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new video loaded: ‘Saturday Night’ | Anatomy of a ScenetranscriptBacktranscript‘Saturday Night’ | Anatomy of a SceneThe director Jason Reitman narrates a sequence from his film about the making of the first episode of “Saturday Night Live.”Hey, this is Jason Reitman. I’m the co-writer and director of “Saturday Night.” “O.K, let’s see if we can get through one of these skits.” “Sketches! Davey, please.” So what you’re seeing here is a scene from very early in the film. We’re getting introduced to characters left and right. And what we really wanted from the very beginning was a completely immersive experience. You’re…

It was one of the ugliest off-court moments in recent NBA history. Jurors pose with Derrick Rose outside a Los Angeles courthouse after he was found not responsible for the 2016 gang rape of his ex-girlfriend.Rose, a longtime Chicago Bulls player, began his career as a basketball player with the New York Knicks. Having strayed from the seemingly sacred path, he is trying to get closer to his former heights. It’s a story that, as sports fans, we’ve seen before and naturally understand. He does not have to face the annoying distractions of an ongoing case or the jarring imperfections…

new video loaded: ‘We’re Still Living in Fear’: Escaping the Attacks in LebanontranscriptBacktranscript‘We’re Still Living in Fear’: Escaping the Attacks in LebanonTens of thousands of people have been displaced in Lebanon. Khaled Hussein, 20, fled Syria as a child. He describes the bombardment that forced his family to flee again.Khaled Hussein, filmed this video from his home near the Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh. It shows an Israeli airstrike hitting just a few hundred meters away and hide here on base. As the bombings continued, Khaled and his family decided they had to escape. They’re now among at least 800 people…

The football shirt used to be a piece of clothing worn by a) players while working and b) fans sported in the stands to show solidarity with the lads on the pitch.Now, seemingly out of the blue to the uninitiated, they have become the uniforms of British music festivals and the inspiration for major fashion houses.There were several moments in the 2010s that showed football shirts had become mainstream.For example, Canadian music artist Drake wore the pink away jersey of Italian giants Juventus for the 2015-16 season, sparking an online discussion among his fan base. Two years later, things changed…

By now, most of the anger has passed. The filming got cold and snarky, and all the jokes were about this stupid owner who was born on third base and thought he hit a triple. The Oakland Athletics will soon be history, which means it’s time to move on from the sadness of a funeral and toward a well-deserved celebration of life.In that spirit, it should be said: Oakland Athletics, thank you.For 57 summers, Oakland has had its own team. By extension, so did every kid like me who got more out of baseball than just a cute pastime. This…

Gisèle Pelicot waived anonymity to make public the trial of her former husband and the 50 men accused of joining him in raping her. The trial has revived the question of consent within French law and turned Ms. Pelicot into a feminist icon. Catherine Porter, an international correspondent for The New York Times based in France, explains.

Nearly three years ago, with the division title on the horizon, Baylor’s defense became a brick wall.Oklahoma State gained 2 yards and a go-ahead touchdown on four attempts in the final minute of the 2021 Big 12 Championship Game. The Bears allowed just 1 3/4 points, and Baylor won the Big 12 title in coach Dave Aranda’s second season.Saturday night at Colorado, Baylor needed another final-minute game to seal the game, with lower stakes (the team’s Big 12 opener) and more room to maneuver: 45 yards from defense, while Buffalo needed just Two seconds to cover them. But the scene…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Kalel Mullins’ teammates often teased him because he didn’t look that fast.Mullings, a linebacker, is 6-foot-2 and 233 pounds. If Michigan’s skill position players line up at the goal line and rack up 100 yards rushing, he probably won’t win. He enters the season in the shadow of last year’s national championship star Donovan Edwards and hasn’t been mentioned as one of the best running backs in the Big Ten.Late in the fourth quarter against USC, Michigan ran out of options to revive its comatose offense, and the Wolverines finally found something that worked. They got…

This article is part of the Next Generation series. As greats like Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal become a thing of the past and Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek deal with the present, Competitor Discover the next generation: the rising stars tasked with securing the future of tennis.The ATP Next Gen Finals has carved a permanent place on the tennis calendar for the past seven years. When it started in Milan in 2017, there was a lot of excitement as a way to showcase 8 of the best players aged 21 and under from the season that just…

College football conference games are (mostly) underway, and the stakes will be raised accordingly. The sport will test the waters this weekend in ranked games across the Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC, which include College Football Playoff favorites and some remaining question marks.Let’s rank the top 10 games of Week 4, starting with some honorable mentions and counting down.Honorable mentions: JMU at North Carolina, Rutgers at Virginia Tech, Memphis at Navy, TCU at Southern Methodist University, University of Iowa at Minnesota(All point spreads come from BetMGM; click here for live odds. All kickoff times are ET and Saturday unless…