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Barca outrage over disallowed goal Having not started for United in 385 days, Schweinsteiger was handed his first full game under Jose Mourinho for Sunday’s tie and, while he looked sluggish at times, by the end of the game he looked like a man truly enjoying himself once more. From training with youths to working alone with a personal trainer, it was hardly the start to the 2016-17 season the 32-year-old was expecting....

The legendary golden retriever/bat dog shared remorse on Twitter after he charged onto the field during the first inning of the Triple-A baseball game between Lehigh Valley and Buffalo on Wednesday. Rookie has retrieved bats for the minor-league Trenton Thunder since 2013—he is the third bat dog for Trenton since his grandfather Chase became the first trained bat dog in 2000—and got a little overzealous and took off from the Bison’s dugout to the mound during Cavan Biggio’s at bat at Sahlen Field....

Pure politics helps explain why the White House has long been expected to ban federal funding for research on stem cells extracted from human embryos. The Roman Catholic Church hierarchy has vigorously opposed the procedure as a violation of the sanctity of life. At Rove’s urging, President Bush has been avidly and visibly courting Catholics, delivering the commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame, receiving Catholic leaders at the White House, and effusively praising Pope John Paul II (“he is never more eloquent than when he speaks for a culture of life…”)....

The boys are Beavis and Butt-head, two animated miscreants whose adventures at the low end of the food chain are currently the most popular program on MTV. Caught in the ungainly nadir of adolescence, they are not nice boys. They torture animals, they harass girls and sniff paint thinner. They like to burn things. They have a really insidious laugh: huh-huh huh-huh. They are the’ spiritual descendants of the semi-sentient teens from “Wayne’s World” and “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” only dumber and meaner....

Increasingly, though, the battle for the soul of Indonesia looks to be painted in shades of green–the flags of militant Islamists versus the camouflage of the Army. “The government’s weakness is breeding radicals,” says Ulil Abshar-Abdalla, head of a moderate Muslim group. That’s true on both sides: without effective civilian leadership, the debate over which kind of country Indonesia should be is slowly being ceded to fire-breathing fundamentalists and their opponents in the military....

Travelling supporters at Bayern’s 2-1 win over Anderlecht on Wednesday unfurled a banner lamenting the cost of €100 to attend the game, while some threw bundles of fake money onto the pitch. FCB 15/2 to win Champions League European football’s governing body this week charged the Bundesliga champions for the “throwing of objects” and an “illicit banner”, with the case to be dealt with on December 7. But speaking ahead of Saturday’s top-flight trip to Borussia Monchengladbach, veteran boss Heynckes insisted fans were well within their rights to protest....

Bayern, cup champions in three of the last four seasons, led in the third minute of the game when Lewandowski lifted a shot over goalkeeper Ralf Fahrmann after timing his run onto Franck Ribery’s perfect pass. Luis Enrique to leave Barcelona Lewandowski turned provider for the second Bayern goal with Ribery again involved, Thiago Alcantara beating an out-of-position Fahrmann with a cute header into his bottom-left corner. A third goal arrived before half-time as Bayern continued to dominate, with Lewandowski tucking home another Ribery assist to extend their unbeaten run to 15 matches, while defender Holger Badstuber saw red late on against his parent club....

Carlo Ancelotti’s men have already clinched the Bundesliga title and will see out the rest of the campaign with third-choice goalkeeper Tom Starke. Schweini: Bayern will win CL soon With Starke selected for Saturday’s clash with Darmstadt, Bayern announced via Twitter that Ulreich will miss the remainder of 2016-17 following an injury to his elbow in training. Starke was making his first appearance of the season and just his sixth league outing in total since joining Bayern from Hoffenheim in 2012....

Yet somehow, Baylor keeps falling. And the three one-loss teams in front of the 8-1 Bears — none of which has better wins — keep pulling away. “I can politic for our team, and that’s winning every time we step on the field,” Baylor coach Art Briles said. MORE: Week 13 picks | Coaches who must win big … or else | College Football Playoff rankings Even that hasn’t been enough....

Three years ago, Baylor was without a home. Three years ago, Baylor’s best hope to stay relevant in the fluid and frenetic world of conference expansion was Conference USA. Or the now defunct Big East. Or going it alone as an independent. MORE: Midseason All-America team | Memorable BCS moments | Top rivalries “Our summer of discontent,” says Baylor president Ken Starr. Now look: drive south down I-35, roll up one of those rare hills in Central Texas and see what Art Briles built rise before your eyes....

The first thing you need to know is that not everyone is at risk for osteoporosis. About 8 million U.S. women and 2 million men have the disorder. Women over 50 are the most vulnerable because they can lose as much as 20 percent of their bone mass in the years around menopause. They’re also more likely to have it if they’re Asian or Caucasian, have a family history of osteoporosis or weigh less than 127 pounds....

We all think this way, lovers and haters of Martha alike. Her detractors say, Sure, I could have made millions teaching people how to make marzipan kumquats–but I’m too busy thinking about world peace. Her fans just want the kumquats. They divide into Do-Marthas and Be-Marthas, says Susan Wy-land, editor of Martha Stewart Living. The “Dos” follow the recipes, maybe re-cover a chair. The “Bes” covet. They’ll obsess over “Martha Stewart’s Home for the Holidays” (CBS, Dec....

MORE: 2016 fantasy football quarterback rankings The Bears’ TV network did not show a replay of the injury or alternate angles, citing the graphic nature of the injury. MORE: Bears WR on Jay Cutler: ‘He’s the pretty girl that doesn’t wear makeup’ According to NFL Media, Shaw suffered a broken leg just above his ankle. He’ll undergo further tests at a local hospital to determine severity of the injury before undergoing surgery as soon as Saturday night....

That Florida State vs. Oregon argument? Gone. That Baylor hasn’t played anyone argument? Gone. If you think that’s crazy after one wild Thursday night, consider this: the one team, the one coach, who knows how to beat college football king Alabama better than any, gets a shot at the Tide on Saturday. And if anyone in this sport fits crazy, it’s Les Miles. “This is November, man,” said Baylor cornerback Demetri Goodson....

White exited Sunday’s matchup with the Lions in the third quarter with an ankle injury and limped off the field, unable to return. White, who caught six of nine targets for 55 yards before the injury, was beginning to get in sync with the Bears offense after missing his entire rookie season with a a stress fracture in his shin. FANTASY: Week 5 WR rankings | Injury updates Pace said surgery is an option for White, who led the Bears with 36 targets, converting into 19 receptions for 187 yards....

The original cover for the album Yesterday and Today, taken by photographer Robert Whitaker, featured John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr wearing butchers’ coats while holding baby doll parts and meat. Before its release, the cover was met with a backlash from some who had seen advance copies, including DJs and reviewers, prompting Capitol Records to replace it with an image of the musicians posing around a steamer luggage trunk....

Police allegedly found Keffeler and a bloody Pappa in a Seattle apartment in December, according to Seattle TV station King 5. Pappa was bloody because of a stab wound to the abdomen, according to the report. NFL PLAYOFFS: Divisional round picks | Fantasy rankings | PLUS: SN All-Pro team The report says Pappa and Keffeler have different stories about what happened, and that Pappa had surgery for his wounds....

Americans watching Serbia’s aggression also are watching the presidential candidates’ responses to it. Margaret Thatcher, who favors airstrikes and weapons for Bosnia, says to Americans, “This is mainly a great moral question. And if there is one country in the world which came to life on a moral basis, it was America.” Our foreign policy has indeed been intermittently influenced by the fact that our nation’s founding document affirms the universal validity of certain truths that are “self-evident,” meaning clear to minds unclouded by superstition and ignorance....