The Milwaukee outfielder leaped up by the left-field wall to try and snag a long drive off Pete Alonso’s bat. As Braun put up his glove, a fan who was trying to catch the ball spilled most of his beer on Braun’s head. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN To add insult to injury, Braun missed the ball and Alonso was credited with a triple....
Michael Gordon, a former Clinton administration staffer and chief executive of the strategic communications firm Group Gordon, told Newsweek that Buttigieg stood out in the Democratic primary debate on Tuesday night. He also said the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, could “surprise” pundits in a state like Iowa when the first caucuses and primaries get underway. Speaking to Newsweek, Gordon said Buttigieg “definitely got more aggressive” against frontrunner Elizabeth Warren and other candidates in the debate hosted by CNN and The New York Times....
Some Democrats are already looking for alternatives to Biden, who has said he plans to run for reelection in 2024 but faces low approval ratings amid concerns about his age and Democrats’ worries that the White House could flip back to GOP control. The University of New Hampshire’s poll shows Biden’s waning popularity among Democrats may be slipping enough to threaten his chances in the Democratic primary should he face a serious challenger....
But the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the organizers maintain that the Games will not be canceled and will be safe despite the opinion of between 60% to 80% of Japanese people who said the Olympics should be canceled or delayed, according to polls. “Of course I would say I want the Olympics to happen, because I’m an athlete and that’s sort of what I’ve been waiting for my entire life....
The petition comes after the NFL announced on Monday that Vick will be one of the four captains for the January game between the best players from the NFC and AFC. The three other captains include Hall of Famers Terrell Davis, Darrell Green and Bruce Smith. The petition, posted on Change.org, aims to remove Vick’s name from the group of captains with a focus on his past issues of animal abuse....
Carolina Wozniacki also advanced to the third round, which starts Friday. Day 4 stars in action include Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Americans Venus Williams, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Sloane Stephens, Coco Vandeweghe and Madison Keys. Observers didn’t see much of a challenge to Kvitova, as the two-time champion dismissed diminutive Kurumi Nara 6-2, 6-0. Next for Kvitova: former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic. Thursday was similar to Kvitova’s first match, in which her opponent won one game....
It won’t be there. MORE: Chase standings | Todd Parrott released by Richard Petty Motorsports What in the name of Richard Petty is going on? It’s all about the Petty name — Maurice Petty. Maurice drove 26 races in his career in the No. 41, and to honor his 2014 induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame next January, Richard Petty Motorsports will change the number of its No. 43 car to No....
At the NFL Combine, when asked which NFL quarterback he wants to sack, the Texas A&M standout defensive end answered before the reporter could even finish her question. MORE: NFL Combine results “Tom Brady,” Garrett replied with a smile. When pressed as to why, the prospect revealed his motivations were out of loyalty to another all-time great quarterback. “I’m a Peyton Manning fan,” Garrett said. Brady would likely be an answer for a lot of these players, considering most of them grew up watching Brady play....
“I thought I was better in 2013 than I was in 2012,” Manning, the reigning league MVP, told the network after he was unveiled as the top vote-getter in the poll of his fellow NFL players. “I certainly felt more comfortable in the Broncos’ offense last year compared to my first year, and hopefully I can be even more comfortable and even more on the same page with our receivers this year....
Manning was honored during the Champion Within luncheon on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. The award is given to “an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to the state of Tennessee through sports or other methods while demonstrating outstanding character and leadership.” MANNING: 18 career milestones | College football’s most iconic players Bill Emendorfer, executive director of the Hall, said in a statement to AP that “we have honored many outstanding individuals in the past 50 years, but none greater than Peyton....
Manning was the was the featured speaker at the B'nai B'rith sports banquet Thursday night, and he promised the crowd of 1,200 he'll keep shouting "Omaha!" at the line of scrimmage. Manning has been using the city's name as part of his pre-snap routine for years, but his "Omaha!" chants put the city of 400,000 in the national spotlight during the playoffs because they came in so loud and clear over television field microphones....
The utility company said it will make the decision on Wednesday morning and if they decide to cut power, the outage would begin at around 2 p.m. in the Sierra foothills, according to KCRA. PG&E has not yet confirmed whether the power cut will go ahead and the company continues to track warm and dry winds in 17 counties across northern California. The potential Northern California power outage could affect 17 counties which means approximately 184,000 customers could lose power for around two days or more....
Will it be Rory McIlroy, the current flavor of the month? Can Henrik Stenson pull another rabbit from the 18th hole? And how will the absence of Tiger Woods impact viewership, if not the competition itself? Since 2007, pro golf, men’s division, has conducted a competition called the FedEx Cup. Run it together and call it the FexExCup if you want. Here’s what you need to know: The final four Aug....
The tournament is the third on the PGA Tour’s 2015-16 calendar, merging the U.S. schedule with the Asian Tour’s conclusion. MORE: Tee times | Must-see images | Looking back at Presidents Cup | 30 days of Ronda Rousey “It’s hard to figure out why I’ve had the success that I have in this tournament or on this course particularly, but obviously, I hope it continues,” he said Wednesday. Play begins at 7:45 a....
Phantom pregnancy is a rare disorder. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fifth Edition (DSM-5) classifies the condition under Somatic Symptom Disorders, a group of disorders that are characterized by physical symptoms. Phantom pregnancy is especially rare in developed countries where people seek prenatal care early. In those cases, phantom pregnancy usually resolves quickly when a person learns from taking a pregnancy test or from their doctor that they are not pregnant....
Phenylketonuria is a treatable disease that can easily be detected by a simple blood test. In the United States, all newborn babies are required to be tested for PKU disease as part of metabolic and genetic screening done on all newborns. All newborns in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the nations of Western and most of Eastern Europe, and many other countries throughout the world, are tested as well....
Yet Mickelson, who played, and lost, to 17-year-old Australian prodigy Ryan Ruffels in December, had a few words of advice for the phenom before this week’s Farmers Insurance Open. MORE: PGA Tour winners of the 2015-16 season “He’s a very nice person,” Mickelson said during a news conference. “I met him a month ago and we played for the first time. He’s young, and he’s got some things to learn....
Malloy is an intake director at Merakey Parkside Recovery, one of Philadelphia’s largest medication-assisted treatment clinics for people with opioid use disorder. At work, he is fighting a national problem: the widespread contamination of fentanyl in addictive substances, a leading contributor to fatalities in Philadelphia and across the United States. “We are seeing people that test positive for fentanyl and negative for opiates, which is pretty detrimental,” Malloy tells Verywell....
In an editorial published Wednesday, The Philadelphia Inquirer said that electing Mastriano—who the paper said made repeated efforts to alter and suppress the results of the 2020 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump—“amounts to a 10-alarm fire for anyone who believes in a functioning democracy.” “Pennsylvania does not need election-denying conspiracy theorists deciding the outcome of elections with the stroke of a pen,” wrote the paper’s editorial board....
Castleman disease is a rare inflammatory disorder that affects about one in 5,000 Americans. It can emerge at any age and the severity varies—in some people it can just be an abnormal lymph node that causes flu-like symptoms, while in others—like Fajgenbaum—it can be far worse, affecting multiple lymph nodes and organs. In the most severe cases, known as idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD), the disorder presents itself with symptoms similar to cancer....
