Records and Achievements
Measuring Up to Wilt Chamberlain May Take More Than Stats
When Luka Doncic, Dallas’s 6-foot-7 do-everything Slovenian import, strafed the Knicks for 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists in a comeback overtime victory late last month, commentators breathlessly noted that no one, not even Wilt, had ever posted such a line. Walt Frazier, the Hall of Fame guard who broadcasts Knicks games and once […]
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An Amazing World Record Runs Into a Question: Was It Too Amazing?
Tobi Amusan of Nigeria set a world record in the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Sunday at the world track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. That by itself was not surprising: World records often fall at big events, after all. What raised eyebrows, though, was not the result but the margin by which Amusan broke […]
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Sydney McLaughlin Broke Her Own World Record. Again.
There was a time, not so long ago, when Sydney McLaughlin was challenged whenever she planted herself in the starting blocks for the 400-meter hurdles. She knew she would face stiff competition from the likes of Dalilah Muhammad, a graceful runner with an impressive list of achievements. For the past couple of years, however, McLaughlin […]
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Central Park Has a New “Fastest Known Time”
Before sunrise last Friday, Oz Pearlman loosened up in front of Engineers’ Gate, one of the entrances to Central Park. He rubbed up his thighs and underarms with petroleum jelly, then peeled off his toe socks and coated his feet. This would not be a typical weekday morning jaunt through Manhattan’s preferred and most storied […]
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How Ultrarunner Camille Herron Set Another World Record
Camille Herron laced up her shoes and set out for a 100-mile jaunt at the national championships in Las Vegas in February. Herron is no stranger to ultramarathon challenges. She has set multiple world records in open-road races and on tracks, in distances from 50 miles to races that last 24 hours. In 2017, she […]
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Amy Schneider Can Finally Celebrate Her Jeopardy Win
OAKLAND, Calif. — When Amy Schneider’s 40-day “Jeopardy!” winning streak ended, she said she handed out thank you notes to the crew, briefly chatted with other contestants, then excused herself. “I went in the bathroom, cried for about 30 or 40 seconds, pulled myself together and headed out,” Ms. Schneider said from her sunny apartment […]
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Amy Schneider Becomes First Woman to Surpass $1 Million on ‘Jeopardy!’
Now that Amy Schneider has experienced what it’s like to dominate on the “Jeopardy!” stage, she wonders why streaks like hers don’t happen more often. Once you get used to the buzzer and the cadence of the clues, she explained in a recent interview, you have a significant advantage over a candidate who comes in […]
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Eric Dickerson: ‘The N.F.L. Is Another No-Good Entity.’
In your book, you discuss football’s impact on your body and brain. How are you doing? I have good days and bad days. I can’t sleep. Last time I had a really good night’s sleep was about three years ago and I slept on a plane going from L.A. to London. I can remember it, […]
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Meet the Woman Who Helped Set a Speed Record on a Classic Alpine Ski Route
So how did you and Ms. Gerardi team up? It was February or March 2019, and we both did a 1,000-meter vertical ski race. Hillary won, and I came in second. We were waiting for the awards ceremony after the race and my partner, Ben, heard her talking about how she wanted to set a […]
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