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As Boris Johnson Plays Scrooge, Britons Feed the Hungry Themselves

LEEDS, England — Ali Moghadam sat down at the end of a busy lunchtime shift and tried to work out how much food he had just given away. Off the top of his head, he thought it was about 40 bagged lunches, each containing a sandwich, a drink, a piece of

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2020 Nov, 02

A.J. Hinch Hired by Tigers After Suspension for Astros Cheating

Soon after A.J. Hinch was suspended and fired in January for his role in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, Detroit Tigers Chairman Chris Ilitch wondered from afar if, and how, Hinch would be welcomed back into baseball after serving his penalty. Ilitch did not wait long to find out. It may take

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2020 Oct, 30

Justin Herbert and the Chargers Veer Happily Off Course

The Los Angeles Chargers could have played it safe. Ahead by 10 points with less than four minutes left against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, the team might have handed the ball off and run down the clock to finally end a four-game losing streak. Having Justin Herbert under center, however,

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2020 Oct, 30

Travis Roy, Who Inspired Millions After a Hockey Tragedy, Dies at 45

Travis Roy, who suffered a paralyzing injury just 11 seconds into his first hockey game for Boston University in 1995 and, as a philanthropist and motivational speaker, was revered by the sports world as an example of determination and courage, died on Thursday in a hospital outside Burlington, Vt. He

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2020 Oct, 30

Tony La Russa Returns at 76, Ready to Combine Old Wisdom and New Data

Tony La Russa has a permanent home along the top row of the back wall in the Hall of Fame’s plaque gallery in Cooperstown, N.Y., between Bobby Cox and Frank Thomas. That is where visitors will find La Russa: in profile, lips creased, eyes focused, a strategist in bronze. The

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2020 Oct, 29

After a Dampened Celebration, Enduring Glory Still Awaits the Dodgers

ARLINGTON, Texas — At the very end, 2020 did what it does best, intruding on joy with an unwelcome risk-or-reward calculation. Justin Turner, part of the soul of the Los Angeles Dodgers, learned that he had tested positive for the coronavirus during the World Series clincher on Tuesday night at

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2020 Oct, 28