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What MLB teams have multiple World Series titles?

Last season, the Houston Astros picked up another World Series title after their Game 6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. This was their second championship trophy in history, the first given to them in 2017 amid a cheating scandal that marred the Astros’ record that year. Houston joined the ranks of several other teams who have won the World Series more than once: with their last pennant, there are now 21 multi- title holders . However, it will take the Astros, or any other team, a long, long time to catch up with the team with the biggest number of titles in Major League Baseball. New York Yankees reign supreme The New York Yankees have an astounding total of 27 trophies. They won the first one just over a hundred years ago in 1921, and they had their last victory in 2009. Most World Series titles all-time: 1) @Yankees, 27 2) Cardinals, 11#YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/kGW8g4UNMZ — YES Network (@YESNetwork) April 14, 2017 The St. Louis Cardinals are a distant second with

Uvalde breaks ground on new elementary school with plans to honor victims of shooting

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Uvalde was originally named after the oak trees that fill its landscape. Each branch of the school's tree will represent a victim. The construction for a new elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, officially broke ground on Saturday. The event comes more than a year after the May 2022 mass shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, with building planners finding ways to honor the victims through its schematic designs, including a tree at its center. Family members of the victims killed in a school mass shooting break ground for a new school in Uvalde, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2023. More than a year after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, the community broke ground on a new campus. Callaghan O'Hare/The New York Times via Redux Uvalde was originally named after the oak trees that fill the region's landscape. Each branch of the school's tree will represent a victim. The new elementary school is anticipated to open by the 2025

How many American soccer players have played in El Clásico?

On Saturday, Barcelona welcome Real Madrid to Montjuïc for the first clash of the Spanish giants this season. El Clásico is known around the world and players from all corners of the globe have featured in it. Clearly there have been a plethora of stars from the country itself featuring (think Ramos, Xavi, Casillas), and then we have had the headline names from the likes of Brazil (Ronaldo, Romario, Ronaldinho), France (Zidane, Henry, Benzema), Argentina (Di Stefano*, Messi, Maradona) and so on. Barcelona vs Real Madrid live online: El Clásico score, stats and updates But what about the United States of America? Surely a population of that size has contributed to some of the 296 Game s that have been played out between the two eternal rivals over the last 120 years. Well, as it turns out, the growth of soccer in the U.S., while moving in the right direction, is yet to make a significant statement on this Game , with just a single American taking part. A Clásico Dest Sergiño Dest i

Will Casemiro play for Manchester United against Manchester City?

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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has revealed that midfielder Casemiro is in a “race against the clock” to play in the Manchester derby on Sunday. United have won their last three Game s against Brentford, Sheffield United and Copenhagen unconvincingly and face a tough test when Pep Guardiola’s side make the short trip across town this weekend. 🔎 @PremierLeague focus. @MarcusRashford 🤝 @B_Fernandes8 #M UFC || #PL pic.twitter.com/NPBWWEcRpK — Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 27, 2023 Ten Hag on Casemiro Ten Hag admits that his team could be missing Casemiro on Sunday, in what would be his third consecutive Game out due to an ankle injury picked up on international duty with Brazil. “Aaron (Wan-Bissaka is back) in training today and Case is a race against the clock,” Ten Hag said. Casemiro trained ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League 1-0 win over Copenhagen, however, he was unable to feature due to suspension. Defender Harry Maguire scored the all-important goal on the nigh

Arsenal predicted lineup vs Sheffield United - Premier League

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After securing a vital victory against Sevilla in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, attention now turns back to the Premier League for Arsenal. A Gabriel Jesus-inspired Arsenal got their European campaign back on track in Spain, while also ridding themselves of a mediocre performance against Chelsea in a 2-2 draw last weekend. The Gunners looked more like themselves in Seville, beating the Europa League champions 2-1 to move back to the top of Group B. Mikel Arteta's team welcome struggling Sheffield United to the Emirates this weekend in their first home fixture since the international break, a routine victory on paper. The Blades have only picked up one point this season, conceding 24 goals in the process and sitting rock bottom of the Premier League table. With one major injury concern, here is how Arteta could line up for the visit of Paul Heckingbottom's side. Arsenal vs Sheffield United - Premier League: TV channel, team news, lineups and prediction Arsenal predic

Google's ad sales growth accelerated in 3Q, but investors are unimpressed with the performance

Google’s digital advertising sales growth accelerated during the summer, advancing a recent revival that helped its corporate parent Alphabet Inc. to deliver a quarterly profit that exceeded analysts' projections SAN FRANCISCO -- Google’s digital advertising sales growth accelerated during the summer, advancing a recent revival that helped its corporate parent Alphabet Inc. to deliver a quarterly profit that exceeded analysts' projections. The third-quarter results released Tuesday for the July-September period included a 9% increase in Google’s ad sales from the same time last year. Those gains were the main reason Alphabet’s total revenue rose 11% from a year ago to $76.69 billion. The upturn was even better than the 7% year-over-year increase in revenue that Alphabet produced in the April-June period when it reversed an unprecedented drop in Google’s ad revenue after nearly 20 years of growth. The higher revenue — coupled with cost cuts that have trimmed more than 7,800 e

Horse Racing picks for Parx race track on Monday, October 23

There is plenty of great Horse Racing across America on Monday, including at Parx race track . We have been in fine form with our picks for a long time now and we are up +157.95 units with our race selections to our recommended stakes dating back to August 5, 2021. Let’s keep it rolling! Here are our best bets for today’s action at Parx race track . 1:34 pm Parx (Race 3) – Cupid’s Dart 8/5 (2-star play) The four-year-old has shown good form at a higher level this year including when winning a $12,500 claiming contest over a mile on turf at Gulfstream Park in April. The son of Cupid followed up with a third over six-and-a-half-furlongs when racing at the same level on the main track here on his return from a break last month. Guadalupe Preciado’s gelding looks up to delivering a victory despite a heavy defeat over this trip earlier this month.   3:22 pm Parx (Race 7) – Shinelikeadiamond 5/2 (2-star play) The filly showed good form at Delaware Park earlier this year completing a

Pacific and Atlantic hurricanes Norma and Tammy make landfall on Saturday in Mexico and Barbuda

Hurricane Norma came ashore near the Pacific resort of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico -- Hurricane Norma came ashore near the Pacific resort of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday afternoon. Hours later, Hurricane Tammy made landfall on the Caribbean island of Barbuda. The storms were each Category 1 hurricane s when they hit. There was a threat of heavy rainfall and flash flooding as Norma moved into mainland Mexico early Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported at 3 a.m. ET. Norma was centered about 145 miles (235 kilometers) west of Culiacan, Mexico, and about 105 miles (165 kilometers) south-southwest of Los Mochis, Mexico, moving north-northeast at 7 mph (11 kph) with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kmh). The Mexican government extended a tropical storm warning along the coast northward to Huatabampito, the center said. Tammy came ashore Saturday night

Week 8 NCAAF Picks, Predictions, Odds & Best Bets | Pickswise

Welcome to the Pickswise college Football Week 8 betting guide. All of our experts and betting analysts have done the research so that you have everything you need to bet better and hopefully beat your bookie this week! This is your one-stop shop for all the information for your NCAAF bets this weekend.     College football Week 8 picks   College football picks — spread and total predictions for all of Week 8’s biggest games     NCAAF best bets     College football parlays       NCAAF Week 8 betting picks and predictions   NCAAF Week 8 best bets   CFB best underdog bets for Week 8   Penn State vs Ohio State Same Game Parlay (+794 odds)   Michigan vs Michigan State Same Game Parlay (+907 odds)     College football Week 8 big-game predictions   Penn State vs Ohio State predictions     Tennessee vs Alabama predictions   Utah vs USC predictions   Washington State vs Oregon predictions     Ole Miss vs Auburn predictions   Duke vs Florida State predictions   Clemso

Biden's rare Oval Office speech comes as major Israel, Ukraine aid proposal is in the works

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Biden is expected to make the case for support for Ukraine and Israel in an Oval Office address as the White House has been preparing a $100 billion foreign aid proposal President Joe Biden is expected to make the case for continued support for Ukraine and Israel in a rare Oval Office address on Thursday night, as the White House has been preparing a $100 billion foreign aid proposal for Congress that includes some $60 billion in assistance for Kyiv and another $10 billion for Israel, several officials tell ABC News. In a bid to sweeten the deal for skeptical Republican lawmakers, the full-year request was also expected to include money for the U.S.-Mexico border and for Taiwan, according to the officials. Aides have cautioned that the numbers in the aid package were rough estimates and that details remained fluid. MORE: US Navy destroyer in Red Sea shoots down cruise missiles fired by Houthis in Yemen: Pentagon Taken together, the emerging proposal suggests an administration deeply w

Capitals vs Senators Picks, Predictions & Odds Tonight - NHL

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Brady Tkachuk will look to lead his Ottawa Senators to their third straight win when they play host to the Washington Capitals tonight. Washington earned its first victory of the season on Monday but has been slow out of the gate with just two goals through its first two games. Will the Caps offense wake up in Ottawa or will the Sens continue to roll on home ice? Find out as break down the latest NHL odds in our NHL picks for Capitals vs. Senators on Wednesday, October 18. Capitals vs Senators odds Capitals vs Senators predictions The Ottawa Senators picked up an impressive win on Sunday, defeating the Lightning 5-2 thanks to a two-goal, three-point performance from captain Brady Tkachuk and a multi-point effort from offseason signing Vladimir Tarasenko. Ottawa has been firing on all cylinders offensively to start the season, scoring five goals in back-to-back contests while averaging 4.33 goals per game, tied for the second-best mark in the league. However, things haven

Amazon, Tripadvisor and other companies team up to battle fake reviews while FTC seeks to ban them

Some of the most used platforms for travel and online shopping said Tuesday they’re going to team up to battle fake reviews NEW YORK -- Some of the most used platforms for Travel and online shopping said Tuesday they’re going to team up to battle fake reviews . Amazon, reviews site Glassdoor and Trustpilot as well as travel companies Expedia Group, Booking.com and Tripadvisor said in an announcement they’re launching a coalition that aims to protect access to “trustworthy consumer reviews" worldwide. The companies said the members of the group, which will be called Coalition for Trusted Reviews, will look for best practices for hosting online reviews and share methods on how to detect fake ones. That will include developing standards for what constitutes a fake review and sharing information about how bad actors operate. Phony reviews have long plagued online marketplaces despite their efforts to eradicate it. Much of the problem is fueled by brokers who solicit fake customer re

Why did Max Verstappen want to buy Schumacher’s Ferrari?

Max Verstappen won his third consecutive world title this year with ease . He secured the victory during the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race last week, finishing as the runner-up to Oscar Piastri . He went on to win the main event the following day. Verstappen, the driver of Red Bull, expressed his desire to purchase Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari after winning his third World Drivers’ Championship. The Dutchman, who claims not to have heroes, wants the legendary former driver’s vehicle as a souvenir. Max Verstappen has matched Michael Schumacher's record of winning the title with 6 Grand Prix in hand. pic.twitter.com/6zbNYzDNN0 — Noel - Knower of Wheel (@NoelKnowsWheel) October 9, 2023 Schumacher, who won seven titles in his career, is one of the most significant drivers of all time and shares the top spot with Lewis Hamilton. Many believe that Verstappen could join them and maybe even surpass them. The Red Bull driver has been with the team since the beginning of his career in 201

Brazil confirm Casemiro sustained injury in draw with Venezuela

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Brazil caretaker manager Fernando Diniz has confirmed that Manchester United midfielder Casemiro picked up an ankle injury during their 1-1 draw with Venezuela on Thursday. The Selecao have taken seven points from the nine available to them so far in 2026 World Cup qualifying, with their perfect start coming to an end this week. Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes scored his first goal for Brazil to break the deadlock, but a sublime late strike from Eduard Bello secured a point for Venezuela. Diniz had used two of his five substitutions already heading into the closing stages of the Game and so decided to make a triple change late on with his side still ahead, with Casemiro voluntarily withdrawing from the action to be replaced by Liverpool transfer target Andre. Speaking to reporters, Diniz explained why exactly Casemiro was hauled off. "As there was a stop (in play), I decided to make the three substitutions. We had a lot of control when they came on. Casemiro asked to come off