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Pirates shortstop Jung Ho Kang had surgery Thursday night to repair injuries sustained earlier in the day on a take-out slide from Cubs right fielder Chris Coghlan, the team announced. Kang will miss the remainder of the season and his estimated recovery time is six to eight months, the team said. MORE: Oops! Eight teams that gave away future stars Here’s how the play unfolded: Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo grounded to second with the bases loaded and no outs in the first inning....

Pisces is ruled by Neptune, the planet of dreams and creativity. This dreamy water sign is gentle and sensitive. They can help Aries get in better touch with her emotions. Aries is ruled by Mars, the planet of energy, action, and desire. A bold and aggressive fire sign, Aries can help Pisces break out of his shell and be more assertive. Pisces loves Aries’ confidence because his water sign intuition can also pick up on the underlying insecurities....

Club stalwart Voro began his fourth spell in caretaker charge with a humbling 4-1 defeat at home to Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday, Valencia’s first game since Cesare Prandelli called time on his brief tenure as coach during the mid-season break. Los Che are languishing in 17th position, only outside the relegation zone by virtue of a superior head-to-head record over Sporting Gijon and face bottom club Osasuna on Monday....

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Padres pitcher Zach Davis was facing Dodgers batter Edwin Rios. The stakes were fairly low as the Dodgers were already holding on to a 2-0 lead, and there were two outs in the inning. But as Rios took Davis’ first pitch, he was expecting Barrett to call a ball. Instead, Barrett called a strike. MORE: Max Kepler struck out despite pitcher not throwing any strikes...

Panthers players had a bright spot on Monday, though, when head coach Jamie Dixon revealed a new uniform that the team will wear in Saturday’s game against Syracuse. MORE: Highest-paid coaches | Dixon’s excellence overlooked | Taylor Swift - Kentucky parody song Pretty fierce uniforms. Hopefully Saturday’s blackout will ignite a spark in Dixon’s team. 

Anatomy Structure and Location The largest fetal organ, the placenta undergoes rapid development over the course of pregnancy. By the time the baby is brought to term, it has a flat, round disc-like shape that is about 22 centimeters (cm) in diameter, with walls that are typically between 2 and 2.5 cm. The placenta typically sits along the back wall of the uterine wall—about 6 cm from the cervix—occasionally accessing the side walls throughout its course of development....

This week on Planning for Success, presented by Ameriprise Financial, Sporting News football analyst Ross Tucker explains why the Patriots were able to win big—and said a lot of it had to do with coach Bill Belichick. Tucker said Belichick put together a great game plan on offense and defense, including taking away Dennis Pitta, who is usually Joe Flacco’s go-to guy.

Joel McHale and Ken Jeong had some memorable tiffs on the small screen as cast members on “Community,” the hit NBC show that some feel ended prematurely. Rather than get “six seasons and a movie,” like the cast members wanted, we got a commercial, instead, thanks to Planters, the good nut people. While viewers are still patiently waiting for McHale, Jeong, Donald Glover, Gillian Jacobs and others to reunite one day, this commercial will have to do for now....

This is not a joke, and that is not the punch line. Or maybe it is. The woman was me, the sampler real, and the sentiments it evoked were unforgettable: incredulity, disgust and that out-of-body feeling that is the corollary of sleep deprivation and adrenaline rush, with a soupcon of shoulder barf thrown in. I kept reliving this moment, and others like it, as I read with horrified fascination the story of Andrea Yates, a onetime nurse suffering from postpartum depression who apparently spent a recent morning drowning her five children in the bathtub....

Of those households the government currently calls"Black," more than 44 percent favored that term. “African-American” was the next most popular option with 28 percent, while about 12 percent went with “Afro-American” and slightly more than 9 percent had no preference. The traditional “Hispanic” designation, chosen by close to 58 percent, won hands down over the currently faddish “Latino,” which came in third behind the somewhat ungainly “Of Spanish origin.” More than 10 percent didn’t care....

James Hahn was contemplating his future outside of golf just last week after missing his eighth consecutive cut at the Zurich Classic. Then on Sunday he hoisted the Wells Fargo Championship trophy and earned a $1.3 million pay day. MORE: PGA Tour winners of the 2015-16 season “I was telling my wife, I’ve never missed more than four cuts in a row, maybe not even that, maybe three cuts in a row,” Hahn said after winning in Charlotte....

Air can escape from the lungs or trachea or even bowel to become trapped in this area of the body. This is usually the result of trauma but occasionally the cause cannot be identified (spontaneous pneumomediastinum). Pneumomediastinum is more common in boys than girls and while it can occur at all ages it is more likely to occur in children because or babies because their chest consists of more cartilage and softer tissue than the chests of adults....

Kane struck a perfect hat-trick to lead Spurs to a 3-0 Champions League victory over APOEL on Tuesday. Kane 11/2 to be CL top scorer The England international already has nine goals this season and Pochettino said he was “in love” with the forward after his side’s win over West Ham on Saturday. The Argentinian hailed the 24-year-old Kane and said he deserved comparisons to Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona maestro Lionel Messi, but he was unwilling to talk about his love again....

Tottenham were convincing 4-0 winners over Bournemouth on Saturday to make it seven top-flight victories on the spin for the first time in 50 years. That resounding result at White Hart Lane – sealed by goals from Mousa Dembele, Son Heung-min, Harry Kane and Vincent Janssen – cut the gap at the summit to four points, with Antonio Conte taking his side to Manchester United on Sunday. Mou: Double standards in Conte praise...

The winger is a reported target for Spurs, having hit seven goals in Ligue 1 this season, with Pochettino yet to make a signing in the January transfer window. But despite Spurs struggling for creativity in Christian Eriksen’s absence during Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Southampton, the Argentine coach has denied a move for the Brazilian is imminent. “That is a rumour and I don’t want to speak about it,” Pochettino told Sky Sports when asked about 20-year-old Malcom....

After another goalless August, Kane has been on fire this month with 11 goals for club and country. Kane 3/1 to be PL top scorer He reached that tally with a perfect hat-trick in the Champions League on Tuesday as Spurs thrashed APOEL 3-0 to keep pace with Real Madrid in Group H. Kane’s exploits in September have understandably brought him much acclaim, with comparisons to the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as one of Europe’s top strikers....

Pochettino’s men are the only undefeated side remaining in the Premier League after their 2-0 victory over Manchester City prior to the international break. But, Spurs are looking at seven games in 23 days in all competitions, a busy period Pochettino is wary of. “It is very important now, these next seven games,” the Argentinian told UK newspapers. “We need to manage and handle all the players. We are working very hard to be right for Saturday, to take the best decisions and not risk losing any players for the next six games....

And Friday’s qualifying for the Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 went off despite rain earlier in the day that washed out Xfinity Series practice sessions. MORE: Dale Earnhardt Jr., confident | Greg Biffle, OK without chief | 10 to watch A day earlier, it appeared both qualifying and race day would be dampened. But by Friday afternoon, the 2.5-mile “Tricky Triangle” was dry. And while Sunday’s forecast had thunderstorms a 50-50 possibility, rain was not expected to arrive until about 4 p....

Over the summer, Hypertag Ltd. first put its products on Nintendo posters in movie theaters, offering discounts on the latest Pokemon videogame. Customers point their phones at the posters, download discount codes and use them at electronics stores. Hypertag also plans to stick tags with downloadable ringtones into record stores, and tags with tourism information at bus stops and elsewhere. Other companies are thinking about point-and-click technology. Visa (in Japan) and MasterCard (in Texas) are experimenting with “point-and-pay” phone technology that allows customers to beam their cells at cash registers and immediately charge various products to their credit cards....