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After spending the last two days across the pond, game day is finally here, as Jacksonville hosts New England in their home market. With kickoff fast approaching, here are the Patriots inactives in this international showdown: T Vederian Lowe (ankle), WR Javon Baker (illness), LB Sione Takitaki (knee), WR Tyquan Thornton, DE Jeremiah Pharms, and rookie Joe Milton is the emergency third quarterback. Jacksonville’s inactives are RB Travis Etienne, DE Myles Cole, T Javon Foster, T Cole Van Lane, DE Esezi Otomewo, and DT Maason Smith. Offensively, rookie QB Drake Maye will get a big boost from lead-back Rhamondre Stevenson…

Washington — In December 2022, Paul Whelan was sitting in a factory at a Russian labor camp in Mordovia, more than seven hours east of Moscow, adding buttons and buttonholes to winter coats. He was summoned to the prison warden’s office and was hopeful that someone from the U.S. government was calling to tell him they had finally secured his freedom, Whelan told “Face the Nation” in his first interview since he was released in a complex prisoner swap in August. Instead, a U.S. official told him, it was women’s basketball star Brittney Griner who was going home. Russia had agreed…

Appearing at a Pennsylvania rally this evening, Donald Trump veered off into a story about Arnold Palmer that got into comments about the size of the late golfer’s private parts. The moment came a bit too late in the day to be parodied on tonight’s Saturday Night Live, but it stood out on social media coverage of the Latrobe, PA event, held in the town where Palmer was born. “Arnold Palmer was all man, and I say that in all due respect to women. And I love women. But this is a guy that was all man.” “This man was…

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport on Saturday in Latrobe, Pa. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Former President Donald Trump called Kamala Harris a “sh** vice president” and implied golfer Arnold Palmer was well-endowed during a rambling Saturday rally in Pennsylvania that capped off a tumultuous week on the campaign trail. Speaking in Latrobe, Penn., where Palmer was born, Trump delivered a lengthy monologue about the late golfer’s life story and praised him as “all man,” including an off-color joke about Palmer’s anatomy. “Arnold Palmer was…

A day after Erik ten Hag had gone on the attack over reports of his demise, his Manchester United players used their own sense of injustice to fuel a fightback that will have greater influence over the narrative at Old Trafford.A manager under scrutiny is entitled to counter-punch and in his press conference ahead of facing Brentford, Ten Hag accused journalists of writing fairytales about his future. Equating the press pack with Hans Christian Andersen is a sure-fire way to endear yourself to the fanbase and, having been questioned for much of his two-year reign, Ten Hag doubtless feels he…

New USMNT coach shares philosophy for making team a contender in 2026 World CupMauricio Pochettino has a lot of work to do to turn around the U.S. Men’s National Team before America hosts the 2026 World Cup. “Poch” walks us through his plans.The 18-team field is set for the 2024 edition of the MLS Cup Playoffs.After setting a league record for the most points scored in a single season, Inter Miami CF will have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.Lionel Messi aims to add another trophy to his impressive collection — MLS Cup would be a 47th trophy won for club…

Juan Soto hit a three-run home run in the top of the 10th inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians, 5-2, on Saturday night to clinch the American League pennant in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series.TICKETS: How to get World Series tickets for New York YankeesSoto, who was acquired in a seven-player trade with the San Diego Padres in December, moved the Bronx Bombers into position to win their 28th title with one big swing.The Yankees now await the winner of the National League Championship Series — the Los Angeles Dodgers or the New…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — — Cam Ward’s offensive line gave him plenty of time to throw on some big plays. On others, he created the extra time he needed to find his target on his own. The combination kept No. 6 Miami ahead and eventually created opportunities for teammates to win a shootout to remember. Ajay Allen followed Ward’s fourth touchdown pass with a 2-yard, go-ahead score early in the fourth quarter, Damien Martinez added a 30-yard insurance TD run with 4:05 remaining and the Hurricanes held off Louisville for a wild 52-45 victory on Saturday. A series recently defined by…

Arch Manning briefly replaced Quinn Ewers in the second quarter of No. 1 Texas’ 30-15 loss to No. 5 Georgia.Ewers was benched with the Longhorns trailing 20-0. Texas had just 15 yards in five possessions with Ewers under center and he committed two turnovers with a fumble and an interception.Ewers was playing his second game since returning to the lineup after an abdomen strain during the Longhorns’ Week 3 game against UTSA.”I was just trying to settle Quinn down a little bit, try to give us a little bit of a spark,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian told ESPN before halftime.…

Luka Modrić became the oldest player to compete in an official match in Real Madrid’s history in Vigo. The Croatian appeared in the match against Celta in Balaídos at the age of 39 years and 40 days. In doing so, he surpasses Puskas’ previous record. The Hungarian played his last official match for our club in 1966 at the age of 39 years and 36 days.250 league winsIn Balaídos, Modrić also reached the figure of 250 league wins as a Real Madrid player. Our captain, who played his 369th game in the competition, reached this milestone in his thirteenth season at the club and has scored 28 goals that…