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The catch was, A.J. McCarron was the established star QB of Robinson’s team. He just was on the other side in practice drills, drills in which the quarterback’s jersey always is a different color so nobody gets confused and lays a glove on him. MORE: SN’s latest mock draft | Stunning photos from the NFL Combine “My freshman year, when I got there, I wasn’t used to not hitting the quarterback,” Robinson said Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine....

But the two men haven’t been laughing–or even talking–since the mayor blew up three weeks ago over the controversial exhibition, “Sensation: Young British Artists From the Saatchi Collection.” Giuliani threatened to cut all city funding to the museum–$7 million a year, about one third of its operating budget–unless the show was canceled. The mayor was especially outraged by “The Holy Virgin Mary,” a painting by Chris Ofili, who used, among other materials, elephant dung....

Weaver, who’s 64, moved more than just his office South. His business smarts have proved remarkably transferable from the world of spiked heels to that of gridiron spikes. Under Weaver’s leadership, the Jags have tinkered with everything from player contracts to ticket prices. And by just about any measure, the Weaver playbook is working. The Jaguars have been the most successful expansion franchise in NFL history, making the playoffs every year since their second season in 1996....

But 10 minutes later everything changes. Fernandez arrives at the portal to Costa Rica’s new information economy. The lawns are well manicured, the security checkpoint is manned by uniformed guards and 10-foot-high barbed wire surrounds two gleaming chip-production facilities. This is the three-year-old plant of Intel, the world’s largest maker of silicon processors, the brains of the world’s PCs. In the past, citizens of this onetime “banana republic” in Central America might have treated Intel as a Yanqui imperialist, an exploitative multinational....

The two sailors aboard a 20-foot fiberglass vessel puttering nearby, however, probably had very specific plans to die. To them, the Cole was a despicable symbol of American power and prestige. According to the assessment of U.S. intelligence analysts, the men or their sponsors probably knew the Cole’s layout and capabilities, information that is available on the Internet. They surely knew that it was outfitted with some of the most sophisticated weapons and sensors in the U....

Literal-minded readers-those, say, who feel clever unmasking the novel’s “Icarus Prentice” and “The American Reader”–may still say Cheever is cashing in on the family name. But in so blatantly courting the accusation-with the title, a crucial plot turn, even the jacket, which co-opts the trademark Cheever “C” from his father’s books-he paradoxically answers it. What keeps you reading “The Plagiarist” isn’t gossip value but entertainment value: witty dialogue, memorable characters, mini-zingers ending each episode....

In recent years, pollution and agricultural development have decimated California’s salmon population, so hopes for the acoustic barrier are high. It seems to be working so far, but nobody’s sure why. “We don’t know what a fish thinks or why it would respond to this,” says biologist Chuck Hanson, a consultant to the effort. “It’s a sound that the fish has never heard before. Whether that results in a fright response or whether they just want to avoid it, we don’t know....

Ricochet, a surfing dog, changed Patrick’s life from the very first day they surfed together. Five years later they still surf in tandem and have formed a bond that will last a lifetime. Developed by Chicago-based Intersport in 1991, “Courage in Sports” is entering its 26th year of celebrating the most incredible athletes in the world. Traditionally a one-hour television special aired each fall, Sporting News will be the official online home for “Courage in Sports....

The little miracle in this scene is how author Tony Earley balances the genuine wonder at electrification with the slow realization that while something has been won, so something is lost. “The uncles’ electric lights drew fragile boundaries around their houses; around those boundaries a blackness crept that suddenly seemed as big and powerful as God. Jim had never noticed the darkness before.” The bigger miracle is that there are a dozen such scenes in this deceptively quiet, beautifully wrought evocation of childhood....

Downsizing, of the people variety, was especially hot early in 1996, thanks to AT&T’s January announcement that it was cutting 40,000 jobs as part of splitting itself into three separate companies. This was the quintessential downsizing story: many workers who had done nothing wrong would lose their jobs, AT&T’s stock soared, Wall Street hailed AT&T chairman Robert Allen as a genius despite his mistakes’ having contributed to the company’s need to fire people....

Cisneros resisted pressure to run last year, citing his son’s heart ailment. But the boy has since had successful surgery. And after admitting an extra-marital affair, Cisneros is reconciled with his wife. Friends say Cisneros fears a down-and-dirty statewide campaign, but he may be hard pressed to ignore the party’s call this time. Meanwhile, White House officials are speculating about who might replace Cisneros, or Ron Brown if the commerce secretary steps aside after allegations of influence peddling....

Exhibit A: opinion polls are driving Israel’s most significant recent political shift–the creation of the Center Party. Disgruntled politicians from the country’s two leading parties looked at poll numbers and decided last January that a new centrist grouping had a chance of breaking years of paralyzing stalemate between Labor and Likud. Polls also determined the choice of a candidate. Months before he retired from active military service, Israeli armed forces chief of staff Gen....

Ultimately, however, both sides were able to avoid the unpleasant process, settling on $19 million plus incentives before things got too hairy. The Yankees have avoided arbitration since 2017, when things infamously got ugly with Dellin Betances. Yankees president Randy Levine not only won the hearing against Betances, he publicly humiliated the reliever in a call with reporters after. “It’s like me saying, ‘I’m not the president of the Yankees; I’m an astronaut,’” Levine said at the time, per The New York Times....

The Packers finally defeated the Seahawks 27-17 in Week 2 of the regular season, breaking a four-game losing streak against Seattle. Many think Rodgers poked fun at Wilson by saying “God was a Packers fan” during a postgame interview. PHOTOS: Wilson’s career | That other Rodgers | CASH: What if God is a fan? Wilson, who is a devout Christian and known for thanking God during his interviews, responded well to the shot, something Rodgers’ brother, Jordan, said he admired....

Perhaps “star” is a poor word choice given how Rodgers has tormented Dallas since 2007. Of the 10 greatest games between the Cowboys and Packers, Rodgers has been the headliner in three. That includes the 2007 matchup when he nearly led Green Bay to a victory after replacing an injured Brett Favre. MORE: 10 best Packers-Cowboys games of all time This season, Green Bay (3-1) and Dallas (3-1) meet Sunday in a key NFC showdown between teams trying to get an early leg up on the playoff race....

Rodgers told NFL Media’s Michael Silver that people can have opinions about whether such protests are appropriate, but they should also remember that players are, in fact, protesting police brutality and racial injustice. RODGERS UPSET: Blasts receivers for lack of effort There were three main anthem-related points in Rodgers’ comments to Silver: On how the protests have affected player unity: A group of Packers players in June spoke negatively about the NFL’s new policy requiring players to stand for the anthem if they take the field....

Disappointing losing performances looks the worst thing ever for a team or a player. Likewise, positive developments in impressive victories appear to be the best things going. There will be plenty of overreaction either way on Monday morning. Here’s a look at what everyone’s talking about and whether there’s merit to the hyperbolic storylines: “Aaron Rodgers’ drama is a big distraction for the Packers’ season” What was that? The Packers got the Drew Brees-less Saints in a neutral field in Jacksonville and the highest-scoring offense in 2020 couldn’t muster a TD against a retooled defense....

"It's a lot like going to the restaurant with Rodgers. You have to decide what you want to use and what you shouldn't use," coach Mike McCarthy said Friday in meeting with media members. Rodgers, cleared to play Thursday, will start for the first time since breaking a collarbone nearly two months ago. And it's no average assignment. The Packers face the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in a game to decide the NFC North champion and playoff representative....

Only one of Bryant’s daughters, Gianna, 13, was with Bryant on the aircarft. The two were traveling to a basketball tournament at Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, Calif. ABC confirmed Gutman’s suspension in a Wednesday statement issued to the Los Angeles Times, but did not specify its length. MORE: Rick Fox shaken by false reports claiming he died in Bryant helicopter crash “Reporting the facts accurately is the cornerstone of our journalism,” an ABC News representative told the Times....

Witnesses had described seeing Maria Kolesnikova being arrested and put into a car in the center of Minsk by masked men on Monday. There was international concern over her fate and that of two other members of the opposition’s Coordination Council. Protests have continued across the country following the disputed election in which Svetlana Tikhanovskaya won widespread support. Kolesnikova appeared with her at public rallies and took over the mantle of the main face of the opposition after Tikhanovskaya left the country for neighboring Lithuania....