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    1. PhotoKevin Durant on Saturday became the eighth Nets player ruled out for coronavirus reasons. An hour later, Kyrie Irving became the ninth.
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      Nets’ Virus Crisis Now Includes Durant and Irving

      Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving became the eighth and ninth Nets players to enter the N.B.A.’s coronavirus protocols, a list of absences that could leave the team unable to play.

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    2. PhotoThe Mets will be the fifth major league team Buck Showalter has managed.
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      On Baseball

      In Hiring Showalter, Cohen and Mets Send a Win-Now Message

      The Mets opted for experience in their new manager, the latest acquisition in an off-season in which they have spent $254.5 million on veteran free agents.

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  1. PhotoChristian Wilkins, a Dolphins defensive tackle, caught a 1-yard touchdown pass in Sunday’s win over the Jets.
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    What We Learned From Week 15 in the N.F.L.

    The Dolphins looked capable in their sixth consecutive win, the hapless Lions were kings for a day, and the Steelers showed up again.

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  2. PhotoIsiah Miller holding his old Christians of Faith football jersey outside his apartment building in University Heights, the Bronx.
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    Unfulfilled Promise

    A start-up football school called Christians of Faith, later known as Bishop Sycamore, recruited players from tough neighborhoods with talk of academic help and a path to glory. But the path only led them back to where they started.

    By David W. ChenBilly WitzAlanis Thames and

  3. PhotoCleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield throwing against the Baltimore Ravens during a game on Dec. 12.
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    Virus Outbreaks Rattle N.F.L. and College Sports as Big Games Approach

    The N.F.L. has very little wiggle room in its regular season and playoffs. And universities are reshuffling their college basketball teams as the College Football Playoff and bowl games near.

    By Billy WitzKevin Draper and