Brazil teaches USMNT youngsters a lesson in mismatch

The U.S. national team spent Friday night chasing Brazilians and learning a harsh, but needed lesson from a better, more experienced side If June’s 1-1 draw with eventual World Cup winner France was a confidence booster for the U.S. national team’s young generation, then Friday’s 2-0 to Brazil was the harsh but necessary reminder of…

By JohnValbyNation October 28, 2019 0

Justice Department expands inquiry into its own Russia investigation, but scope is uncertain

CHICAGO —  The Justice Department investigation into the origins of its own probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election has morphed from an administrative review into a criminal inquiry, a potentially significant shift that gives the federal prosecutor leading the inquiry broader powers to compel testimony and the production of records. How significant the new…

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Trump touts sentencing reform, praises Cummings in speech at black college in South Carolina

WASHINGTON —  President Trump, looking to make inroads with African American voters, touted the bipartisan sentencing reform legislation he signed into law last year during a speech Friday at a historically black South Carolina college. Speaking to a conference on criminal justice reform at Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., where a number of Democratic hopefuls will…

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Lewis Hamilton on verge of Formula One title after Mexican Grand Prix win

MEXICO CITY —  Lewis Hamilton overcame Ferrari’s front-row start to win the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday, moving the Mercedes driver closer to a sixth career Formula One championship. Only Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas’ third-place finish denied Hamilton the championship by the slimmest of margins. Hamilton needed only to beat Bottas by 14 points, but picked…

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Rams' 24-10 victory over the Bengals by the numbers

A look at the significant numbers behind the Rams’ 24-10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in London on Sunday. 220 Career-high receiving yards for Rams’ Cooper Kupp, eclipsing previous high of 162 vs. Minnesota last season. He has five 100-yard-plus games this season. 160 Career catches for Kupp, reaching the plateau in the fewest games…

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