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That’s the story of Hillary Clinton, who looked set to win four years ago, until she didn’t. But to the mounting terror of Democrats, it’s also the situation Joe Biden finds himself in as polls have tightened as we are in the general election sprint to November 3. The Biden campaign—eyes wide as they look to upend the electoral map by winning states like Arizona, Georgia, or Texas—publicly waved away concern about the state of the Latino vote for months, until senior advisor Symone Sanders acknowledged the campaign “has work to do” with the community on September 13....

So were his coaches and teammates. Burrow looked every bit of the quarterback he showed himself to be during his stunning sophomore campaign. There were lofted dimes, laser beams and everything in between for the former No. 1 overall pick. It was an impressive display, one that made something very clear to Cincinnati personnel: Burrow is back. “He was smooth as usual, cooler than the flip side of a pillow,” linebacker Logan Wilson said, per the Cincinnati Enquirer....

As such, it’s only natural that Burrow would draw much attention on social media. And it’s not just about his skills on the field. Indeed, Burrow has become increasingly popular on TikTok in recent weeks. Why? Because many are posting thirst trap videos involving him. Even the NFL put one out. I wish I was kidding. Those posts will evoke feelings from cringe to comical among those that see them, but at least some of the Joe Burrow TikToks out there have brought forward interesting points about Burrow....

Adam Stevens, a successful crew chief in the Nationwide Series with Busch, will move up to Cup and be the crew chief for Busch’s No. 18 team. The JGR teams struggled as a whole in 2014 even though Hamlin had a shot at the title and ended up third in the final Chase standings. Hamlin and Busch won one race each and combined for 16 top-fives. Matt Kenseth, who will remain paired with crew chief Jason Ratcliff, was seventh in points and winless with 13 top-fives....

Talladega always features diverse strategies in a bid to stay out of the multicar crash that often occurs at the track that puts drivers in tight packs of cars, storming around the track at 200 mph. It’s quite a site as drivers race inches off one another’s bumpers. It’s also a recipe for disaster for drivers caught up when someone loses control or has a mechanical issue. MORE: Gibbs’ drivers racing after inspection issues...

The tech billionaire posted a challenge to Putin and the Kremlin earlier this month for a physical fight, with the winner getting Ukraine, in a move that sparked a huge reaction online. “I hereby challenge Владимир Путин [Vladimir Putin] to single combat Stakes are Україна [Ukraine],” Musk wrote on March 14. In a second tweet, he tagged the Russian leader, writing: “Do you agree to this fight?'” Now, podcast host and MMA commentator Rogan has waded into the discussion and offered to train Musk for this hypothetical fight, noting that such a brawl would be “epic....

The Sixers opened the season with 14 consecutive wins at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, but they have dropped back-to-back games on their home court, the latest a 117-98 loss to the Luka Doncic-less Mavericks on Friday. The 76ers — who have lost three straight games overall and are now sixth in the Eastern Conference at 20-10 — have looked like a shadow of the team attempting to reach the NBA Finals....

Late in Monday night’s game between the 76ers and Hawks, Joel Embiid was caught giving the middle finger to Kevin Huerter. Embiid, finishing off a career night with a personal high of 49 points, picked up a defensive rebound with about 24 seconds left in the game. He was making his way across court to dribble out the clock when Huerter came sprinting over to steal the ball away. Puzzled, Embiid quickly gave him a subtle middle finger....

The Sixers big man has been criticized for being overweight as he rehabs from a foot injury, but he can still play ball. Before Philadelphia played Utah on Friday, Embiid showed he could still get up when he threw down an East Bay dunk. Whew. MORE: Dwight Howard on ‘The Odd Couple’ | Wesley Matthews gets emotional | Classic Craig Sager suits That’s a 7-footer going between his legs for a jam....

Gallo, the Rangers slugger, was matched up against Snell, the Rays left-hander, on the first night of the “MLB The Show 20” Players League. In the first inning, Snell left a pitch out over the plate and Gallo, as himself, did what he does best in real life: hit it a long way. Pretty good work by someone who says he plays mostly “Call of Duty.” Maybe it was because of his recent indoor batting drills....

Porter was placed on leave Tuesday, and was only away from the team for a few short days before being brought back. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office dropped on Thursday an assault charge stemming from an incident in which Porter still faces disorderly conduct and summary public drunkenness charges. MORE: Kansas City weather for Chiefs-Steelers playoff game favors who? After the Steelers’ playoff win Sunday over the Dolphins, Porter allegedly lifted a doorman off the ground outside a Pittsburgh bar and restaurant, then got into a physical scuffle with a police officer before being arrested on charges of assault, resisting arrest, trespassing and disorderly conduct....

Not even the Reds knew why he did it and they, like us, were completely guessing as to why this happened. Votto is a native Torontonian, and apparently the jokesters at MLB Network tried to prank him earlier this season and he decided to just own it. So there's that.

After receiving doughnuts from an anonymous Marlins player presumed to be Ichiro on Monday, Votto returned the favor to the newly minted member of the 3,000-hits club with 51 pregame pizzas. MORE: MLB’s best ballpark food of 2016 The substantial amount of food gifted by Votto turned out to be game fuel for Ichiro, who raised his MLB hit total to 3,007, tying him with Al Kaline for 28th on the all-time list....

As the Kentucky head coach was doing a halftime interview with SEC Network’s Laura Rutledge, the Mizzou Arena crowd provided a very loud “Cal you suck!” chant. When Rutledge asked Calipari for his thoughts on the rowdy student section, the coach abruptly walked away from the interview. MORE: Miami’s coach dances after OT win over Virginia Calipari got the last laugh as the Wildcats defeated the Tigers 72-62.

The pair started dating in early 2019 after the WWE star and actor’s high-profile split with ex-fiancee and WWE Diva Nikki Bella in 2018. Cena and Shariatzadeh made their red carpet debut last October at the premiere of his film “Playing With Fire.” Shariatzadeh was born in Iran but is a Canadian citizen and works as a product manager for a tech company in Vancouver. MORE: John Cena on Nikki Bella: ‘I had my heart broken out of nowhere’...

It started on Sunday after a Twitter user shared a screenshot of a September 30 tweet from Cleese, where he said he had signed a letter “in solidarity” with J.K. Rowling. The letter was published in The Sunday Times earlier this year after the Harry Potter author was accused of transphobia over comments she made about transgender people. Cleese’s reply to the user prompted another person to question his support for Rowling and ask if he really believes “there is some deep conspiracy to turn people ‘against their genders....

Demers will be leaving after revelations his department secretly seized records from Democrats and members of the media. The resignation comes as questions about Demers involvement of the efforts to seize the phone data from House Democrats and reporters as part of investigations into leaks were rising. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below: Demers, who was sworn in a few weeks after the subpoena for the Democrats’ records, is a Trump appointee who has remained in the Biden administration....

In a weak field of competitors, having the best two men play another day is good news for U.S. tennis. In the women’s competition, No. 1 seed Serena Williams wasted little time in dispatching countryman Vania King. Shelby Rogers and Christian McHale lost their second-round matches, but Varvara Lepchenko advanced. Nicole Gibbs provided the biggest American surprise of the afternoon. Gibbs, a player from Cincinnati who is No. 136 in world rankings, beat 23rd seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3....

“I just played a few songs to try to help bring comfort to some of the survivors of last week’s tragedy in Dayton,” he wrote on Instagram. “My heart breaks for everyone who lost someone. I love how everyone rallies around one another during their time of grief. But our nation should not keep putting ourselves through these preventable traumas.” The musician is a native of Springfield, Ohio, about 30 minutes northeast of Dayton....

MORE: Sports figures who support Donald Trump Damon, for whatever it’s worth, seemed to go all in for the dude. First, the longtime MLB center fielder and author of an autobiography entitled “Idiot” introduced his chosen candidate to his hometown. “I love the energy. Let’s bring it for Donald Trump, we love it!" Damon said. “A lot of you guys probably did not know that I am from Orlando. I’ve been here for 37 years, and my dad was a military veteran....