The Gunners have found themselves on a slippery slope in recent years, with FA Cup triumphs papering over the cracks to have formed in English top-flight competition. They slipped out of the top four for the first time under Arsene Wenger in 2016-17 and have left themselves with work to do in order to rejoin that group in the current campaign, as they sit sixth. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were brought in during the recent winter transfer window to help try and turn the tide, but Merson fears the damage has already been done and that Arsenal have left themselves with too much catching up to do....

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side smashed the record for the most points in a single campaign in the Premier League era with 100 points in 2017-18, and Manchester United have also won the title with more than the 90 the Gunners collected on their unbeaten run. But neither of those great teams can say they have ever gone an entire season without losing a league game. So just how did Arsenal do it?...

Troubling Arsenal — the early leaders after three reasonably routine wins — would make the case even more persuasively for the Cottagers staying up following their draw with Liverpool and win over rivals Brentford, inspired on both occasions by the occasionally brutish Aleksandar Mitrovic. In Arsenal, they meet a side matched only by Manchester City for goals and rejuvenated by the form of Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Martinelli and William Saliba, among a litany of promising performances during the opening three games....

Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Briles said Baylor was short of the fourth playoff spot because of an 8-4 selection committee vote. Briles did not reveal a source and failed to elaborate exactly which teams were involved in the vote. He also stated that he welcomes the “hate” Baylor is receiving from its rivals. MORE: SN early Top 10 | Top 20 players choosing to return | 10 burning questions...

HIV and Arthritis Symptoms HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), the virus which causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) can also cause many of the common symptoms of arthritis and rheumatic diseases, and this association was noted only three years after the discovery of the virus. This virus can cause: Arthritis painJoint painMuscle painMuscle weakness Yet, in addition to causing joint and muscle pain, HIV/AIDS is associated with several discrete rheumatic conditions....

Tokamak Energy, based near Oxford in the United Kingdom, announced that its privately funded ST40 spherical tokamak had achieved the important temperature milestone on Thursday, calling it “the threshold required for commercial fusion energy.” While several government-funded fusion experiments such as Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR), have hit this temperature milestone, this is the first time a private fusion company has done the same, and with a much more compact machine....

“All the artists, we got an email that somebody came down here, I guess in the middle of the night, to ruin the mural,” Robinson said during the video, which showed the sprawling design splattered with white and gray paint. “It’s just so disappointing because everybody worked so hard,” she continued in reference to the artistic collaboration. “Please, anybody that is here in Indianapolis, please come down here and take pictures....

As soon as New Jersey’s vaccine registry went live, I registered myself, my high-risk fiancé, and my 84-year-old grandmother. I expected that my eagerness might put me ahead, but I didn’t know that volunteering at homeless shelters and food pantries would make me essential, and thus eligible to get the vaccine along with my family who had qualified due to age and risk factors. But I wasn’t just proud to have gotten my grandmother vaccinated; I was proud as a Black woman to have been vaccinated myself....

As spring training progresses and cuts are made, more and more spots will become available. If Phillies fans had their way, though, that number would decrease by one very soon. MORE: Yasiel Puig isn’t only intriguing Reds outfielder in 2019 They’d love for Bryce Harper to choose Philly. The Phillies and Harper have always made way too much sense, maybe more so than any other team in baseball. The franchise is on the upswing, with oodles of money to spent after years of low payrolls and a rich TV contract....

As for the NFL itself? The league will keep pressing on, but with the harshest protocols in place for all 32 teams, beginning this Saturday. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a statement throughout the league Wednesday indicating they will implement strict measures for all teams to follow as an effort to thwart the virus from spreading even more. These include, but aren’t limited to, having all meetings either virtual or in large spaces, more masks worn around NFL team facilities and having grab-and-go food service in team cafeterias....

The report by the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project and The Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program, which was provided to Newsweek, said many of the more than 100 million people living in rented homes in the country are making a gradual recovery from the unprecedented economic crisis sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. But it warned that despite the progress, a “meaningful” percentage of renters remain on the brink of eviction, displacement and homelessness....

For a while, it looked like Oregon’s Marcus Mariota and Baylor’s Bryce Petty would play themselves out of the Heisman picture. Petty recovered, Mariota did not. Now, we’re a week closer to a redshirt freshman winning the award for the second consecutive season. But FSU’s Jameis Winston won’t be tested—at least not much—over the last month of the season. Meanwhile, Petty, Alabama’s AJ McCarron and Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel each have opportunities to cut into the lead....

Adult Swim is the grown-up version of Cartoon Network (CN), and starts its programming on the same channel in the evening, when most of CN’s audience are asleep. The programming launched in 2001 and hosts shows like Rick and Morty and Robot Chicken. The channel runs iconic bumps, or bumpers, during commercial breaks, often used as a way to mark that an adult show is about to start, rather than the usual Cartoon Network shows....

A Capitol police officer fatally shot Babbitt, 35, after rioters broke a glass panel on a door and Babbitt attempted to climb through it. Babbitt’s death prompted mixed reactions, with some considering it a tragic result of the riot and others likening it to a murder and calling for the officer to be prosecuted. On Thursday, Babbitt’s mom passed out flyers at the Capitol that called for “Justice for Jan 6th,” according to NBC News’ Gary Grumbach....

“I woke up one day and was having vision issues, could hardly see,” Kutcher said. “Knocked out my hearing, which threw off my equilibrium, my balance, and I couldn’t walk.” The That 70s Show actor first revealed that he fought vasculitis for a year in 2019 during an episode of National Geographic’s Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge that aired in August. The disease causes the body to attack its own blood vessels, causing inflammation....

Tony Hinchcliffe, best known for his work on Joe Rogan’s podcast, was filmed by an audience member at a stand-up comedy event at the Vulcan Gas Company in Austin, Texas on May 6. In the first moments of his routine, he uses racist and insensitive language referring to Asian comedians and comedy patrons. The video was posted on Monday to Twitter by Peng Dang, who introduced Hinchcliffe to the stage after wrapping a stand-up routine of his own....

Dr Woolery-Lloyd: There are some great organizations that can help you find dermatologists who specialize in treating skin of color. The first is the Skin of Color Society. On their website, there’s a button that says “Find a Doctor,” which will link you to their Doctor Database. There you can find a directory of dermatologists that have an interest or specialty in treating patients with skin of color. You can also search the BlackDoctor....

Dr. Shepherd: The importance of knowing one’s HIV status is not just for the individual and their health, but also for the community, which includes a person’s current and future partners. HIV is a public health issue. We are all responsible for our community, and the way that we best protect our individual health and the community’s health is by knowing our status and being able to transparently discuss our status with others....

If you have asthma, your healthcare provider may prescribe a long-acting inhaler to use regularly for overall asthma control and/or a short-acting (rescue) inhaler to use as needed for asthma attacks. This article explains what types of long-acting and short-acting asthma inhalers are available, including when and why they are used. It also explains how the different types of inhalers work. Long-Acting Inhalers The medications in long-acting inhalers are used to prevent asthma symptoms on an ongoing basis....