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Sampson and the Cougars faithful were upset about a non-call on a last-second shot block by Alabama’s JD Davison to preserve the Crimson Tide’s 83-82 victory in Tuscaloosa, Ala. — a play that could have been called goaltending. It was a close call, but the ball appeared to be falling away from the basket and wasn’t above the circle of the rim, which suggests the no-call was correct. MORE: Sampson on controversial ending vs....

Every swing and miss hurts, and on the bad days it can even be uncomfortable for the Houston Astros star shortstop to walk. Correa often puts on a brave face but told The Associated Press how much this is affecting him as the Astros prepare to leave for Boston and the best-of-seven AL Championship Series that begins on Saturday. “You’re a competitor so every time you step on the field you play it off like everything is fine,” he said Wednesday....

This time around, however, the controversial Civil War epic will include some perspective for its audiences. Jacqueline Stewart, University of Chicago professor in the department of Cinema and Media Studies and Turner Classic Movies host, revealed that she would provide an introduction that will place the film in “its multiple historical contexts.” The 1939 Civil War epic won eight Academy Awards at the 1940 ceremony and is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time....

Erupting in the fourth quarter, Horford scored 16 of his playoff career-high 30 points in the final period to help lead Boston to a 116-108 Game 4 victory over Milwaukee. The series is now tied up at 2-2 and shifts to Boston for Game 5 on Wednesday. Horford’s surprising offensive onslaught seemed to have originated from a play early in the third quarter. Antetokounmpo threw down a one-handed dunk on the Celtics veteran big man and then afterwards, taunted him with a sneering stare down....

While many people end up having their tendon surgically repaired after a tear, this is not always necessary. In fact, a significant number of people may actually be able to rehabilitate their ankle without undergoing a procedure. This article will discuss Achilles tendon rupture, when surgery may be needed, the effectiveness of nonoperative treatment, and what to expect from nonoperative treatment. What Is an Achilles Tendon Rupture? Your Achilles tendon is a thick, fibrous band of tissue that connects two calf muscles (the soleus and the gastrocnemius) to the heel of your foot....

Bungie is one of the few game developers out there that has made its activism widely known in the gaming industry. Several developers have even been vocal about their participation in Black Lives Matter protests in Seattle, something that doesn’t happen too often among others. The best part is this level of vocal activism never seems to have bothered the Destiny gaming community, which has also often participated in similar fundraising and charity events based around that same mantra of camaraderie....

The abrupt change in recommendation left many businesses scrambling to decide how to enforce mask use in their own spaces. Businesses must now decide whether to treat customers and employees differently based on their immunizations and if they’ll require masks at all. “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Mask” Businesses can continue to require that customers and employees continue to wear masks indoors if they deem it important to the health of their staff or community....

Players Conventional Wisdom Clinton This genocide is on your watch, Mr. President. And History’s judgment will be harsh. Europe Now we know how you blundered into two world wars. Next: Full Balkan bloodbath. Dole WW II vet knew appeasement stinks. CW should have listened to you all along. FBI No. 2 Potts is potted plant after whitewash of Weaver wife wipeout. O.J. Ito unknots “Colombian necktie” theory. Defense will have to go to a UFO scenario....

In a letter signed by dozens of Democrats, the lawmakers expressed their “outrage and grief” over the death of Jimmy Aldaoud, a Michigan man who died last Tuesday after being deported to Iraq in June. “Jimmy’s death was a direct and predictable result of his deportation, and we are horrified that this cruelty was perpetrated on our watch,” the lawmakers wrote, explaining that Aldaoud was “entirely Americanized and a Chaldean Christian, a religious minority that is highly persecuted in Iraq....

MLS Talking Points: Atlanta turning heads Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Dynamo parted with targeted allocation money in order to acquire the services of the 25-year-old forward. “We are pleased to secure the transfer of Romell Quioto to the Houston Dynamo. He is a player who is in the prime of his career and a constant threat to opposing defenses,” Dynamo general manager Matt Jordan said in a news release....

The coming-of-age story based on Alice Oseman’s 2018 graphic novel of the same name follows the journey of love between teens Nick Nelson (Connor) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke). Connor broke his Twitter hiatus on Monday with a brief message telling his fans he was “bi” and accused others of missing the point of the show. The 18-year-old tweeted: “back for a minute. i’m bi. congrats for forcing an 18 year old to out himself....

The 22-year-old Korean American wowed fans after revealing she is a pre-med student in her third year at Harvard University and has quickly become the “It” girl this season. In a post that received 48,800 likes, Twitter user @cafewindows wrote: “meet the it girl of single’s inferno s2—nadine lee a harvard pre-med student with minor in computer science, raised by a wonderful single mother.” Twitter user @herbrightstars agreed, stating “lee nadine is THE it girl and slays the whole show of single’s inferno all under 1 minute [crying floods of tears emoji]” in a post sharing a clip of Lee from the show, which received 48,000 views....

Like every other Wall Street firm, Bear had taken its lumps on subprime mortgages. But in recent months it had lost the confidence of the markets the way many marriages dissolve: slowly, and then all at once. In July, when two hedge funds it managed were melting down, Bear’s septuagenarian CEO, James Cayne, was at a bridge tournament in Nashville. On Wednesday, March 12, Alan Schwartz, who had succeeded Cayne in January, reassured CNBC viewers that Bear Stearns had no problems and projected it would turn a profit in the first quarter....

Natural News picked up the false claim from a familiar source of pandemic misinformation: Red-rated website Great Game India, which in January 2020 also spread a different falsehood that the COVID-19 virus was stolen from a Canadian lab. The single source of evidence cited by both websites was the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, a database jointly run for 31 years by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U....

Allergic rhinitis can make it harder to concentrate at work or school and affect your energy level and sleeping habits. Unfortunately, some of these “extra-nasal” symptoms are more difficult to treat than the allergies themselves. Some of the major ones are: FatigueMoodCognitive Effects Fatigue Studies have consistently found that fatigue is common among those with seasonal allergies. In fact, daytime tiredness, while occurring less often than nasal symptoms, appears to be more common than itchy eyes or postnasal drip....

Alysa Liu is the biggest name so far to test positive. The 16-year-old star dropped out of the competition Friday. Liu placed third in the women’s short program Thursday night before testing positive Friday morning. Two-time U.S. champion Liu is arguably Team USA’s biggest hope in placing high at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The USA figure skating team is expected to be set following the championships, which will wrap up Sunday evening in Nashville, Tenn....

Dinamo are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won 18 of the 26 national titles since the country gained independence. Istra have never finished higher than sixth, and this season find themselves just above the relegation zone thanks to an uninterested American owner who has not paid the players since the beginning of the current campaign. Istra’s financial plight meant that the players had no money to buy presents for their children at Christmas until Dinamo’s own players stepped in and collected money for them....

The new season of the HBO show returns this month as the characters return to deal with the utter carnage seen in the Season 2 finale. Due to the pandemic, the show has been away for over three years. In a 2021 interview with Newsweek, actor Henry Winkler confirmed that the writers used the time away to work on Season 4 too. Ahead of the launch of the new series, here’s everything you need to know about Barry Season 3....

Stan is set to play the Mötley Crüe musician opposite English actress Lily James, who will take on the role of Anderson, in Hulu’s Pam & Tommy. “He sent me a video on set and a few photos and I was blown away,” Mackie told Variety. “I was really surprised and impressed that he was able to do it. I was horrified. I was like, ‘What are you doing?! You’re playing Tommy Lee?...

Ranked progression in Apex Legends will work in a similar way to many other games that have ranked modes. There are six total rank tiers in the Ranked League: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and Apex Predator. Each tier (except Apex Predator) is divided up into four divisions, where Division IV is the lowest and Division I is the highest in that tier. All players start Season 2 at Bronze IV, the lowest possible rank, and work their way up by securing kills and surviving the longest....