On Sunday, the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears, 28-19. Both teams are having mediocre seasons, to put it generously — the Bears more so. But this contest was far more than a measure of which currently bad team was worse. It was also a measure of which historically good team was better.
With their win, the Packers reached 787 franchise victories over the team’s lengthy history. As it happened, they and the Bears were tied at 786 entering the game, lending a significance it otherwise would have lacked. Read More...
By Anthony HamFeatures correspondent
JLImages/Alamy(Credit: JLImages/Alamy)Kjeåsen is famous as one of the most isolated inhabited corners of Norway. And while getting here is a wild adventure, it's the views from the top that truly stir the spirit.
The road to Kjeåsen, a mountain farm deep in western Norway's fjord country, looks like a route to nowhere.
Hugging the shoreline of Simadalfjord, a tiny arm of Hardangerfjord, the road wanders from the village of Eidfjord past wooden waterside cabins and oxblood-red farm buildings. Read More...
For the third time in just over a week, the Washington Wizards stood and watched as an opponent missed a point-blank shot in the final seconds to help them secure a victory.
Well, four Washington players watched Monday in Chicago. Starting center Alex Len only got a brief glance at Zach LaVine’s missed layup as Len spun around, having just retracted one long arm after sticking a hand in LaVine’s face to alter his shot and make a game-winning save. Read More...