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The Yankees outfielder is at 61 home runs and counting, but he’s also looking for another exceptionally rare achievement: The Triple Crown. Just one Triple Crown has been won since Carl Yastrzemski with the Red Sox in 1967; Miguel Cabrera achieved the feat in 2012 with the Tigers. Judge has flown onto the Triple Crown scene in a year where it looked like the National League might produce a leader in batting average, home runs and runs batted in....

The power couple — OK, mainly Rodgers — donned Star Wars costumes and flicked it up on Instagram on Friday. MORE: Classic Aaron Rodgers photos | ‘Star Wars’ in sports The film comes out Dec. 18 nationwide. If you’re not a sci-fi head and don’t know what all the fuss is about, peep the trailer below. A photo posted by Olivia Munn (@oliviamunn) on Dec 11, 2015 at 9:59am PST

Rodgers’ top receiver, Davante Adams, doesn’t buy that. Adams appeared recently on Cris Collinsworth’s podcast, and he was asked how much the drafting of Love had to do with Rodgers’ likely MVP season. “Honestly, I would have to say, one. If we had to go scale from one to 10, I would say one,” Adams said. “I think that people disrespect A-Rod, and stuff like that isn’t what drives Aaron....

Since the beginning of the season, the Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons and Houston Texans have all been forced to temporarily close their facilities because of players testing positive to COVID-19. The Titans outbreak involved at least 24 players and led to the NFL tightening its protocols, deciding that any player, coach or member of staff with “high-risk” close contacts exposure to a COVID-19 positive individual must isolate for five days....

On February 1, Trump called Graham a “RINO,” or “Republican in name only” after the senator criticized the idea of pardoning convicted January 6 rioters, which Trump floated during a rally in Texas last month. During an interview with CBS, Graham called the idea “inappropriate.” “I don’t want to reinforce that defiling the Capitol was OK,” he said. “I don’t want to do anything that would make this more likely in the future....

La Albiceleste have a point from two matches and they are under pressure to perform against the Super Eagles, amidst alleged insinuations all is not well between the players and coach Jorge Sampaoli. Biffo, however, warns Gernot Rohr’s side to concentrate on their preparations rather than getting carried away by issues emanating from the South American giants’ camp. “I don’t think the report of disharmony in the camp of the Argentines should concern us or make us become jubilant because it may just be a ploy to make us be carried away ahead of the tie,” Biffo told Goal ....

The Commission has no right to independently control the debate process. Now, it is standing in the way of what the American people want and seeking to further its own insider agenda. Yesterday, the Commission unilaterally announced it was killing the debate format and instead imposing a virtual debate. This decision was made with no consultation with the Trump campaign, let alone approval for such a dramatic election-influencing shift....

Nearly 100,000 vaccine doses could expire by the fall if they aren’t administered. “We’re hoping to use that supply up rather than see that happen,” said Dr. Rick Scott, chairman of Prisma Health’s vaccination task force, during a media call on July 28. “We wish demand was there.” Prisma Health is the largest not-for-profit health organization in South Carolina. Palmetto Health and the Greenville Health System merged in 2017 to form Prisma Health....

Allegri recently announced that he would leave Milan at the end of the 2013-14 campaign, but the club decided on Monday to relieve him right away following ongoing struggles this term. With Allegri out of the Giuseppe Meazza, Milan assistant coach Mauro Tassotti has been handed the caretaker reins and thanked the departed coach for his efforts at the club. The Italian giant said in a press release: "AC Milan have dismissed the coach of the first team and his staff, Massimiliano Allegri, with immediate effect....

A win over the Old Lady would move Gennaro Gattuso’s side - placed sixth in the Italian top-flight log - closer to the Champions League qualification zone. And Kessie who has notched four goals with three assists in 27 league appearances this season, has reiterated his side’s mission when they travel to Turin. “We always strive to win, and it’ll be the same against Juventus,” Kessie told SkySport Italia....

As part of the deal, the Atlantic 10 will continue holding its league championship at Barclays Center in 2015 and 2016 before giving way to the ACC for the next two years. The ACC and A-10 will also hold interconference doubleheaders at Barclays Center in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and the A-10 has also locked down a spot for its teams to play in the annual Brooklyn Hoops events at the arena....

AccuScore has the Pelicans as heavy 71.9 percent favorites to win which is in line with what the books are expecting. Even though AccuScore and sports books are in agreement on the side, laying the -250 money-line price required to side with the Pelicans is prohibitive. The total and spread offer better plays for bettors. The average score after 10,000-plus simulations is 107-101. There’s about a 60 percent chance the total combined score goes OVER 201....

Offensively, there just hasn’t been enough ball movement from the Cavaliers, as LeBron James and Co. enter Friday night’s matchup (10:35 p.m. ET, ESPN) averaging a league-worst 16 assists per game. Based on 10,000-plus simulations of the game, AccuScore has the Nuggets as 57 percent favorites to win outright. Denver is +170 on the money-line, odds that imply just a 37 percent chance to win. Based on AccuScore’s forecast, the Nugs should be about -130 favorites....

Line: Orlando -2.5, Total: 206 Check The Linemakers on Sporting News’ live odds page for updated NBA point spreads and totals. The average score after 10,000 simulations performed by AccuScore is 102-98, and Orlando has a 59.9 percent chance to win the game outright and about a 53 percent chance of covering a -2.5 spread. But even though New York is 1-7 ATS in its last eight games at home and Orlando is 5-2 ATS in its last seven games on the road, we’ll look to the total for our recommended play....

It is not known why the nerve cells begin to degenerate but the loss of these cells leads to dysfunction of the muscles in the esophagus and the inability of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to close properly. The LES normally contracts to open, allowing food to enter the stomach from the esophagus and then relaxes closed to keep food contents from coming back up the esophagus. In 1929 when doctors discovered that the cause of achalasia was an inability of the LES to close properly they called the condition achalasia, which means failure to relax....

If you experience an Achilles rupture, you and your healthcare provider will discuss the risks and benefits of surgical versus non-surgical treatment. Depending on specific characteristics of your tear and relevant factors in your history, your surgeon may recommend surgical treatment of your torn Achilles tendon. What Is Achilles Tendon Repair Surgery? Surgery for Achilles tendon repair involves mending the ends of a torn or ruptured tendon. The specific type of surgery will depend on where the Achilles tendon has torn....

It was a terrible accident, but the police did not bother to issue a traffic ticket. Two months later, however, Dade County prosecutors charged the 30-year-old Rodriguez, a recent Nicaraguan immigrant, with vehicular homicide. The novel theory: Rodriguez was gravely reckless not merely in making a dangerous turn but in failing to protect his daughter. The crime is punishable by up to five years in prison, although prosecutors indicated they would seek only probation....

On Friday afternoon several twitter accounts had post addresses that supposedly belong to conservative justices including Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas, with some of the posts receiving thousands of retweets. In recent weeks, after the Politico published a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court stating the majority on the court favored overturning Roe, abortion rights activists have protested outside of justices’ homes. In May, people dressed as characters from The Handmaid’s Tale protested outside of Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s home, and Kavanaugh’s home also saw protesters....

Howard briefly quit acting after leaving the six-season television series Empire in 2019 and has been open about his scientific endeavors, going viral that same year for saying on a red carpet that he had “made some discoveries in my own personal life with the science that, y’know, Pythagoras was searching for.” This week, the American actor made an appearance in Uganda per an invitation from Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Frank Tumwebaze....

Carolla made these comments while speaking on Sean Hannity’s show on Wednesday, and a clip of it has been viewed over 350,000 times on Twitter. Carolla and host Hannity were discussing the latest controversy surrounding The View host Whoopi Goldberg, who was recently suspended from the show after she claimed the Holocaust was not about race. AOC defended Goldberg while speaking to TMZ and said a suspension was not necessary, a sentiment Hannity agreed with, if the Jewish community had accepted Goldberg’s apology....