The NFL saw a record-low 22 percent of kickoffs returned last season, and only four of those were returned for scores. The NFL introduced significant changes to its kickoff rules for the 2024 season to boost the incentive for more players to return kickoffs — while limiting touchbacks and injuries. …
Read More »After Georgia Shooting, a Grief-Stricken City Seeks Solace, and Answers
As residents in Winder, Ga., consoled one another, questions rose about whether more could have been done to prevent the attack. Source link
Read More »How Premier League footballers have turned two Surrey villages into ‘Beverly Hills of Britain’
Welcome to the ‘Beverly Hills of Britain’, where the only thing missing is sunshine. There are luxury cars, fancy restaurants, gated mansions and enough high-level professional footballers to create the United Kingdom’s most dominant five-a-side league. ‘Elmbridge Borough Council welcomes you to Cobham’, the sign reads as you enter the …
Read More »Super Typhoon Yagi Makes Landfall in Vietnam After Pounding Southern China
At least four people died and thousands were evacuated after Yagi, one of the strongest storms to hit northern Vietnam, brought powerful winds and torrential rains. Source link
Read More »At the P.G.A. Championship, Club Pros Get a Chance to Play
They have the opportunity to play their way into the field. Michael Block did it last year and impressed the sport by finishing 15th. Source link
Read More »Monday Briefing: Judge Postponed Trump’s Sentencing
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Read More »U.S. Open: Remembering Payne Stewart’s Dramatic Win in 1999
Those who knew him talked about the man and the putt he sank on the final hole. “I did it, lovey,” he whispered to his wife. A few months later, he died in a plane crash. Source link
Read More »What Does a Couple Do When One Partner Is Deported?
American citizens whose spouses have been deported face wrenching decisions on what is best for their future, especially when they have children. Source link
Read More »Top NFL Week 1 storylines: Can Caleb Williams be Bears’ savior? Will Lions, Texans take next step?
The NFL kicked off the 2024 regular season in dramatic fashion, with the Kansas City Chiefs beating the Baltimore Ravens by a toe on Thursday night in a rematch of the AFC Championship Game. Friday, the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles met in the first NFL game in Brazil. …
Read More »G.O.P. Report to Denounce Biden Administration Over Afghanistan Withdrawal
In an election-season document, Republicans are set to offer few new revelations but instead heap blame on the “Biden-Harris administration” while absolving former President Donald J. Trump. Source link
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