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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Sports

N.B.A. Players Line Up a Ride for Their Rides

Eric Gordon of the Los Angeles Clippers with his car near the team's practice facility.
Darrell Miho for The New York Times

Eric Gordon of the Los Angeles Clippers with his car near the team's practice facility.

Most players do not take permanent residence in the cities where their teams play, so for those not headed to the playoffs, the prevailing mission is to get their luxury vehicles shipped home safely.

Madoff's Mets Tickets Often Brought Joy to Kids With Cancer

Dan Geelan, who runs a Web site that donates unused sports tickets to kids with cancer, said he will miss the regular supply that used to come from Bernard Madoff.

Mets’ Reyes Has His Own Jackie Robinson Tribute in Mind

Jackie Robinson stole home 19 times in his career. Today, most players don’t try even once. But the Mets’ Jose Reyes may.

A Distinctive Facade Is Recreated at New Yankee Stadium

The Yankees have recreated the look of the frieze that topped the original House That Ruth Built in their new stadium.

From the Open Road, Back to the Cart Path

Will MacKenzie, an extreme sports enthusiast, once sought adventure and lived out of his Toyota Previa. Now he has two PGA Tour victories and all the trappings of domesticity.

N.H.L. Playoff Preview

Alexander Ovechkin’s Playoff Stage Is a Grand One

If the N.H.L. is looking for more attention as the playoffs start, it could not do better than to have the game’s most charismatic star play against the team from New York.

Three Contenders Battle It Out to Become U.S.C.’s Quarterback

Mark Sanchez’s unexpected early departure for the N.F.L. has cast the position open for three candidates: Mitch Mustain, Aaron Corp and Matt Barkley.

Multimedia

Slide Show: Remembering a First in Horse Racing

Forty years ago Barbara Jo Rubin became the first woman to win a horse race and the first to ride in New York.

Video: Playing Béisbol

As the Cuban baseball team advances through the 2009 World Baseball Classic, fans in Mexico City are given the rare opportunity to cheer for the mysterious and famously talented players.

Interactive Feature: Six Panoramic Views of Spring Training

Florida has long been the spring home to many major league teams. View panoramic images of six spring training sites.

Video: Skateistan

Afghan youth have very limited options for sports and recreation. An Australian man is trying to change that.

Sports of The Times

As Thomas Rebuilds a Reputation, Knicks Rebuild a Franchise

Good luck to Isiah Thomas in the reconstruction of his reputation, as daunting a task as the one he left behind, rebuilding the Knicks.

The Dodgers Left My Father, the Stadium Left Me

Though I have sworn never to buy a ticket for the new Yankee Stadium, I feel the familiar ache of spring, for so many years synonymous with baseball season.

Leading Off

A Night for a Tribute, and Hitting

While major leaguers honor Jackie Robinson, hockey players will honor the N.H.L. tradition of crushing each other against the boards.

Sports of The Times

Obama Lends Weight to World Cup Bid

President Obama is testing his prowess in the politics of sport by backing the U.S. bid to host the World Cup.

Opinion
Heading Home

A Devastating Quiet

Harry Kalas was the people’s voice, connecting everyone to everything in a game he loved unabashedly.

Video
I Dream of Annika

Annika Sorenstam shows Bill Pennington how to hit the hardest shot in golf -- a long chip shot out of the sand.

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