games

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Before the season, Fangraphs projected the Dodgers to win the NL West by 15 games, and to finish 17 games ahead of the fourth-place Padres.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The England midfielder sealed the win as he completed his first senior hat-trick to give Arsenal their biggest advantage after 12 games of any Premier League campaign.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Officially, the win gave the Spurs a 1-0 lead in the series, with up to six games remaining.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

But Paintsil has also battled injuries that forced him to miss 18 games in 2½ seasons, injuries that have also limited Paintsil’s opportunities with Ghana’s national team.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Mom’s smile would disappear and she’d complain that he was wasting money on silly, impossible games, and he’d tell her she was being a control freak and that “our smiles were worth the money.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam