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2012: A Look Back, and Beyond
Compiled by THE NEW YORK TIMES
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When the Nets opened at Barclays Center after Hurricane Sandy, it gave the city a feeling of normalcy.
For the next several days, reporters and editors from The New York Times will recall the people, teams and moments that made the last year memorable, and in some cases look ahead to 2013.
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Steve Nash faces the Knicks for the first time as a Laker on Tuesday.
After Looking East to the Knicks, Nash Cut West to the Lakers
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On Pro Basketball
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Andrew Luck led the Colts to the playoffs in his first year as a pro.
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Tebow’s Inactivity Speaks Volumes on Jets
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Endless Emotions Over N.F.L.’s Longest Game
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In the N.F.L.’s longest game, on Christmas Day of 1971, the Dolphins defeated the Chiefs, 27-24, in a double-overtime divisional playoff, sparking fond and bitter memories 41 years later.
Hackers of Football Team’s Web Site Demand Apology in Rape Case
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Hackers of the Steubenville High School football team’s Web site threatened to release the personal information of those connected to the case.
Ryan Freel, Concussion-Plagued Baseball Player, Dies at 36
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mr. Freel, a utility player during a career in professional baseball from 2001 to ’09, once estimated that he had sustained up to 10 concussions.
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New York’s Best Basketball Players, As Picked by Insiders
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Section 15
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Throughout the N.B.A. season, meet some of the fans who sit in Section 15 at Barclays Center, the new Brooklyn home of the Nets.
A Hockey Anomaly
As N.H.L. negotiations stall, the United States is gearing up for the world junior championships. One of its biggest stars is an African-American teen with serious skating skill.
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Stoudemire Not Quite Ready to Return
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