Author: NY TIMES

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Jets players and coaches often talk about how they can’t resort to pointing fingers, even when things are at their worst — and that’s exactly what happened right now.There was a play late in the fourth quarter on Sunday, a coverage failure that was perfect for this painful and confusing season. But this game was decided by decisions made minutes earlier on the other side of the ball.It felt like the Jets were about to win a game. They regained momentum early in the second half, scoring on a forced fumble and then a…

As the Denver Broncos prepare to select a third-round pick in April’s NFL draft, they are ecstatic to see Jonah Ellis’ name still on the roster.Denver head coach Sean Payton said earlier this season that the team had a second-round grade in Utah’s pass rush. They believe in his ability to be a first-year contributor, a need that was heightened when Drew Sanders, the third-round pick from the previous year, was injured in the spring.There’s just one problem. The Atlanta Falcons selected two picks ahead of the Broncos. Their general manager is Terry Fontenot, who previously spent almost all of…

Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their movies, showing the magic, motives and the mistakes from behind the camera.Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their movies, showing the magic, motives and the mistakes from behind the camera.

At first glance, former NFL quarterback Joey Harrington’s career doesn’t bear much resemblance to Wrexham or football, a sport he stopped playing at around the age of 10.But the third overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft insists Wells’ club’s rise parallels his own. So much so that Harrington and his family would often wake up early on Saturdays to watch Phil Parkinson’s team play live, 4,750 miles away, at home in Portland, Oregon, on the west coast.”If you had told me 10 years ago I would have subscribed to the Vanarama National League,” he said of the match in…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt, a scratch recruit out of Virginia’s high school class, has made an impression on Michigan State sophomore cornerback and former four-star recruit Ja Jyaire Hill took a token taunt and left him wandering the empty field.Indiana junior defensive end Mikail Kamara, a sporadic player out of Virginia’s high school ranks, sandwiched between Michigan senior right guard Giovanni El-Hadi and sophomore right tackle Evan Link, right into the face of quarterback Davis Warren. Both Wolverines linemen ended their reserve careers with four stars next to their names, and both will have to…

“Hi, I’m Sean Baker. I’m the writer, director and editor of “Anora.” This is the scene in which our protagonist, Ani, played by Mikey Madison, is arriving at the house supposedly owned by Ivan Zakharov, who is played by Mark Eydelshteyn. So this was obviously supposed to bring not only Ani into Ivan’s world, but the audience into Ivan’s world. So I wanted the camera to essentially be following Ani, but also be seeing the world through Ani’s eyes. That’s why I did my best to not make it very cutty, especially when she arrives up at the front door…

Travis Kelce said his brother, Jason Kelce, was protecting his family when he responded to a heckling fan by throwing his phone to the ground on Saturday. The brothers discussed the incident, which led to an investigation by Penn State police and included Jason exchanging homophobic slurs with fans on an episode of the “New Heights Podcast” released Wednesday.”I know this is heavy on you, bro. … Everybody is spreading the footage out there. It’s going to make things bigger than I think they actually are,” Travis said on the podcast.”But the reality is, a clown comes up to you…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 23XI Racing co-owners Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin are facing sanctions in federal court at the start of NASCAR championship week.23XI, along with Front Row Motorsports, is suing NASCAR and its CEO Jim France for violating antitrust laws, setting up its first face-to-face court showdown with NASCAR during Monday’s hearing on a request for a preliminary injunction.Team attorney Jeffrey Kessler and NASCAR attorney Chris Yates engaged in a heated and sometimes contentious hearing on the fifth floor of federal court in Charlotte. A clause in NASCAR’s 2025 charter agreement with the team does not allow them to…

Just when you thought the Champions League group stages had become predictable…Manchester City and Real Madrid, the two teams most likely to win the title this season, suffered a pair of crushing defeats on Tuesday night that rocked the competition.New Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim may well have saved his best result at Sporting Lisbon for last, ending his final home game with a 4-1 win over Manchester City. Meanwhile, AC Milan added to Madrid’s many troubles in the Spanish capital with a 3-1 victory.The third team most likely to win the 2024-25 Champions League? Liverpool. They cemented their credibility…

CLEVELAND — Blow it up. Blow them all up. Set the wreckage on fire, dump it into Lake Erie, and let it float to Pelee Island or Buffalo or anywhere in between. The NFL’s list of the most expensive wrecks follows other famous wrecks that can only be accessed with flippers and oxygen tanks.Traded Za’Darius Smith, Dalvin Tomlinson and Jed Wells. Cold calling contenders looking for a backup quarterback and sending them Jameis Winston at market value (which won’t be much). Elijah Moore could go with him.I’m not sure anyone here is ready to have a conversation with Nick Chubb,…