Two Ex-Players Leverage Connections in N.F.L. Workers’ Comp Cases

By ALAN SCHWARZ

Sandy Huffaker for The New York Times

Ron Mix, who was a Hall of Fame lineman with the San Diego Chargers in the 1960s, is now a workers’ compensation lawyer representing many former N.F.L. players.

Ron Mix and Mel Owens serve as workers’ compensation lawyers for hundreds of fellow retired N.F.L. players who have sold their rights to medical care for lump sums.

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Yankees 3, Red Sox 1

Newcomers Lead Way for Yankees

By BEN SHPIGEL 4 minutes ago

Curtis Granderson hit a go-ahead home run in the 10th, and Chan Ho Park pitched stellar relief in a win over Boston.

Tiger Woods signed autographs after a practice round Wednesday. He has pledged to try to “not get as hot when I play.”

Scrutinizing Woods’s Game, and His Sportsmanship

By LARRY DORMAN

After the honorary opening tee shots, 96 golfers will battle jangling nerves at the Masters — none more than Tiger Woods, who is trying to rebuild a fallen image.

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Lyon-Bordeaux Exposes France's East-West Divide

By ARIANE BERNARD

When Bordeaux met Lyon nearly everyone in France had a team to cheer on.

Rangers 5, Maple Leafs 1

Vinny Prospal after scoring the second of the Rangers' three goals in the first period Wednesday.

Rangers Quickly Get Back in the Chase

By JEFF Z. KLEIN

The victory gave the ninth-place Rangers 84 points, 1 behind Boston and 2 behind Philadelphia. They play the Flyers twice to close out the season.

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Video: Is Dementia an Occupational Hazard?

Ralph Wenzel, a retired football player, has dementia that his wife believes was caused by hits he sustained during his N.F.L. career. She recently filed a worker's compensation claim in California to force the N.F.L. to accept liability.

Interactive Graphic: Soccer’s New Home in New Jersey

The Red Bulls’ $200 million, 25,000-seat stadium is the centerpiece of a planned retail/residential development in Newark.

Video: On Thin Ice

Car enthusiasts in rural New Hampshire race for fun on a frozen pond without corporate sponsors or pit crews. This is "poor man's racing."

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Thanks for the Tasteless Sermon

By GEORGE VECSEY 11 minutes ago

Billy Payne, the grand pooh-ba of the Masters, delivered a mean-spirited lecture about the private life of Tiger Woods.

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Geno Auriemma is now one title short of Tennessee’s Pat Summitt and three short of John Wooden’s 10 championships with the U.C.L.A. men.

Coaching in the Best of All Worlds

By JERÉ LONGMAN

Once feeling like an outsider as a man coaching women, and wondering whether he would find more fulfillment coaching men, Geno Auriemma has come to terms with his career path.