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ISTANBUL – For years, Varan Suzem used to visit the Kiral Coffeehouse near his home, where men from his Istanbul neighborhood chatted for hours, parted from the little ones, drank cups and played backgammon and cards. “I used to come here every day,” said Mr. Suzum, 77, a retired textile …

A Texas high school footballer who was accused of refereeing during a game earlier this month has been told he will not be able to play in a league-sanctioned game for the 2020-21 season. The Corpus Christi-Keller-Times reports that the executive committee of the University Intersolithic League informed 18-year-old Emanuel …

Lamar Jackson spent the first three quarters running through the Cleveland Browns – 124 yards and two touchdowns (at least once he got the right cleats, of course). He then spent most of the quarter in the locker room – a lot of people were watching Naline watching on television …

The playoff race is heating up in the NFL, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came close to consolidating the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2007 when the Arizona Cardinals moved back to No. 7. The Green Bay Packers get the top seed with a win in the NFC and a …

On “Monday Night Footbal.” Jackson, who temporarily left the game in the fourth quarter, engineered two late scoring drives after returning to the game. Marquez Brown temporarily gave the Ravens the lead with his 44-yard touchdown pass. His four completions on Baltimore’s last drive left Justin Tucker’s game-winning 55-yard field …