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How do we know what’s real? Here are a few early-season trends that should continue (and some that won’t). NBA POWER RANKINGS: Bucks, Warriors fight for top spot Trends that will continue MVP Stephen Curry is here to stay. Remember those old days when we were afraid to change the channel because Curry could go off at any moment? Well, those days are officially back. The past two seasons have been all Warriors, but not in the same thrilling way that they were before the arrival of Kevin Durant....

June 1, 2013. As Antoine Griezmann calmly side-footed the rebound into the net off the post, Real Sociedad’s away fans breathed a sigh of relief among the despair at Estadio Riazor, knowing very well what was at stake that night. Lying two points behind Valencia, Sociedad had to better Los Che’s result in order to cap off their third season following promotion to La Liga with UEFA Champions League qualification....

The 41-year-old took over after purchasing a 51% controlling stake, and will aim to move Valladolid into a new era. Club president Carlos Suárez is certainly an individual energised by the change at the top, and believes this can be the start of something very special with Ronaldo leading the way. “The arrival of Ronaldo puts Valladolid on the map and will allow the club to take a leap forward in quality....

The game is Valladolid’s first in a rapid-fire double-header, as they also head to the Santiago Bernabeu to face champions Real Madrid just three days later. The hosts have yet to win a game thus far this season, and will be aiming to break their duck here. Real Valladolid vs Celta Vigo Head-to-Head Strangely enough, both matches between these two sides during the 2019-20 La Liga campaign ended goalless. Fans will be hoping for a more entertaining game this time – more in line with their clash in September 2018, which ended in a 3-3 draw....

The Comparison Since the start of the 2008 campaign–it feels like eons ago, doesn’t it?–pundits have compared the Clinton-Obama contest to an earlier Democratic nomination battle: 1984’s match up between Walter Mondale and Gary Hart. The similarities were initially superficial. Clinton, like Mondale, entered the race as the well-oiled, well-funded choice of the party establishment, while the younger, looser Obama echoed Hart’s call for a new generation of leadership. But now that neither candidate looks likely to win the 2,025 pledged delegates needed to clinch the nod before the last primary in June, the climax of the 2008 campaign may also mirror 1984–with the power players known as superdelegates deciding the outcome....

It came as no surprise that Charlotte and Natalya were handed a Tag Team Championship match this coming week on RAW when it’s presented from the United Kingdom, but Natalya wasn’t present for the tapings. Tonight’s show was pre-recorded on Friday night following the SmackDown tapings and now it appears that Nattie will be replaced by RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch in the Women’s Tag Team Championship match against The Kabuki Warriors....

The story electrified India, where a rapidly modernizing society is changing its views on marriage. Tales of rebellion are on the rise. Now that fresh college grads can start outearning their parents right away and the rising influence of Western culture is empowering women, more young couples are challenging tradition. So-called love marriages were rare a generation ago, but now account for 10 percent of urban weddings, according to a November study by Divya Mathur of the University of Chicago....

Lahore, Aug 19 (PTI) Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today said that he received a lot of love from Pakistani people and hoped there should be peace between India and Pakistan. Sidhu, 54, was among the special guests present at the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s oath taking ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (the President House) in Islamabad yesterday. Khan, who captained the national cricket team to World Cup glory in 1992, had invited some of his former teammates and friends to witness his formal accession to the top ministerial job in the country....

Financial terms were not released. Cotchery, 31, has spent 10 seasons in the NFL, the past three with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He had 46 receptions for 602 yards and a career-high 10 touchdown receptions in 2013. Cotchery has 437 receptions for 5,558 yards and 30 touchdowns during his career. He was primarily a No. 3 receiver for the Steelers, starting eight games in three seasons. The Panthers could use the help....

There is never a bad time to remember the legacy of someone who meant so much not only to baseball, but to American society. It is never too late to acknowledge that a city’s actions were beyond the pale. It can never be wrong to try to move forward in a positive direction. PHOTOS: 42 classic images of Jackie Robinson It was not just that the Phillies, under general manager Herb Pennock, threatened to boycott games against Robinson and the Dodgers, then, after being met with the possibility of forfeit, had manager Ben Chapman hurling racist invective at him....

Despite the calendar only showing this weekend to be early fall, Montana Governor Steve Bullock declared a winter emergency in order to mobilize resources to push back against scattered power outages and state troopers reporting several vehicles sliding off roads. The towns of Browning and St. Mary in Montana received snowfall which broke century-long daily records, and the National Weather Service recorded the first September 28 snow at Missoula International Airport since 1893....

Vaccines work by introducing antigens into the body so the immune system can learn which antibodies to create in case of future attacks. Antigens include substances given off by a virus. As vaccines rely on the body’s immune response to prevent us from developing disease, how are scientists approaching vaccine research when questions remain on our immunity to the coronavirus? The uncertainty around immunity was evidenced last Friday when the World Health Organization (WHO) warned countries against issuing so-called immunity passports to those who have caught the COVID-19 virus....

Real Madrid may have a comfortable 3-0 advantage over Galatasaray ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final, second leg here but coach Jose Mourinho is not resting on his laurels. The Portuguese boss, chasing a third European title with a third different team in a third different country, believes his side face a tricky situation as they have nothing to gain and everything to lose. “If we lose 4-0 or 5-1 or on penalties, the world will open their mouths, it would be a very bad situation for all of us,” he said....

Officials from the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority opened the stadium's relief vents to begin the deflation at 7:15 a.m. Saturday in downtown Minneapolis. Fans providing the air that supports the roof were turned off. The 10 acres of Teflon-coated fabric were done deflating in 35 minutes. Bill McCarthy, vice chairman of the authority, called it "a sad and exciting day at the same time." The deflation and the demolition of the Dome beginning next week will make way for construction of a new $1 billion Vikings stadium....

Cristiano Ronaldo stands a colossus in Real Madrid folklore, as he broke every conceivable record in his hugely successful stint for Los Blancos. Ronaldo is Madrid’s record scorer with 451 goals in 438 appearances, club leading scorer in LaLiga (312), has the most goals scored by a Real player in one season (61), etc. He also amassed an intimidating collection of team and individual honors during his time in the Spanish capital, including, 4 UCL titles, 2 LaLiga titles, 3 Club World Cups, 2 Spanish Cups, 4 Ballon d’Or awards, etc....

The away side started brightly but fizzled away quite briskly as Real Madrid grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck in the 25th minute. Karim Benzema popped up in the penalty area and headed home Dani Carvajal’s cross. A few minutes later, the Frenchman doubled the hosts’ lead when he slotted James Rodriguez’s pass past Aitor Fernandez. In the 40th minute, Casemiro made the net bulge again to ensure Real Madrid went into the break with a three-goal lead....

Two minutes later, a similar counter-attack resulted in Ronaldo scoring his 30th league goal of the season before he turned provider for Jese to slot home into an open goal and make it 4-0 within 40 minutes. Although Eibar put in a creditable performance in the second half, they could not find the back of the net and force the initiative of a fightback. Here are the 5 talking points that decided a routine victory for Real Madrid:...

According to the Daily Mirror, Raphina has caught the attention of a number of Europe’s top clubs thanks to his performances for Leeds United. Real Madrid could be set to enter the race to sign the Lilywhites star. However, they are likely to face competition from a number of Premier League clubs for the 25-year-old’s signature. Raphina joined Leeds United from Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais in the summer of 2020 in a deal worth £17 million....

The Brazilian surprised many when he joined Olympiacos after leaving Madrid this past summer. He became a Los Blancos legend during his time at the Santiago Bernabeu, making 546 appearances for the La Liga giants. However, Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti couldn’t guarantee the left-back game time as he sat on a high salary. There was interest from several clubs abroad and in Spain, including Real Valladolid, but none were enticing to the Brazilian....