Earlier this season, the Minnesota Twins revived their offense with the good luck charm of a summer sausage. But the New York Yankees’ pitching staff has benefited all season from its own talismans, ones that are far more pleasant — especially in terms of aroma — with no concerns about rotting or spoilage. Candles have taken over the Yankees’ clubhouse …

The wreck of a plane carrying Malawi’s vice-president has been found with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has said. Saulos Chilima and nine others were flying within the country on Monday morning when their aircraft disappeared from airport radars. The plane, a military aircraft, was flying in bad weather. Soldiers had been searching Chikangawa Forest overnight and into the morning …

BOSTON — If the rest of the league has one regret through two games of the NBA Finals, it is a question the Milwaukee Bucks must ask themselves daily: How did we let the Boston Celtics acquire Jrue Holiday? He was available from the Portland Trail Blazers for a moment, when the Bucks discarded him in favor of Damian Lillard, …