SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Every once in a while, Derek Bender will send a text to one of his former teammates. Or he’ll call, and leave a voicemail. But, after what happened on Sept. 6, he has not received one text back. Not one call. He’s been left on read, a ghosted pariah to a team […]
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has told his players to expect a number of departures at the end of the season as part of an overhaul of the squad. United’s financial position means any new signings in the summer will have to be funded by outgoings. And Amorim says he’s ready to be “honest” with […]
Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, as President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington. Mystyslav Chernov/AP hide caption toggle caption Mystyslav Chernov/AP Republican congressman Mike Lawler has called the tense Oval Office meeting between President Trump, Ukrainian leader […]
It’s entirely possible that four or five summers from now, Connor Bedard’s name will be etched on the Stanley Cup. He’ll have won the Conn Smythe Trophy that spring, of course, after a truly absurd playoff run flanked by Michael Misa and Frank Nazar, with Artyom Levshunov logging a heroic 30 minutes a night on […]
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, fiery avalanches of ash and pumice assaulted Pompeii, displacing some 15,000 inhabitants and killing at least 1,500 more. Volcanic debris “poured across the land,” wrote the Roman lawyer Pliny the Younger, and blanketed the town in a darkness “like the black of closed and unlighted rooms.” Within two […]
Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso has played down Victor Boniface’s furious reaction with teammate Emiliano Buendía during the team’s Bundesliga win at Eintracht Frankfurt. Boniface lashed out at Argentina winger Buendía after they got in each other’s way during stoppage time in Saturday’s 4-1 win, and he had to be calmed by teammates. Jeremie Frimpong tried […]
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Planning for the extraordinary takes a special kind of audacity. Nobody points to center field and clears the wall with the next swing. One guy might have done it, but that was Babe Ruth, and nobody’s really sure, anyway. Then came Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani, the walking miracle of the Los Angeles Dodgers, […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — At this point, describing Jalen Brunson in the clutch is like explaining to a friend why you watch “Law and Order.” You know how it’s going to end. You’re just along for the ride to the conclusion. When a basketball game is tight, the New York Knicks’ star guard sends crowds home […]
Five years ago Italian researchers published a study on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. that detailed how one victim of the blast, a male presumed to be in his mid 20s, had been found nearby in the seaside settlement of Herculaneum. He was lying facedown and buried by ash on a wooden […]
Here’s a pop quiz for married couples. Do you know your spouse’s salary? What about the balance of your partner’s 401(k) — and credit card? Bonus points if you can cite how much your husband or wife thinks you need to live comfortably in retirement, or even what age he or she hopes that will […]