The team also exercised the third-year options on guard Dion Waiters and forward Tyler Zeller on Wednesday. All of the moves were expected and came one week before Cleveland opens the 2013-14 season at home against Brooklyn. The options on Irving and Thompson are for the 2014-15 season. The Cavs can offer both players contract extensions starting next summer. Irving will make about $7.5 million next season and Thompson about $5....
The Yankees left-hander told reporters Friday at the Yankees’ spring training facility in Tampa that he plans to go out to nightclubs and restaurants with his teammates. For some, that might sound like a bad idea to avoid alcohol use, but Sabathia says his drinking problem arose when he avoided those social drinking situations. MORE: Second chances at spring training | Most controversial players, ever “That’s something I kind of got away from the past couple of years,” Sabathia said, via NJ....
Gwent was announced in 2016 and spent 2 years in beta until it was officially released in 2018. The title is based on a card game mentioned in Sapkowski’s novels, and a reinvention of the mini-game of the same name that players can play within The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Geared toward a competitive play style similar to Hearthstone, in Gwent players are commanders and the cards are their forces....
Their recommendations cover subjects from good hygiene practices to the careful handling of food, and asks people to take care to stay at home if you—or a member of your family—are feeling sick. Practice good hygiene Schools and workplaces are asked to encourage students and employees to practice good hygiene. This includes replacing handshakes with non-contact methods of greeting, cleaning hands at the door and at regular intervals, and increasing ventilation by opening windows or adjusting the air conditioning....
A panel of eight advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted unanimously in favor of the recommendation. Soon after, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky signed the recommendation, allowing millions of moderately and severely immunocompromised people to get a third shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. For individuals whose immune response was weak or non-existent after the initial doses, the additional shot may grant them a higher degree of protection against COVID-19....
In a webinar with the National Funeral Directors Association this week, the CDC said there was no evidence to suggest that people could be infected from a deceased person if their cause of death was coronavirus-related. But the agency said people should follow social distancing advice and limit how many people attend funerals in person during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. David Berendes, an epidemiologist at the CDC, said funerals should be limited to close relatives and streamed online for other mourners....
Learn about the procedure, why it’s used, possible risks, how to prepare, and the recovery time. What Is the Celiac Plexus? The celiac plexus is a cluster of nerves located in the upper abdomen. The celiac plexus is located behind the pancreas, near the body’s largest blood vessel, the aorta. As part of the nervous system, the nerves in the celiac plexus send messages to the brain from the digestive organs in the body....
The 24-year-old guard is a restricted free agent and the Celtics are waiting to see what offers he receives, general manager Danny Ainge told the Boston Herald on Monday. But, Ainge said he wants Smart to return to Boston. The Celtics can match any contract Smart signs with a different team. “Don’t know. Everything is in negotiations right now. But we want Marcus back,” he said, via the Boston Herald....
The game, which will ship in Early Access on PC in February 2021, focuses on players mounting dragons and flying around large combat arenas, taking on rival opponents in daring aerial battles. The footage that accompanied the game’s announcement showcased the title’s visuals, setting, and combat, with Century: Age of Ashes looking to be a fast-paced, action-packed multiplayer experience that will be sure to entice fans of the fantasy genre....
The everted or inside-out parts of the endocervix appear red, raw, and are often covered with a yellow discharge—this can be visualized by a doctor during a pelvic exam using a speculum. You may have heard cervical ectropion being called cervical erosion. Despite its name, the cervix is not actually eroding. Instead, those “eroded-looking” areas are parts of the cervix where the normal squamous cells of the outer cervix (ectocervix) are replaced by columnar cells of the inner cervix (endocervix)....
The Dodgers pitcher will have season-ending surgery next week on the same elbow, according to Mark Saxon of ESPNLosAngeles.com. This injury, however, is less severe. Billingsley has a partially torn flexor tendon and he hopes to return next season. "I'll have spent two years of my life rehabbing, but I've got to do it," Billingsley told Saxon. "It's not as long as Tommy John rehab, they tell me, about six months, so that's good....
Releasing on Netflix on Friday, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom—an adaptation of the August Wilson play and directed by George C. Wolfe—is the story of rising tension among the members of the legendary blues singer Ma Rainey’s band during a recording session on a blazing hot day in the 1920s. Viola Davis stars as the Mother of Blues while Boseman serves as her cornet player who’s starry-eyed jazz ambitions lead to more misfortune than luck....
Dutch defender Van Dijk continues to be linked with a move away from Southampton as Premier League duo Manchester City and Liverpool reportedly circle. The 25-year-old, however, will not be sold according to Krueger, who is determined to keep the core of Southampton’s squad together, having lost Luke Shaw, Dejan Lovren, Adam Lallana, Sadio Mane, Nathaniel Clyne, Calum Chambers, Victor Wanyama, Morgan Schneiderlin and even manager Mauricio Pochettino in recent seasons....
It’s a tough task, especially because they have home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. The Seahawks are 24-2 at home including the playoffs the past three years and have the league’s longest current winning streak at six games. Still, the Seattle would have to do it one step at a time. That’s how we’re predicting the entire NFL postseason, a game at a time, from Wild Card Weekend to Super Bowl XLIX:...
On January 28, 1986 the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after take-off at Cape Canaveral, United States, killing all seven members of the crew. Luis Enrique backs Suarez appeal But their memory was resurrected this week thanks to the efforts of Shane Kimbrough, a member of the team manning the International Space Station which orbits the earth. The astronaut published a photo of the ball floating in the Station’s laboratory, dedicating it to one of those killed in the tragedy, Ellison Onizuka....
It has been a dream season for both sides. Jurgen Klopp’s army will play their second straight Champions League final this June, hoping to put the disappointment of last year’s defeat to Real Madrid behind them. With their electrifying style of play, Liverpool have already proven that they can produce some shocking results. A few days ago, it was Liverpool who impressed the world with one of the most dramatic comebacks in Champions League history when they beat Barcelona 4-0 in the second leg of their semifinal at Anfield....
At the Estadio da Luz, Benfica will look to overturn the odds and snatch a victory that might see them go through to the semi-finals.However, with the likes of Jonas and possibly Nico Gaitan missing this seems to be an uphill task. Kickoff and Live Telecast Channel: Ten Sports (Now Known as Ten 1) Date and Time: 14th April 2016, 12:15 A.M. IST Venue: Estadio da Luz, Portugal Live Streaming: http://www....
The Tuesday slate includes an eye-catching Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich matchup, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Juventus also in action. MORE: UEFA Champions League futures betting guide Below are best bets for each of Tuesday’s matches. Odds courtesy of DraftKings: Group F: Young Boys (SUI) vs. Manchester United (ENG) Time/TV/Stream: 12:45 p. m. ET (TV & streaming) Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium (Bern, Switzerland) Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy Manchester United -1.25 Asian Handicap: -120...
Former champions Inter and Liverpool are both yet to qualify from their respective groups, while there are plenty of other big names facing the possibility of elimination as only four knockout berths remain. Harry Kane and Tottenham will hope to pip Inter in Group B, while Group C sees Liverpool, last year’s finalists, jostle with Napoli and big-spending Paris Saint-Germain. Lyon and Shakhtar Donetsk are also in the hunt on Wednesday and here we outline what each side must do to get through this week....
