For more than 20 years, Rafael Nadal leaned into his reputation for authenticity. Roger Federer was the tennis politician, an artless beacon of neutrality. Novak Djokovic was fated to manage the difficult task of fitting into a sport that the Nadal-Federer rivalry had come to define, by trying on a …
Read More »As Trump Arrives, Aurora Insists It’s Not the ‘War Zone’ He Sees
The former president is holding a rally in a Colorado city he falsely claims was overtaken by violent immigrants from Venezuela. The city’s leaders, Republicans and Democrats alike, tried to pre-emptively fact-check him. Source link
Read More »With Yankees and Mets both headed to the LCS, ‘a fun time in New York’ awaits
KANSAS CITY — It was just an allusion, still too early in October to bookmark the clip for history. But it’s a familiar and comforting visual that has preceded champagne before: with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, a New York Yankees center fielder in a gray uniform …
Read More »The Premier League’s Fight With Manchester City Won’t End Well for Anyone
A decision about rules that left both sides claiming victory revealed the broken reality of the world’s richest competition. Source link
Read More »As NFL finger gun celebrations increase, so do the penalties and fines
By now, you’ve seen it. A player makes a big catch or run for a first down or a touchdown. He jumps up, extends an arm, sticks out his index finger and raises his thumb to create an imaginary gun. Generally, the “shots” are fired downfield in the direction of …
Read More »U.S. Aims to Revive Failed U.N. Plan for Lebanon War
Biden administration officials are discussing whether a United Nations plan that ended Israel’s last invasion of Lebanon can be built to last this time. Source link
Read More »Football and CBD: A complicated relationship
A couple of years ago, Hannah Deacon took a call from a football agent. Deacon, who had no background in football, was surprised. What she did have, however, was a deep knowledge of cannabidiol (CBD), a legalised chemical extracted from cannabis — and this is what the agent wanted to …
Read More »Art Basel Paris: The History of Place Vendôme
The grand octagonal square will become an outdoor art gallery as part of the public programming for Art Basel Paris. Source link
Read More »How Tom Brady could buy into the Raiders and why he wants a piece of the NFL pie
Tom Brady, a surefire future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and arguably the greatest player in NFL history, could be on the precipice of NFL ownership. Brady and businessman Tom Wagner, the co-founder of Knighthead Capital Management, came to an agreement with Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis to …
Read More »In Wisconsin, Democrats Hope Competing Down Ballot Helps Harris, Too
For the first time in 13 years, Wisconsin Democrats are contesting a number of local races. Even a few thousand voters energized by the candidates at their door could make a difference in a tight presidential contest. Source link
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