Month: October 2024

The death of the long ball has been frequently pronounced as football has evolved in the past few years. Playing out from the back has become the standard. Direct teams are the anomaly rather than the norm. The logical tactical evolution after that was the rise of the high press, followed by attempts to deliberately […]

Ed Cubberly had never heard of Anthony Hopkins when he received a phone call from Kathleen Gerlach, the assistant costume designer on a movie he knew nothing about. It was 1989, and the film version of “The Silence of the Lambs” was two years from becoming a critical and commercial sensation. Cubberly, a full-time nurse […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On a clear fall night last week, 11 seventh- and eighth-grade offensive players huddled up and waited on instructions from Greg Olsen. Two of Olsen’s former Carolina Panthers teammates were stationed nearby on the artificial turf game field. Luke Kuechly worked with the defensive scout team, while Jonathan Stewart offered a blocking […]

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Sporting Lisbon over the hire of Ruben Amorim as head coach. As part of the deal Amorim is set to stay with Sporting for their next three games, including against Manchester City on Tuesday and Braga on November 10, meaning he would first take charge of United away at Ipswich […]

NEW YORK — Walker Buehler spread his arms wide and waited for his teammates to engulf him, the most fitting symbol of a season defined by persistent resilience. Called into emergency relief, Buehler closed out the World Series and shut the door on the New York Yankees as the Los Angeles Dodgers captured a 7-6 […]

Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have welcomed New York-based Allyn family as new minority investors in the League One club. In a joint statement, the Hollywood actor duo said: “Wrexham has earned the world’s attention and we are focused on bringing on board world-class partners to help with the next phase of our […]

Major League Baseball has banned the two New York Yankees fans who grabbed Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts’ glove, pried it open and jarred the baseball loose from attending Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night, a league spokesperson told The Athletic. Austin Capobianco, 38, from Connecticut, was […]

The lead-up to the Nov. 5 NFL trade deadline has already featured a good deal of action, as wide receivers Davante Adams, Amari Cooper, DeAndre Hopkins and Diontae Johnson all changed addresses within the last two weeks. Monday, the Kansas City Chiefs added pass rusher Josh Uche via trade with the New England Patriots to further […]