Joe Vigil, Running Coach Who Shaped Champions, Dies at 95

He turned Adams State University in Colorado into a distance-running powerhouse and helped mentor two marathon medalists at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

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Youth Sports Are a $40 Billion Business. Private Equity Is Taking Notice.

An American obsession is attracting investments in baseball fields, volleyball courts and football camps, intensifying the gap between families with means and those without.

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Penn Agrees to Limit Participation of Transgender Athletes

In a deal with the Trump administration, the University of Pennsylvania will not allow transgender women to participate in women’s sports.

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In New Jersey Wrestling, a High School Fight Goes Out of Bounds

When opposing fans taunted a wrestling star, he and his father fought back. The clash lay bare the intensity of competition, and parental interference, in an increasingly high-stakes sport.

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A Haven for High School Girls’ Wrestling, Filled With Grit and Pride

The Lucha Wrestling Club in the Bronx provides a safe place for an aggressive sport. The Bronx has more public high school girls’ teams than any other New York City borough.

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Fencing Is the Latest Sport Caught in the Transgender Athlete Debate

A fencer’s refusal to compete against a transgender opponent in a women’s bout at a Maryland meet has put the issue in front of Congress.

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Inside The Mad Dash to Turn Division I Athletes Into Influencers

A new effort at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is aimed at turning its student-athletes into well-remunerated social media stars. Other schools are following suit.

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Mike Patrick, Voice of Sunday Night N.F.L. Games on ESPN, Dies at 80

He did the cable network’s play-by-play for college basketball, football and baseball games, but his most important assignment was “Sunday Night Football.”

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How the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart

Blaire Fleming was a little-known college player. Then she suddenly became a symbol of injustice — to both sides of the controversy.

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Republicans Invoke Newsom in a Hearing on Transgender Sports

California Democrats rejected two Republican bills that would have banned transgender athletes from female sports. In a rare turn, Republicans tried to use the Democratic governor’s own words to challenge Democrats.

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