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Palace had failed to find the net in their first seven Premier League fixtures, conceding 17 times en route to losing all seven matches. 15/2 for Everton and Brighton to draw 1-1 The run of futility set an English record for most consecutive matches lost to begin a season without scoring a goal. But in the 10th minute against Chelsea on Saturday, a Yohan Cabaye effort was deflected into the net off Cesar Azpilicueta and mercifully brought a run of 731 minutes without a Premier League goal to an end....

Ben Valentine mentioned Andrew Heaney and Rafael Montero as prospects to keep an eye on, but that was more FYI than a suggestion that either one should be targeted by Fernandez owners. Not all is lost though. Fantasy owners can turn to relief pitchers to "build" a Fernandez replacement. This is obviously not a perfect alternative to having a bonafide ace take the hill every fifth day, but it may be the best solution....

Case in point: Portia Iversen. When her son, Dov, was diagnosed with autism at 21 months, Iversen feverishly hunted for information about the disease. “I would just spend all night going on different neuroscience Web sites,” she says. A relief? Sort of. Like so many mothers before her, she found it wasn’t enough, especially for narrowing down the best research studies and finding the most plugged-in parents. So in November 1995, when Dov was 3 1/2 the Los Angeles sitcom writer put her career on hold to cofound Cure Autism Now with her husband, movie producer Jonathan Shestack....

The eight-time defending champions needed a last-minute own goal from Kalidou Koulibaly to have the better of Napoli two weeks ago, after relinquishing a 3-0 lead. On Saturday, the Bianconeri face another of their main rivals as they travel to Florence to take on Fiorentina. The game couldn’t come at a worse time for La Viola, who has lost both of its opening games. A 4-3 defeat at home to Napoli was followed by a 2-1 loss on the road to Genoa and coach Vincenzo Montella is already under pressure....

For the second time in just three days, the AFC champions had some disturbed sleep thanks to a faulty alarm at their Arizona hotel. The first incident, said to be “an anomaly,” occurred during Tuesday morning’s wee hours. It happened yet again on Thursday. MORE: Rodgers surprises kids | Celebs make Super Bowl picks | Key and Peele are back at it Super Bowl week is stressful enough as it is with teams having to cater to the media and prepare for the big game....

On my 7th birthday, midsummer 1963, my mother decorated my cake with sparklers she’d saved from the Fourth of July. This, I thought, was extraordinary, fantastic, sparklers spitting and smoking, dangerous and beautiful atop my birthday cake. In one indelible, ecstatic instant my mother completed a circuit of identification for me, melding two iconographies, of self and of liberty: of birthday cake, delicious confectionery emblem of maternal enthusiasm about my existence, which enthusiasm I shared; and of the nighttime fireworks of pyro-romantic Americana, fireworks-liberty-light which slashed across the evening sky, light which thrilled the heart, light which exclaimed loudly in the thick summer air, light which occasionally tore off fingers and burned houses, the fiery fierce explosive risky light of Independence, of Freedom....

What a Seizure Looks Like Epilepsy is a neurological condition in which electrical disturbances in the brain lead to seizures. Not all seizures look alike, though. Epilepsy comes in many different forms, as do the seizures it causes. If you know the type of seizures a person experiences, you can learn what symptoms to watch for. Warning Signs Seizures typically don’t have warning signs that the casual observer can see....

Here’s a look at key stat splits, pitcher rankings, saves sleepers and weather warnings. Today’s action gets underway at 7:05 p.m. ET. READ MORE: MLB DFS picks | Exclusive FanDuel contest | SN Fantasy SPLITS TO KNOW The White Sox’s Adam LaRoche is slugging .579 with three homers and two doubles against Jason Marquis. The Brewers’ Adam Lind is slugging .650 with a pair of homers in 20 at-bats against Jason Hammel....

According to a press release published on the Portage Fire Department’s Facebook page, members of the fire department were called to help the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office with tracking down a missing male. The hunter’s wife called police just after midnight when her husband did not return from his hunting trip. “The County Sheriff Deputies located the patient’s ATV and began to follow his tracks to attempt to find him,” the release stated....

The men drifted in the Torres Strait, located between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. They wound up roughly 10 kilometers from the location where their boat initially capsized. At moments while they waited to be found, a shark came within meters of them. After the fisherman floated for 15 hours, they were spotted by the captain for the oil ship MT Godam, who turned around to rescue them....

Under the neon Las Vegas lights, the Utes showed up and showed out. Facing the mighty Trojans and their all-world standout sophomore Caleb Williams, Utah was dominant, cruising to a 47-24 victory to capture its second consecutive Pac-12 title. It was a showcase of stardom with implications as far reaching as Columbus and Tuscaloosa. MORE: With USC’s loss to Utah, Ohio State should backdoor into the CFP With that, here are the four factors that pushed the Utes to victory on Friday night....

What a difference a bust makes. The employers are back in the driver’s seat, and job switchers have to learn to play the game anew. As an executive agent, I manage the careers of senior executives, many of them in tech industries, and I’m often privy to their most trying professional challenges. From my vantage point, I’ve seen some new rules emerge for job hunters. The Rule of 10: All hiring executives have at least 10 friends out of work....

The second time around Blakeney made sure he did his homework before making his decision. MORE: Top players in the Class of 2015 | Best dunkers “I’ve done a lot of research on all of the programs so I’ll feel good about my decision,” Blakeney said at the Team Takeover Hoopfest in December. At the City of Palms Classic in Ft. Myers, Fla., Blakeney again proved that he is a lethal scorer, averaging a little over 23 points a game....

The 6-10, 245 pound big man has visited all three schools and is sure that he will wait until the spring before announcing his decision. MORE: 10 things to watch during college basketball’s early signing period “I’m just focusing on the season right now. I’m trying to get better every day. We have a great group and our chemistry is getting better every day. Winning a national championship is our one and only goal,” he said....

Williamson was the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft after dazzling as a college star in his only season at Duke. The Pelicans won the draft lottery and selected Williamson, but the franchise has yet to see the benefits of that on the court, with the 19-year-old suffering a knee injury during preseason in October. The wait will soon be over, though, and we have taken a look at some of the things to keep an eye on, with Williamson set to debut against the Spurs on Wednesday....