthony Edwards and the complicated pathway to becoming the face of the NBA
Try as he might to avoid it, the spotlight is drawn to Edwards like Coppola’s camera was to Pacino.
Continue readingAs the $476 million Dodgers face the $69 million Marlins, MLB’s payroll gap has never been wider
Two teams on opposite ends of the payroll spectrum meet this week, for a series that sets records and focuses eyes on MLB’s payroll issue.
Continue readingMy Life With Uncle Vanya, the Self-Pitying Sad Sack We Can’t Quit
What is it about Chekhov’s melancholy inaction hero that makes him, and the play he stars in, so meaningful at all ages?
Continue readingDevils’ Timo Meier, a controversial collision and the edge between reckless and ‘made for the playoffs’
Meier ran into Frederik Andersen in Game 4 of the teams’ first-round series Sunday, sending the Hurricanes goalie to the injury ward.
Continue readingWhat the Steelers’ draft says about their confidence in signing Aaron Rodgers
Rodgers remains a free agent, but several breadcrumbs this weekend suggest the Steelers still expect to add the four-time MVP.
Continue readingCanadiens, Capitals brawl spills into benches in Game 3
Linesman Kyle Wellington, at one point, was nearly toppled over the bench by Tom Wilson and Josh Anderson, the principle antagonists.
Continue readingShostakovich, Boston Symphony Style
Over two nights at Carnegie Hall, Andris Nelsons and the orchestra reveled in the composer’s sonic riches but played with emotional reserve.
Continue readingA request for Anthony Edwards: Your words matter, so please start watching them
From one guy who can’t hoop at all to someone who’s one of the world’s best: Kids are watching. This has to start meaning more to you.
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