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Brett Harrison felt like making chicken and pasta for a pregame meal, which makes him like most professional hockey players. But the first-year pro had a problem.  Mason Lohrei, Harrison’s roommate at the time early last season with the AHL Providence Bruins, was watching TV on the couch. Harrison told …

On Sunday, not even 24 hours after the heavy blow of losing El Clasico 4-0 to Barcelona at the Bernabeu, there was another seismic shift at Real Madrid. From the highest levels of the club came the order to cancel Monday’s planned trip to Paris, where everyone was expecting, among …

In a nod to the nation celebrating Halloween this week, the Power Rankings have searched far and wide for Something Scary for each team. For some of these teams, like the rolling Lions, we had to look hard. For others, like the reeling Panthers, it was way too easy. In …

Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Masters with an intestinal virus. The world No. 1 said he is “very disappointed to tell you I’m not able to play this tournament” in a video shared on X by the event organizers. “I came here very early to prepare and felt …

BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Carrie Brown was an exasperated middle-school teacher who had a famous student she knew she could count on. In the fall of 2017, Brown was teaching social studies at Old Trail School, a small, private institution of about 500 children from ages 2 through the eighth …

Back in the dark days of the 1980s, Manchester United used to run an advert in their official match programme with the slogan: “This season we mean business!” It became a standing joke among fans once this slogan was not only retained beyond the miserable first few months of one …

Following a victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa interrupted several teammates’ postgame interview with NBC’s Melissa Stark to point both index fingers at the front of his white baseball cap. The words “Make America Great Again” were stitched in gold capital letters. …

NEW YORK — Dave Roberts stood atop a makeshift stage at Dodger Stadium eight days ago and gazed out at thousands celebrating all around the ballpark. He had screamed himself hoarse after winning the National League pennant, but the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers wanted one last pop from …

If you want to fully understand Dodgers starter Walker Buehler as he begins his fifth inning of work, you could do worse than this quote, which Buehler told The Athletic in early 2018, his first full season in Los Angeles. “Listen, I’m not a big guy,” Buehler told Pedro Moura, …

The most compelling argument in favour of keeping Erik ten Hag in place at the end of last season was that he had not yet had the opportunity to work within an elite sporting structure at Manchester United. And if you wanted to be mischievous, you could say he still …