Unless he did it to play for the Dallas Cowboys. James, whose exercise of his option with the Heat was reported Tuesday, has a business relationship with Manziel, and has never hidden his rooting interest in the Cowboys. The NFL appears to be aware of this, and quickly moved to make its bid to bring one of the world’s most popular athletes into the fold of the nation’s most popular sports league....
When the former Washington Husky took the stage, he let out all his emotions on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. It’s probably the first bear hug in NFL Draft history, and Goodell probably hopes it is the last, too.
The change will include the shift of the team’s digital and social media profiles to Guardians logos and handles, as well as the launch of official Guardians merchandise being sold at the team’s downtown Progressive Field team store. The merchandise will be available at the official team store before Guardians hats, jerseys, souvenirs and more are available at other retail locations in Ohio on November 23, according to the Associated Press....
They already do, but existing devices all have shortcomings. Cutting himself has developed a videogame-based system for teaching cleft-lip and -palate repair, and there are programs for cardiac surgeons to practice threading catheters up the femoral artery to the heart. But those are based on generic anatomical models. Cutting wanted the ability to rehearse an operation on a virtual model of a real patient’s actual anatomy, based on CT or MRI scans....
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. told reporters that Lee still has a tear in the common flexor tendon in his left elbow. Lee will try to throw through it to see if his condition improves, but surgery would sideline him for 6-8 months. The lefty has been the talk of trade rumors this spring, but given this new development, it’s unlikely any team would take on the former Cy Young winner considering surgery would likely end Lee’s season....
Sea ice off northern Alaska usually reaches its summer minimum in September, but recent high temperatures in the region—which have seen records smashed across the state—have meant that the ice has disappeared much earlier than normal, the Associated Press (AP) reported. The walruses were seen near the Iñupiaq village of Point Lay which is located on a barrier island in the Chukchi Sea, according to environment officials. This is the first time a herd has been seen in the area in the month of July....
But he’s not used to someone throwing a baseball at him at more than 90 mph. There’s a difference, as Bowyer, a Kansas native, learned when he visited the Royals on Wednesday night. MORE: Dale Jr.’s NASCAR Mount Rushmore | SN Power Rankings | Bowyer, Edwards, McMurray ready for hometown race “I’m thinking, go to the game, tailgate with friends in the parking lot, have a couple beers, take in a ballgame — like everybody else, and enjoy the night,” he said....
What are odds on Arsenal beating Leicester Dempsey matched the scoring mark in the 82 minute of Wednesday’s Gold Cup semifinal match against Costa Rica at AT&T Stadium with a curled free kick into the bottom corner. Donovan tallied 57 goals in 156 international matches from 2000-14, while Dempsey recorded 56 in 136 caps since making his debut in 2004. Dempsey’s first goal for the USA came all the way back in 2005 when he netted in a friendly loss to England....
Dempsey lit up the opposition for three goals, scoring the first just four minutes into the match and made us all proud to be Americans. MORE: Ranking the best U.S. Soccer players | Clint Dempsey in photos | Pele hospitalized He got things going with a header to give the red, white and blue a 1-0 lead. He added his second goal on a penalty kick to put the U....
“My opponent voted for legislation … which gave more tax subsidies to the oil companies, more tax subsidies to the nuclear industry, and which took away the right of states to determine whether [liquefied natural gas] terminals would be placed along their coast. So there’s a lot we should be debating about,” she told a raucous crowd of about 1,000 supporters. “Back in 2000 some people voted for President Bush because he went around telling people in settings like this that he was a compassionate conservative....
But make no mistake about it: Clinton’s landslide loss in the Badger State, despite her campaign having devoted substantial time and resources there, is a tremendous blow. Nonetheless, Clinton has continued her now standard practice of nonchalantly downplaying (some might say ignoring) contests she loses. As the results streamed in Tuesday night, Clinton flew to her adopted home of Westchester County, N.Y., after leading a bizarre 9 p.m. rally at a high school in depressed Youngstown, Ohio, where a crowd of more than 1,000 cheered and whooped (and rushed a surrogate off the stage with a spontaneous “Hillary!...
Clearly, the Clintonites could use a new type of calculus. Enter Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana. Last night on CNN “Late Edition,” Bayh, an avid Clinton backer, suggested that superdelegates consider “who carried the states with the most Electoral College votes” when choosing which candidate to support. “[It] is an important factor to consider because ultimately, that’s how we choose the president of the United States,” said Bayh. The underlying principle is nothing new....
In a statement posted Sunday on the team’s Twitter account, Rivers spoke about his late father, who was a longtime officer in Chicago, saying he would be “outraged” by those acts of injustice. Rivers also noted how he himself has been a victim of police profiling and racist acts, including his house being burned. “Our society must start getting comfortable with the uncomfortable conversation and do the right thing,” Rivers said....
Game 6 Odds: Portland -10 Total: 198 Series Lead: Portland 3-2 Los Angeles (55-32 SU, 42-43-2 ATS) is a demoralized team after likely losing Chris Paul (hand) and Blake Griffin (quad) for the season during Game 4 on Monday. The battered Clippers hosted Portland on Wednesday as 2.5-point dogs, a huge swing given they were 8.5-point favorites in the first two home games. The game stayed close through three quarters before Portland pulled away for a 108-98 win....
Farmar averaged 10.1 points, 4.9 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 41 games for the struggling Lakers last season. The free agent guard won NBA titles in 2009 and 2010 with the Lakers, who drafted him out of UCLA in 2006. The deal allows the 27-year-old Los Angeles native to stay home and become the backup to Chris Paul after UCLA alum Darren Collison chose to leave and sign with Sacramento....
According to ESPN.com, owner Steve Ballmer wants a complete rebranding of his franchise following the playoffs. MORE: NBA playoffs opening day roundup | Curry’s ridiculous shot | Fantasy playoff basketball The report cited multiple unnamed sources. ESPN’s Uni Watch posted a few “early designs” featuring Blake Griffin in a new uniform. However, the designs are just two of “many options being looked at.” “Of course I’ve seen it, but I haven’t really looked at it,” Doc Rivers told ESPN....
Griffin is out with a fractured right hand after getting into a fight with assistant equipment manager Matias Testi in late January. From Chris Paul to DeAndre Jordan to Jamal Crawford, Griffin’s teammates say that when he returns he’ll be welcomed with open arms. MORE: Clippers hate index: Who has best reason to hold grudge? “We’re his support system,” Crawford told USA Today. “We all love Blake. No question about it....
Cloacal exstrophy must be treated with surgery. There are various options depending on the situation. Surgery is focused primarily on restoring the function of the gastrointestinal tract. With this surgery, children with cloacal exstrophy can live a full life. The term “cloacal” refers to the cloaca—a common cavity at the end of the digestive tract. Many vertebrate organisms have a cloaca. It releases both excrement and genital secretions. “Exstrophy” refers to the presence of all or part of an internal organ on the external part of the body....
The footage of the colorful fish shared by TikTok user @amydoessomestuff evoked memories of Finding Nemo, the animated movie about a lost clownfish from the ocean who ends up in a fish tank and plots an escape. The clip was captioned: “This just happened while i was live [crying laughing emoji] she may be 13, but she’s still got a lot of life left in her #nanatheclownfish.” Also known as the anemonefish, clownfish exist in a “mutually assistive symbiotic relationship” with sea anemone, which protects them from predators and provides food scraps, according to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation....
