What to Read This Weekend |
 | | Finn Kolesnik, facing camera, across from his regular partner, Jacob Freeman.Francesca Canali/ACBL |
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Finn Kolesnik was ready to shoot his shot. The 16-year-old bridge player was on the phone with one of the greatest players alive. Would he join Kolesnik’s team? |
The man on the other line, the 82-year-old Bob Hamman, was thrilled to hear the young player’s request. “There’s not enough young people playing,” he said. Sure, he’d join Team Kolesnik, and he’d bring his longtime bridge partner, Peter Weichsel, 77, along for the ride too. |
The unlikely group, which included Kolesnik’s bridge partner, the 20-year-old Jacob Freeman, recruited Bart Bramley, 72, and Kit Woolsey, 76, to round out the team of six. And so, a group that included some of the oldest and youngest bridge players began their quest to win a national bridge title, Abby Ellin writes. |
“Players of the level of Hamman partnering up with young folks in a major event like that is not something I ever recall seeing,” said Greg Coles, the director of operations for the American Contract Bridge League, a membership organization. “It’s like playing with Kobe or Michael Jordan.” |
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What to Watch This Weekend |
 | | In his start against Pittsburgh last October, Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson threw for 161 yards and rushed for 70 more in an overtime win.Justin Berl/Getty Images |
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Topping the N.F.L. lineup is a game involving the last unbeaten team, which finds itself the underdog this week. |
As Benjamin Hoffman writes in The Times: “The Steelers (6-0) were forced to sweat a little at the end of last week’s win over Tennessee, but they survived to become the N.F.L.’s last remaining unbeaten team. That status should be tested, heavily, by the Ravens (5-1).” |
“The matchup is a case of strength against strength: Pittsburgh has the N.F.L.’s most effective run defense, and Baltimore, despite results this year that are a bit below its typical standards, has the most fearsome collection of runners this side of the 1948 San Francisco 49ers” (Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS). |
In college football, all eyes will be on No. 1 Clemson, which goes into its game without quarterback Trevor Lawrence, a leading contender for the Heisman Trophy. He has tested positive for the coronavirus. Clemson should still beat Boston College: The line dropped, but only to 23, from 30. A bigger question is whether Lawrence will be able to return against No. 4 Notre Dame on Nov. 7 (Saturday, noon, ABC). |
After months in which top fights were few and far between, there are three significant ones on Saturday. Two titleholders, Leo Santa Cruz and Gervonta Davis, face off at lightweight in San Antonio, with fans in attendance (card at 9 p.m., main event about midnight, Showtime PPV). Naoya Inoue, The Ring’s No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter, meets Jason Moloney at bantamweight in Las Vegas (card at 7:30 p.m., main event about 10, ESPN+). And Aleksandr Usyk, No. 4 pound for pound, faces Derek Chisora in London at heavyweight (card at 2 p.m., main event about 6, DAZN). |
The Six Nations tournament started in February, was halted in March, and is finally finishing up this weekend. The key game is the last, with Ireland visiting France and both teams hoping for the overall title (Saturday, 4:05 p.m., NBCSN). Or if you prefer more traditional powers, there’s always Manchester United-Chelsea (Saturday, 12:30 p.m., NBC). |
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