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Republicans believe a strong Donald Trump victory would ensure that Gov. Joe Lombardo could keep overriding Democratic priorities. But Mr. Lombardo is operating outside the state party, and largely away from Mr. Trump. Source link

Is NHL officiating bad? Trick question, I know. Because viscerally, most people who follow the NHL as a supporter of a single team would almost universally answer, yes, it is. When people are asked to consider officiating in the abstract, they usually begin by saying they just want it to …

Ms. Wallace, who served as the communications director in the Bush White House, made the appeal on her MSNBC program. Source link

Steve Schnur can’t sleep. He calls it a blessing and a curse.  In pursuit of the next great sports video game soundtrack, Schnur scrolls social media in the middle of the night, discovering new music and sending it to his colleagues who have long gone to bed. That’s how he …

Republicans had asked the justices to pause a state court order requiring election boards to count provisional ballots by voters whose mail-in ballots were deemed invalid. Source link

It’s a long wait from the first weekend in April until the first week of November, but at last, the men’s college basketball season is upon us. We’ve already shared The Athletic’s preseason conference rankings, full of stats and analysis. We’ve rolled out our preseason All-America teams and Top 25. …

The League of United Latin American Citizens, which was targeted in Texas’ election fraud case, is teaming up with a pro-democracy group to counter Republican-led election challenges. Source link

Manchester United have confirmed Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim as their new head coach. The Portuguese will start officially on Monday, November 11 with Ruud van Nistelrooy, put in interim charge following Ten Hag’s departure on Monday, set to remain at the helm for upcoming games with Chelsea, PAOK and Leicester …

The region is no stranger to storms like those that caused this week’s deluges. But global warming helps them pack a bigger punch, scientists said. Source link

With the NFL moving its trade deadline back to Nov. 5 — just past the halfway mark of the season — we have already seen teams making moves. There has been a run on wide receivers with Davante Adams, Amari Cooper, DeAndre Hopkins and Diontae Johnson all in new locations, …