Neymar signs Barcelona contract until 2021 and other top stories.

• Neymar signs Barcelona contract until 2021

  Alejandro Moreno and Mark Donaldson wonder if Neymar is better off at Barcelona or leaving the shadow of Lionel Messi. Neymar said he was "a little intimidated" when he first joined Barcelona, but he now feels at home as he finally put pen to paper on a new five-year deal on Friday. Barcelona confirmed in July that Neymar had agreed to extend his Camp Nou stay until 2021, and earlier this week said the superstar was set to actually sign the contract. And on Friday the club released a photo of th..

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• Grading another narrow BYU loss, at No. 14 Boise State

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• Cubs Are Hitting, Winning and Defying the Ghosts

  

  Photo Addison Russell of the Cubs was safe at first after Pedro Baez bobbled the ball on Thursday night. Credit Mike Nelson/European Pressphoto Agency LOS ANGELES — It took 13 years, and of course it would be an unlucky number. These are the Chicago Cubs, after all, and no omen is too trivial. Not with that triple-digit streak of seasons without a World Series title, anyway.Thirteen years ago, the Cubs returned to Wrigley Field for Game 6 of the National League Champion..

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• John Mara's mistake should scare NFL owners straight

  

  Josh Brown told the world he was a hopelessly arrogant abuser that August day when he said he was "not OK with the decision" the NFL had made in benching him one game for assaulting his wife.Brown knew he had already admitted in documents not yet released that he had "physically, verbally, and emotionally abused my wife," and that he'd viewed her as "my slave," yet the New York Giants kicker had a problem with the league suspending him for one single solitary Sunday. In fact, Brown said he was "..

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• New England Patriots

  

  This story is part of ESPN The Magazine's Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!New England PatriotsOverall: 17 Title track: 2 Ownership: 20 Coaching: 2 Players: 2 Fan relations: 12 Affordability: 79 Stadium experience: 36 Bang for the buck: 37 Change from last year: +8If quarterback Tom Brady serving a four-game suspension to open the NFL season was supposed to get Patriots fans down, it didn't work. In fact, optimism for the team might be at an all-time high as the Patriots improved eight..

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• Soccer-European leagues to end fixture-clash agreement with UEFA

  

  (Adds detail)By Brian HomewoodZURICH, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Europe's soccer leagues escalated the dispute with UEFA over recent Champions League changes on Friday when they said they would end the agreement which ensures that European and domestic fixtures do not clash.Lars-Christer Olsson, chairman of the leagues' umbrella organisation (EPFL), said they had been left with "no option but to end the memorandum of understanding" after European soccer's governing body announced changes to the Champion..

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• One win away: Cubs embrace their date with history

  

  LOS ANGELES -- One win away. The Chicago Cubs are one win away from their first World Series since the Harry Truman administration. Drink in those words.One win away.But also feel free to ask yourself: Are those the most beautiful words in the universe? Or are they the most scary words in the universe?Editor's PicksWith Addison Russell and Javier Baez taking the lead, the Cubs took Game 5 and sent the NLCS back to Wrigley with a chance to clinch a Series berth.Check out the game and series sched..

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• Red Sox: New big bats spell doom for Blake Swihart in 2017

  

  If the Boston Red Sox sign a new bat to replace the retired David Ortiz, there won’t be a place for Blake Swihart to crack the starting roster. Will trade talks follow?Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal reports, “That Swihart was so unceremoniously relieved of his duties in April and shifted to left field shortly thereafter suggests that director of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski does not think highly of his future behind the plate.” Instead, a log jam, consisting of Sandy Leon, Rya..

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• Rodgers throws 3 TD passes, Packers beat Bears 26-10

  

  AP 4:07 a.m. EDT October 21, 2016Chicago Bears quarterback Matt Barkley (12) throws during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 26-10. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)(Photo: The Associated Press)GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Davante Adams woke up Thursday not knowing if he would be cleared to play after spending a few days in the NFL's concussion protocol.The doctors gave him the go-ahead in the early af..

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