NEW YORK — When Shohei Ohtani was a sophomore in high school, his baseball coach at Hanamake Higashi High School introduced him to a method of self improvement called the Harada Method.  Named for Takashi Harada, a former physical education teacher in Japan, the method found its way to Hanamake Higashi through Hiroshi Sasaki, the…

Ed Cubberly had never heard of Anthony Hopkins when he received a phone call from Kathleen Gerlach, the assistant costume designer on a movie he knew nothing about. It was 1989, and the film version of “The Silence of the Lambs” was two years from becoming a critical and commercial sensation. Cubberly, a full-time nurse…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On a clear fall night last week, 11 seventh- and eighth-grade offensive players huddled up and waited on instructions from Greg Olsen. Two of Olsen’s former Carolina Panthers teammates were stationed nearby on the artificial turf game field. Luke Kuechly worked with the defensive scout team, while Jonathan Stewart offered a blocking…

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Sporting Lisbon over the hire of Ruben Amorim as head coach. As part of the deal Amorim is set to stay with Sporting for their next three games, including against Manchester City on Tuesday and Braga on November 10, meaning he would first take charge of United away at Ipswich…

We’ve seen this pitching matchup before. Given fully rested pitching staffs, when they could have picked any healthy arm on their rosters, the Dodgers and Yankees chose Jack Flaherty and Gerrit Cole to start Game 1 of the World Series. Tonight, looking to clinch or stay alive, each team is turning again to its best…

Major League Baseball has banned the two New York Yankees fans who grabbed Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts’ glove, pried it open and jarred the baseball loose from attending Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night, a league spokesperson told The Athletic. Austin Capobianco, 38, from Connecticut, was…

Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have welcomed New York-based Allyn family as new minority investors in the League One club. In a joint statement, the Hollywood actor duo said: “Wrexham has earned the world’s attention and we are focused on bringing on board world-class partners to help with the next phase of our…

NASCAR suspended Truck Series driver Conner Jones for one race on Wednesday after he intentionally crashed another driver, Matt Mills — who was hospitalized for two days over the weekend as a result of the wreck. Jones, 18, lost his temper while racing Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway and rammed into Mills’ rear bumper, sending Mills’…

The Indianapolis Colts’ decision to replace young franchise quarterback Anthony Richardson with 39-year-old Joe Flacco offers a window into a poorly understood NFL world. The decision makes no sense on the surface because Richardson has started only 10 games, including six this season, and the variance in his play was predictable. The organization at every…

Brad and Charlie Hart are season-ticket holders at Spurs. Father and son, they always sit near the tunnel at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and at full time, after every game, 10-year-old Charlie will rush to try to get the attention of the players as they walk off the pitch. But earlier this month, after Tottenham…