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The Angels’ superstar whacks a line-drive homer in the third inning and has two doubles in a 10-3 win over Minnesota. September 15, 2022 • Roger Federer announced he is retiring from tennis. Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including eight at Wimbledon. September 21, 2022 • World champion Magnus Carlsen abruptly resigned after making a single move in his highly anticipated rematch with Hans Niemann. The most useful definitions are those that clarify the relationship of sports to play, games, and contests. “Play,” wrote the German theorist Carl Diem, “is purposeless activity, for its own sake, the opposite of work.” Humans work because they have to; they play because they want to. Recalcitrant children compelled by their parents or teachers to compete in a game of football are not really engaged in a sport. Neither are professional athletes if their only motivation is their paycheck. Records of performance are often kept, and for popular sports, this information may b...