The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s matchups. Lines according to Pregame.com (O/U = over/under). Last week’s record 11-3 (.786); season 74-30-1 (.712). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week
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USC basketball will open Pac-12 schedule against Stanford on Dec. 13
After an unprecedented offseason kept USC from practicing indoors until a couple of weeks ago, a roadmap has been set for the return of Pac-12 basketball to something at least resembling normalcy. A new 20-game conference schedule was officially announced
Justin Turner’s quiet leadership shines during the strangest of championship seasons
We were just two weeks into the new year when 2020 struck. In a nine-page report, commissioner Rob Manfred detailed exactly how the Houston Astros had cheated in the 2017 season “and throughout the postseason.” Those four words unleashed a
Hail the Supermoon And Howl at a Canine Costume Contest
Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication. Monday See the novelist Marlon James discuss his novel “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” a
How Curt Flood’s sacrifice changed MLB | Outside The Lines
In this week’s Parting Shots on Outside the Lines, Bomani Jones discusses the controversy around the Texas Longhorn’s national anthem "The Eyes of Texas" and players not wanting to stand for the song. Justin Tinsley talks about how Curt Flood
At Debate, Trump Presses Peculiar Hometown Strategy: Attack New York
In the final weeks of the presidential race, President Trump cannot seem to stop harping on New York City. He wrote on Twitter that his hometown had “gone to hell.” He said on Fox News this week that the city
How President Trump delivered on a number of foreign policy pledges
Less than two weeks before the 2020 presidential election, with foreign policy a focal point of the final Trump/Biden debate Thursday, the commander-in-chief is set to highlight long-held promises and accomplishments during his first term. “Trump’s list of promises kept on foreign policy is long and
Biden Punts on Expanding the Supreme Court, Calling for a Panel to Study Changes
Joseph R. Biden Jr., who for weeks has declined to clarify his position on progressive activists’ calls to expand the Supreme Court to add liberal justices, said in a new interview that if elected, he would establish a bipartisan commission
Joe Biden Punts on Packing the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — After weeks of ducking the question, Democratic president nominee Joe Biden finally offered a response to the question of whether he would seek to expand or reform the U.S. Supreme Court. Well, kind of. Biden told CBS’ 60
French attacker paid teens to point out teacher before beheading, prosecutor says
Two teenagers will face charges in last week’s beheading of a history teacher outside Paris — for allegedly pointing out the educator to his killer in exchange for cash, France’s terrorism prosecutor said Wednesday. The teens — ages 14 and 15 — were
How Trump and Biden Are Gearing Up for the Last Presidential Debate
Three weeks after a debate spectacle defined by heckling and sharply personal attacks, Joseph R. Biden Jr. and President Trump will meet again on Thursday in the last major prime-time opportunity for Mr. Trump to try to change the trajectory
Why Nigeria Is Now Erupting
Tens of thousands of Nigerians have been demonstrating for weeks against a notoriously brutal and corrupt police agency, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad — a show of popular anger, fueled by longstanding grievances over corruption and lack of accountability, that posed
Bears arrive at pivotal stretch in quest to prove they can contend in murky NFC
Roquan Smith and the Bears face the Rams (4-2), Saints (3-2) and Titans (5-0) the next three weeks. | AP Photos Currently No. 2 in the conference, the Bears could be anywhere from first to sixth by the end of
La Cañada students say thank you to Monrovia firefighters
The first responders battled a mammoth fire for weeks. And students from La Cañada Elementary School responded, too, to say “thank you.” Students from La Cañada Elementary School wrote and delivered thank you cards to the Monrovia Fire Department for
Woman missing for 2 weeks found safe in Zion National Park
A California woman who was missing for about two weeks in Zion National Park in Utah has been found ByThe Associated Press October 19, 2020, 3:59 PM • 2 min read SPRINGDALE, Utah — A California woman who was missing
Hiker Is Rescued in Zion National Park After Nearly Two Weeks Missing
A 38-year-old woman who had been missing for nearly two weeks in Zion National Park in Utah was found safe on Sunday by search and rescue teams after a park visitor reported that they had seen her, the authorities said.
49ers might have been down, but show they are not out after handling Rams
Imagine that. Six weeks into the regular season, and the only NFC West team people were shoveling dirt on was the San Francisco 49ers, a club that had a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. For
Developers eyeing coveted Roosevelt Hotel site
Last week’s news that the historic Roosevelt Hotel was closing had New Yorkers teary-eyed and developers drooling. The historic, nearly 100-year-old Roosevelt announced on Oct. 12 that it would be checking out for good at the end of the month because
Some Signs of Recovery From Severe Covid Lung Damage
When Annie Coissieux tried to stand up for the first time after weeks in the hospital battling Covid-19, she couldn’t get on her feet. “My first day after I.C.U., I couldn’t leave the chair without the help of two nurses,”
Jim Carrey finally gets laughs on ‘SNL’ while Alec Baldwin treads water
It took him three veeping weeks, but Jim Carrey was actually pretty funny as Joe Biden on “Saturday Night Live” this time. Before tonight, I would not have bet on the actor budging a centimeter. The first two episodes of
Become a Dessert Person and Face the Haunts in Edith Wharton’s Home
Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication. Monday Examine how early 20th-century French fashion responded to World War I and challenged
How LeBron James’ game has evolved over the years | Outside The Lines
In this week’s Parting Shots on Outside the Lines, Bomani Jones discusses reasons for NBA ratings were down during the 2020 NBA Finals and Israel Gutierrez asks us to put respect on Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ name after
Rams know they can’t underestimate injury-riddled 49ers team
The Rams spent much of the first five weeks of the NFL season crossing the country and beating up on teams from the NFC East. Now the real test begins. The Rams play their first NFC West game on Sunday
‘Useful Idiots’ With Tech Entrepreneur Antonio García Martínez
In this week’s quarantine episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by author and tech entrepreneur Antonio García Martínez. Katie and Matt break down a contentious interview with Wolf Blitzer and Nancy Pelosi, which derailed when
‘Please Like Me,’ Trump Begged. For Many Women, It’s Way Too Late.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Kate Rabinovitch doesn’t call herself an activist. A few weeks ago, the 29-year-old real estate agent wrote personalized messages to voters in her home state of Ohio on behalf of Joseph R. Biden Jr. She texts with
Will we remember how hugging works when we are allowed to do it again?
As the weeks of coronavirus quarantine stretched into months, hugs are among the many things isolated people found themselves aching for. Hugs are good for humans — perhaps more valuable than many of us realized, until we found ourselves missing
Here’s what we know about the next NBA season: Not much
Now what? It was the underlying emotion for a lot of people in the NBA over the final weeks of the league’s quarantined residency at Disney World, especially as the finish line for the bubble came into clear sight. Yes,
Virus surges in key battleground states as election nears
Rising coronavirus cases in key presidential battleground states a little more than two weeks before Election Day are the latest worry for election officials and voters fearing chaos or exposure to the virus at polling places despite months of planning.
Amazon Prime Day sales surge 45 percent to over $10 billion
Amazon reportedly raked in more than $10 billion during this week’s two-day Prime Day sale. The record-breaking number represents a 45.2 percent increase over last year’s Prime Day event in July, according to a report by Digital Commerce 360. The