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But is the science really there? The new data certainly haven’t squelched the critics. The studies are of “exceedingly poor quality,” says Dr. Arthur Frank, medical director of George Washington University’s Weight Management Program, who reviewed the data on a Web site launched last week (www.scienceoncellasene.com). “They establish nothing.” In medical research, the gold standard is a placebo-controlled study in which neither patient nor doctor knows who’s getting what. In one of the studies, 15 patients took a placebo, but investigators knew their identities....

SPORTING NEWS: Your opponent on May 25 is Gregory Corbin; what do you know about him? FILIP HRGOVIC: I think Gregory Corbin is a good opponent and a good test for me at this stage of my career. I know he has 15 wins and only one loss so I expect a tough fight, but I am very confident I will beat him. SN: For those who may not have seen you fight; how would you describe your fighting style?...

There are some clear no-brainers on any All-Time Best XI, namely Landon Donovan and Claudio Reyna. Those two should make any team you put together, whether basing it on body of work or peak level of play, or even combining national team and club success. And that is where things can get a little tricky. You will find plenty of people who argue that Tab Ramos is one of the most talented players to play for the USA, if not the most talented....

Lan Yu is the name of a young architecture student (Liu Ye) who, in need of money, ends up in the bed of a successful Beijing businessman, Chen Handong (played by prominent stage actor Hu Jun). The boy falls in love with the man, who wants anything but an emotional entanglement. A master of one-upmanship, Chen staves off Lan Yu’s affections with more and more expensive gifts–and even, briefly, marries, installing the boy as his lover in a villa he buys for him–only gradually coming to acknowledge, as the years pass, that he can’t live without him....

At first, Westerns were produced anywhere an actor could mount a horse: many couldn’t, but the infant studios made do. Around 1914, William S. Hart teamed up with Thomas Ince to make a swarm of Westerns. The desert town of Victorville, Calif., proved to be a near-ideal location, the anti-New Jersey of cheap moviemaking. For years, Victorville proudly housed the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum. I have seen a few silent Westerns, but the one I’d most like to see is a 1911 release about Billy the Kid....

Erickson, a cult novelist praised by no less than Thomas Pynchon, is also Los Angeles Magazine’s film critic, and he pours his encyclopedic knowledge of 1970s Hollywood into this funny, unnervingly surreal page-turner, in which burglars wax eloquent about “Now, Voyager” and the ghost of D. W. Griffith haunts the Roosevelt Hotel. I can’t say I understand everything Erickson is up to—don’t ask me why the chapters run up to 226 and then back to zero—but it doesn’t matter....

There are four compelling stories to tell heading into the national semifinals at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday. No. 1 Baylor (26-2) meets No. 2 Houston (28-3) in the first national semifinal at 5:14 p.m. The Bears are making their third Final Four appearance and are looking to make the championship game for the first time since 1948. The Cougars are back in the Final Four for the first time since the 1980s Phi Slama Jama heyday....

“We are aware of the recent actions in Indiana and have made a point to talk about this sensitive and important issue among ourselves and with our teams. Each of us strongly supports the positions of the NCAA and our respective institutions on this matter — that discrimination of any kind should not be tolerated. As a part of America’s higher education system, college basketball plays an important role in diversity, equality, fairness and inclusion, and will continue to do so in the future....

On Tuesday, after a long wait to hear an official word on Jackson's joining the Knicks, the team held a press conference and shepherded Jackson out to the media. Jackson explained his outlook for the Knicks as president, including Carmelo Anthony's free agency, Mike Woodson's job status and moves the Knicks will make to improve their ability to win in the near future. Jackson's journey to the Knicks started in earnest at a party held by Irving Azoff, a manager in the music industry, who helped during negotiate the deal and even had a hand in formulating Jackson's contract....

However, that single figure overstates the disparity between the two potential contracts in his particular case. TRADE TRACKER: Biggest rumors, reported deals ahead of free agency Beyond the $39,204,000 in the fifth season of the contract, exactly half of the remaining disparity between Hayward’s full Bird (Jazz) and free agent compensation comes in the fourth season, when the difference between five percent and eight percent raises has accumulated over three full years....

Brandi Rhodes, AEW Chief Branding Officer, confirmed to Sports Illustrated the first live AEW show on October 2 in Washington D.C. will feature the new title. “For many female wrestlers, the opportunity to fight for the title represents the crowning achievement of their careers,” said Rhodes. “The AEW women’s championship will be the cornerstone of the women’s division. The championship will be treated with the utmost respect and prestige. We hope to inspire future female wrestlers to dream of holding such a meaningful title....

Win the championship on the field! There, feel better now? Because it’s time someone pulled back the veneer on this “playoff” of ours. MORE: Week 1 picks | Bowl picks | Spurrier still doing it his way | 30 rivalries: Hot or not? “Shoot, there’s not much difference between (the CFP and BCS),” says South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier. “You’re still relying on someone else’s opinion.” An opinion you can’t see or hear or comprehend, thank you....

Since the start of the pandemic, it has been unclear how long immunity lasts in people who have been infected with coronavirus. However, a number of recent reports show sufferers can be reinfected. The first reinfection case recorded was a woman in Hong Kong. In total, there have now been five confirmed reinfection cases. In order to show the new COVID-19 case is a reinfection, rather than the original infection re-emerging, laboratory tests must show key differences in the viruses responsible....

Here’s a look at key stat splits, pitcher rankings, saves sleepers and weather warnings. Today’s action gets underway at 1:35 ET in Boston with the Yankees-Red Sox. READ MORE: Sporting News Fantasy | DFS Playbook (day) | DFS Playbook (night) SPLITS TO KNOW - Matt Kemp is 17-for-41 (.415) with three homers and five doubles against Jorge De La Rosa, while Jedd Gyorko is a stout 11-for-16 with four doubles against the lefty....

Here’s a look at pitcher rankings, saves sleepers and weather warnings. Today’s action gets underway at 2:10 p.m. ET in Houston with the A’s-Astros. READ MORE: SN Fantasy | Daily lineup splits | DFS Playbook SP RANKINGS 1. Jake Odorizzi, TB at ATL 2. Tyson Ross, SD vs. CHC 3. Dallas Keuchel, HOU vs. OAK 4. Carlos Martinez, STL at NYM 5. Bartolo Colon, NYM vs. STL 6. Chase Anderson, ARI at MIA 7....

SPLITS TO KNOW Jay Bruce is hitless with seven strikeouts against Michael Wacha, while teammates Todd Frazier, Billy Hamilton and Brandon Phillips are a combined 5-for-38 (.132) against the Cardinals righthander. The normally mild-mannered Jon Jay is 12-for-25 (.480) with three homers against Johnny Cueto. Jose Bautista is just 2-for-26 (.077) with five Ks against Ubaldo Jimenez. Adam LaRoche is 9-for-13 (.692) with a pair of doubles against Mike Pelfrey....

Susan Prior was swimming in the waters of Norfolk Island, off the east coast of Australia, when she spotted a gold band lodged around the body of a mullet fish on Monday. Unbeknown to the Norfolk Island local, the ring belonged to Nathan Reeves who lost the piece of jewelry while swimming at Emily Bay with his wife Suzie Quintal over Christmas. Believing the ring might be of value, Prior took to her local Norfolk Island Community Classifieds page in a bid to track down the possible owner....

Marcelino, 49, and his 11-year-old son had gone diving for fish in the Paliwan River in the town of Bugasong. According to Marcelino’s wife, he would usually put fish he caught in his mouth so they wouldn’t escape while he tried to catch more. She told the Filipino newspaper Tribun-Medan her husband likely accidentally swallowed the fish while it was rapidly thrashing around, trying to escape. Unfortunately, the fish got stuck in Marcelino’s airway....