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  • Exeter Chiefs 24-10 Leicester Tigers: England hopeful Greg Fisilau stars as hosts win but miss out on Gallagher Premiership top spot

    Greg Fisilau was named man of the match for his role in Exeter’s victory over Leicester Tigers; Exeter head into 2026 one point behind Gallagher Premiership league leaders Northampton Saints after missing out on a bonus point in their win

    Last Updated: 28/12/25 7:06pm

    Greg Fisilau (L) celebrates with team mate Stephen Varney during Exeter’s win over Leicester

    Greg Fisilau inspired a resurgent Exeter to a 24-10 Gallagher Premiership win over Leicester Tigers at Sandy Park, moving them within a point of league leaders Northampton Saints.

    England A No 8 Fisilau ran in the opening try and also played a key role in Stephen Varney’s 72nd-minute score that finally swung an absorbing contest out of the Tigers’ reach, winning him the man-of-the-match award.

    Outstanding wing Campbell Ridl also crossed but Exeter finished one try short of claiming the bonus point that would have sent them into 2026 as Premiership leaders.

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    It nonetheless represents a remarkable transformation by Rob Baxter’s side, who finished bottom of last season’s table after a disappointing campaign and were playing in front of a thinned out home crowd.

    Exeter miss out on top spot despite home win

    A packed house witnessed the battle between fourth and fifth place and while Leicester return home empty-handed, they were competitive until Varney struck.

    Leicester were forced to deal with early pressure, with Andrea Zambonin scragging scrum-half Tom Whiteley and initiating waves of attacks that ended with Fisilau racing over from the 22.

    Exeter were in control and regularly finding space in the wide channels, with Ridl released down the left wing in the 25th minute and chipping into space before benefiting from a kind bounce to finish a fine solo score.

    Exeter Chiefs' Campbell Ridl scored a try against Leicester

    Exeter Chiefs’ Campbell Ridl scored a try against Leicester

    A dynamic try by Harvey Skinner was ruled out for a push by Will Rigg and it proved to be a critical 14-point swing as Leicester struck straight away, with winger Adam Radwan making ground before passing interplay from the forwards ended with Cameron Henderson crossing.

    TV cameras showed Tigers head coach Geoff Parling reading his players the riot act at half-time and when the game resumed they had the wind at their backs.

    A promising raid into the left corner was defended with a turnover and once Immanuel Feyi-Waboso had used his power and footwork to propel Exeter downfield, Henry Slade landed a penalty.

    Slade was tackled dangerously, resulting in a yellow card for Samuel Williams, but the Chiefs failed to score a point while the Leicester replacement was in the sin-bin despite producing some dangerous moments in attacks.

    Upon Williams’ return, fly-half Billy Searle was sent to the sin-bin for entering from the side as Skinner fell inches short with a sprint for the line. Leicester were conceding a steady stream of penalties and were killed off when Varney raced over after Olly Woodburn had initiated the counter-attack with a towering catch.

    Fisilau was also involved in the move that led to Varney touching down and, as Exeter hunted the bonus point in the closing moments, they twice dropped the ball over the line.

    Walder: England can’t ignore Fisilau!

    Exeter attack coach Dave Walder insists it is only a matter of time before England head coach Steve Borthwick takes a closer look at Fisilau, following his blockbusting form this season.

    “I love working with Greg [Fisilau],” Walder said. “He’s got everything you’d want from a back-rower. He’s physical, he’s abrasive, very game-smart, but he’s also got lovely soft skills.

    “He’s playing very well at the moment. If he keeps playing like that, I’d imagine England can’t ignore him, but you’d have to ask them that question.”

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    On missing out on the bonus point to move top, Walder added: “This morning if you’d offered us a win, we’d have taken it. But I think deep down we’re a little bit disappointed with our accuracy and not to score ourselves an extra bonus point.

    “At the same time that’s a sign of where we’ve come from and where we are at the moment. We’re not too focused on where we are in the league, it’s about the process. The boys are working hard and have a great attitude and defence. We’re in a really positive place.”

    Leicester head coach Geoff Parling said: “I thought it was the poorest we have been emotionally in turning up for a
    game. It’s the first time this season that we have lacked a bit of edge, especially in that first 30 minutes.

    “We’re not good enough yet to have those off days. That’s the first time, and the group will admit it, that we weren’t quite on edge in terms of our collisions and how we were playing. We’re back at home against Saracens now and we’ve got to play with the right edge because that for me wasn’t our DNA today.”

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  • Dodgers historic postseason homers by Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith and Miguel Rojas fetch big bucks at auction

    Talk about easing the blow. The Canadian father-son duo that secured not one, but both home run balls that doomed the Toronto Blue Jays team they rooted for in Game 7 of the World Series turned the evidence into some serious U.S. currency Saturday night.

    Dodgers fans will never forget those baseballs hit by Miguel Rojas in the ninth inning and Will Smith in the 11th flying over the left-field wall and into the first row of seats beyond the Blue Jays’ bullpen.

    John and Matthew Bains — sitting side-by-side — will never forget the balls ending up in their hands. John, 61, caught Rojas’ 387-foot home run in his glove on the fly. Two innings later, Matthew, seated next to his dad, saw Smith’s blast land in the bullpen and bounce directly into his hands.

    Novices they were not. John has been a Blue Jays fan since the team’s inception in 1977 and purposely sits where he does for proximity to home runs. In fact, he caught one during the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees a few weeks earlier.

    Both men brought baseballs into the stadium that they threw back onto the field, giving the Blue Jays faithful the impression the Bains did the honorable thing when, in fact, they did the smart thing for their bank accounts.

    On Saturday night, the balls were sold at auction. Smith’s homer, which provided the Dodgers with the winning run, sold for $168,000 while Rojas’ blast that sent the game into extra innings fetched $156,000.

    A third unforgettable Dodgers home run ball from the 2025 postseason eclipsed the Game 7 balls. The second of Shohei Ohtani’s three home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series sold for $270,000 in the same SCP Auction.

    It was the longest of his three, landing on the Dodger Stadium right-field roof 469 feet from home plate. And it was a key element in what is considered perhaps the greatest performance in baseball history. Ohtani struck out 10 in six innings on the mound in addition to his offensive exploits, sending the Dodgers to the World Series.

    Carlo Mendoza’s story of how he ended up with Ohtani’s ball is no less head-shaking than that of the Bains boys. The 26-year-old Los Angeles man said he was eating nachos in a food court behind the right-field pavilion and saw Ohtani hit the home run on a television monitor. He heard the ball hit the roof, dashed toward the sound and retrieved the ball from under a bush.

    All three balls were authenticated by SCP Auctions through notarized affidavits and lie detector tests. SCP owner David Kohler said Mendoza was so apprehensive about handing over the ball that he insisted meeting Kohler in the parking lot of the Long Beach Police Dept.

    “We authenticated through polygraph and eyewitnesses due diligence,” Kohler said. “From the time we announced we had these baseballs until now, no one else has come forward and said they have the balls. There’s been no contention.”

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  • Can you handle the Recyclaw? Ball Arena fans encouraged to recycle aluminum for a chance to win game-day gear

    DENVER — While it may be game on for the Nuggets or Avalanche, fans also have a chance to compete inside Ball Arena through the Recyclaw. It’s similar to an old school arcade game, but instead of accepting tokens to play the claw, fans instead need to recycle their aluminum cups or cans.

    Michael Kelley, director of strategic partnerships for Ball Corporation, explained that they are trying to show fans the changes they can make to their daily lives to have a greater impact on the Earth. Kelley explained having the Recyclaw inside Ball Arena helps show people recycling is a good thing.

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    “It’s capturing the fun and the inherent childlike quality of the game itself, but then the fun that we want to have,” Kelley said. “What we’ve learned is a lot of people want to make the right choice, they just don’t know how. So this is making it really easy to personify, here’s how you do it, what it can mean, and it’s just a fun way to do it.”

    This year marks the third season of the Recyclaw, where fans have quickly gravitated toward the game as it is filled with merchandise ranging from fanny packs and hats to signed jerseys. Kelley said about 24,000 people have played since it started attracting fans of all ages.

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    “Kids love the Recyclaw, so I guess the best part is that we didn’t really we didn’t count on is how it spoke to the children, but it also spoke to the child in the adult,” Kelley said. “Right, it speaks to all of us, and it takes us back to a time when we were just hopeful to win something, excited to play.”

    Like moths to a lantern, it did not take long for a line to form with fans eager to play the Recyclaw. Meredith McClanahan, vice president of marketing for the Colorado Avalanche, said fans have been engaged in creating a sustainable environment in our state.

    “We’re all about fun, but we’re also about competition, so you can compete against yourself in the Recyclaw and then go back to the standings and cheer on our boys,” McClanahan said.

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    The concept behind the claw is simple, but not everyone lucks out on bringing something back to the stands. Michael Riedy with Team Aluminum was talking to fans about recycling efforts and encouraging them to go big for the signed jersey.

    “Oh, yeah, I’ve seen the strategies. It’s kind of a secret, but the last guy, he grabbed it by the end, and he picked it up, dropped it right in the box and won the jersey,” Riedy said.

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    While some fans are first-timers at the claw, others are Recyclaw regulars, including Eli Esperz, who was trying to earn some more merchandise. While playing, he did score some swag and earned an Avalanche beanie.

    For other fans like Stefani Higdon, she believed there was some strategy behind the claw.

    She said, “I think if you go over there, kind of group together, and you kind of just go for it, you’re bound to get something.”

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    Whether you take home gear or not, the overall concept behind the Recyclaw is a win-win for Mother Nature.

    “The whole idea of what we do here is to take that energy in the arena and take it outside so that you can learn how to recycle and do small initiatives to make the world a better place,” Kelley said.

    Besides the Recyclaw, Aluminum Assists is another way fans can be part of the solution with sustainability efforts. This is a season-long tournament between Nuggets and Avs fans to see who is more eco-friendly. Fans can compete in challenges and earn prizes like lower-level tickets, swag bags, and more.

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  • Friday Night Hits Week 8 | You Pick 2 Game

    Friday Night Hits Week 8 | You Pick 2 Game

    MASKAVICH WESH TWO SPORTS. WE MIGHT HAVE JUST HEARD ABOUT OUR GAME OF THE WEEK. I’M JUST GUESSING A TEASER. I’M JUST GUESSING. WELL, ANYWAYS, WE PICKED THE GAME OF THE WEEK, BUT YOU GET TO PICK TWO ON FRIDAY NIGHT HITS. IT’S THE BEAUTY OF OUR SHOW THIS WEEK. IT’S A RIVALRY SHOWDOWN. LAKE MARY HOSTING SEMINOLE. NEARLY 70% OF THE VOTE ON WESH.COM. WANTED TO SEE THIS GAME FEATURED. YES, THE RAMS AT SEMINOLE. THE SEMINOLES BACKYARD RIVALS BATTLING FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE DISTRICT, AND THIS WAS A SLUGFEST TO THE VERY END. LAKE MARY UP 1713. IN THE THIRD NOAA GIBBS TRYING TO ADD TO IT, BUT AMARI GRIFFIN STEPS UP AND TAKES IT ALL THE WAY TO THE LAKE. MARY NINE. JALEN CHAPLIN MAKES GOOD ON THE INTERCEPTION HERE. CALLS HIS OWN NUMBER. TOUCHDOWN SEMINOLE LEADS 2117. BACK AND FORTH THEY WENT. GRUBBS AIRING IT OUT TO BARRETT SHOALS. HITS THE OBJ. THAT’S THE ONE HANDED GRAB. PUTS THEM IN THE RED ZONE. AND THEN GRUBBS WANTS IN ON THE TOUCHDOWN PARTY TOO. HE WILL SCAMPER 14 YARDS TO THE HOUSE TO PUT THE RAMS BACK ON TOP. THEY TAKE DOWN SEMINOLE IN A CLOSE. ONE 2421. BACKYARD BRAWL FOR A REASON. IT’S A FUN GAME. IT’S EXCITING. IT’S A RIVALRY GAME, FUN TO BE A PART OF. AND TONIGHT WAS NO EXCEPTION. IT’S PRETTY BIG, BUT IT’S JUST ANOTHER WIN. LIKE I LOVE BEATING THE RIVALS AN

    Lake Mary beats Seminole 24-21

    Lake Mary beats Seminole 24-21

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  • How does the Ryder Cup work? Everything you need to know before tee off

    What are foursomes, who is playing, and why on earth is that rather inebriated spectator cosplaying as George Washington? The Ryder Cup can be a dizzying beast to wrap your head around if you’re not a seasoned golf enthusiast.In such headspinning circumstances, it’s helpful to start with the basics.Video above: Golf fans celebrate Ryder Cup victory in 2021So without further ado, here’s a drive through the format so you can get up to speed before tee off at New York’s Bethpage Black Golf Course on Friday.What is the Ryder Cup?Launched in 1927, the Ryder Cup is a biennial tournament that pits the best golfers from the United States and Europe against each other in a battle for bragging rights and a shiny gold trophy.That wasn’t always the setup: for the first 50 years, it was strictly Team USA versus Team Great Britain (renamed Great Britain & Ireland between 1973 and 1977). The problem was, it wasn’t much of a spectacle, with the U.S. winning all but four of the first 22 tournaments.To even the odds, the Great Britain and Ireland selection pool was expanded to include the wider continent from 1979. It worked: Team Europe have won 12 of the 22 tournaments held since, losing nine times and tying once (more on that shortly).Hosting privileges rotate each time, with Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, the arena for the 45th edition of the tournament after Rome’s Marco Simone Golf Club staged the 2023 contest.Winning away is no easy feat. Team USA’s defeat in Italy extended their winless run across the pond to a minimum of 34 years, while Team Europe have not tasted victory on American soil since a comeback for the ages in Illinois back in 2012.How do you win?Like most team sports, the side with the most points at the end wins. Sounds straightforward enough, but Ryder Cup scoring is a little more nuanced.While regular season events like The Masters run according to stroke play – whereby the player who navigates the course in the fewest number of ball hits triumphs – the Ryder Cup is a three-day match play competition.That means players are competing to “win” individual holes, rather than shoot the lowest overall score across the course. Win more holes than your opponent across an 18-hole match and you score a point for your team. If the match ends in a tie, each team receives half a point.With 28 total points up for grabs – eight apiece for foursomes and fourballs sessions across the first two days, and 12 for each Sunday singles matchup – the first team to nudge past the 14-point mark is crowned champion.In the rare event of an overall tie, the trophy is retained by the previous champion. Only twice in Ryder Cup history has this occurred, with the U.S. and Europe each retaining their crown in 1969 and 1989, respectively.What are foursomes?Friday and Saturday morning will be the time for foursomes, a format in which teams of two take alternate shots of the same ball until each hole is complete.For example, Scottie Scheffler could tee off, but his American playing partner would be the one playing from wherever the world No. 1’s drive landed. Teammates alternate hitting tee shots, so Scheffler’s partner would begin the next hole.Whichever pair finds the cup in the fewest strokes wins that hole, with the hole tied if both teams manage it in the same number of strokes. The winner of the most holes clinches the match and a point for the overall scoreboard, with a tied match rewarding each side with half a point.You may see results listed like “won 4&3,” which would – in that case – mean a pair was four holes up with three holes to play and, as a result, could not be caught.Scheffler and Brooks Koepka made unwanted history in Italy two years ago when they were obliterated 9&7 by Scandinavian duo Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg, the largest margin of victory for any 18-hole match in Ryder Cup history.What are fourballs?The first two afternoons belong to the fourballs.Again, this is played in pairs and scored like foursomes, but this time players strictly hit their own ball as opposed to alternating shots: four balls are in play at the same time. The player with the lowest score wins that hole for his team.It is up to the home captain to decide which format will be played first, with new US lead Keegan Bradley opting to kick off proceedings with foursomes for the third successive tournament.Captains also have the critical power to choose which players to pair together, an intricate dance of team chemistry and opposition matchup that can make or break a Ryder Cup bid.European captain Luke Donald, retaining the armband after leading his side to triumph in Rome, has an advantage in that sense, with just one change to his champion roster: Rasmus Hojgaard in for his twin Nicolai.By contrast, only six players from that defeated Team USA lineup return: Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns and Justin Thomas.What are singles matches?Sunday is dedicated solely to the singles matches, 12 tense shootouts contested by one member of each team.Usual match play rules apply, with the player who scores lowest on each hole taking that hole in the race to secure crucial late points.Expect drama aplenty, with Sundays staging many of the greatest moments in Ryder Cup history, from The Battle of Brookline in 1999 to The Miracle of Medinah in 2012.It is worth noting that, in match play, players have the option to “concede” a hole. This almost exclusively happens around putts, typically very short ones, whereby a player can concede to his opponent and allow them to pick up the ball and win the hole.The most legendary such instance occurred in 1969, when Jack Nicklaus conceded a short putt to Tony Jacklin, confirming the first tie in Ryder Cup history. “The Concession” has since been heralded as a display of supreme sportsmanship, though US captain Sam Snead was not best pleased.”When it happened, all the boys thought it was ridiculous to give him that putt,” Snead would later remark. “We went over there to win, not to be good ol’ boys.”Who is playing?Six players qualify automatically for each team based on ranking points accumulated through seasonal performances, with wins at the four majors giving out the most points.The remaining six slots on either side are left to the captain’s picks, a big talking point in the run-up to every Ryder Cup.Team USACaptain: Keegan BradleyAutomatic qualifiers: Scottie Scheffler, JJ Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English, Bryson DeChambeauCaptain’s pick: Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay, Sam BurnsTeam EuropeCaptain: Luke DonaldAutomatic qualifiers: Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Robert MacIntyre (Scotland), Tommy Fleetwood (England), Justin Rose (England), Rasmus Hojgaard (Denmark), Tyrrell Hatton (England)Captain’s picks: Shane Lowry (Ireland), Jon Rahm (Spain), Sepp Straka (Austrian), Viktor Hovland (Norway), Ludvig Aberg (Sweden), Matt Fitzpatrick (England)What happened last time?Look away now, American readers.A spirited Sunday fightback proved too little too late as Team USA fell to a 16.5 – 11.5 defeat in Italy, the hosts tearing out of the blocks to avenge a record-breaking 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021.American captain Zach Johnson had faced criticism before a ball had even been struck at Marco Simone, with none of his six captain’s picks ultimately registering a winning record in Rome.Some Saturday evening drama did seem to spark an American response, with McIlroy having been incensed by the celebrations of US caddie Joe LaCava following a key putt for Cantlay.It led to an angry confrontation in the course parking lot and, although resolved over text, provides a juicy subplot heading into the next chapter of a storied rivalry this week.

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    What are foursomes, who is playing, and why on earth is that rather inebriated spectator cosplaying as George Washington? The Ryder Cup can be a dizzying beast to wrap your head around if you’re not a seasoned golf enthusiast.

    In such headspinning circumstances, it’s helpful to start with the basics.

    Video above: Golf fans celebrate Ryder Cup victory in 2021

    So without further ado, here’s a drive through the format so you can get up to speed before tee off at New York’s Bethpage Black Golf Course on Friday.

    What is the Ryder Cup?

    Launched in 1927, the Ryder Cup is a biennial tournament that pits the best golfers from the United States and Europe against each other in a battle for bragging rights and a shiny gold trophy.

    That wasn’t always the setup: for the first 50 years, it was strictly Team USA versus Team Great Britain (renamed Great Britain & Ireland between 1973 and 1977). The problem was, it wasn’t much of a spectacle, with the U.S. winning all but four of the first 22 tournaments.

    To even the odds, the Great Britain and Ireland selection pool was expanded to include the wider continent from 1979. It worked: Team Europe have won 12 of the 22 tournaments held since, losing nine times and tying once (more on that shortly).

    Hosting privileges rotate each time, with Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, the arena for the 45th edition of the tournament after Rome’s Marco Simone Golf Club staged the 2023 contest.

    Winning away is no easy feat. Team USA’s defeat in Italy extended their winless run across the pond to a minimum of 34 years, while Team Europe have not tasted victory on American soil since a comeback for the ages in Illinois back in 2012.

    How do you win?

    Like most team sports, the side with the most points at the end wins. Sounds straightforward enough, but Ryder Cup scoring is a little more nuanced.

    While regular season events like The Masters run according to stroke play – whereby the player who navigates the course in the fewest number of ball hits triumphs – the Ryder Cup is a three-day match play competition.

    That means players are competing to “win” individual holes, rather than shoot the lowest overall score across the course. Win more holes than your opponent across an 18-hole match and you score a point for your team. If the match ends in a tie, each team receives half a point.

    With 28 total points up for grabs – eight apiece for foursomes and fourballs sessions across the first two days, and 12 for each Sunday singles matchup – the first team to nudge past the 14-point mark is crowned champion.

    In the rare event of an overall tie, the trophy is retained by the previous champion. Only twice in Ryder Cup history has this occurred, with the U.S. and Europe each retaining their crown in 1969 and 1989, respectively.

    What are foursomes?

    Friday and Saturday morning will be the time for foursomes, a format in which teams of two take alternate shots of the same ball until each hole is complete.

    For example, Scottie Scheffler could tee off, but his American playing partner would be the one playing from wherever the world No. 1’s drive landed. Teammates alternate hitting tee shots, so Scheffler’s partner would begin the next hole.

    Whichever pair finds the cup in the fewest strokes wins that hole, with the hole tied if both teams manage it in the same number of strokes. The winner of the most holes clinches the match and a point for the overall scoreboard, with a tied match rewarding each side with half a point.

    You may see results listed like “won 4&3,” which would – in that case – mean a pair was four holes up with three holes to play and, as a result, could not be caught.

    Scheffler and Brooks Koepka made unwanted history in Italy two years ago when they were obliterated 9&7 by Scandinavian duo Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg, the largest margin of victory for any 18-hole match in Ryder Cup history.

    What are fourballs?

    The first two afternoons belong to the fourballs.

    Again, this is played in pairs and scored like foursomes, but this time players strictly hit their own ball as opposed to alternating shots: four balls are in play at the same time. The player with the lowest score wins that hole for his team.

    It is up to the home captain to decide which format will be played first, with new US lead Keegan Bradley opting to kick off proceedings with foursomes for the third successive tournament.

    Captains also have the critical power to choose which players to pair together, an intricate dance of team chemistry and opposition matchup that can make or break a Ryder Cup bid.

    European captain Luke Donald, retaining the armband after leading his side to triumph in Rome, has an advantage in that sense, with just one change to his champion roster: Rasmus Hojgaard in for his twin Nicolai.

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    Europe’s Rasmus Højgaard chips to the green during a practice round at the Ryder Cup golf tournament

    By contrast, only six players from that defeated Team USA lineup return: Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns and Justin Thomas.

    What are singles matches?

    Sunday is dedicated solely to the singles matches, 12 tense shootouts contested by one member of each team.

    Usual match play rules apply, with the player who scores lowest on each hole taking that hole in the race to secure crucial late points.

    Expect drama aplenty, with Sundays staging many of the greatest moments in Ryder Cup history, from The Battle of Brookline in 1999 to The Miracle of Medinah in 2012.

    It is worth noting that, in match play, players have the option to “concede” a hole. This almost exclusively happens around putts, typically very short ones, whereby a player can concede to his opponent and allow them to pick up the ball and win the hole.

    The most legendary such instance occurred in 1969, when Jack Nicklaus conceded a short putt to Tony Jacklin, confirming the first tie in Ryder Cup history. “The Concession” has since been heralded as a display of supreme sportsmanship, though US captain Sam Snead was not best pleased.

    “When it happened, all the boys thought it was ridiculous to give him that putt,” Snead would later remark. “We went over there to win, not to be good ol’ boys.”

    Who is playing?

    Six players qualify automatically for each team based on ranking points accumulated through seasonal performances, with wins at the four majors giving out the most points.

    United States captain Keegan Bradley points on the 16th hole during a practice round at the Ryder Cup golf tournament.

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    United States captain Keegan Bradley points on the 16th hole during a practice round at the Ryder Cup golf tournament.

    The remaining six slots on either side are left to the captain’s picks, a big talking point in the run-up to every Ryder Cup.

    Team USA

    Captain: Keegan Bradley

    Automatic qualifiers: Scottie Scheffler, JJ Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau

    Captain’s pick: Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay, Sam Burns

    Team Europe

    Captain: Luke Donald

    Automatic qualifiers: Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Robert MacIntyre (Scotland), Tommy Fleetwood (England), Justin Rose (England), Rasmus Hojgaard (Denmark), Tyrrell Hatton (England)

    Captain’s picks: Shane Lowry (Ireland), Jon Rahm (Spain), Sepp Straka (Austrian), Viktor Hovland (Norway), Ludvig Aberg (Sweden), Matt Fitzpatrick (England)

    What happened last time?

    Look away now, American readers.

    A spirited Sunday fightback proved too little too late as Team USA fell to a 16.5 – 11.5 defeat in Italy, the hosts tearing out of the blocks to avenge a record-breaking 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021.

    American captain Zach Johnson had faced criticism before a ball had even been struck at Marco Simone, with none of his six captain’s picks ultimately registering a winning record in Rome.

    Some Saturday evening drama did seem to spark an American response, with McIlroy having been incensed by the celebrations of US caddie Joe LaCava following a key putt for Cantlay.

    It led to an angry confrontation in the course parking lot and, although resolved over text, provides a juicy subplot heading into the next chapter of a storied rivalry this week.

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  • Sale 27-10 Gloucester: Gallagher Prem 2025/26 season begins with Sharks victory as Nathan Jibulu scores on debut

    Sale Sharks secure opening-night win of new season at home after coming back from being 10-5 behind to Gloucester at half-time; Nathan Jibulu scores on debut with Tom Roebuck and George Ford also prominent in victory

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    New Sale signing Nathan Jibul is tackled during the Sharks’ opening-night win over Gloucester

    New signing Nathan Jibulu scored a second-half try as Sale beat Gloucester
    27-10 to claim a bonus-point win on the opening night of the new Gallagher Prem
    season.

    The hooker, a summer acquisition from Harlequins, dived over the line from a driving maul in the 56th minute before Joe Carpenter and Hyron Andrews added late scores to secure the bonus point.

    England winger Tom Roebuck’s try put Sale ahead in the 16th minute but George Skivington’s visitors hit back through Jack Clement’s touchdown on the stroke of half-time.

    Yet Jibulu’s try levelled matters at 10-10 after Clement had been sin-binned and George Ford’s conversion edged Sale back in front at 12-10.

    Ford then supplied the pass to send Carpenter over for the hosts’ third try before Andrews grabbed their fourth for the bonus point.

    How Sale came from behind to open new season in style

    Sale began brightly with England fly-half Ford looking to orchestrate their attacks with some deft handling and probing kicks.

    Ford’s England team-mates Carpenter, Roebuck, Bevan Rodd, Asher Opoku-Fordjour and Ben Curry also started while new club captain Ernst van Rhyn led Sale for the first time.

    Gloucester’s club captain Tomos Williams made his first appearance since suffering a hamstring injury when playing for the British and Irish Lions during their summer tour of Australia.

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    He started alongside new signing Ross Byrne at half-back, while Harrison Bellamy made his first Prem start in the pack and new signing Ben Loader lined up on the right wing.

    But Sale opened the scoring when Roebuck collected a loose ball close to the Gloucester line and dived over to claim the first try of the new season.

    Ford could not convert but the hosts continued to hold the upper hand and thought they had been rewarded with a second try in the 31st minute.

    A Sale lineout on the right flank led to Rodd being driven over the line but the TMO chalked the try off for an obstruction as Gloucester survived.

    From there the visitors began to fashion some promising moves and they finally got off the mark in the 35th minute when Byrne kicked a long-range penalty.

    And their pressure told on the stroke of half-time when Clement charged through the home defence to cross the line from close range with Byrne converting to give Gloucester a 10-5 interval lead.

    Sale thought they had their second try shortly after half-time when scrum-half Gus Warr had a try ruled out by the TMO for a forward pass.

    Gloucester then lost their tryscorer Clement to the sin bin for bringing down a maul illegally and they were punished when Jibulu went over from close range and Ford converted before adding a penalty.

    Joe Carpenter (left) celebrates his try

    Joe Carpenter (left) celebrates his try

    With eight minutes remaining, Ford threw an exquisite pass out to Carpenter inside the right channel and the full-back showed his class to power over the line for a try which Ford converted.

    In the last minute, Andrews finished off some clever handling in the right corner for the bonus-point try.

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  • Fan gives back Mike Trout’s 400th career home run ball, but not before getting something cool

    Many people have a fond memory of playing catch with someone special — a parent, a grandparent, a sibling, a lifelong friend.

    A fan who sat 485 feet from home plate at Coors Field on Saturday probably never dreamed he’d be doing so with a future Hall of Famer.

    But thanks to his quick thinking, the fan, whose first name reportedly is Alberto, boldly asked Mike Trout for the favor after the Angels defeated the Colorado Rockies 3-0.

    What a cool request! Trout had already agreed to give Alberto — who attended the game with his wife and two children — three signed bats and two signed baseballs in exchange for the ball he crushed.

    While Trout signed the balls and bats in the dugout long after the game had ended, Alberto politely asked him while making a throwing motion with his right arm, “You mind if we play catch with a ball on the field?” the three-time American League Most Valuable Player didn’t hesitate, saying, “Yeah, you want to do it?” Alberto grabbed his glove.

    A post on the MLB.com X account shows Alberto tossing the ball back and forth to Trout, who catches it with his bare hands while wearing his cap backward. At one point, Trout says something to Alberto’s young son, who is watching in awe.

    And no wonder. Shortly before Trout hit No. 400, Alberto told Trout he’d turned to his son and said, “He’s got a lot of power.” No kidding, enough to drive the ball deep into the left-center field stands. Alberto caught the blast with his bare hands.

    It was Trout’s third home run of at least 485 feet since Statcast began tracking long balls in 2015, the most of any player. The 34-year old outfielder in his 15th season became the 59th MLB player to reach 400 homers and the 20th to hit them all with one franchise.

    The No. 400 ball clearly had more monetary value than the signed balls and bats, but nowhere near the value of a career 500 home run ball or, say, the home run the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman hit to win Game 1 of the 2024 World Series — which was sold at auction for $1.56 million.

    The home run was meaningful to Trout, who admitted to feeling pressure as he approached the milestone. It was only his second long ball since Aug. 7.

    He also recognized that catching the ball and returning it to the player who belted it was meaningful to Alberto, who likely has already done what dads do — play catch with his children.

    “Once they get older and realize, that’ll be an awesome memory for the dad to tell the kids, to experience that,” Trout told reporters. “I know how I felt when I went to a ballgame with my dad.”

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  • Phillies invite young fan to meet Harrison Bader after viral home run ball dispute

    Phillies invite young fan to meet Harrison Bader after viral home run ball dispute

    YOU HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL FAMILY HERE TODAY, ALL WEARING T SHIRTS TO CELEBRATE YOU. AND YOU GET TO BE DOWN HERE ON THE FIELD AND YOU’RE GOING TO THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH. AS A LIFELONG ORIOLE FAN, I MEAN, I CAN’T IMAGINE A MUCH BETTER DAY. WELL, YES, FOR FIRST, THE FAMILY. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL FAMILY. THEY’RE ALL GREAT. THREE CHILDREN AND THEIR SPOUSES, NINE GRANDKIDS AND NINE GREAT GRANDKIDS. AND THEY’RE ALL GOOD AND THEY’RE ALL SMART AND THEY’RE ALL SUCCESSFUL. YOU MUST BE SO PROUD. I AM. BOB STRASBURG WAS DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY IN 1943. VERY QUICKLY. THEN HE MADE HIS WAY TO EUROPE. I WAS 18 WHEN THEY DRAFTED ME. AND THEY SOMEHOW GOT ME IN THE ARMY ENGINEERS. I HAD BEEN GOING TO COLLEGE FOR AN ENGINEERING AT THE TIME, BUT EVERYBODY GOT DRAFTED AT 18. ULTIMATELY, AFTER TRAINING AND SO FORTH, I ENDED UP IN ITALY. WE DID BRIDGES, WE DID ROADS, WE DID STUFF LIKE THAT, AND WE WERE ABOUT THE BEST OUTFIT IN ITALY. SO THEY SAID, WE’RE GOING TO GO TO JAPAN, OKAY. OH, WOW. WELL, WE DIDN’T WANT TO GO THERE. WE WEREN’T AT THE PORT OF THE PORT TO LEAVE WHEN THE WAR ENDED. SO THAT WAS GOOD. WE HAD A PARTY OR SOMETHING. AS FAR AS THE BASEBALL PORTION FOR MONDAY, BOB WAS READY. LET HER RIP. RIGHT. AND IF THE ORIOLES NEED AN OLD RIGHT HAND UNDERHAND PITCHER, I’M AVAILABLE. TO BE FAIR, PITCHING HAS BEEN A BIT OF AN ISSUE, SO I WOULD STAY NICE AND LOOSE. OH YEAH, DON’T ASK ME ABOUT ORIOLE PITCHING. WHEN IT WAS BOB’S TURN FOR THE CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH, THE CROWD ROARED AND HE LOVED IT. STANDING AT FULL ATTENTION AND DRAWING EVEN MORE, HE WHISTLED A ONE HOPPER RIGHT OVER THE PLATE. A MOMENT HE, HIS FAMILY AND EVERYONE THAT WATCHED WON’T SOON FORGET. THANK YOU BOB, AND NATURALLY, I ASKED BOB THE KEY TO LIVING A VERY LONG LIFE. AND HE SAID, MAKE SURE TO SURROUND YOURSELF BY GOOD PEOPLE AN

    Phillies invite young fan to meet Harrison Bader after viral home run ball dispute

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    The Philadelphia Phillies invited a young fan to meet Harrison Bader following their 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night after an apparent dispute over a home run ball hit by the center fielder during the game. Bader hit a solo home run into the left field stands in the fourth inning at loanDepot Park. Several fans scrambled for the ball before a man came up with it and walked over and gave it to the boy and hugged him. Both were wearing Phillies gear.Video above: WWII vet throws ceremonial first pitch on Memorial DayMoments later, a woman, also wearing Philadelphia apparel, approached and appeared to shout at the man, who then grabbed the ball from the boy and gave it to her. It isn’t clear from videos circulating on social media who initially secured the ball when it landed. Later in the game, a member of the Marlins’ staff was seen giving the boy a prize pack, and he ended up going home with a signed bat from Bader, who met with him outside of the Phillies’ clubhouse after the game.The bizarre scene quickly went viral on social media and comes just days after another viral memorabilia-snatching moment in which a man took tennis player Kamil Majchrzak’s hat from a young fan at the U.S. Open and was widely criticized for the act.He apologized on social media on Monday and said he has returned it.

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    The Philadelphia Phillies invited a young fan to meet Harrison Bader following their 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night after an apparent dispute over a home run ball hit by the center fielder during the game.

    Bader hit a solo home run into the left field stands in the fourth inning at loanDepot Park. Several fans scrambled for the ball before a man came up with it and walked over and gave it to the boy and hugged him. Both were wearing Phillies gear.

    Video above: WWII vet throws ceremonial first pitch on Memorial Day

    Moments later, a woman, also wearing Philadelphia apparel, approached and appeared to shout at the man, who then grabbed the ball from the boy and gave it to her.

    It isn’t clear from videos circulating on social media who initially secured the ball when it landed.

    Later in the game, a member of the Marlins’ staff was seen giving the boy a prize pack, and he ended up going home with a signed bat from Bader, who met with him outside of the Phillies’ clubhouse after the game.

    The bizarre scene quickly went viral on social media and comes just days after another viral memorabilia-snatching moment in which a man took tennis player Kamil Majchrzak’s hat from a young fan at the U.S. Open and was widely criticized for the act.

    He apologized on social media on Monday and said he has returned it.

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    My scruffy little white ball of dryer lint went to doggy heaven yesterday. Here’s a picture of him with his “little” brother. I’m not looking for any condolences, I’m sad that he’s gone but had a good long happy life, which i was happy to give him. I just wanted to share him with all of you.

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  • The Maze Runner Movies are Running Towards a Reboot

    The Maze Runner Movies are Running Towards a Reboot

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    It’s now been five years since Disney bought 20th Century Fox, and we’re finally seeing that really pay off on the movie side. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is hitting theaters next week, Alien: Romulus and Deadpool & Wolverine are later this summer. What Fox movies are due next for a comeback? The Maze Runner series, naturally.

    Studio Thought Seed of Chucky Was ‘Too Gay, Too Funny’

    Per the Hollywood Reporter, 20th Century Studios is looking to reboot the YA sci-fi movies for a new generation. Heading up those efforts is writer Jack Paglen, best known for 2014’s si-fi thriller Transcendence starring Johnny Depp. Sources speaking to THR claim the reboot will look to continue the original story while also returning to the roots of that original film.

    In case you’ve forgotten, the original Maze Runner—directed by Wes Ball, who’s helming Kingdom (and eventually Legend of Zelda), and will produce this new flick—released in 2014 and was based on the dystopian YA books written by James Dashner. Dylan O’Brien starred as an amnesiac kid named Thomas who woke up in up in a big grass area home to other boys that’s also surrounded by a massive maze. Deeply curious and unable to shake that something was going on, Thomas worked to uncover the maze’s secrets and find a way for him and the other Gladers to escape.

    The Maze Runner franchise was one of many trying to chase after Hunger Games and Twilight money, and ended up succeeding. Its first movie made $348.3 million (against a $34 million budget), and its two sequels—2015’s Scorch Trials and 2018’s Death Cure—were equally big at $312.3 million and $288.2 million, respectively. (The latter film was infamously delayed after O’Brien was hospitalized for serious injuries and had to recover).

    Not long after the merger completed, Disney confirmed it’d eventually spin up new Maze Runner movies. Instead of pulling a Hunger Games and doing a movie or two based on the previously released prequel books The Kill Order and Fever Code, it looks like Disney’s decided to start anew. Rebooting not-that-old YA fare appears to be the move nowadays, if Twilight and (arguably) Percy Jackson are any indication. The original Maze movies were pretty fun, solid films, so here’s hoping the same is true of this reboot whenever it runs into theaters.

    Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.

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  • At This Chicago Dive Bar, Matzo Ball Soup Is the Malort Chaser of Choice

    At This Chicago Dive Bar, Matzo Ball Soup Is the Malort Chaser of Choice

    Chris and Calvin Marty, the owners behind Best Intentions, say they “don’t make a big deal” that they’re Jewish. The brothers, who opened their Logan Square bar in 2015, grew up in Cambridge, Wisconsin, a village about 60 miles west of Milwaukee and with a population of about 1,600. Less than 1 percent of Wisconsin’s population is Jewish, per a 2020 study from Brandeis University.

    ”We probably experience a little private guilt that maybe we’re not the best Jews — we never went to temple, we never had bar mitzvahs,” says Chris Marty.

    The bar’s menu definitely contains some decidedly unkosher items like the Cuppa Shrimp with mild sauce, a gnarly cheeseburger, and red wine-braised short rib. The harissa chicken provides another nod to the Middle East. But tucked within the menu lies a surprise — matzo ball soup — and a great version at that, with a rich broth darkened by duck fat yet brightened by heavenly wafts of ginger and lemongrass.

    Yes — a place like this uses duck fat for its matzo ball soup.

    In Chicago, it’s not especially hard to find a bowl of matzo ball soup, as a basic version appears on the menu of every self-respecting Jewish deli in town. But in recent years, the dish has begun to spring up in some unexpected places, too, including while perched on a bar stool on a rainy Friday in Logan Square and double-fisting a dirty martini. Best Intentions manages to channel the best of Wisconsin dives and serve fun, well-executed bar food. It was immediately clear that whoever created Best Intentions had spent some time in Wisconsin’s many unironic watering holes like River’s End in rural Ontario.

    “In Jewish American food, the two big things are matzo ball soup and bagels – what’s more ubiquitous than the two of those?” posits Zach Engel, chef and owner of Michelin-starred Israeli and Middle Eastern restaurant Galit in Lincoln Park. Even his mother, an unenthusiastic home cook, makes a “pretty killer” version for family holiday meals: “As far as representations of Jewish culture, [matzo ball soup] makes us look pretty good.”

    Best Intentions reopened in 2023 after a three-year hiatus.

    A group of three women smile and talk at the bar.

    A dollop of burrata and beans.

    This burrata with white bean anchoïade shows the ambition at this dive bar.

    A griddled cheeseburger in a paper bag with fries and a can of pickle beer.

    Cheeseburger (Land O’ Lakes white American cheese, dill pickles, joppiesaus).

    Matzo ball soup was once on the menu at Galit, but Engel hasn’t served it since the pandemic began as the restaurant has shifted to a four-course menu of shared dishes; soup is difficult to share. Nevertheless, Engel says he’s watched with interest as more restaurants work to attract diners with unexpected food while simultaneously tapping into a feeling of cozy familiarity. “Matzo ball soup is a super straightforward way to get people to feel a level of comfort in their heart, but it’s still interesting,” he says.

    Though their exact origin is hazy, the proliferation of matzo balls — a simple mixture of matzo meal, beaten eggs, water, and schmaltz, or chicken fat — is generally attributed to German, Austrian, and Alsatian Jews who adapted regional Eastern European soup dumplings to suit Jewish dietary laws. No matter its history, the matzo ball’s simplicity also means that even unenthusiastic home cooks can deliver a version that will please a crowd.

    The mixture is formed into balls (as usual, there’s debate over the supremacy of fluffy “floaters” or toothsome “sinkers”) and simmered in boiling water or even better, soup stock, until they swell into spongy spheres. Given the relatively small number of American Jews — about 7.6 million, or 2.4 percent of the total U.S. population, and a mere 319,600 in the Chicago area, according to the same Brandeis study — Ashkenazi-style Jewish deli cuisine has made an outsized impact on mainstream American culture in general, from corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day to Meg Ryan’s infamous faux-gasm in rom-com icon When Harry Met Sally.

    A bowl of matzo ball soup.

    Best Intentions chef Bryan McClaran had never tried matzo ball soup before making it.

    As a child, Chris Marty was close to his great-grandmother, Hannah Westler, who fled antisemitism in Europe around the turn of the century and immigrated to Milwaukee, where she worked “14,000 jobs” to put her sons through law school. The brothers grew up eating her matzo ball soup, which she made from a recipe featuring a special twist: vodka. Years later, her boozy invention would inspire them to create a matzo ball cocktail for a local bartending challenge, an exercise that rekindled their connection to their family’s past.

    Though he’d heard of it before, Best Intentions chef Bryan McClaran, who’s worked at the Cambodian restaurant Hermosa and the Asian-influenced Bixi Beer, hadn’t actually tried matzo ball soup when his bosses pitched the idea. Research involved YouTube videos, cookbooks, and some New York Times articles from the ’80s, and in the end, the first version he wound up tasting was his own. Together, the brothers and McClaran worked to hone a recipe that would be worthy of the history it represented.

    “The big thing for us, other than nailing the consistency of the matzo ball, was not to goy it up with dill,” Chris Marty chuckles. “Anywhere we go with my mom, if there’s matzo ball soup, we’ll order it. She’s always like, ‘Why do the goys have to load it up with so much fucking dill?’”

    “Matzo balls aren’t going anywhere”

    It’s a Saturday in March at nearly 18-year-old deli Eleven City Diner, and owner Brad Rubin is holding court from a roomy booth inside his South Loop deli-diner hybrid. Founded in 2006 as an ode to casual midcentury hospitality, the restaurant, which at one point had a Lincoln Park location, has endured long enough to become a pillar of Chicago’s Jewish culinary scene while attracting non-Jews with a retro aesthetic and plentiful plates of food.

    Rubin bursts with pride as he recounts his family’s Ashkenazi immigrant history and explains the meaning behind each photograph, vinyl record, and painting on its walls. His clear, resonant voice rings out as he bids farewell to customers (he learns all of their names) and jokes with employees.

    It’s also impossible to ignore that at least a cup, if not a bowl, of matzo ball soup can be found on half the tables. The broth is light but not additive-yellow, with fluffy-yet-firm matzo balls noteworthy for both their ample size and distinctive green flecks of parsley, mostly for color. However one feels about parsley, the diner’s version serves well as a baseline matzo ball soup — uncomplicated, nostalgic, and reminiscent of a bubbe’s concoction with slightly more polish. There are no surprises in Eleven City’s bowl, and in this way, it’s a stark contrast to McClaran’s melange of elegant aromatics and ducky character at Best Intentions.

    People sit on stools beside a long, low-lit bar with checkerboard flooring.

    Rubin’s resonant tone, however, drops to a hush as he admits Eleven City hasn’t had kreplach since COVID began. The diners who used to order it have since moved out to the suburbs, he says. Kreplach are small and plump dumplings stuffed with fillings like meat and mashed potatoes — cousins to Polish pierogi, Russian pelmeni, Italian stuffed pasta, and Chinese jiaozi. The difference between matzo balls and kreplach is mostly negligible, but, according to Rubin’s numbers, the gap in sales was significant. “Matzo balls aren’t going anywhere,” Rubin affirms.

    Indeed, in recent years they’ve also cropped up on the menu at seemingly random spots like Armitage Ale House, Lincoln Park’s British pub from Au Cheval owner Hogsalt Hospitality. In West Town, chef Zoe Schor also served a pepper-laden matzo ball soup at Split-Rail, which she closed in late 2023. Schor isn’t shy about her Jewish American identity but the restaurant, a neighborhood hit known for fried chicken, was never positioned as a particularly Jewish spot. But for Schor, the soup was about something bigger than Split-Rail – its presence marked a broader movement among chefs seeking to connect with their own background.

    “I feel like in terms of the zeitgeist of becoming classically trained and cooking the food you grew up eating, Ashkenazi Jewish culinary traditions were a little later to hit the trends,” she says. She’s been happy to see the ripple effects manifest in spots like Russ & Daughters, the 110-year-old New York appetizing store that launched a wildly successful cafe in 2014. “I think it’s very cool and important that we continue these traditions and the conversation.”

    The early 2010s saw a matzo ball revolution of sorts, arguably ushered in by the 2013 debut of Shalom Japan, a Brooklyn restaurant where chefs Aaron Israel and Sawako Okochi have made a major splash with their matzo ball ramen. In Chicago, some had the audacity to suggest adding jalapeno, and in 2020, the short-lived restaurant Rye in West Loop made matzo balls with blue corn masa. The dish has come a long way in, at least in the canon of Jewish culinary history, a very short time. But by its very nature, matzo ball soup is relevant not due to its ingredients, but rather, the sensory and emotional experiences it evokes.

    A ladle pours broth from a bot into a bowl.

    A bowl of matzo ball soup with carrots, parsley, and celery.

    It’s difficult to pin down why exactly matzo ball soup has risen to such a cross-cultural level of notoriety. But a look back at the soup’s lore in the U.S. may shed some light. Take Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller — please. It’s hard to imagine a worse pairing than the legendary Hollywood sex symbol and the Jewish Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who devoted much of his career to shedding light on the American everyman.

    As the story goes, the couple frequently dined at the home of Miller’s mother, Isadore, who served a lot of matzo ball soup. They ate it so much that at one point, Monroe reportedly quipped, “Isn’t there any other part of the matzo you can eat?”

    With that, a star was born and the humble, homely matzo ball was catapulted into American pop-culture history.

    In the wake of the Holocaust, the mid-1950s (the couple married in 1956) was an unusually optimistic era for American Jews, who began to enter the middle class and seek higher education. For the first time, the American public was exposed to stories like Oscar-winning 1947 film Gentleman’s Agreement, which starred cinematic icon Gregory Peck as a non-Jewish reporter who poses as a Jew to research an exposé on antisemitism.

    Despite ongoing institutionalized discrimination at universities and social hubs like country clubs, American Jews at the time saw broader social acceptance than perhaps in any other millennia of Jewish history. And suddenly, that cultural validation reached new heights. Monroe, the blonde bombshell herself, was eating matzo balls too, lending mainstream credibility to a tradition that’s endured in Chicago and across the country well beyond Miller and Monroe’s marriage, which lasted less than five years.

    Though reluctant to get “too high-minded” about what it means to serve Jewish food in a non-Jewish context, for Chris Marty, it points to a desire to push back on a national political shift toward exclusion. “I think society is pretty shitty right now,” he says. “People are highly intolerant and very insular… The beauty of the bar and restaurant industry — especially in Chicago — is that you have that willingness to just love it if it’s good.”

    A crowd clusters around a bar corner in a low-lit space.

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  • Akira Toriyama Rode the Cloud Into Imaginations Everywhere

    Akira Toriyama Rode the Cloud Into Imaginations Everywhere

    On Friday morning, Bird Studio, a small production workshop in Nagoya, Japan, announced the death of its founder, Akira Toriyama, the legendary manga artist, character designer, and creator of the long-running manga and anime franchise Dragon Ball. Toriyama died on March 1, at age 68, due to an acute subdural hematoma—a blood clot in his brain. The news of his passing has sparked a global outpouring of kind words and heartfelt illustrations, a testament to the late mangaka’s massive multigenerational impact.

    Toriyama was, without a doubt, one of the most influential figures in the history of comics and cartoons. He was also a pivotal figure in the popularization of manga and anime outside Japan. Where Hayao Miyazaki is rightly lauded as a hero of theatrical anime, Toriyama was a god of manga and television anime, looming large for nearly half a century before his passing. The studio Toei Animation’s earliest adaptation of Dragon Ball consisted of 153 episodes roughly split into nine story arcs that aired in Japan throughout the late 1980s and appeared only briefly—at least initially—in North America via The WB network. Dragon Ball was the story of Goku, a young boy with spiky hair and magical powers and rigorous martial arts training, on a quest to collect the seven magical orbs—the titular Dragon Balls—required to summon Shenron, a dragon with the power to grant the summoner a single wish before once again scattering the Dragon Balls across earth. Toriyama was heavily inspired by the classic premodern Chinese novel Journey to the West, and yet Dragon Ball was unmistakably original in its art style and its mischievous humor. Toriyama was a mythmaker for a new medium and a new century.

    With time, Toriyama wrote Dragon Ball into a more mature direction, and Toei spun the newer volumes into a sequel series, Dragon Ball Z, a much edgier show full of angsty heroes, ruthless villains, awesome superpowers, intergalactic intrigue, cataclysmic battles, and excruciating cliff-hangers: “Next time on Dragon Ball Z!” The Goku of Dragon Ball Z was a grown man, a husband and a father, and while his kindhearted son, Gohan, would in some sense preserve the gentler spirit of the earlier Dragon Ball, Super Saiyan Goku would come to iconically embody the fierce heroism of battle shonen. Cue Linkin Park.

    Dragon Ball had an inauspicious launch in the West. Time Warner initially brought both Dragon Ball and then later DBZ to North America, airing the latter alongside Batman: The Animated Series and The Animaniacs, with extensive edits to tame the vulgarity and violence for younger audiences. But violence and vulgarity were rather essential to the appeal of DBZ, and the anime series wouldn’t really take off in North America until Time Warner moved it to Cartoon Network and its action-adventure programming block, Toonami, in August 1998. This version of DBZ featured a new English voice dub, less censorship, and a clearer sense of the target audience. DBZ aired alongside the magical girl series Sailor Moon and the space-mech saga Gundam Wing, among other popular anime of the late 1990s. Toonami raised a generation of kids and thus nudged anime into the mainstream. None of these shows were bigger than Dragon Ball Z. None of their creators were bigger than Toriyama.

    Toriyama unleashed something in the modern imagination with the Dragon Ball franchise. Anime had long been seen as something strange and even illicit in North America, an array of sketchy titles filling out the back shelves of video rental shops, next to the porn. Fist of the North Star wasn’t exactly an after-school show. Manga was in an even weaker position, with few serialized titles finding any substantial distribution and readership in North America outside of Katsuhiro Otomo’s cyberpunk classic Akira and Rumiko Takahashi’s fantastical rom-com Ranma ½. Toriyama didn’t just find an audience for Dragon Ball—for so many fans, he redrew the whole notion of comics and cartoons and superheroes. In the West, Dragon Ball was a sensation unlike anything before it, and while in subsequent years anime has produced a few dozen battle shonen hits in roughly the same vein, Dragon Ball is still unrivaled in its influence; the creators of later shows such as Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece will be the first to tell you that they owe everything to Toriyama.

    Dragon Ball, as a cultural phenomenon, has never really ended. Toriyama oversaw its expansion into a multibillion-dollar multimedia universe: Dragon Ball, then DBZ, GT, Kai, and Super; the 21 theatrical releases over the years, most recently Broly and Super Hero; and video games such as Dragon Ball FighterZ. Dragon Ball is a gateway, and Toriyama was the best sort of gatekeeper, one eager to invite every kid into his creative vision.

    Toriyama’s death comes as a shock; he was old, but not that old, and there were no public signs of declining health. In an industry full of rapidly grayed creators run ragged by the unsparing demands of the profession, Toriyama was forever youthful and always smiling. In its announcement of his death, Bird Studio said Toriyama “still had several works in the middle of creation with great enthusiasm.” It’s strange to think that he was so prolific, his influence so multigenerational, and yet, somehow, his work is now unceremoniously unfinished. His influence has spread so far and wide in the decades since he ended Dragon Ball in May 1995, after 42 volumes, with a parting message to his readers: Tackle life with as much energy as Goku! I’ll try to do the same!

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  • Gallagher Premiership: Bath beat Harlequins to go top as Exeter and Northampton also win

    Gallagher Premiership: Bath beat Harlequins to go top as Exeter and Northampton also win

    Gallagher Premiership round-up: Bath move above Sale after their 25-17 victory over Harlequins; Northampton enjoy narrow 31-29 victory away at Gloucester and Exeter Chiefs beat the Leicester Tigers 29-10 to extend their unbeaten home run

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    Joe Cokanasiga scored two tries for Bath in their victory over Harlequins

    Bath top the Gallagher Premiership at Christmas after winning an absorbing battle with fellow title contenders Harlequins 25-17 at the Rec.

    England wing Joe Cokanasiga scored twice, with his second try clinching an important bonus point late on. Other Bath tries went to lock Elliott Stooke and flanker Miles Reid, while the Londoners stayed in contention with tries from fly-half Marcus Smith, hooker Jack Walker and flanker James Chisholm.

    Cokanasiga opened the scoring within two minutes but Russell’s conversion attempt was wide, only for Smith to dance through the home defence to score at the other end moments later before hooking his kick against a post.

    Joe Cokanasiga got Bath off to a dream start after scoring an early try

    Joe Cokanasiga got Bath off to a dream start after scoring an early try

    The swirling wind and rain made handling difficult and Bath looked particularly vulnerable in defence, although the only score of the first half came when Russell put the hosts 8-5 ahead with a penalty.

    Bath struck quickly after the restart with a catch-and-drive try by Stooke and followed up in the 48th minute with another spectacular effort by Cokanasiga, who steamrollered over Smith’s attempted tackle, with Russell’s conversion – the first of the game – increasing the lead to 20-5.

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    The visitors were not about to lie down and Smith’s penalty to the corner led to a catch-and-drive for Walker on his 50th appearance since joining from Bath.

    Smith converted but Bath were gaining the upper hand and Russell’s inch-perfect tactical kicking set up a line-out in the corner. This time it was Reid who profited, leaving the home side with an 11-point lead and just six minutes to defend it.

    Unfortunately for Quins, Chisholm’s last-minute score came too late. They might have claimed a losing bonus point but Smith again hooked his conversion against a post.

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    Exeter Chiefs 29-10 Leicester Tigers

    Exeter maintained their superb home form as they defeated Leicester 29-10 in front of a record crowd at Sandy Park.

    An attendance of exactly 15,000 witnessed the Chiefs end their 2023 home campaign in style with a bonus-point win as they stretched their unbeaten Sandy Park run in all competitions to 23 matches, spanning a period of 61 weeks.

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    It took the Tigers a long time to find their way into the game, despite many of their internationals returning to duty. They trailed 24-0 early in the second half and, when they finally did fight back, they had left themselves too big a mountain to climb.

    Chiefs centre Henry Slade had another an excellent game, once more staking his claim for an England recall for the upcoming Six Nations.

    Gloucester 29-31 Northampton Saints

    Adam Hastings missed a 45-metre angled penalty with the last kick of the match as Gloucester suffered a 31-29 Gallagher Premiership defeat to Northampton before a crowd of over 15,000 at Kingsholm.

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    Hastings’ failure took Gloucester’s losing run in the league to seven games but it was rough justice on them for they had dominated a one-sided second half.

    When the hosts trailed 24-7 after 35 minutes, another loss looked a near certainty but a yellow card for Saints centre Rory Hutchinson saw an instant change in momentum as Gloucester scored 22 unanswered points.

    Freddie Clarke, Chris Harris, Matias Alemanno and Santiago Carreras scored their tries with Adam Hastings adding three conversions and a penalty.

    Curtis Langdon scored two tries for Northampton, with Alex Mitchell, Alex Coles and Tom Litchfield also on the try-scoring sheet as Fin Smith added three conversions.

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  • Saracens 38-15 Northampton Saints: Sean Maitland escapes sanction, scores twice to seal Premiership final place

    Saracens 38-15 Northampton Saints: Sean Maitland escapes sanction, scores twice to seal Premiership final place

    Sean Maitland (two), Ivan van Zyl, Max Malins score tries for Saracens, who were also awarded a penalty try in Premiership semi-final win vs Northampton; Maitland fortunate to avoid sanction for taking George Furbank out in the air in opening seconds; Sarries will face Sale or Leicester

    Last Updated: 13/05/23 6:04pm

    Max Malins scored one of five Saracens tries as they booked a place in the Premiership final after victory over Northampton

    Saracens surged into the Gallagher Premiership final but their 38-15 victory over Northampton was tinged with controversy after Sean Maitland plundered two tries having escaped an early card.

    Last season’s runners-up were irresistible for long spells of a one-sided play-off at StoneX Stadium as they set up a Twickenham showdown with either champions Leicester or Sale, who meet on Sunday.

    But Northampton will feel aggrieved that Maitland was not at least sin-binned for clattering into George Furbank with his elbows during an aerial collision that left the England back needing lengthy treatment.

    Referee Karl Dickson issued only a penalty and in making a quick decision declined to consult the TMO with the game just 25 seconds old.

    To rub salt into the wound, Maitland scored Saracens’ opening two tries as part of an unstoppable first half that produced a 21-3 lead which was only briefly threatened when Northampton fought back in the third quarter.

    A penalty try and Max Malins’ touchdown shut the door on the possibility of an upset and Saints, who barely fired a shot before the break, were well beaten by opponents seeking a sixth Premiership title.

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    Scrum-half Ivan van Zyl was named player of the match but Alex Goode could easily have been chosen given his influence in the opening stages.

    When Northampton attacked and were turned over, Goode launched a stunning counter-attack given pace by Maitland but Alex Lozowski lacked the speed to finish the move.

    Goode’s vision was on display again in the seventh minute when he chipped through for Maitland to score, but it was a good afternoon to be pulling the strings with Saracens dominating the gainline.

    Dave Ribbans and Northampton had to accept Premiership semi-final defeat in London

    Dave Ribbans and Northampton had to accept Premiership semi-final defeat in London

    Maitland was over again in the 23rd minute after sustained pressure ended with Farrell producing a precision grubber for the Scotland wing to touch down.

    Any time Northampton got the ball they were hammered backwards in the tackle but they could only blame themselves for the next try as, having conceded a penalty, they switched off to allow the quick-thinking Van Zyl to tap and go for an easy run-in.

    Saracens led 21-3 on the half-hour mark and when faced with a rare assault on their line they rolled up their sleeves and sent Saints packing.

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    Nick Tompkins’ turnover shortly after the interval typified their resolve in defence and the third quarter was harder work, with Northampton showing the fire that had been missing in the first half.

    Alex Mitchell skipped over in the 56th minute and Saints engineered a superb try soon after when stylish play ended with Courtney Lawes sending James Ramm over.

    But the comeback was over when Saracens’ maul forced a penalty try that also saw Tom James sent to the sin-bin, before Malins completed the rout. Sarries’ Maro Itoje was yellow-carded late on.

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  • Gallagher Premiership: Northampton Saints thump Newcastle Falcons in final game to boost play-off hopes

    Gallagher Premiership: Northampton Saints thump Newcastle Falcons in final game to boost play-off hopes

    Northampton thrash Newcastle at Kingston Park to tighten grip on play-off place with London Irish only side able to deny them a top-four spot; Irish trail Saints by seven points but have two games in hand; Northampton run in 10 tries during 66-5 demolition of Falcons on Friday night

    Last Updated: 21/04/23 10:37pm

    Alex Mitchell scored the first of Northampton’s 10 tries against Newcastle on Friday night as the visitors ran out 66-5 winners at Kingston Park

    Northampton Saints remain main in the hunt for a Gallagher Premiership semi-final place after easing past rock-bottom Newcastle Falcons with a 66-5 win at Kingston Park.

    Two tries from Tom Collins, along with efforts from Alex Mitchell and Juarno Augustus offset an early Adam Radwan try for the home side and gave Saints a commanding lead at the break.

    Further scores in the second half from Paul Hill, Fin Smith, a second from Mitchell, Sam Graham, Tommy Freeman and David Ribbans condemned Newcastle to their heaviest defeat of the season.

    Saints must now wait and see if they will make the top four, with London Irish, the only side able to catch them, seven points adrift but with two games in hand.

    Irish visit table toppers Saracens on Sunday, before concluding their regular season at home to Exeter Chiefs on May 6.

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    Story of the game

    Northampton’s semi-final hopes were dented after just four minutes when a neat passage of play released Radwan for the hosts, who darted past his man and dived over the corner flag.

    But the Saints responded in kind in the eighth minute as Mitchell sidestepped an attempted tackle to breeze through and leave Smith the simplest of conversions.

    Collins produced a moment of quality in the 16th minute, intercepting a pass before hacking the ball forward and outpacing two Falcons players to score in the corner, while he went over again on the half-hour mark for his 50th try in 145 appearances for the club following a TMO review.

    Radwan was unfortunate soon after when a storming run down the right-hand side almost ended with a magnificent score, but a heroic challenge from Mitchell forced him into touch before going over.

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    Augustus breached the hosts’ defence on the stroke of half-time to earn a priceless bonus point for the away side, with Smith kicking his fourth conversion of the opening 40.

    It was more of the same after the break as Hill powered over for the Saints’ fifth try of the night before Newcastle’s Mateo Carreras was sent to the sin bin for a no-arm tackle three minutes later.

    He was duly punished as the visitors scored four tries in 11 minutes with Smith, Mitchell, Graham and Freeman the beneficiaries.

    There was still time for Ribbans to bulldoze his way through to add an exclamation point to an emphatic Saints win, their third of the season over the Falcons.

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  • Gallagher Premiership: Exeter edge Sale 24-22 to clinch 10th successive win

    Gallagher Premiership: Exeter edge Sale 24-22 to clinch 10th successive win

    Josh Hodge scored two tries for Exeter, with Harry Williams grabbing the other as Harvey Skinner converted all three and supplied two penalties to guide Exeter to a 10th win in a row; Tom Roebuck, Ewan Ashman and Sam Dugdale scored Sale’s tries

    Last Updated: 26/02/23 4:45pm

    Josh Hodge scored two tries for Exeter against Sale

    Exeter’s impressive run at Sandy Park continued with a 10th consecutive victory in all competitions as they beat Sale 24-22 to maintain their hopes of an end-of-season Premiership play-off spot.

    There was little between the teams but once again ill-discipline played a huge part in Sale’s downfall, conceding 14 points when playing with only 13 men.

    The defeat leaves Sale 11 points behind Saracens at the top of the table and realistically Sharks must beat the leaders at the AJ Bell Stadium next week if they are to have any hope of finishing the regular season in pole position.

    Josh Hodge scored two tries for Exeter, Harry Williams the other, with Harvey Skinner converting all three and adding two penalties.

    Tom Roebuck, Ewan Ashman and Sam Dugdale scored Sale’s tries, with Robert Du Preez kicking two conversions and a penalty.

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    Sale included former Exeter stars Jonny Hill and Tom O’Flaherty in their line-up, with scrum-half Raffi Quirke on the bench.

    Exeter head coach Ali Hepher said: “They picked up a couple of yellow cards as our attack created those situations and we were ruthless in taking our opportunities during that period.

    “It was a crucial game to win and very important to get over the line. However, being 11 points up at half-time and playing into the wind, we then allowed them to squeeze us as we needed to be smarter by managing the game better.

    “We’ve been stuck on three tries on an incredible number of occasions so we need to convert that figure to five or six.

    “The boys are fighting and they are desperate to win but we need to mould that desire to produce better performances as we seem to be slipping off in our intensity in the third quarter.”

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    With Sale conceding a host of penalties, Chiefs were able to dominate the early exchanges. Jack Nowell split the defence with one enterprising run but despite being under sustained pressure, the visitors managed to keep their line intact.

    After 12 minutes, Exeter suffered a blow when their fly-half Skinner was yellow-carded for a high challenge, with Du Preez kicking the resulting penalty.

    Skinner was still in the sin-bin when Sale extended their lead with a superb solo try from Roebuck. On halfway, the wing received possession before weaving his way through the defence and then round Hodge to score. Du Preez converted to give Sale a useful 10-point lead at the end of the first quarter.

    Skinner returned with no further damage done to the scoreboard and in time to see Williams open his side’s account by crashing over from close range, with Sale’s flanker Dugdale yellow-carded for collapsing a driving maul.

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    Within minutes Bevan Rodd had followed his team-mate to the sin-bin as the prop was pinged for a deliberate offside.

    Despite being down to 13, Sale should have scored their second try. Du Preez twice hacked on the loose ball and it bounced kindly, but remarkably O’Flaherty failed to collect with the line beckoning.

    Exeter made them pay when skilful play created two tries for Hodge in quick succession, both being converted by Skinner to give Chiefs a 21-10 half-time lead.

    Both Dugdale and Rodd had returned by the restart and it was Dugdale who raised his side’s spirits with a couple of lively bursts, the second of which resulting in a try for Ashman.

    With 20 minutes remaining, Quirke and Josh Beaumont were introduced as Sale continued to boss the second half and eventually their dominance was rewarded when Dugdale forced his way over.

    Du Preez missed the touchline conversion before Skinner sealed victory with a 40-metre penalty with eight minutes left on the clock.

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  • Gallagher Premiership: Joe Launchbury to join Harlequins after spell in Japan

    Gallagher Premiership: Joe Launchbury to join Harlequins after spell in Japan

    Last Updated: 21/11/22 5:44pm

    Former Wasps lock Joe Launchbury will join Harlequins after a stint in Japan

    Joe Launchbury has signed for Harlequins on a multi-year deal and will join the Gallagher Premiership club in the summer following a stint in Japan.

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  • Bath 19-18 Leicester Tigers: Hosts pick up final-play Gallagher Premiership win after Will Butt try

    Bath 19-18 Leicester Tigers: Hosts pick up final-play Gallagher Premiership win after Will Butt try

    Gallagher Premiership weekend schedule – Friday: Bath 19-18 Leicester Tigers; Saturday: Gloucester vs Newcastle Falcons (3pm), Exeter Chiefs vs London Irish (5pm); Sunday: Saracens vs Northampton Saints (12.15pm)

    Last Updated: 11/11/22 10:46pm

    Will Butt’s stunning late finish saw Bath steal victory in the final play vs Leicester in the Premiership

    Bath pulled off a stunning 19-18 victory over defending Gallagher Premiership champions Leicester with a remarkable finish at the flag by right wing Will Butt in the closing seconds.

    For a side who have spent so much time at the bottom of the table, a third successive victory is a fair indication of progress under the new coaching team headed by Johann van Graan.

    Tigers seemed to have gained full reward for a dominant first-half performance, but they conceded a scrum penalty in the Bath half with just 80 seconds remaining.

    Matt Gallagher’s hopeful touch kick could not have been closer to the corner and Bath seized the opportunity with secure line-out possession and a succession of drives to the line before Gallagher set Butt free. Bailey’s conversion was wide but it did not matter.

    The Rec has seen a few narrow finishes over the years, but this was as close a squeak as any – and never more welcome for the Bath faithful.

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    Bath had been quickly on the scoreboard with an Orlando Bailey penalty from 30 metres.

    But it was an unequal struggle for the next half hour as Leicester brought their heavy guns into action, particularly through the muscular presence of wing Nemani Nadolo.

    Nadolo, soon to leave Tigers for a mid-season move to the Waratahs, scored a trademark try after just five minutes, rampaging through the attempted tackles of Butt and Jamie Shillcock. Freddie Burns, whose skip pass created the score, converted from the touchline.

    The Fijian was just as much a threat in midfield, adding his pace to the visitors’ heavy infantry as Bath’s defence struggled to cope with the pace and angles of running.

    Centre Harry Potter almost profited from a sniping run by Richard Wigglesworth only for Ollie Lawrence to force a knock-on, while Ted Hill made an equally telling tackle on Harry Wells under the Bath posts.

    Burns stretched the visitors’ lead to 10-3 with a penalty and they might have had more to show for their territorial domination had Shillcock not been so alert at the back.

    Bath’s try on the half-hour therefore came right out of the blue, as Lawrence broke from deep and Bailey found Jonathan Joseph with a flat pass. The England international broke through and Miles Reid was in support to put Hill away, stepping out of Nadolo’s tackle to score. Bailey’s conversion was just wide.

    With only a two-point lead from 67 per cent possession, Leicester were not to be long denied however, and prop James Cronin touched down from a catch-and-drive after a rising penalty count saw Bath forced into defending a
    line-out in the corner. Burns was unsuccessful with his kick too.

    Bath were in more combative mood after the break and the hard-running Lawrence was stopped under the posts. Tigers continued to hold out until Bailey settled for a close-range penalty.

    Burns hit back with a long-range penalty on 65 minutes, but Bailey helped himself to a third successful kick at the other end after Burns was guilty of a deliberate knock-on to keep Bath within four points before snatching victory at the death.

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