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    1. PhotoBianca Andreescu of Canada won her first match in 15 months, a three-set nail-biter against Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu at the Australian Open on Monday.
      CreditPaul Crock/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

      At the Australian Open, Bianca Andreescu Is the Great Unknown

      She won the United States Open in 2019 but has barely played since then because of injury and the pandemic. Yet it is after long layoffs she has been the most dangerous.

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    2. PhotoMajor League Baseball commissioned a group of scientists to study its standard balls. The committee’s findings, released in December 2019, attributed higher home run rates to lower seam heights and to the mentality of hitters.
      CreditChristian Petersen/Getty Images

      M.L.B. Will Change Its Baseballs After Record Home Run Rates

      M.L.B. studied its standard ball, made by Rawlings, after pitchers accused the league of spring-loading it. The modifications could reduce home runs, which flew at a record rate in 2019.

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    3. PhotoA search and rescue crew at the top of Millcreek Canyon in Utah, where four skiers died in an avalanche on Saturday.
      CreditThe Salt Lake Tribune, via Associated Press

      Covid Restrictions Might Factor Into Avalanche Deaths, Experts Say

      In the first week of February, avalanches in the United States killed at least 14 people, an extraordinarily high number. Experts say one explanation might be increased interest in outdoor activities during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  1. On Pro Football

    PhotoMasked fans paid tribute to front line workers and displayed messages of racial unity during the second quarter of the Super Bowl.
    CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times

    At the Super Bowl, the N.F.L.’s Social Message Is Muddled

    The N.F.L. espoused racial unity and praised health care workers. But its inaction on racial diversity, its stereotypic imagery and its decision to host a potential superspreader event said something different.

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  2. PhotoFans celebrate a point during Nick Kyrgios's first round win at the Australian Open 2021.
    CreditAlana Holmberg for The New York Times

    At the Australian Open, Sports Flirts With Normalcy

    Fans, noise, lines for food and booze. In a country that has the coronavirus under control, a tennis championship delivers a glimpse of what sports can one day be again.

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  3. PhotoNot exactly C.D.C.-recommended masks: The Weeknd’s halftime show included an army of face-bandaged look-alikes in Tampa, Fla.
    CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times

    10 Things You Might Have Missed at the Super Bowl

    Between the puppies, a streaker, Bruce Springsteen, a hologram and the Weeknd’s hall of mirrors, all we can say is “No, no, no. Wow. Wow.”

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