It’s that scene in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II" in which Harry’s and Voldemort’s wands meet in the middle, pushing back against each other — except here, both teams are evil.
It’s the World Series of MLB’s dreams: Yankees vs. Dodgers.
The two juggernauts face off this weekend in The Bronx in their only matchup of the regular season. It’s a series chock-full of star power, pressure, hype and unanswered questions. Both clubs entered the season with mammoth payrolls, enormous free-agent additions and astronomical expectations. It’s championship-or-bust every season for both of these franchises, but the additions of Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani took things to a different level headed into 2024.