At 35, Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite has called it a day, leaving behind a great legacy in the sport, specifically with the Brazilian national team. After breaking through at Sao Paulo, Kaka would go on to make history in Italy with AC Milan, entering the pantheon of the greatest ever players to have represented the most prestigious of European football institutions. READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE: BGT meets Willian | Neymar moved to tears | EXCLUSIVE: BGT meets Renato Augusto...

A study from scientists in the Netherlands is shedding light on the ways cat owners project human characteristics onto their feline friends. Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, showed that many of the 1,800 cat owners included anthropomorphized their pets by assigning them roles that mirror human relationships. For example, 27 percent of cat owners involved in the study chose the relationship description “my cat is like a child to me” from a series of responses....

The incident occurred Thursday just after 3 p.m. CT at the Whitehaven branch of the Memphis Public Library system, according to a tweet from the Memphis Police Department (MPD). The library is located next to Robert Church Elementary, which was briefly placed on lockdown when news of the shooting broke. The shots reportedly rang out as a result of a fight that had occurred between students at a nearby middle school, the MPD said....

MORE: Live leaderboard; track Round 3 | McIlroy’s Rickie Fowler rivalry | Obama plays golf Mickelson played the shot off above the fifth green, giving the crowd a thrill. Despite the Tin Cup moment, he bogeyed the hole. It was not the best of days for Mickelson, but he saved himself with a birdie to close Friday and make the cut at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J. Maybe he should have accepted one of the beers offered to him from the revelers....

According to a post published to the Salinas Police Department Facebook page on September 16, the department’s investigations unit worked with the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office, Salinas Violence Suppression Task Force and the Homeland Security Investigations Monterey Office. Together, they worked on the five-month investigation they named Operation Black Hawk into NorCal Transportation. The trucking company allegedly operated a drug trafficking organization. The post stated that there was specific intent to distribute the drugs between Yuma, Arizona and Salinas, California....

The venom of Australian funnel-web spiders contains delta-hexatoxins, which are the peptides that makes the venom dangerous for humans and primates. There have been 13 recorded deaths, though none since antivenoms became available in the 1980s. It is estimated 30 to 40 people are bitten every year. The venom attacks the nervous system, blocking nerve impulses to the muscles and causing paralysis of the entire nervous system. This leads to a range of symptoms including muscular twitching, breathing difficulty, fast pulse and increased blood pressure, among others....

Mochica, a male Humbolt penguin, lived his entire life at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, where he passed away over the Labor Day weekend. He hatched at the zoo in the summer of 1990 and was hand-reared by keepers. “Mochica was the oldest male of his species in any North American zoo or aquarium, maybe the whole world,” said Travis Koons, who oversees the zoo’s bird population. Wild Humbolt penguins don’t usually live past the age of 20, according to a press release from the zoo....

“They are the pioneers of the final frontier whose work will help fortify America’s leadership in space for generations to come,” Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) told audiences at the event in Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on January 10. “I am excited for the opportunities ahead of them, including landing the first woman ever on the surface of the Moon, and having the first boots to step on Mars....

Last season, Maloney served as a scout with the Flames, hired by Brad Treliving, his former assistant GM with the Coyotes who is now GM in Calgary. On Thursday, Maloney was promoted by Treliving to be vice president of hockey operations with the Flames. Maloney spoke to Sporting News Canada on Thursday afternoon. MORE: Travis Green opens up about becoming head coach of the Canucks Sporting News Canada: Brad Treliving once was hired by you and worked for you in Phoenix....

Today, Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo takes the spotlight. Context: If you look at the numbers, you’d think Antetokounmpo hasn’t changed all that much over the last few seasons. After all, Antetokounmpo picked up his first of two MVP awards in 2018-19 when he averaged career-highs at the time of 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists on 57.8 percent shooting from the field. In the two and a half seasons since, he’s averaged an almost identical 28....

With the Cubs and Reds delayed by rain in the fifth inning at Wrigley Field, fans pleaded with the Cubs through Twitter to put the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup Final game against the Lightning on the stadium’s new videoboard. Apparently inundated with the request, the Cubs were happy to oblige. And there was much rejoicing. Not everyone understood the fans’ logic. A video posted by Lisa Varga (@thelisavarga) on Jun 13, 2015 at 5:46pm PDT...

As you probably know by now, the Hall of Fame second baseman penned a letter to those of us BBWAA writers who vote for baseball’s Hall of Fame. Morgan, who wrote that he was speaking on behalf of other already enshrined Hall of Fame members, was urging voters not to help elect known steroids users into the Hall. Morgan left no room for ambiguity. “We hope the day never comes when known steroid users are voted into the Hall of Fame,” he wrote....

Maria Sharapova is pleased with the progress she made on grass as she prepares for a second-round match against Timea Bacsinszky. If nothing else, it should be a bigger challenged than her opener. Sharapova, the tournament’s fifth seed and a five-time Grand Slam winner, needed less than an hour to crush qualifier Samantha Murray. Having opted against playing a tune-up grass tournament after winning the French Open, Sharapova was thrilled with how she adapted and worked her way into some form on the surface....

The states listed below have each reported a rise in average new cases over a 14-day period from January 7 to 20, according to data compiled by JHU. Daily case counts below reflect a seven-day average of infections reported from January 7 to 20. Virginia Day 1 (January 7): 5,013Day 14 (January 20): 6,550Highest daily case count in 14-day period: 6,591 on January 19Lowest daily case count in 14-day period: 4,959....

Yesterday, Google Maps removed the listing for the shelter, which more than 70 reviews touted as a “luxury” homeless shelter. In reality, the address is a Tarzana mansion that was previously home to YouTuber Paul Denino, better known as Ice Poseidon. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, dozens of unsuspecting people have shown up at the faux-shelter, looking for a place to say. “It’s crazy stuff,” homeless advocate Paul Read told the Daily News....

In a statement on August 19 the company revealed the move was in order “to comply with the requests of our banking partners and payout providers.” While this news has caused outrage among the sex workers who built the site’s success, it is a big opportunity for the crypto industry to capitalise by offering platforms that are not held to ransom by financial institutions. OnlyFans has been facing increasing scrutiny from payment providers, including Mastercard who have imposed tight restrictions on sellers of adult content....

Visiting the Gaza Strip is always a surreal experience, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it quite so desperate and chaotic. After Hamas’s lightning conquest of the territory last week, the Islamists were trying their best to present an image of calm and control to the world. The group’s leaders ordered fighters to take off their black ski masks and stow most of the Kalashnikovs and RPGs. Traffic cops in fluorescent yellow vests and green Hamas baseball caps had been dispatched to busy intersections to channel the snarl of taxis....

Special teams can make the difference in a close game. MORE: Live blog | Box score | Title game photos Alabama is winning that battle Monday night in the College Football Playoff Championship Game. First, moments after Adam Griffith’s 33-yard field goal tied the game at 24-24 early in the fourth quarter, Alabama got the ball back with this onside kick. Alabama converted that into a touchdown — the second Jake Coker to O....

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is the most common type of open heart surgery. This operation involves going around a blocked coronary artery in order to restore blood flow to the heart. Open heart surgery may also be performed to repair or replace a diseased heart valve, transplant a donor heart, fix a congenital heart defect, or implant a life-saving medical device. Here, the basic steps of open heart surgery are reviewed....

“ER,” one of television’s most successful dramas ever–despite, or perhaps because of, its excruciating medical accuracy–has long been the envy of Hollywood. This week, as the show kicks off its ninth season, two new medical dramas will fill prime-time slots on CBS and ABC. Like “ER,” “Presidio Med” and “MDs” have added doctors to their production staffs as gatekeepers of truth in a fictional world. At the same time, the shows have become targets of health organizations, which have become increasingly aware that medical drama is an ideal conduit for public-health education....