So creative, in fact, that it was the last thing he would do. MORE: CBB midseason awards | NCAA basketball scoreboard Reid stole the ball from Utah’s Jakob Poeltl, who got tangled up with Reid and sent him to the floor. No whistle was called, and that’s when Reid decided to show the ref exactly what it felt like to be sent to the hardwood. Reid was called for a flagrant-2 foul and was ejected....
Brooks grabbed Bryce Alford’s missed free throw with 8.9 seconds to go, dribbled up the court to the wing and pulled up for the game-winning shot. MORE: Bruins offense is really, really good The referees were forced to clear the court after the play in order to review the final shot. They put 0.8 seconds back on the clock and did not issue the Ducks a technical foul for the premature celebration....
Earlier in August, the Beaver State introduced a mask requirement, or face shield, to be worn in all indoor spaces, including K-12 schools. In response, Superintendent Marc Thielman of the Alsea School District shared information with parents claiming they can cite federal disability law to allow their kids to circumvent the new rules, The Associated Press (AP) reported. He is quoted to have come up with the workaround after facing “huge, huge pushback” from parents....
Researchers studied immune responses to the first dose of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines in solid organ transplant recipients, who are often immunosuppressed. Recipients need to take immunosuppressant drugs after their transplant to prevent the organ from being rejected. The medication regimen dulls the body’s immune response to help ensure that the new organ is accepted, but can also render patients more susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens....
“It just goes to show no matter how successful you’ve been in the past, no matter how much stuff you have, no matter how strong you are in your faith, the devil is going to continue to come after you," Davis told 95.1 SHINE-FM, a Christian radio station in Baltimore. “Looking back on it, it was probably the best thing that could have happened at the time, but it was definitely one of the hardest things I’ve had to go through....
Machado, an All-Star third baseman, had an operation in October on a torn ligament in his left knee. He hoped to return by opening day, but he hasn't run in five days. Manager Buck Showalter said Saturday: "It's scar tissue that flared up and got a little sore and we decided not to push it, which is what we talked about all along." Machado, 21, was supposed to have an appointment Tuesday to re-evaluate the injury, but it is likely that visit will be postponed....
Stevie Wilkerson made history Thursday night and it wasn’t for his defensive mishap in center field or game-tying hit in the eighth inning. Believe it or not, it was for his performance on the mound. MORE: Watch live MLB games all season long on fuboTV (7-day free trial) The Orioles outfielder came in to pitch the 16th inning of Baltimore’s game against the Angels. He threw a 1-2-3 inning, sitting down Brian Goodwin, Kole Calhoun and Albert Pujols in order to secure a 10-8 win....
Mkhize, who also played for Kaizer Chiefs during his playing days, feels Pirates have enough quality and depth to beat any team in the league. However, he feels there’s no harmony and fighting spirit within the team, and the only way to fix that is to bring in a new mentor. Pirates have been linked with Italian mentor Giovanni Solinas, who parted ways with Free State Stars last week....
Osi Umenyiora, who retired in August and was inducted into the Giants’ Ring of Honor Sunday night, is unsure when exactly Pierre-Paul will return to the football field, but said the defensive end is mentally strong after a July 4 firework accident that left him with a mangled right hand. MORE: Best NFL Week 5 photos | Jason Pierre-Paul makes fun of missing finger “He’s in good spirits,” Umenyiora said, via ESPN....
After a goalless first half, the forward opened scoring at the AOK Stadion in the 53rd minute after being set up by Daniel Didavi. Osimhen’s effort was neutralized when Jari Oosterwijk scored the equalizer for Gert Verbeek’s men seven minutes later. Robin Knoche then secured the win for the Wolves in the 68th minute. Osimhen who has played in two Bundesliga games this campaign was later replaced by youngster John Yeboah with fourteen minutes remaining in the encounter....
Japan provided one of the biggest shocks of the tournament so far after defeating the four-time winners and pre-tournament favorites 2-1 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Goals from Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano in the final 15 minutes of the game saw the Blue Samurai comeback from 1-0 down to secure a famous victory. Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan had given Germany a 1-0 lead going in at the break, having converted a penalty given for goalkeeper Shuichi Gondas’ foul on David Raum....
The tiny town of Huatacondo now has the highest concentration of dinosaur footprints of anywhere else in the country, ADN Radio Chile reported. Dinosaur footprints can tell paleontologists a lot. The footprints reveal something about the dinosaurs who left them that fossilized bones cannot: their behavior. Additionally, the fossils reveal information about the environment and climate of the era and area that those dinosaurs lived in. For one thing, the conditions required for footprints to fossilize at all are very specific, meaning that the researchers can deduce many details just from the fact that the casts exist in the first place....
Minneapolis has been the scene of demonstrations since the May death of George Floyd, who died while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers. Demonstrations on Wednesday night begin after an individual who was wanted for murder shot himself in front of a local mall before police on the scene could apprehend him. Rumors began to spread online that the man had been killed by Minneapolis police. In the ensuing protests, businesses inside and near the mall were damaged or looted....
The Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) warned yesterday that 15,739 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) patty products could include “small green soft plastic.” Frozen batches of the items were sent to schools but not sold in retail outlets. “Institutions that have purchased these products are urged not to serve them,” the FSIS said. “[They] should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.” The frozen items were produced on September 11 and shipped to a single distribution location in Iowa, the FSIS said....
As of two days ago, 168 students and three faculty members in the Marion School District were in quarantine, according to TV station KARK. Seven of the students and three faculty members have tested positive for the coronavirus, Marion School District Communications Director Andy Weld said on Saturday. The school year started on July 26 for the eastern Arkansas district, whose “hybrid calendar” provides a two-week break in the fall for the students and faculty after the first nine weeks....
“At present, our country is now confronted with enemies here and abroad, as well as a once in a century pandemic,” the 235 retired military leaders wrote in an open letter on Monday. “As retired military officers, we believe that Donald J. Trump has been tested as few other presidents have and is the proven leader to confront these dangers.” The letter went on to criticize Biden and the Democratic Party for proposing cuts to the military’s budget and supporting the Iran nuclear deal....
The United States remains at the top of the list with the most infected individuals at 8.2 million reported cases with India and Brazil trailing just behind at 7.6 million and 5.2 million cases respectively. Some countries, though, have made headlines due to their ability to keep the virus at bay with relatively low numbers such as New Zealand who at one point had zero cases. According to Johns Hopkins University, the Solomon Islands which are located in the South Pacific about 2,333 miles from New Zealand, have only reported 3 cases total....
On Tuesday, global cases rose to 1,426,096, with more than 387,547 cases in the United States, where the largest outbreak is occurring. Of those people, 300,054 have recovered, including 21,763 in the United States. Along with being a positive piece of news during a dark time, increased recoveries could potentially lead to even more people recovering. Those who have fully recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, have antibodies in their plasma, a liquid component of blood, that can attack the virus....
According to data recently released by the National Interagency Fire Center [NIFC], throughout 2021, there have been at least 34,216 wildfires across the U.S. These fires have burned approximately 2,221,835 acres of land. The data shows the number of wildfires reported in 2021 is the most since 2011, when there were 40,051 reported wildfires. At least 5,812,728 acres of land were burned from the wildfires in 2011. In comparison, there were 27,941 fires reported in 2020; 22,507 in 2019; 33,094 in 2018; and 34,149 in 2017....
The poll, which was conducted by Echelon Insights, found that 55 percent of respondents don’t want Trump to seek the presidency that year, and 54 percent said the same for Biden. Asked about Trump running again, 39 percent of respondents said they were in favor, while 34 percent said they’d like to see Biden run again in 2024, the poll found. In November, White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked about Biden’s plans to run for a second term and responded, “That’s his intention....
