These teams enjoyed polar-opposite fates in Week 11, but both squads will be looking to turn it up offensively this weekend. Last weekend, New England stifled the division-rival Jets, holding them to 101 total yards and six first downs. The highlight of the Pats’ week, however, was rookie Marcus Jones’ punt-return TD for the near-walk-off win. That game-winning play gave Belichick’s boys their third-straight victory and fifth “W” in the past six games....

Paul Allard Hodgkins, from Tampa, Florida, joined other rioters in breaking into the Senate, forcing lawmakers to temporarily abandon certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. Prosecutors have pushed for 38-year-old Hodgkins to be sentenced to 18 months behind bars, arguing that he “like each rioter, contributed to the collective threat to democracy.” Last month, Hodgkins pleaded guilty to one charge of obstruction of an official proceeding. His sentencing in Washington, D....

Sporting News conducted separate interviews with Malignaggi, Lobov and BKFC founder and president David Feldman to piece together this timeline of events that made Malignaggi vs. Lobov so toxic. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year — McGregor tabs Malignaggi to spar with him in preparation for his August 2017 super fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Malignaggi meets Lobov for the first time (late July, early August 2017)....

Instead, Brian Vickers punted Kasey Kahne in apparent retaliation for an incident earlier in the race at Martinsville. The drivers’ on-track bump fest drew a fast response from NASCAR. Basically they were told: This is settled; get on with racing. Other incidents on the short track included a set-to in which the cars of Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick collided . Vickers spun on Lap 160 when Kahne hit him from behind, damaging his car....

In part, these mostly youthful entrepreneurs are victims of their own inexperience. “I see clients where I cannot believe what people have sold them and how much people have charged them,” said Michael W. Kempner, CEO of the MWW Group, a public-relations firm. “Many of the people running dot-coms have never run a business before. All they’re doing is spending a lot of money and getting very little return.” Without experience, entrepreneurs find it hard to value intangible services like consulting....

In 1941 the United States government did not want war in the Pacific. America had opposed Japanese military expansion ever since the invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and opposition had increased as the Japanese went further into China from 1937 onward. But then Adolf Hitler took center stage and diverted American attention. The fate of the world seemed at stake as Hitler reached for the conquest of all Europe. No one could say what could stop him, but in Washington that had become the essential question....

Outfield bathroom breaks. High-fiving fans mid-play. Making diving grabs to cut off Johnny Damon’s throw from the outfield. It’s all well-documented. Manny being Manny is essentially an established museum of performance art — a three-word Google search term that never leads you astray, though it certainly leads you into left field in more ways than one. But in an excerpt from Pedro Martinez’s new book, aptly titled “PEDRO” and published on Sports Illustrated’s website, a new act is added to the canon of Ramirez’s surreal exploits....

The Albert Einstein hospital did not disclose why Pele was admitted, saying in a statement Wednesday evening only that he will “undergo exams.” The private Agencia Estado news service and other local media say the 74-year-old football great is suffering from stomach pain, but his condition was not serious. The city of Santos earlier in the day said that Pele canceled his appearance at the Pele Museum in Santos because of “health reasons....

According to ESPN, which cited unidentified league sources, the Pelicans are picking up the guard’s team option for the 2019-20 season. The report noted the team is impressed with changes Okafor made to his body and his defensive improvements. Okafor, 23, was selected third overall by the 76ers in the 2015 NBA Draft and spent three years in Philadelphia before being traded to the Nets in December 2017. He became an unrestricted free agent at the end of that season and later signed with the Pelicans last August....

In an interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes, which aired Sunday night, Pelosi described to host Lesley Stahl her experience on Wednesday, when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol building. The Democrat explained that Capitol Police escorted her from the podium to an undisclosed location as the threat emerged. At first, she resisted and wanted to stand her ground, but soon relented and went to safety. “What happened was a terrible, terrible violation of the first branch of government, the legislative branch by the President of the United States,” Pelosi said as she teared up....

The event had been scheduled for Monday in Bozeman, Montana, according to the Associated Press. In addition to Pence, Montana politicians Sen. Steve Daines, Rep. Greg Gianforte and state auditor Matt Rosendale were scheduled to attend. While Daines is running to keep his Senate seat, Gianforte is running for governor and Rosendale is campaigning for a House seat. An earlier report from the AP said that Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel and Republican National Committee co-chair Tommy Hicks Jr....

Penn State’s Faculty Senate approved a proposition seeking to remove gendered and binary terms from the school’s course and program descriptions, according to the university’s student-run paper The Daily Collegian. The group, which represents all faculty at the university, voted 125-13 to enact the proposal. A spokesperson for the Senate office told The Daily Collegian that proposition was approved on April 27. The recommendations will be implemented following comments from the office of the president, but it is unclear exactly when those changes will go into effect....

Sent up to pinch-hit with two runners on base in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday night, Taylor calmly smacked a three-run walkoff homer off Braves reliever Brandon Cunniff, giving Washington a 5-2 victory. Your browser does not support iframes. MORE: Worst September collapse for every team | Mets, Boras at odds over Harvey’s innings Minutes later, the Mets lost 6-5 to the Marlins in 11 innings, putting the Nationals just five games back in the NL East....

The Nationals had cut the Mets’ lead to four games after winning five in a row coming into the series, but New York played inspired baseball on the road to cool them off. Cespedes was the driving force once again. He went 3 for 5 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs. MORE: Memorable Mets moments Cespedes has played just 34 games for the Mets since coming over from the Tigers before the trade deadline, but he might need to be considered for National League MVP....

On Wednesday, Benninghoff sent a message to Governor Tom Wolf urging him to “not cancel Christmas.” “Gov. Wolf, do not cancel Christmas. Do not use your executive order pen to devastate lives and livelihoods. Government mandates will not cure COVID-19 and unilateral shutdowns will not create personal responsibility,” Benninghoff said in a statement. “Nine months into this pandemic, we know overbroad government orders do more long-term harm than good, economically, emotionally and mentally....

State Senators Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) and Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) said their legislation is designed to end the ongoing destruction caused by cannabis prohibition and to establish a fair protocol for the use, sale and regulation of cannabis. “Wow, this is impressive,” Shaleen Title of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s largely in line with the trend that each state’s legalization law improves upon the states before it....

Specifically, the Pentagon has investigated whether it could use SpaceX’s upcoming Starship rocket—a super-heavy lift vehicle designed to go on long-distance spaceflights—for point-to-point military transport direct from the U.S. That’s according to a research agreement between the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and SpaceX that was obtained by The Intercept via a Freedom of Information Act request and published this month. It’s no secret that U.S. defense officials have previously looked into using SpaceX technology for military logistics missions....

The Racers had tied the game on a deep 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left at Old Dominion. The only problem was that 3.5 seconds was more than enough time for Trey Freeman to go to work. Here’s the view from inside the arena. Pretty awesome stuff for ODU fans. With the victory, Old Dominion advances to the tournament semifinals at Madison Square Garden, where it will meet Stanford. Murray State finishes the season 29-6....

Not in Hollywood they don’t. But two charming new independent films, both first features by female directors that premired at Sundance, show girl bonding as the messy, complex experience it really is. Nicole Holofcener’s Walking and Talking tells of two thirtyish friends who get thrown for a loop when one decides to get married. Chronically single Amelia (Catherine Keener) panics when she stares down a lonely life of video-store rentals and chemotherapy sessions for her cat....

For now, Fleischer hasn’t committed to anything. “If I can’t have my first choice, playing short stop for the Yankees, then I’ll take my second: catching up on my sleep,” he jokes. Whatever he chooses, he’s bound to make more money. His current job pays $145,000 a year; Fleischer will soon be able to pull in some $25,000 per speech. “If he just gives a speech to each of the “Pioneers,” he’ll do well,” says another former press secretary, referring to the group of high-roller Bush fund-raisers....