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Yahoo Sports reported that freshman forward Noah Vonleh is leaning toward entering the NBA draft, where he’s projected by DraftExpress.com as a top-10 pick. However, one league general manager told Yahoo Sports that Vonleh’s value is based more on potential than immediate readiness for the pro game. "He'll spend a lot of time in the D-League next year," the GM told Yahoo Sports. "He's nowhere near ready to play, but there's no doubt he's got great potential, along with very good character....

But he may be one step closer to an NFL career. MORE: Most heinous crimes connected to athletes Collins, 21, had been romantically linked to the 29-year-old Mills, who was eight months pregnant at the time of her death. According to ESPN’s Josina Anderson, Collins has been ruled out as the baby’s father via a paternity test and has passed a polygraph test administered by an independent investigator in connection with the case....

The discipline can include fines, suspensions or both. The new rules apply to everyone involved in the protocol process, including “players, coaches, officials, a team’s medical staff, neurologists, or the ATC spotter,” according to the report. MORE: Star Wars NFL mock draft | Tom Brady answers Donald Trump question the Patriot way The decision comes after the Rams faced scrutiny for their handling of a concussion to quarterback Case Keenum, who was visibly injured during a game against the Ravens last month and was not taken out....

The new technology will be revealed when the Blue Jackets host the 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend Jan. 24-25 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Sportsnet reported. Testing by officials from the league and NHL Players’ Association is expected to take place early next week. The technology was previously tested by junior players in October at SAP Center in San Jose. The league will use the Sportvision system to track real-time movement and statistics by placing computer chips in the players’ jerseys as well as the puck....

With cap room saved in the deal for Yandle, the Rangers were able to agree in principle to a four-year, $18 million ($4.5 AAV) contract extension with the forward, according to the New York Daily News and other reports. The deal is pending negotiations on a no-trade clause and will be finalized once that is settled, the report said. MORE: Caps trade for Glencross | Blackhawks get Vermette Zuccarello, 27, was scheduled to become a free agent after the season and was the surprise subject of trade rumors ahead of Monday’s deadline....

The NES Classic Edition launched in November 2016, and it immediately became one of the hottest Christmas gifts around. However, despite its enormous popularity, Nintendo confirmed that the system would be discontinued earlier this month. Confirmation that a SNES Classic Edition is in the works makes it much easier to understand Nintendo’s decision. Fielding both retro consoles as well as the recently released Switch would likely result in overexposure, as the systems would effectively be competing with one another....

As reported by Football London, the Hammers are favourites for his signature with manager David Moyes eager to bolster his midfield options going into the business months of the Premier League campaign. In case you didn’t know… Just days after signing for Newcastle, Shelvey played an instrumental part in their 2-1 victory over West Ham - back in January 2016. The 25-year-old has impressed on Tyneside since his arrival and his quality is evident on a regular basis....

Reason for Shayna Baszler’s absence on WWE RAW Fightful Select has recently reported that even though Shayna Baszler has tested negative for COVID-19, she hasn’t been on WWE RAW because the promotion hasn’t booked her in any storyline. There is no reason yet as to why WWE hasn’t booked Shayna Baszler in its shows, but it was well known that she worked very closely with Paul Heyman during her run on WWE RAW....

This is not to say America is finished—far from it—but it does suggest that policymakers who wish to preserve its international primacy should understand they are playing with a weaker hand. Global micromanagement is a luxury we can no longer afford—and there is no clearer instance of overstretch than U.S. policy toward Iran. Thirty years after Francis Fukuyama infamously declared “the end of history,” democracy, liberalism and open market capitalism are in retreat, if not actively threatened with extinction....

Those wishing to participate in the event, scheduled for Feb. 21st, 2016, can log onto IL&FS Financial Services (IFIN) website (www.ilfsbkcrun.in). Races will be held in two categories – a 5 kilometer ‘Fun Run’ and a 10 kilometer ‘Pro Run.’ The 10 Km ‘Pro Run’ will be certified by the District Athletic Association of India. Registrations for the races which will start and end at the IFIN Financial Centre at the Bandra-Kurla Complex, will close on 15th February 2016....

Albright ‘97 The Sec. of State trained for days to fill in for Clinton, but pitch fell short. ‘In cricket it would have been perfect,’ said an aide. Clinton ‘96: Cal Ripken was impressed: ‘All the way in the air. That was a good sign.’ H. R. Clinton ‘94: The First Lady went home to Chicago and tossed from the box seats. Bush ‘92. Yale first baseman threw his traditional one-hopper: ‘I went with the curve ball; it went down in the dirt a little bit’...

Like aspirin and Advil, Aleve is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works almost identically to ibuprofen-Advil-which in 1984 became the first prescription NSAID approved for over-the-counter sale. Both interfere with the body’s production of Prostaglandins, which cause inflammation, pain and fever. NSAIDs usually clear the body in four to six hours, but Aleve has a long natural half-life. Tylenol, the best-selling analgesic with 32 percent of the market, relieves neither swelling nor inflammation; remarkably, pharmacologists don’t know exactly how it relieves other pain....

The fact is, much of the world is religious—including the one-quarter of humanity that is Muslim. Without bringing these hundreds of millions of people on board, the fight against climate change is unlikely to succeed. The environmental movement must acknowledge and include people of faith—and faith itself—in its discourse. In fact, regard for nature, and our responsibilities towards it, are fundamental to Islam. Credible Islamic rulings have two main sources: the Qur’an—what Muslims believe is the literal word of God—and the life of the Prophet Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him (PBUH)....

He was the first African-American coach to appear in the Final Four, in 1982. He was the first to work an NCAA championship game. He was the first to win the title, in 1984, when the Hoyas rode Patrick Ewing’s experience and Reggie Williams’ precocity to a resounding victory over Houston and Hakeem Olajuwon. When hired by Georgetown in 1972 to serve as Hoyas head coach, Thompson did not truly have an example to follow among NCAA Division I basketball coaches....

Hosts England had managed to start well, winning three-on-three matches in the group stage, but that was it. Australia literally steam-rolled their way into the finals, destroying the hosts at Leeds. Coming back to the present day, and the two teams are again facing each other, only the format was bigger, and the venue different - Birmingham. With the advantage of playing hosts and also by winning the toss, England might have felt that they have an upper hand....

Oyler was batting for Class D Minneapolis during a soggy home game versus St. Paul when an inside fastball hit his bat and shot straight down. “Torrential rains had soaked the field the night before, and the ball disappeared into the mud two feet in front of home plate,” the book “Long Ball: The Legend and Lore of the Home Run” described. “Oyler was the only man in the park who knew where the ball was....

One of the reasons that Rainbow Six Vegas 2 was great was because it has a different kind of timeline than most other Rainbow Six games. This game was both a prequel and a sequel to the original Rainbow Six Vegas. The events in this edition had aspects of the story that took place before and during its predecessor. Some of the late-game action was also set after the first game ended....

The remembrance of ads past is fueled by more than old-fashioned nostalgia. Some experts believe it’s a response to the new financial facts of life for the advertising business. Big companies are cutting back | their advertising budgets as corporate earnings fall from those of the heady days of the ’80s. In these less certain times, campaigns that won over the public once look attractive again. Yet critics of the trend worry that playing it safe may discourage innovation....

RTA and the Kidneys The kidneys are critical in maintaining the balance of acid and base in the body. Under usual conditions, the body is constantly generating acid, mainly via the breakdown of proteins. Normally, the kidney excretes excess acid into the urine. A disruption of this process leads to the accumulation of acid in the blood known as metabolic acidosis. To understand renal tubular acidosis, it is necessary to understand a little about renal (kidney) physiology....

Very few players have ever been more successful in the postseason; Affeldt fashioned a career 0.86 ERA and 0.702 WHIP in the playoffs, and his teams went an incredible 12-1 in postseason series, with the only loss coming in the 2007 World Series with the Rockies. Of course, he made scoreless appearances in all four games against the Red Sox. MORE: 34 MLB statistical coincidences almost too unbelievable to be true...