Week 8’s Sunday slate brought the Hail Mary of the year so far in Washington, not to mention upset after upset: the Cleveland Browns upending the Baltimore Ravens behind backup QB Jameis Winston, and another backup, Jacoby Brissett, outdueling Aaron Rodgers late in the New England Patriots’ win over the …
Read More »Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever championship timeline accelerated by sudden coaching change
History will say that a new era for the Indiana Fever began on April 15, 2024. That, of course, was the night that the franchise, which had yearned for any semblance of recent success, drafted Caitlin Clark No. 1. In an instant, everything changed. Another date — one six months …
Read More »Shohei Ohtani to play in Game 3 of World Series after shoulder injury
NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani is expected to play in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed ahead of Sunday’s team workout at Yankee Stadium. Roberts did not have the immediate results after Ohtani underwent an MRI on his left shoulder after …
Read More »Carlos Sainz wins F1 Mexico GP, Max Verstappen penalized for Lando Norris scrap
MEXICO CITY — It may not have been a Ferrari 1-2 like in Austin, but Carlos Sainz won the Mexico City Grand Prix with a 4.7-second gap over Lando Norris. Charles Leclerc rounded out the podium, and Ferrari moved to second in the constructors’ standings. Within the first 20 laps, …
Read More »Adam Johnson manslaughter case: Explaining the legal delays
It’s almost one year since Nottingham Panthers ice hockey player Adam Johnson died after he was cut in the neck by a skate worn by an opponent. His death, which occurred on October 28 last year in a cup match against the Sheffield Steelers at the city’s Utilita Arena in …
Read More »Kylian Mbappe’s curious Clasico debut: Eight offsides, some big misses and clipped confidence
The date was November 24, 2018. As referee Juan Martinez Munuera blew the whistle for full time, a disappointed Real Madrid team headed for the tunnel following a 3-0 La Liga defeat at Eibar, a game where Karim Benzema was flagged offside seven times, equalling a league record set by …
Read More »NFL Week 8 top storylines: Tua and Bryce Young are back; DeAndre Hopkins makes Chiefs debut
And just like that, the NFL has just about reached the midpoint of the 2024 season. By now, the pecking orders among both conferences have largely been established. You have the elites like the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens in the AFC and the Detroit Lions in the NFC, …
Read More »Mandel’s Final Thoughts: After backup QBs bail out Penn State, Texas A&M, will they stick?
And now, 20 Final Thoughts from college football Week 9, which was light on suspense but full of storylines — most involving backup QBs. 1. For two weeks in September, six of the top seven teams in the AP poll were from the SEC. None made it to November with …
Read More »Aaron Judge’s October failures on full display in World Series: ‘It definitely eats at you’
LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto found himself in a 2-0 count against Aaron Judge when he delivered a fastball at the bottom of the strike zone — a pitch Judge typically punishes. During the regular season, Judge boasted an otherworldly .975 slugging percentage in that area. Yet, in the sixth …
Read More »LeBron James posts ‘surreal’ triple-double in Lakers’ comeback win over Kings
LeBron James posted his first triple-double of the season, including 16 points in the fourth quarter, as the Los Angeles Lakers improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2010-11 with a 131-127 defeat of the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena. James finished with 32 points, 14 …
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