Survivor Series shake-up For the second month in a row, WWE has made a huge change to a pay-per-view: AJ Styles is now set to square off against Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series after he defeated Jinder Mahal on “SmackDown” to become WWE champion. Unlike at last month’s TLC event — where Kurt Angle made his long-awaited WWE in-ring return — this was a creative decision rather than several talents being sidelined with a viral infection....

The Music Row Democrats (MRD) aim to do just that. Founded earlier this year in Nashville by a small group of country music industry leaders who say they were tired of feeling as if they had to apologize for being Democrats, the organization insists it can help Kerry win Tennessee and other battleground Southern states by appealing to the popular music genre’s huge fan base in the region. “It’s our view that the interests of country music fans, many of whom are middle-class, blue-collar folks, are not being served by the Republican party,” says MRD co-founder Bob Titley....

Golovkin and Derevyanchenko will enter the ring at Madison Square Garden on Saturday and battle for the vacant IBF middleweight title, which Alvarez left behind when he couldn’t reach an agreement with Derevyanchenko. Alvarez tried to avoid the mandatory opponent in favor of a matchup with Demetrius Andrade, but when his plan fell apart, he elected to jump weight classes for a fight with Sergey Kovalev. Now Golovkin (39-1-1) is looking to win the title dropped by his rival....

November’s ranking sees Ghana move from a previous 52nd position of October to a current 51 spot, with an accompanying rise in total accumulated points by six. Placed 53rd in November last year, Ghana now find themselves between Nigeria (50) and Venezuela (52) on the ladder. On continental level, Ghana, however, made a step back to the ninth spot, only ahead of Cote d’Ivoire in the top 10. Senegalese, who have risen to 23rd on the world ranking - their best ever in history - have taken over Africa’s top spot, ahead of Tunisia (27), Egypt (31), DR Congo (36), Morocco (40), Burkina Faso (44), Cameroon (45) and Nigeria (50)....

We take you through the highs and lows of the Americans' performance against one of their biggest rivals. The goodJohn Brooks: The 21-year-old’s contribution to the U.S. could be neatly summed up by a late two-minute stretch. There was, of course, the dramatic header that won his team the game, but almost as important was the following corner kick. This time at the other end, Brooks got up to block a goal-bound Ghana header, potentially saving a goal....

Ian Maxwell spoke on BBC Radio 4 to defend his sister as her trial on sex trafficking charges at the end of the month approaches. She is Epstein’s former lover and accused of grooming underage girls for the New York financier to abuse between 1994 and 2004, which she denies. Ian Maxwell was asked whether the motivation behind prosecuting his sister was her link to Prince Andrew. He said: “Clearly she was, she is, a good friend of Prince Andrew, I don’t know when the last saw time they saw each other....

Specifically, the indictment alleged that Maxwell “enticed and groomed” minors girls to engage in sex with Epstein. She allegedly did this by first befriending the girls. She allegedly asked about their lives and took them shopping or to the movies. Later on, she would “normalize” their sexual abuse, the indictment further alleged. The normalization allegedly occurred through “discussing sexual topics, undressing in front of the victim, being present when a minor victim was undressed, and/or being present for sex acts involving the minor victim and Epstein,” the indictment said....

To prove it, he modeled for the cover of Sports Illustrated wearing only body paint on the upper half of his body. Boy, is he ripped or what? MORE: Lawmakers want tobacco out of MLB | Cubs hire Manny Ramirez | Vintage spring training art Giancarlo Stanton (SI) This was the first time anyone graced the cover of the sports magazine wearing body paint. Stanton’s model physique comes at the perfect time, too, as spring training began on Tuesday for the Marlins....

The Giants shortstop tied a major league record Monday and early Tuesday with seven hits in a marathon game against the Marlins in Miami. MORE: If A-Rod wants to play again, where might he wind up? Crawford’s record-tying hit came in the top of the 14th inning off Marlins righty Andrew Cashner. The single scored Brandon Belt from second base to break a … wait for it … 7-7 tie....

Sandoval, recently released by the Red Sox and re-signed by the Giants, had just gone 1-for-4 with a double against Round Rock in his first game of what is likely to be a very short stay in Sacramento. Sandoval grounded out in his first two at-bats against starter Clayton Blackburn, but pulled the first pitch he saw in the fifth inning — a fastball, in and off the plate — for a ball that went to the rightfield wall....

Panik, 24, is hitting .312 with eight home runs and 37 RBIs in 100 games this season, but has been plagued by a lower-back issue since late July and had a setback last week. He underwent an MRI Monday. MORE: 10 greatest Giants of all time Pence has been in and out of the lineup all year — he’s played in just 52 games — and with the Giants falling to 7 1/2 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West it may be more prudent to let him heal....

New York and Washington hold the NFC’s final two playoff spots at 7-5-1, two weeks after a matchup between these NFC East rivals ended in a 20-20 tie. Not only are the Seahawks sitting right behind them in the wild card race, but the Lions are surging into the conversation as well. It may not be the most aesthetic game, but the result will matter considerably. Plus, even when the quality of football isn’t great, these two franchises always find a way to entertain when they face off....

Now Seventh Avenue is looking to California. At Manhattan clubs, the regulars are decked out in taffeta, velvet and sequin-encrusted bathing suits. Michael Kors offers an emerald green off-the-shoulder bathing suit that can be taken to the islands and worn to a pool party or slipped under a velvet skirt for cocktails. The inspiration is straight out of the Pacific-although the matching crushed-velvet leggings are a concession to colder climates....

Gifts to Avoid You may want to give your physical therapist a gift to thank him or her for helping you during your rehabilitation. If you require physical therapy over the holiday season, you may feel compelled to give your physical therapist a gift to express your gratitude. Or, you may wish to give your physical therapist a gift to celebrate National Physical Therapy Month. (It’s in the month of October....

READ MORE | Wondolowski, Green shine in challenging USA win against Cuba Another match that before the game looked like an opportunity for a blowout for Mexico passed with a close result. That was always possible, and really it is any time any two teams take the field, such being the beauty of international soccer. That will be of little solace to Mexico fans tired of seeing their team scrape by, but they can comfort themselves knowing that the edition of the team on display tonight was a different group than the one that will take on the United States and Panama when the final round of World Cup qualification begins next month....

Hilarious footage shared on social media showed a reluctant Chow Chow giving up his walk and lying on the ground in New York’s Central Park. The amusing clip then shows the pooch’s owner desperately attempting to inspire the dog to walk by dragging him across the park using his lead. Sharing the video to Facebook, onlooker Beth Chase, who lives in Falmouth, England, wrote: “Fluffy doggo didn’t fancy a walk....

The debate over carbs and fats has been simmering for decades, driven in no small part by millionaire diet doctors with book sales at stake. But the latest round of the nutritional slugfest began on July 7, when the cover of The New York Times Magazine pictured a larded slab of beef, a pat of butter on top, alongside the provocative title “What If Fat Doesn’t Make You Fat?” For anyone who just wants to drop a few pounds, the dueling prescriptions can be hopelessly confusing....