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The Haslams have agreed to take over the Columbus Crew, guaranteeing the Major League Soccer team will not relocate. Since October, the Haslams have been working with a group headed by former team doctor Peter Edwards to keep the Crew in Ohio while exploring the possibility of buying the team. On Friday, the sides announced an agreement, ending speculation about the team’s uncertain future. “Throughout our conversations, it’s been overwhelmingly clear that Crew SC belongs in Columbus, and we are thrilled to have reached an agreement in principle to assume an ownership position in Major League Soccer and to operate Columbus Crew SC,” the Haslams said in a joint statement with Edwards....

There is just one stretch this year where there is NFL action on five consecutive days. Tonight marks the fifth and final day of this span when the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins face off at FedExField in Landover, Md. for one of the most anticipated preseason contests in recent memory (8 p.m., ESPN). Line: Redskins -2.5, Total: 41.5 Line movement and notes: The spread has been bouncing between Washington -2 and -2....

On Saturday, their game with the Rockies in Denver was postponed by a water main break that shut down the restrooms and concession stands in Coors Field. That meant they had to play a doubleheader on Sunday. In the opener, the Rockies rallied for five runs in the ninth inning when Reds closer Aroldis Chapman couldn’t find the plate — he walked all four batters he faced — and Drew Stubbs closed the game with a three-run homer off J....

According to multiple reports, Harper and the Phillies are finalising a 13-year, $330million deal. The reported agreement ends months of speculation about Harper’s future. At least a dozen teams were said to have met or planned to meet with the right fielder. The 26-year-old Harper reportedly met with the Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. The Washington Nationals were also interested in retaining their star, although Harper had reportedly rejected a 10-year, $300m offer from them at the end of the 2018 season....

That doesn’t appear to be the case half a year later at a time when, with an election looming, Trump needs support from within his own ranks. With the president’s declining poll numbers, whether that be in terms of approval or his standing against Biden, GOP lawmakers have to consider the possibility of his defeat—and what the political future would look like post-Trump. “While we’re far from a full-out mutiny among Republicans on Capitol Hill, several GOP lawmakers have been more willing to take a more questioning tone toward the president of late,” Thomas Gift, a political scientist at University College London, told Newsweek....

While Winston’s prove-it season is the biggest storyline in Tampa Bay for 2019, it’s only one of many for a team introducing a handful of new players and some scheme changes. Arians hired Todd Bowles to be his defensive coordinator, and the former Jets head coach brings with him a new base 3-4 defense. Byron Leftwich is also on hand as a coordinator to help Arians coach an offense known to push the ball downfield and feature multiple looks....

Johnson was Penn State's interim coach before James Franklin was hired for the top job on Saturday. Johnson replaces three-year Buckeyes assistant Mike Vrabel, who left his alma mater to work for former Nittany Lions coach Bill O'Brien with the Houston Texans. Seven of Johnson's Penn State defensive linemen were first-round NFL draft picks. Ohio State still must replace co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Everett Withers, who took the head coaching job at James Madison....

The 59-year-old appears to be trying to avoid press attention amid reports he has hired a political “spin doctor” to help repair his reputation as Buckingham Palace braces itself for an hour-long documentary set to air on the U.K.’s Channel 4 in less than two weeks. A Channel 4 spokesperson confirmed to Newsweek that a Dispatches documentary, titled “The Prince and the Paedophile”, is due to air on October 21 at 10pm....

NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Players who test positive can clear COVID-19 protocols with two negative PCR tests within 24 hours like LeBron James recently did. If not, Antetokounmpo will likely be spending 10 days in isolation away from the team without conducting physical activity. If he has to spend the full number of days in isolation, Antetokounmpo will miss the Bucks’ Christmas Day clash with the Celtics at Fiserv Forum....

What began in the offseason as a simple disagreement over a contract extension beyond this season -- and the just-as-simple decline in Freeman's productivity the last two seasons -- has turned poisonous. The poison, though, is coming almost exclusively from the Bucs toward Freeman, and as it worsens it seems they're the only ones who don't realize that they're the ones getting killed by it. PHOTOS: Looking back on the 2009 NFL Draft QB class...

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary’s bid organisers for the 2024 summer Olympics in Budapest plan to engage the public in dialogue to quell a growing popular movement opposing the campaign to host the Games. Budapest, one of three cities competing to stage the event, is bidding to become the first Eastern European country to host the summer Games in the post-Communist era and is hoping to fulfil the International Olympic Committee’s Agenda 2020 frugal Games programme....

The veteran goalkeeper has a calf complaint, while midfielder Pjanic is struggling with a muscle strain, and both are doubts for the meeting with the Greek champions. Mario Mandzukic is fit again after missing the win over Napoli, while Gonzalo Higuain will also play, but defender Giorgio Chiellini is not in the squad for the match in Athens, leaving Allegri with some concern about his options. “Higuain will play, he’s fine physically and mentally....

Elway did land Peyton Manning – who had a successful four-year run that led to the franchise making two Super Bowl appearances and winning Super Bowl 50. Last week, however, Denver was forced to start practice squad receiver Kendall Hinton at quarterback because Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles were forced to sit out because of COVID-19 concerns. The rest consists of in-between success and failure, but 13 different quarterbacks have started for the Broncos since 2011....

Former Denver quarterback Bill Musgrave, who was most recently the offensive coordinator for the Raiders, will be the new quarterbacks coach as new Broncos head coach Vance Joseph continues to compile his staff. Running the Broncos offense will be former Chargers coach Mike McCoy. He’ll be in his second stint as the Broncos offensive coordinator. McCoy was Denver’s OC from 2009-12 under coaches Josh McDaniels and John Fox. “Mike is a hell of a play caller,” Joseph said Thursday....

Linebacker Von Miller, who has 60 sacks in five seasons in Denver, is set to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason. But NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that Denver will use its franchise tag on Miller and try to work out a long-term deal during the offseason. MORE: Ranking the best Super Bowl losers | Peyton Manning ‘near tears’ in Broncos meeting It wasn’t an easy decision for the Broncos, because up-and-coming quarterback Brock Osweiler also is an impending free agent and Peyton Manning will likely retire....

The Browns announced their plans to release 27-year-old wide receiver and NFL Pro Bowler Gordon on Saturday. Cleveland’s move came after Gordon – who was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints with a hamstring injury – reportedly did not arrive to the Browns’ facility on time earlier in the day. “For the past six years, the Browns have fully supported and invested in Josh, both personally and professionally and wanted the best for him,” Browns general manager John Dorsey said in a statement....

Cleveland on Monday waived the 26-year-old safety roughly 12 hours after he sent those postgame tweets. A fifth-year player out of Auburn, Whitehead had started all eight games for the Browns in 2019. After the Browns’ 24-19 loss to the Broncos in Denver, which dropped Cleveland to 2-6, Whitehead took to Twitter to respond to criticism of his play. MORE: NFL forces OBJ, Jarvis Landry to change cleats “Don’t get shot at lil b—,” he replied to one account....

The study involved 161,286 people in Korea who had no history of heart problems. The participants had a routine medical examination—including a tooth check—and were asked questions about their oral hygiene. After around 10 years, the team followed up with the participants to see if they had developed heart problems. Brushing one’s teeth at least three times a day was linked with a 12 percent lower risk of heart failure, and 10 percent lower chance of developing atrial fibrillation, which can cause the organ to beat irregularly and abnormally fast....

Suspect Bryan Kohberger also appeared in magistrate court in Latah County, Idaho Thursday morning. Ahead of his court appearance, the state of Idaho released several court documents related to this case, including the affidavit that led police to arrest Kohberger. The document explained what the surviving roommates in the home heard and saw before and after the killings took place, including one seeing a masked man wearing all black....