Ashley And Joe Cole Back At Chelsea

Chelsea clean up in Premier League monthly awards Michael Essien is also training with the club’s development squad, while Andrea Pirlo visited with his son to meet with Antonio Conte, who was his manager at Juventus. The Coles have reunited with their former team-mates John Terry and John Obi Mikel. They have also had offers from the Football Association to start their coaching badges, as they prepare for life after football....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 192 words · Kristina Miller

Asian Games Qatar Women S Hoops Team Withdraws Games Over Hijab Ban

The dispute over the Qatari players’ refusal to remove their hijabs — regarded by some as a rule that discriminates against Muslim women — has created a major stir at the games and raised new questions about international rules banning the head coverings. Qatar delegation leader Khalid al-Jabir said the team had decided to withdraw and was already preparing to return home. The decision appeared to take by surprise games organizers, who have tried to portray the regional Olympic-style event as a showcase of diversity....

January 11, 2023 · 3 min · 519 words · Shirley Bellendir

Ask Jason On Ronald Acu A S Hat The Phillies Spending And My Favorite Stories

I put the word out on Twitter and received what’s best described as a smattering of interest. But, hey, it’s a start. So let’s see how this goes. On to the questions … MORE: Opening Day schedule for all 30 MLB teams Q: “For all of the grief the usual teams get about lack of spending (Rays, As, Marlins), are the Phillies getting off easy?” — @BravesMattC I don’t think the Phillies are getting off easy....

January 11, 2023 · 7 min · 1308 words · Bernadette Ly

Asking Price For Depay Too High For Nice Says President

The Netherlands international has become a fringe figure at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho, being restricted to just 20 minutes of Premier League football this season. Depay shares New Year’s resolution A forward who arrived in English football with a blossoming reputation has become something of a forgotten man and is actively looking for a fresh start during the January transfer window. Various clubs have been linked with an approach for his services, with Everton said to be keen on keeping him in the Premier League....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 305 words · Pauline Mckenzie

Aspirin As Medication For Chronic Pain

How Aspirin Works Aspirin has long been thought to inhibit prostaglandins in the body, which can help relieve some types of pain. However, its mechanisms for reducing inflammation have not always been clear. Recent studies have been working to discover exactly how aspirin works to reduce swelling in the body. How It Is Used Aspirin is an NSAID, so it works both to decrease mild to moderate pain as well as swelling, either after an acute injury or in chronic inflammatory pain conditions....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 393 words · Mara Williams

Aston Martin Dbs 770 Ultimate Designed To Surpass Them All

Details about the new Aston Martin DBS 770 Ultimate are scarce, but the company has confirmed that it will have 760 horsepower. Aston Martin sells the DBS alongside the DB11 and Vantage sports cars, and the DBX sport utility vehicle (SUV). The company recently refreshed its DBX adding a higher powered variant to the lineup, the DBX707. It also makes the Aston Martin Valkyrie, a hypercar. The automaker has produced three generations of the DBS, starting with the DBS grand tourer....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 402 words · Deangelo Boucher

Astros Carlos Correa Fights Fire With Fire On Sign Stealing Fails To Lower Temperature

Cody Bellinger. Mike Fiers. The Yankees. The Nationals. Anyone else who believes the Astros kept cheating after 2017. The Houston shortstop had something for all of them. Will his rebuttal help to lower the fire that’s engulfing the sport early in spring training? No, not when Correa came in hot himself. FAGAN: Players must speak out loudly, publicly and in real time about cheating The short version of his counterattack, in order of high to low intensity:...

January 11, 2023 · 3 min · 566 words · Joyce Montejo

Astros Carlos Correa Leaves Game With Apparent Ankle Injury

Correa grounded to third for the second out of the fifth but hit the bag awkwardly and fell to the ground. He eventually got up and walked gingerly to the dugout with an Astros trainer and manager A.J. Hinch by his side. The team said after the game that X-rays were negative and Correa is day to day with a sprained ankle. MORE: Best active MLB players by age...

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 143 words · Roy Lombard

Astros Dusty Baker On His Postseason No Hitter History I Ve Been On Both Ends

One thing Baker probably didn’t expect to see, however, was two postseason no-hitters in his lifetime — one coming when he was the manager of the team being no-hit, and the other coming when he was the manager of the team throwing the no-hitter. Even weirder, both games were against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. It’s the kind of serendipity that baseball tends to create. There have been three no-hitters in MLB postseason history....

January 11, 2023 · 3 min · 459 words · Harry George

Astros Sign Stealing Technique Was Apparently Caught On Video

This is a big report because MLB rules say teams are not allowed to use electronic technology to steal signs from the catcher and then relay what pitch is coming to the hitter. Within The Athletic’s report, former Astros pitcher Mike Fiers went on-record about Houston’s sign-stealing system. Essentially, the Astros used a TV monitor with a feed from a center field camera near the dugout steps. Once players were able to figure out what the signs meant, they’d alert their hitters by banging on a dugout trash can....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 303 words · Phyllis Nolder

Astros Sign Doug Fister To Round Out Rotation

Doug Fister has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Houston, the team announced Thursday. The towering right-hander, who turns 32 next week, will slot in behind Dallas Keuchel, Collin McHugh, Lance McCullers and Mike Fiers. Fister is a candidate for a bounceback season after posting a career-worst 4.19 ERA for the Nationals in 2015. That came on the heels of a 2014 season that saw the former Mariner and Tiger go 16-6 with a 2....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 179 words · Kraig Mercuri

Asylum Seekers Dropped Off By Border Patrol Strain Resources Of Arizona Border Towns

Some days the city has seen more than 100 asylum seekers. On other days far less, but as of late, the daily count has stood at a steady 25. These individuals find themselves in the area at the behest of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). Entering the country to flee persecution in their homelands, the people entering Yuma County start their journey by submitting themselves to CBP custody as they undergo screenings prior to receiving admittance....

January 11, 2023 · 6 min · 1102 words · Sherry Goulet

At Smu Larry Brown Did What He Does Best Coach Basketball Leave Gracelessly

He is the best technical basketball coach the game has ever seen. It is no accident he is the only man to win championships at the NBA and NCAA levels. He understands and teaches at a level that is at least slightly beyond even the other Hall of Famers. MORE: SN’s way-too-early top 25 He is also the very best at unseemly departures. So he was up to the challenge....

January 11, 2023 · 4 min · 723 words · Micheal Beck

Ataxia Symptoms Causes And Treatment

Ataxia can be a symptom of an underlying disease, such as multiple sclerosis, or it can be the cause itself. While ataxia is used most often to describe certain symptoms like loss of balance, it also describes a group of degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. What Is Ataxia? Ataxia can either refer to the symptom of loss of coordination, or it can refer to hereditary or sporadic ataxias....

January 11, 2023 · 8 min · 1683 words · Betty Podesta

Athena Strand Given Viking Princess Funeral As Family Mourns Tragic Death

The customized casket was donated by the SoulShine Industries to be used during the service, local news station WFAA reported. The same company also made 19 custom caskets for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that happened in Uvalde, Texas, earlier this year. Strand’s casket was painted in pink, which was her favorite color, and had a princess crown with rhinestones at the top with her picture inside the lid....

January 11, 2023 · 4 min · 647 words · Joel Davis

Athletics Jarrod Parker Facing Surgery To Repair Arm Broken In Rehab Start

Parker, making his fourth rehab start for Triple-A Nashville, collapsed to the ground in the sixth inning after throwing his 87th pitch. Trainers rushed to his aid after the throw sailed wide of home plate. According to SI.com, Parker, 26, could also be facing a third elbow-ligament transplant surgery if the graft from his second operation isn’t intact since the broken bone, the medial epicondyle, anchors one end of the ligament graft....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 198 words · Kate Walton

Atletico Madrid Coach Simeone Suspended Eight Games

Simeone will miss four Spanish league matches, with the remaining four-match ban applying to future Spanish Super Cups. Simeone was already suspended from Atletico’s league opener at Rayo Vallecano on Monday because of a suspension that carried over from last season. That means Simeone’s new suspension will begin on Aug. 30 against Eibar. He will then miss the clash against Madrid on Sept. 13 and the subsequent league games against Celta Vigo and Almeria....

January 11, 2023 · 4 min · 648 words · William Baker

Atletico Want 40M Diego Costa Deal Despite Transfer Ban

Chelsea sign Caballero for free The Spanish side cannot register new signings until 2018 due to a transfer ban imposed on them by FIFA for breaking rules regarding buying international players under the age of 16. They remain the only club interested in signing the striker, who was told by Antonio Conte via text message that he is not part of his plans for next season. Rather than send him on loan until he becomes eligible to play, though, coach Diego Simeone would rather sign Costa and have him train with the squad for six months....

January 11, 2023 · 1 min · 209 words · Jammie Oglesby

Atomic Energy Agency Says Lack Of Staff Turnover Endangers Chernobyl Safety

The staff members were working on the day Russians invaded the historic nuclear accident site nearly two weeks ago and have been living there ever since, the statement said. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the lack of worker turnover is concerning because it could affect the staffers’ ability to make decisions. This adds to concerns over whether the Russian forces’ control of the nuclear site could cause another accident like the Chernobyl accident of 1986, which the United Nations described as “one of the most serious nuclear incidents in human history....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 416 words · William Cawthorne

Attack On The Green Zone

The attack Thursday, which may have been carried out by a suicide bomber, killed eight and wounded at least 20. At least two parliamentarians were among the dead. It was not only a direct attack on the government, but it also sent a clear message from the insurgents that there truly is no safe place left in the capital. Just a few hours earlier, a suicide bomber blew up an explosives-packed truck on Baghdad’s Al-Sarafiya bridge, killing at least 10....

January 11, 2023 · 5 min · 873 words · Cecile Stringham