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SportsLANDOVER, Md. — The Washington Commanders lost 20-13 to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Nov. 8, at Northwest Stadium in Landover, a defeat that leaves Washington at 2-5-1 as the season reaches its halfway mark. Washington scored on each of its first two possessions.…
SportsWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Spirit beat the Portland Thorns FC 4-1 in an NWSL playoff quarterfinal on Sunday, Nov. 8, at Audi Field, building a three-goal lead before halftime in front of a crowd of 19,215. Mélissa Bethi put Washington in front in the…
SportsOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Washington Wizards were beaten 114-75 Saturday night in Oklahoma City, Okla., putting up their lowest point total since the 2017-18 season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 and watched the final period from the bench. Oklahoma City trailed 16-15, then closed the…
SportsWASHINGTON, D.C. — Georgetown defeated Maryland 86-74 at Capital One Arena in Washington on Saturday, with Jaland Lowe supplying 22 points and eight assists as the Hoyas moved to 2-0. Lowe connected on 5 of 8 shots from beyond the arc. Elmarko Jackson scored 17…
SportsWASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Saturday night at Capital One Arena, wiping out an early deficit with three goals in a row. Defenseman Jack St. Ivany put the Capitals on the board 2 minutes and 21 seconds after the opening…
From the HERE City National DeskOXFORD, Miss. — No. 2 Georgia raced to a 28-0 lead by the break and handled Ole Miss 42-7 on Saturday night at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, with quarterback Gunner Stockton responsible for five touchdowns, four through the air and one on the ground. The Bulldogs scored…
From the HERE City National DeskCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets expect to know more Monday about forward Brandon Miller, who hurt his right groin in the second quarter Friday night and sat out the rest of a 119-80 home rout by the Boston Celtics. Coach Charles Lee said after…
From the HERE City National DeskWACO, Texas — Texas junior Oliver Ojakaar locked up a place in the NCAA Division I singles championships on Saturday by winning his quarterfinal at the ITA Central Sectional Championships. Ojakaar, the No. 2 seed and No. 43 in the national rankings, beat Oklahoma's Tito…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO, Ill. — The second weekend of the Illinois High School Association football playoffs delivered one of its wildest finishes in Antioch, where ninth-seeded Sycamore knocked off the top seed 32-28 in a Class 5A game Saturday. Antioch appeared to score on a long heave…
From the HERE City National DeskMADRID, Spain — The NFL takes over one of the most famous soccer venues on the planet Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons meet at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor arrived with a bold claim about his quarterback. At his…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots will again be without wide receiver A.J. Brown when they host the Green Bay Packers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, but the team is hopeful the 29-year-old can rejoin the lineup once the Week 11 bye is behind…
From the HERE City National DeskAUSTIN, Texas — Portland needed only three minutes on Decision Day to take control. Ariel Lassiter beat the Austin FC back line for an early goal, Kristoffer Velde doubled the margin in the 70th minute, and the Timbers won 2-0 at Q2 Stadium Saturday night…
From Merger Monday
Monday’s deal tape had a pattern. Nearly every buyer already owned a piece of what it was buying. Crédit Agricole holds 29.6% of Banco BPM and wants to reach about 45% by folding its Italian bank into the Milan lender, structured so that it never has to make a tender offer…
From Merger Monday
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has hired Mizuho Securities and BofA Securities to arrange its first yen-denominated bond sale since April, returning to a market where it has borrowed about twice a year to fund its Japanese investments. The planned benchmark offering of senior unsecured notes is expected in the near future, subject…
From Merger Monday
Onodrim Industries, an Amsterdam company that plans to buy and hold European defense and industrial suppliers, raised $300 million in a Series A round led by Lux Capital that values it at $1.3 billion, nine months after its seed financing. General Catalyst, Lakestar, Altimeter, Strike Capital, 137 Ventures, 8090 and Expeditions…
Crime
CRANBURY, N.J. — Roughly $26 million in public money set aside for a land purchase was lost to a fraudulent wire transfer in late September, Cranbury Township officials revealed Friday, more than five weeks after the money went out the door. Township leaders said the theft took place on Sept.…
National
NEW YORK — Four days after winning a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, Democrat James Talarico walked onto the Saturday Night Live stage, appearing unannounced in the show's first cold open since the midterm elections. The sketch opened with cast members playing Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic…
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