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Ben SolakAug 25, 2025, 06:15 AM ETCloseBen Solak joined ESPN in 2024 as a national NFL analyst. He previously covered the NFL at The Ringer, Bleeding Green Nation and The Draft Network.In a not-so-distant future, sportswriters around the country might be tasked with writing a quick summary on the Bengals’ trade of star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson. To help them with that mad scramble, I have written two ledes (that are free to copy, word for word). Here is the first:After consecutive seasons missing the playoffs, the Bengals continue reloading their roster, trading away a 30-year-old pass rusher after a…

In August, track down the constellation of Hercules, the hero. It is well placed from the northern hemisphere at this time of year, but finding it requires a little bit of celestial sleuthing owing to the fact that the constellation contains no really bright stars. Once seen, however, it seems to dominate its patch of the night sky.The chart shows the view looking west-south-west from London on 25 August at 10pm BST. The constellation’s most recognisable feature is the four stars making up the keystone shape that represents Hercules’s body.The constellation was one of the 48 constellations defined by Ptolemy…

Every January, Ben Sorkin and Max Teirstein embark on an adventure to celebrate their anniversary—a “big winter trip,” as they call it. After meeting on a dating app in January 2021, the two quickly bonded over their love of exploration, even if their first pandemic-era dates were limited to socially distanced hikes and home-cooked meals.  To kick off 2025, the then-Boston-based couple searched for something rugged, outdoorsy, and on the opposite side of the globe. Sorkin, the more points-savvy of the two, secured a week-long journey to New Zealand and Australia. While the total cash cost would have been more…

Kilmar Abrego Garcia (Center) and his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura (Center Right) enter a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office on Monday in Baltimore, Md. The U.S. government is threatening to deport Garcia, a Maryland construction worker from El Salvador, to Uganda after he rejected a plea deal to be charged with human smuggling and deported to Costa Rica. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March and later returned to the U.S., was taken into federal custody Monday morning by immigration authorities.…

Colorado Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer, left, and catcher Austin Nola, right, look to the bullpen after relief pitcher Seth Halvorsen left the mound because of an injury in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. It was a lost weekend for the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies were swept in a three-game series by the Pirates in Pittsburgh, getting outscored 18-1 at PNC Park. It’s been that kind of season for the Rockies as they have the worst record in…

Space heaters come in all shapes and sizes and use different elements to heat a room. We’re here to help you find the perfect fit for winter.  Hector Roqueta Rivero/Getty ImagesSpace heater priceMost electric space heaters that operate solely in that function (and not as a dual air purifier) are priced below $150, with many models on this list costing less than $100. Several smaller, well-regarded budget models may even run you less than $50. The size of the unit, additional features, number of settings and heating element all contribute to the overall cost of a space heater.Space heater sizeThere…

A threadfin butterflyfish swims though the Red Sea. A recent experiment suggests that these fish may experience something like pleasure. Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images We tend to credit animals like cats and dogs with a certain degree of mental complexity. But fish aren’t usually afforded that kind of praise. “They do not talk, they do not bark,” says Caio Maximino, a neuroscientist at the Federal University of the South and Southeast Pará in Brazil. “We usually think, ‘Well, these are very simple-minded animals. They are like little robots…

When the Beach Boys started back in 1961, they seemed like little more than a novelty surf band that would vanish from memory by the following summer. But 64 years later, against all odds, their saga remains ongoing. They survived surf music falling out of style, severe mental illness, musical differences, an unfortunate association with the Charles Manson cult, and even the deaths of all three Wilson brothers.  Brian Wilson died on June 11, but the music he created lives on in Mike Love and Bruce Johnston’s touring incarnation of the Beach Boys, and in Al Jardine’s new tour with…

August 25, 20252 min readHow You Search the Internet Can Reinforce Your Beliefs—Without You Realizing ItUsers’ Internet search questions can strengthen echo chambers, even on factual topics, but there are simple ways to lessen the effectBy Simon Makin edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier People’s views are becoming more and more polarized, with “echo chambers”—social bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs—exacerbating differences in opinion. This divergence doesn’t just apply to political opinions; it also touches on factual topics, from climate change to vaccination.And social media is not the sole culprit, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National…

A female jaguar is shrouded by palm fronds just 10 feet away from our safari vehicle. She bites into the hind leg of a cow carcass, sending a loud snap through the thick air. As our car idles, Lucas Nascimento Morgado, a young biologist who works for a jaguar NGO called Onçafari here in the southern Brazilian Pantanal, grins giddily. “This is a special sighting, my friends,” he says. Over the next week he’ll repeat this a lot, and it’s always true.The Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland, stretching across more than 42 million acres and two states in…