Members of Congress Seek to Expand Sports Diplomacy

With the United States hosting two sets of Olympic Games and the World Cup, lawmakers are pressing for the State Department to step up its sports diplomacy.

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Women in Indian Sports Sweat for Their Share of a Booming Market

Female athletes are using social media to increase viewership and seek better sponsorship deals in a field long dominated by men.

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NFL Will Get a Stake in ESPN in a Complex Deal

The network and sports league announced a deal that gives the N.F.L. an ownership stake in ESPN. In exchange, the network will control some of the league’s media outlets.

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Plastic Turf Fields Are Taking Over America

The debate over whether to install turf over grass fields has become a referendum on sports, health, the environment and the use of scarce public resources.

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How Midge Purce, Gotham FC Star, Spends Her Day Training

Ms. Purce, a Gotham F.C. forward, begins her day with “Game of Thrones,” then hits the gym with her teammates and makes time for a little dress up.

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Trump Administration Sues California Over Transgender Athletes

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against two California agencies, accusing them of violating Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports.

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Trump Administration Sues California Over Transgender Athletes

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against two California agencies, accusing them of violating Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports.

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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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California Rejects Trump Demand to Remove Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports

The Trump administration signaled that it would pursue enforcement actions against the state and previously threatened to cut federal education funds.

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cases Involving Transgender Athletes

The court announced it would hear challenges to state laws barring transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.

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