He won 314 games and recorded 3,500 strikeouts, but he’s remembered as much for his acknowledged spitball, with saliva just one substance in his arsenal.
Kansas City and the Bengals revisit last season’s A.F.C. championship, the Commanders and Giants battle for playoff seeding, and the Dolphins offense gets its stiffest test yet against the 49ers defense.
Recovering from “a pelvic contusion” incurred on his game-winning goal this week, Christian Pulisic described his anxiety watching the rest of the match on a cellphone on his way to a hospital.
Tagovailoa, the Dolphins quarterback, is putting up numbers that have him being mentioned alongside Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Dan Marino. That wasn’t the expectation entering this season.
Boston was the best defensive team last season en route to the N.B.A. finals. Not so much this year. A scorching offense has helped them to the best record this year.
Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku failed to covert several close-range chances in the second half in a 0-0 draw with Croatia, which advanced to the round of 16. Morocco won the group.
Head scarves in the colors of the participating teams have become fan favorites in Qatar. Rather than object, locals say they like the twist on a traditional look.
Garment workers in Myanmar earn less than $3 a day to produce soccer apparel for Adidas. Some say they were fired after asking factory owners for a raise.
