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Maddon exercised an opt-out clause in his contract and is leaving the Rays immediately, he announced Friday afternoon. MORE: Where will Joe Maddon manage in 2015? | Pitcher Archer issues dose of reality for Rays fans Maddon was making an average of $2 million on his deal, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Topkin reported that Maddon’s decision was “a combination of financial issues and curiosity over what opportunities will present....

Unfortunately, constrictive pericarditis can “hide” from detection for a long time. The symptoms it produces can develop very gradually, and when they are finally perceived they tend to be similar to symptoms seen with other kinds of heart disease. Constrictive Pericarditis Definition The pericardial sac—or pericardium—is the fibrous, elastic, fluid-filled sac that encloses and protects the heart. The pericardium limits excessive movement of the beating heart in the chest. lubricates the heart to reduce friction as it works, and protects it from infection....

Consumers Energy, a public utility that provides natural gas and electricity to close to 7 million of Michigan’s 10 million residents, told local station WOOD-TV that more than 300,000 of their residential and business customers had lost power between Wednesday and Thursday. The public utility told the outlet that power lines were downed in the state on Tuesday night during storms, with several residences in Michigan expected to be without power until Saturday or Sunday....

The 24-year-old forward was the back-up option to Diego Costa last season and he remains behind the newly arrived Morata in the Stamford Bridge striker pecking order. A back injury has caused Morata to not start the last two games but Conte has chosen to put Hazard up front instead of his compatriot. Conte thinks that Batshuayi must take his chance in the cups to become his number one option....

The Italy international arrived from Torino on England’s transfer deadline day for a fee in the region of £27million. Chelsea 11/2 to win Premier League The 25-year-old could make his debut on Saturday, when the Premier League champions travel to Leicester City looking for a third win in a row since their shock opening-day loss to Burnley. And Conte believes Zappacosta has the right mindset to hit the ground running for the club....

With Eden Hazard rested ahead of Sunday’s Wembley clash, Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud were paired in attack for Thursday’s 2-1 Premier League win at Burnley. The Clarets struggled to cope with the physical duo, but it was Victor Moses who starred with a goal and an assist to help Chelsea record successive wins on the road. And an impressed Conte indicated he will consider selecting a 3-5-2 formation again in the FA Cup after seeing his side mark his 100th game in charge with a victory that narrows the gap between the Blues and the top four to five points....

Spain striker Costa’s club career is in limbo after being told by Conte that he has no future at Chelsea, while a favoured move back to Atletico Madrid failed to materialise before deadline day. Chelsea 11/2 to defend PL title Reports on Thursday suggested that Costa – who is AWOL in Brazil after refusing to return to training – is in talks with Fenerbache, with the transfer window in Turkey closing on Friday....

The Blues were aiming to return to winning ways at Selhurst Park having gone down 1-0 down at home to title rivals Manchester City before the international window. Newcastle 7/2 to beat Southampton However, Wilfried Zaha scored on the stroke of half-time after Tiemoue Bakayoko had cancelled out an own goal from Cesar Azpilicueta, as Palace registered their first goals and points of the season. To make matters worse, former Palace man Moses limped off in the first half and joins an injury list that already contains Alvaro Morata, N’Golo Kante and Danny Drinkwater, a situation that is frustrating boss Conte....

The Spain international scored his 10th league goal of the season to hand his side a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough that puts it a point clear of Liverpool and Manchester City at the summit. Conte was delighted with the efforts of his front three of Costa, Eden Hazard and Pedro, as they caused problems for the Boro defense while doing their fair share of defensive work in the second half....

Koln could sell Chelsea target Hector The Chelsea manager has taken the award for December after his side won all five of their league matches against Manchester City, West Brom, Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth. Conte also took the awards for October and November, as Chelsea embarked on a 13-match winning streak that leaves them with a five-point advantage over nearest challengers Liverpool. The Italian’s three consecutive awards is the first instance of a manager achieving such a streak Premier League history....

Chelsea team news vs Sunderland The Blues’ second Premier League title triumph in three seasons has done little to quash speculation linking Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas with moves away. Costa has been heavily tipped to move to the lucrative Chinese Super League with Tianjin Quanjian, while Fabregas is a reported target for AC Milan’s new wealthy owners. Hazard and Courtois, meanwhile, have long been linked with La Liga leaders Real Madrid, with Chelsea having reportedly offered their star winger a contract of £300,000 per week to convince him to stay....

But a new study from the Institute of Labor Economics is the latest to provide substantial evidence rebutting this claim central to the president’s electioneering. Researchers found that not only do deportations of undocumented immigrants fail to reduce crime rates, in some cases they can actually increase the incidence of certain crimes. As President Barack Obama oversaw the rollout of the Department of Homeland Security’s Secure Communities program during his first term in office, the number of immigrant deportations surged....

The right-wing Twitter account allegedly deleted thousands of tweets after the Post’s Tuesday story identified its operator. The newspaper was immediately criticized for naming Chaya Raichik and issuing what some critics called a misleading statement defending the paper’s coverage. The ongoing fallout from the story continues to raise questions about the trustworthiness of online sources and traditional media. The story by journalist Taylor Lorenz identified Raichik, a real estate salesperson in Brooklyn, as the operator of the Libs of TikTok Twitter handle....

Acting Louisville Police Chief Robert Schroeder announced at a press conference on Wednesday that Detective Joshua Jaynes is now on administrative reassignment, pending the outcome of an FBI investigation. “This is all part of the process of getting to the truth of what happened that night, and leading up to that night,” Schroeder said. “I recognize that the process takes longer than we all want, but this is what must be done to ensure a thorough and fair investigation....

Read on to learn more about possible emergency complications from lung cancer, how to prepare for them, and how to cope after the event. Oncological Emergencies of Lung Cancer Airway Obstruction A significant number of people with lung cancer will develop obstruction of the airways. Symptoms can include: CoughTrouble breathing when walkingCoughing up bloodFrequent lung infections Treatment of an airway obstruction depends on the size of the tumor. Options include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and sometimes surgery....

First, the Chicago Blackhawks goaltender brought the Stanley Cup to his parents' house in Quebec. Then, he signed a six-year contract extension. Cup handler Phil Pritchard tweeted a photo of Crawford physically signing his deal, which has since been deleted, but the team announced the agreement shortly thereafter. It's worth, according to Ren Lavoie of TVA, $36 million, for an annual cap hit of $6 million. For the record, the list of goalies currently collecting on deals originally for six years or more: Rick DiPietro, Roberto Luongo, Jonathan Quick, Ilya Bryzgalov, Tuukka Rask, Pekka Rinne, Marc-Andre Fleury, Henrik Lundqvist, Carey Pruce, Cam Ward, Miikka Kiprusoff, Mike Smith and Jimmy Howard....

True confession: Not only am I a loyal secondhand shopper, but two decades ago a friend and I opened our own brick-and-mortar swap shop. Dubbed “A Joint in the Family Way” by The New York Times in 2003, it was equal parts community haven and source for affordable clothing for kids. I spent my days buried in piles of other people’s cast-offs, which inevitably were a proxy for story sharing and camaraderie....

The 25-year-old pledged to donate 12,500 meals to people in need in Seattle via Feeding America, a network of food banks which helps more than 40 million Americans each year, including 12 million children. LaVine, who was enjoying a career-best season before the NBA was suspended last week due to the coronavirus outbreak, said he was determined to help communities in the Seattle area as much as he could and hinted the donation was just the first step....

The U.K.’s The Sunday Times newspaper reported that a sample of the close relation was stored at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, known for its research on coronaviruses—the family of pathogens that COVID-19 coronavirus is a member of. COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2, not to be confused with the SARS disease behind an outbreak almost 20 years ago, which is triggered by another coronavirus called SARS-CoV....