For the first time since the 2013 season — the last time FSU was the winner in the early stages of the Winston saga — the Seminoles are whole again. For the first time since they walked off the field at the Rose Bowl after beating Auburn to win the national title, FSU is without distraction heading into a game. “I think we’re in a great place now,” said FSU coach Jimbo Fisher....
The jaguars were born in Ibera Park in humid, verdant northeastern Argentina following a successful rewilding program. Overjoyed conservationists released motion-triggered video footage from a wildlife camera showing one of the parents walking across a path with a cub in its mouth. The species, categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as “near-threatened,” vanished from the area seven decades earlier. Ibera Park is one of South America’s key wetlands and the recent jaguar births herald the return of its top predator....
To start with, the game-time temperature was 76 degrees. Not 96 degrees, 76 degrees. If you’ve ever been to Kansas City in August, you know that’s slightly bizarre (remember when Ichiro Suzuki first started playing for the Mariners? His favorite joke that year was about the miserably hot weather in KC in August). But this was a wonderfully sunny evening, the type of night that made even the traffic passing on Interstate 70 beyond the stadium walls seem pleasant and inviting....
Jamaican youth international Andre Lewis, the No. 7 overall pick in the draft, has signed with the NASL’s New York Cosmos, sources confirmed to Sporting News/Goal USA on Friday. When reached for comment on the signing, Cosmos CEO Erik Stover confirmed that the Cosmos have reached an agreement on contract in principle. "We agreed to a deal in principle with the player a while ago, and he's under contract with us now pending approval from U....
More than half of individuals who are allergic to one finned fish will be allergic to another, so those with fish allergy are usually advised to avoid all fish. However, it’s possible to test for a specific fish allergy. Fish allergies are similar to shellfish allergies in that they are more likely than many food allergies to start during adulthood and less likely than other allergies to be outgrown. While fish is easier than many other allergens to avoid, a fish allergy is often quite severe....
A Texas fisherman has broken state records with his impressive bluefin tuna catch, weighing in at a whopping 876 pounds and 121 inches long. Troy Lancaster, a 50-year-old angler from Port Aransas, Texas, snagged the massive fish back in mid-April, according to a report from The Houston Chronicle. After spending nine hours trying to net the fish and several more weeks waiting on official state analysis, The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has confirmed that it was the largest tuna fish caught in the state....
Corny? Maybe, especially when juxtaposed with the blinding wattage of three years ago, when Jeffrey Katzenberg stood flanked by Steven Spielberg and David Geffen to announce their new venture, calling themselves the ““dream team.’’ They swiftly raised nearly $3 billion amid a barrage of adoring attention. With expectations for the company sky-high, the logo does seem a little precious. They are, after all, starting a huge corporate enterprise to pump movies, music, television shows and other entertainment products all over the globe....
Four of the bodies were found near the Makro store in the city of Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday. The body of a fifth man was found on Thursday, according to website News24. A source told the news outlet that the men were thought to have been killed in stampedes that broke out as people ransacked businesses in the city this week. “Seeing our stores under attack is heartbreaking for all of us at Makro and Massmart,” said Doug Jones, CEO of Massmart Wholesale, which owns Makro, in a statement posted on Twitter on Thursday....
The Ravens took control early, scored touchdowns on their first four drives and cruised to an easy 59-10 win over the Dolphins on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson completed 17 of his 20 passes for 324 yards and five touchdowns in the victory. Backup Robert Griffin III added another score through the air, as well. The Dolphins are clearly in rebuilding mode and could have a long season ahead....
Not immediately, of course. Game 5 will still be played Sunday in Washington, assuming the rain ends in the early afternoon, when the forecasters promise. But the Astros tied the series at 2-2 on Saturday with an 8-1 win in Game 4. Here are five defining moments in a pivotal game that erased the Nationals’ advantage earned with two wins in Houston to start the best-of-seven series. LIVE BLOG: Astros-Nationals Game 4, as it happened...
In fact, it’s safe to say that anyone who even enjoyed the show a little bit should probably be drug tested, and/or cheers for the Yankees. But, as Vince McMahon would no doubt like to remind us, it’s not the fault of Roman Reigns, even one bit. MORE: Backlash 2018 match grades, what’s next Still, even though Backlash was terrible to levels that could easily be called “historical,” we still haven’t had time to properly process where it lands in the annals of the truly wretched shows that have plagued us over the years....
From afterthought to the best future pro on the field — in all of three games. Three huge games. The exciting isn’t in what is with three elite quarterbacks competing for one job. It’s in what could be with Jones. “A full offseason of working to get better and studying the offense and becoming the leader this team needs,” Jones said in January after the Buckeyes won the national title....
Carey, a 6-10 center from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., had narrowed down his final three choices to Duke, Michigan State, and North Carolina, before opting to go with Mike Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils. Surrounded by family, including his father Vernon Carey Sr., a former NFL offensive lineman, Carey made the announcement at his high school, NSU University School on Thursday. He averaged 26 points and 10.4 rebounds per game in his junior season and earned MaxPreps National Junior of the Year....
That ends a long-winding recruiting process for one of the most talented players in the class of 2020, and it gives the Horned Frogs their highest-ranked recruit ever, according to 247Sports.com. Evans, who played at Galena Park North Shore High School in Houston, still can’t sign a letter of intent because he already signed one with Georgia. The Bulldogs, however, released Evans from that national letter of intent with no restrictions in January....
Optimist, according to Merriam-Webster: an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome. MORE: Capitals up 3-1, aren’t buying Rangers’ pressure ploy | Playoff action images | Video highlights Realist, according to Kristen Odland of the Calgary Herald: The Flames have to win in a building where they haven’t won in 21 straight tries. That’s since 2006, for those keeping score at home....
Tkachuk also gained a reputation for being something of an agitator. He’s not a gigantic player — the Flames roster lists him at 6-2, 202 pounds — but that hasn’t stopped him from trying to get under the skin of his opponents (according to HockeyFights.com, Tkachuk dropped the gloves three times last season), and sometimes even crossing the line. And on Wednesday night, Tkachuk was still dealing with the after effects of one of his rookie run-ins....
Justin Senior, CEO of the Florida Safety Net Hospital Alliance, said Jacksonville is one of the locations hit the hardest. “Jacksonville is kind of the epicenter of this. They had one of the lowest vaccination rates going into July and that has probably really came back to bite them,” Senior said. COVID-19 patients at Baptist Health’s five hospitals across the city are younger and getting sick from the virus quicker than the patients last summer....
The new Texas abortion law prohibits abortions being performed if a “fetal heartbeat” is detected, something that usually occurs after six weeks and before many women even know they are pregnant. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court failed to prevent Senate Bill 8 from taking effect, after a 5-4 vote that saw five conservative judges— including three of President Donald Trump’s picks—decline to issue an emergency stay. Democrats and women’s rights groups have both expressed outrage that the court did not block the bill....
The Orlando Sentinel reported on Wednesday that around 6,5000 low-income Florida residents from five counties — Volusia, Lake, Putnam, Marion and Flagler — will have their medical debts paid off in the coming weeks by the Stetson Baptist Church in DeLand. “It’s one thing for us to say, ‘God loves you,’” Dan Glenn, a senior pastor from the church, told the newspaper. “It’s another for us to show that.”...
