And they could have a wildcard: They’re just 90 minutes from the University of Florida, and this year’s free-agent class is certainly friendly to Gator country. Orlando was a pioneer in over-the-top free-agent recruiting, going back to their signing of Horace Grant in 1994, right through the famed 2000 coup that brought in Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady, with Tim Duncan a near-miss. This summer, the Magic will attempt to accomplish that all over again, but they’ll do so in a very different free-agent environment....

In oropharyngeal dysphagia, swallowing both liquids and solids can be disrupted, which can impact the ability to eat and drink. If you or a loved one suspects difficulties with swallowing, you should seek care from your healthcare provider as soon as possible. Dysfunctional swallowing caused by dysphagia can have serious consequences, including an increased risk of damage to the lungs, infection, and even malnutrition. Additionally, dysphagia can be a sign of esophageal cancer....

But they were headed in that direction when, with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning, Eloy Jimenez launched what looked to be a bases-clearing double to give Chicago the lead. Indians center fielder Oscar Mercado prevented that hit by breaking back immediately on the ball before snaring it at full stretch. Right-hander Nick Wittgren then closed the game with a strikeout. Mercado’s athletic play saved the game and stunned Jimenez....

The club won a trophy and followed it up with another months later, instead of taking 19 years like the last time. But after winning the U.S. Open Cup and the Supporters’ Shield, the MLS Cup was not to be, with the team’s attack struggling to find a driving force after playmaker Mauro Diaz’s Achilles injury in the penultimate match of the season. MORE: All you need to know about FC Dallas...

A single cell in the hospital wing of a Pretoria, South Africa, prison will be Pistorius’s home for the foreseeable future. Also housed there are another double amputee, two blind convicts and five prisoners in wheelchairs, according to officials. Pistorius, 27, was sentenced Tuesday to five years’ incarceration for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The Feb. 14, 2013, slaying and this year’s trial garnered international attention. Pistorius, a world-class athlete known as “Blade Runner,” uses prosthetic legs....

That's the word from Johannesburg, via a statement from the lawyer trying to keep Pistorius from prison in his girlfriend's shooting death. Pistorius, the double-amputee athlete known as 'Blade Runner,' is on trial in Pretoria, South Africa, for fatally shooting Steenkamp in an upstairs bathroom in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 14 last year. Lawyer Brian Webber said in a statement Thursday that it had "become necessary" for Pistorius to sell the villa in a gated community in Pretoria because his ongoing murder trial will go beyond the expected three-week duration....

But the 31-year-old Colombian hasn’t agreed to face Dillian Whyte (25-1, 18 KOs) on July 20 to simply look the part. He’s coming to put on a show. Join DAZN to watch Canelo, Joshua, GGG and 100+ fights a year “I am looking forward to this. It is the fight I’ve been looking for, for a very long time,” said Rivas (26-0, 18 KOs). “I want to put on a good show at the O2 arena on July 20....

OSHA inspectors, who have been at the warehouse since Saturday, will investigate if workplace safety rules were followed and have six months to finish the investigation, spokesperson Scott Allen said. “What did the damage was all the debris going through like a bulldozer,” Craft said. Felton said a majority of the 46 people in the facility called a “delivery station” went to a shelter on the north side, which was “nearly undamaged” after, while a smaller group went to the harder-hit south end....

That player is 18-year-old American sensation Christian Pulisic. In an exclusive interview with Goal, Osorio acknowledged on Wednesday that Mexico’s defense will be focused on containing the Borussia Dortmund winger, who may be young but in recent months has shown that he is also fearless and in top form. Pulisic: Euro clubs not biased against Americans “I see a very good technical player, quick, likes to take people on, has the ability to do it, can score goals, which is great attribute in any forward,” Osorio told Goal USA....

The MSNBC anchor has been off the air for the past two weeks since disclosing she had been in close contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. On Thursday she revealed that person was indeed Mikula. “If you know anything about me off of TV, if you know me personally, then you know the foremost thing about me is that I am in love,” she began. “Susan and I have been together for over 21 years....

Analysis of new data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) adverse events reporting system by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed the deaths of 293 people in the first half of this year involved hydroxychloroquine, its brand name Plaquenil, or its sister medicine chloroquine. That was up from 75 in the first half of 2019. Of those, COVID-19 was stated as the reason for the patient using the medication in “more than half” of cases, according to the newspaper....

As of Tuesday, 87 percent of all 78,000 city teachers have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but the remaining 13 percent—or roughly 10,100—have not met the requirement, the New York Post reported. Those figures come just days ahead of the city’s September 27 deadline requiring all Department of Education staffers to get at least one vaccine dose or become ineligible to work in city schools. Those who do not meet that deadline and have not been given a special exemption can either take a year of unpaid leave or exit the DOE with a severance package, according to the Post....

As of Wednesday, over 75 million people have cast their ballots across the country—25.6 million in-person votes and 49.4 million mail ballots, according to data maintained by ElectProject. Around 42 million mail ballots are outstanding. A breakdown of early voting figures indicate that the influx of new voters is likely to be driven by younger Americans, encouraged to cast a ballot by Democratic turnout operations. Those that have voted include over 4 million young people between the ages of 18 and 29 that didn’t cast a ballot in 2016, according to The Hill....

Cleveland’s rookie quarterback, whose electrifying scrambles and how-did-he-do-that passes made him a college football star, showed off some of those dazzling skills as the Browns held a scrimmage at the University of Akron’s InfoCision Stadium. IYER: Browns’ best rookie? Just look to RB Terrance West Manziel and Brian Hoyer continued their quarterback competition in front of 20,673 fans, who didn’t see much scoring but got a chance to see Johnny Football in the flesh....

Despite the enactment of vaccine requirements across the U.S., the number of Americans getting their first shots has plummeted in recent weeks, worrying some experts about the outlook for the boosters. Public health experts fear that a campaign for boosters will make Americans questions the effectiveness of the vaccine. “Many of my patients are already saying, ‘If we need a third dose, what was the point?’” said Dr. Jason Goldman, a physician in Coral Springs, Florida....

The ABC News/Ipsos poll showed that only 36 percent of Americans approve of the way Biden is handling crime, dropping from a 43 percent approval reported by an ABC News/Ipsos released in late October. Support for the way he is dealing with gun violence has also dropped, according to the new poll, with only 32 percent of Americans approving his work on the issue compared to 39 percent in the October poll....

Along with those remarks, Fritz Berggren, who posts his views on BloodAndFaith.com, has also reportedly targeted LGBTQ+ individuals and called for the creation of Christian nation-states. In his posts, he has called Jewish people “the seed of the Serpent, that brood of vipers,” claimed LGBTQ+ individuals “groom children for destruction,” and written, “If the U.S. Refuses To Be A Christian Nation, It Will Be Destroyed.” Berggren, who serves as a mid-ranking Foreign Service officer, uses both his name and image on the website....

“Many of these young women were home-schooled by evangelical parents. Most of them have never received any sex education,” Derzis told Newsweek in an interview last week. “They’re actually the ones that are some of the saddest because they never got that information.” Derzis described a 21-year-old patient who came to the clinic. While the patient was lying on the table, in the middle of an abortion procedure, she told the doctor that she was against abortion....

On Monday, The Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation posted on their Facebook page about a request the Salt Lake County Ice Center had received days before. A local dog, Maggie, was at the end of her life and her owners were seeking out a way to get her one last chance to touch snow. Marianna Wilson and Elijah Saltzgaber, learned of their dog’s cancer diagnosis in July, according to Fox 13, and had been doing their best to make the most of their remaining time together....

At the meetings taking place in New York Tuesday and Wednesday, however, that issue will be at the top of the commissioner’s agenda, with nothing else – not even the approval of the Bills’ new owner and another infusion of cash from DirecTV – even coming close. MORE: HGH testing arrives | Adrian Peterson case heads to judge The owners – and by extension, the league and everybody connected to it – expects Goodell to update them on the changes in how the NFL will address domestic violence and how it handles player and employee conduct and discipline....