Mediagazer: As The New York Times shuts down its sports section, an ode to newspaper sports pages, where a city's teams and stars were evaluated, analyzed, and discussed (Barry Svrluga/Washington Post)

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

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Julia Jacobs / New York Times:

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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:

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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:

As The New York Times shuts down its sports section, an ode to newspaper sports pages, where a city's teams and stars were evaluated, analyzed, and discussed — If it seems odd for a sports columnist at one major metropolitan newspaper to lament the shuttering of the sports section …

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Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:

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