From the moment the United States launched its bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup, the games were pitched as a way to elevate and promote North America’s most distinctive and glamorous cities. There was Miami, with its fabulous beachfront hotels, described in the so-called bid book as the United States’ “gateway to the world.”…
WISCASSET, Maine — As Maine Democrats began the rushed and convoluted process to name a successor to scandal-plagued former nominee Graham Platner, it became quickly clear that progressive Troy Jackson was in control. From meetings in rural Calais near the Canadian border to urban, progressive Portland, in high school gyms and over Zoom calls across…
Historically, third place games have typically been high scoring, wide open, and free-flowing, but England and France took that to another level on Saturday at Miami Stadium. England defeated France 6-4 to claim bronze at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It was the best finish the Three Lions have had in the tournament since 1966…
The moment you’ve been waiting for: Here comes the World Cup final. After 103 matches with 46 teams eliminated from championship contention, the biggest FIFA tournament in history will end with Sunday’s final between Spain and Argentina. On the one side is a Spain team that beat France in the semifinal and has quietly dominated…
This third-place game has a dirty little secret: it’s the most entertaining game, by far, in the entire World Cup. Nobody parks the bus. Nobody plays scared. Two exhausted, heartbroken teams show up, shrug and just play. Saturday in Miami gave us a spectacle for the ages. England beat France, 6-4, in a 10-goal circus…
NEW YORK — Spain has the chance to accomplish something no nation has ever achieved. If it defeats defending champion Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final, both its men’s and women’s national teams will simultaneously hold the sport’s biggest trophy. Germany’s men and women have each won two World Cups, but never concurrently. Similar feats…
Mark Twain once said that the two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. But I would add a third: the day I met Lionel Messi. It was a sticky, humid and thunderstorm-ridden day in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, back in the summer of…
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take…
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