The Eagles were already out of the playoffs picture going into Week 17, but had a crucial role to play to determine the winner of the NFC East. Had Philadelphia defeated Washington, the 6-10 New York Giants would have won the division after beating the Dallas Cowboys earlier on Sunday. Instead, the Eagles lost 20-14 on Sunday Night Football, as Washington improved to 7-9 and returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2015....

The raids, originally slated for late June before they were postponed at the last minute by President Donald Trump, will target at least 2,000 undocumented immigrants that had previously received deportation orders, across 10 cities nationwide and span multiple days starting Sunday, according to The New York Times. That number is a far cry from the “million” deportations the Trump administration has repeatedly claimed — as recently as last weekend....

After spending the past two days frustrated about a Croatia team that released six of its stars to return to their European teams, El Tri was given a punch in the nose by the Croatian players who remained. Ivan Rakitic’s penalty kick was the difference in a 1-0 defeat that closes out Mexico’s preparations ahead of manager Juan Carlos Osorio naming his World Cup list. It might not be fair to say El Tri expected a victory, but they certainly were riding high....

The tie in Rijeka leaves Croatia two points behind Group I leaders Iceland and level on points with Ukraine, but with a better goal difference ahead of their meeting in the final game of the campaign in Kiev. With the team in danger of missing out on a play-off spot, midfielder Luka Modric labelled the situation a “catastrophe” and refused to give his support to Cacic. “What do we do now?...

The clip was shot by David White, who owns and runs the Solar Whisper Daintree River Crocodile and Wildlife Cruises in Queensland, Australia. It showed a multitude of bats swooping low over the Daintree River. As one skims the surface, a huge saltwater crocodile emerged from the water and caught the bat in its jaws. “I’ve seen the crocs getting excited when the bats are drinking, but in 25 years I’ve never seen one jump up or catch one until now,” White told Newsweek....

After Neil Young pulled his music from Spotify last week in protest against the false information he accused Rogan’s podcast of spreading, his former bandmates David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills announced Wednesday that they had requested that all of their joint recordings be removed from the streaming service. This includes music by CSNY; Crosby, Stills & Nash; Crosby & Nash and solo recordings by Stills and Crosby, according to a press statement....

Is peace breaking out in Bosnia? A combination of Western firepower and diplomacy seems to be working. Bosnian Serbs learned not to test NATO’s resolve-at least, not from the air. Early in the week, six Serbian Jastreb ground-attack fighters left Banja Luka on a bombing mission to the Muslim munitions depot at Novi Travnik (map). Two U.S. Air Force F-16s, patrolling the no-fly zone over Bosnia, ordered the jets to descend; when their warnings were ignored, they shot down four of the Jastrebs in what amounted to NATO’s first military action in its 45-year history....

Leaving our son asleep in the apartment, we drove toward the Bornholmer Bridge that crosses into West Berlin. When we reached the area, just before midnight, we saw a huge crowd. We had to walk the last hundred meters to the bridge. In the middle of the bridge, a white line marked the boundary. A West Berlin policeman stood near it, but carefully remained on the Western side. People were laughing and joking, urging him on....

The Eagles duo, captain and vice-captain for the Premier League club respectively, both left the field on a stretcher after fouls on Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne at Selhurst Park on Sunday. Puncheon’s rash lunge on the Belgium international prompted City manager Pep Guardiola to renew his calls for referees to protect players from dangerous tackles after the match. But, while De Bruyne recovered to play a starring role in the Premier League leaders’ 3-1 win over Watford on Wednesday, Palace boss Roy Hodgson was left counting the cost of a punishing dual blow that took some of the shine off a vital 2-1 comeback triumph over struggling Southampton....

Mikel Arteta’s team lost last season’s corresponding fixture 3-0 away to Palace, but this was a strong start to the campaign by an Arsenal side that has improved over the summer. Gabriel Jesus made his official debut for his new team and was sharp from early on, but it was fellow Brazilian Martinelli who opened the scoring after 19 minutes, heading home following a well-worked corner involving Oleksandr Zinchenko....

As well as missing the chance to go fourth and extending their winless run to five games, Spurs have now conceded at least twice in seven consecutive league matches for the first time since 1988, shipping the first goal in each of those games. Buoyed by a 2-0 win at Bournemouth to end their own two-game losing run, Crystal Palace can heap more misery on their misfiring visitors when the Eagles play their first home game of the calendar year on Wednesday....

Gooding, 54, pleaded guilty to forcibly touching the woman, saying he “kissed the waitress on her lips” without consent, in a deal that does not call for him to face jail time, the Associated Press reported. He was arrested and charged nearly three years ago, but the proceedings were drawn out as his lawyers worked to have the charges against him dismissed or reduced. Gooding, known for roles in films like Jerry Maguire and Radio, has been accused of touching three different women without their consent in Manhattan in 2018 and 2019....

Rodriguez announced in a tweet on Monday night that the embassy was attacked with Molotov cocktails and put the blame on Washington. “We denounce a terrorist attack with Molotov cocktails against our Embassy in Paris @EmbaCubaFrancia. I hold the US Government responsible for its continuous campaigns against our country that encourage these behaviors and for calls for violence, with impunity, from its territory,” he wrote. According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry’s International Press Center, the attack on the Paris embassy occurred around midnight when three Molotov cocktails were thrown at the building....

Chicago and Cleveland are both in the heart of Big Ten country. They both can thank much of the state of Indiana for providing their buffer. The cities each sit on a Great Lake. One ruled the NBA with the greatest basketball player there was, Michael Jordan, and the other is ruling the NBA with the greatest basketball player there is, LeBron James. With the Bears and Browns, the cities also are home to two longstanding NFL franchises who have suffered from a lack of success in different ways....

Cubs manager Joe Maddon said Tuesday that Castro will see some time at second base as Maddon tries to “get him back on his feet” amid a dismal season at the plate. MORE: Jersey Confidence Index: Who should you buy? | Lousy weeks for Dodgers, Yankees prove nothing With Addison Russell the club’s shortstop moving forward and prospect Javier Baez waiting in the minors, the Cubs needed to make a change with Castro, although many expected him to be traded by the July 31 non-waiver deadline....

The 22-year-old Cubs slugger features prominently in a 2011 Journal-News story on the award-winning group, which describes him as dancing “front and center.” MORE: Impact players in NLCS who didn’t play in Cubs-Mets regular-season series “I wouldn’t take it back,” he said in the article. “It’s probably one of the better experiences of being in high school.” That pride never waned. When Schwarber helped Indiana reach the College World Series in 2013, he told NCAA....

Your browser does not support iframes. Everyone had a reaction, from Wrigley Field ushers to franchise legends to celebrity die-hards. MORE: Must-see photos from the NLCS Celebrities such as . . . Bill Murray, because of course: MORE: Own a piece of Cubs history with NL championship gear Another cool thing about the night is that, at least according to early reports, the celebration was largely peaceful, even if it was clearly raucous....

The 29-year-old has suddenly become the brightest spot in Villa’s setup and has scored 11 goals so far, one more than what rivals Birmingham City have done as a team. With his impressive stats—68 per cent of Adomah’s shots have been on target in the league, and it has only taken him 120 minutes on an average per goal. “Our start this season was a little bit slow but we’ve looked very good since mid-September," Cuellar told the club’s website....

Schilling says that he wants to run for president “in six to eight years.” Or maybe he’ll run for governor of Massachusetts. Or he’ll challenge Elizabeth Warren for her Senate seat. Somehow, we have to act like this is serious, and not the ravings of a person who has completely lost touch with reality. How completely? On Tuesday, Schilling posted to Twitter a link to a story headlined “Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President, Releases Statement....