A forward at Northeastern and a guard at Oregon are in their mid-20s and still playing.
By TIM CASEY
Financial fair-play rules forced a change in club strategy, one that has had some unexpectedly happy results.
By RORY SMITH
The backup goalkeeper for Sutton, Wayne Shaw, said he knew about a bet on whether he’d have a pie during the match and had eaten because of it.
By VICTOR MATHER
Mayor Bill de Blasio, still struggling with the fallout from a series of deaths of vulnerable children, named a new child welfare commissioner on Tuesday, choosing a longtime social services official who had left government for the private sector.
The new commissioner, David Hansell, replaces Gladys Carrión, who announced in December that she would step down as head of New York’s Administration for Children’s Services amid a wave of scrutiny and criticism.
When State Senator Bill Perkins won a special election last week for an empty seat on the New York City Council, he became the first in a wave of state legislators who are expected to ask voters this year to help them make a similar jump — and in the process gain a hefty pay raise.
“Sounds like I’m in the vanguard,” Mr. Perkins said the day after winning the Feb. 14 special election.
The president has not set foot in the city since his inauguration, puzzling and emboldening some protesters in his hometown.
By SARAH MASLIN NIR
A bull escaped from a slaughterhouse in Queens and eluded the police for more than two hours before being captured and taken to a shelter, where it died.
By ANDY NEWMAN
LOS ANGELES — In an embarrassment for Dalian Wanda Group, the Chinese conglomerate determined to become a global film superpower, its first mega-budget production, “The Great Wall,” fizzled in North American release over the weekend.
“Moonlight” and “Arrival” walked away with the top screenplay honors on Sunday night at the Writers Guild Awards, the last of the major industry prizes to be doled out before the Oscars this coming Sunday. “Moonlight” won for best screenplay, and “Arrival” for best adapted screenplay; it was based on the Ted Chiang novella “Story of Your Life.”
The Void, a Utah-based start-up, bets that by making V.R. both social and spontaneous, it can draw throngs and make a mint. Some big names are taking notice.
By BROOKS BARNES
The last of the major industry prizes before the Oscars were doled out on Sunday, in ceremonies that included political jabs at President Trump.
By CARA BUCKLEY
London Fashion Week was drawing to a close Monday night, but amid the heavy smoke and gilded mirrors of Annabel’s, the legendary Mayfair club, the fun had only just begun.
An hour after the last model stomped off the catwalk at the Burberry show in nearby Soho, Katie Grand, the stylist and Love magazine editor in chief, opened the doors to a no-holds-barred party in celebration of the latest cover of her magazine.
LONDON — Outside the Houses of Parliament on Monday, protesters gathered, placards raised, to protest against the possibility of a formal state visit by President Trump, while inside, lawmakers debated its pros and cons. But the chauffeured cars carrying their fashion week passengers all over London just sped by. When times seem black and conditions grim, sometimes it feels safest to retreat into fantasy.
What will a wedding announcement look like 165 years from now? Here’s one idea.
By CURTIS SITTENFELD and MATT CARLSON
Christopher Bailey at Burberry reflects Henry Moore’s sculptural silhouettes, while Christopher Kane gets dirty and Mary Katrantzou goes Disney.
By MATTHEW SCHNEIER
