The Raiders and the Warriors are gone and the A’s are leaving, but teams in lesser-known leagues are trying to fill the void and connect with the city. Source link
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Donald Trump’s sentencing on federal charges. Source link
Read More »Uruguayan Soccer Player Juan Izquierdo Dies Days After Collapsing on Field
Juan Izquierdo, 27, suffered cardiac arrest on Aug. 22 while he was playing for Nacional against São Paulo in Brazil. Source link
Read More »Joaquin Phoenix and the Big Question at the ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Premiere
At the Venice Film Festival with his co-star, Lady Gaga, would the actor answer questions about dropping out of a Todd Haynes movie? Source link
Read More »The story of the Chiefs’ roller-coaster offseason as the ride for a Super Bowl three-peat begins
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Minutes after celebrating their place in NFL history, they were scrambling in terror. Every prominent member of the Kansas City Chiefs — Andy Reid and his coaching staff, general manager Brett Veach, quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and their teammates — left the stage …
Read More »Pedro Almodóvar, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton on ‘The Room Next Door’
The director’s first English-language feature inspires talk of beauty, hope and more collaborations. Source link
Read More »Alex Morgan, USWNT and NWSL star, announces retirement from soccer, pregnant with second child
U.S. Women’s National Team and San Diego Wave forward Alex Morgan announced she will be retiring as she and her husband Servando Carrasco are expecting their second child. Morgan, 35, will play one final game for the San Diego Wave on Sunday against the North Carolina Courage at home, she …
Read More »Damning Final Report Into Deadly Grenfell Fire Is Released
A damning final report into Britain’s worst residential fire since World War II blamed a litany of cost-cutting, dishonest sales practices and lax regulation for the blaze that killed 72 people. Source link
Read More »Can Vikings QB Sam Darnold finally find recipe for NFL success after years of dysfunction?
The crowd was roaring like it’d just seen a knockout in a heavyweight fight. But this was not that. It was Week 1 of the 2018 season, and the New York Jets were at Ford Field in Detroit to play the Lions. The matchup was highly anticipated, a prime-time game …
Read More »4 Takeaways From the U.K. Grenfell Tower Fire Report
An extensive public inquiry found that the causes of the Grenfell Tower tragedy stretched back decades, and that the deaths of 72 people were avoidable. Source link
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