Senior Taliban Leader Was A Fake, Officials Say

Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an NHL team five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins. The Blues fired Bannister on Sunday and hired Montgomery as his replacement, a stunning move a quarter of the way through the NHL season that puts a seasoned coach in charge of shepherding St.

The Broncos are without a key defensive player. Starting defensive end Zach Allen (heel) is inactive for Denver’s road matchup against the Raiders on Sunday afternoon at Allegiant Stadium. It’s the first game Allen has missed as a member of the Broncos. Allen was a limited participant on Wednesday due to rest.

Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general. Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held their places behind the Ducks, who are the last unbeaten team. The shuffling begins at No.

NEW YORK — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83. Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early Sunday that Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife, Kristen, present.

Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Live updates First-quarter updates Third-down conversion (2:18 p.m.): Bo Nix finds Courtland Sutton for a 17-yard gain on third-and-13. — Nguyen Rookie-to-rookie connection (2:15 p.m.): Bo Nix connects with Devaughn Vele for a 23-yard completion.

By JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year. Jon M. Chu’s lavish big-budget musical “Wicked,” starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, debuted with $114 million domestically and $164.2 million globally for Universal Pictures, according to studio estimates Sunday.