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Here’s a look at today’s key stat splits, pitcher rankings, saves sleepers and weather warnings. READ MORE: Sporting News Fantasy | DFS Playbook | Top pickups SPLITS TO KNOW Carlos Santana and Jason Kipnis are a combined 21-for-41 (.512) with two homers and three doubles apiece against Jeremy Guthrie. Brandon Moss is 5-for-12 (.417) with a pair of homers himself off Guthrie. Adrian Gonzalez (4-for-34, 7 Ks), Andre Ethier (3-for-24, 9 Ks) and even switch-hitter Jimmy Rollins (3-for-20, 7 Ks) have all struggled against Madison Bumgarner....

BOOKMARK: Sporting News Fantasy SPLITS TO KNOW - Dustin Pedroia (14-for-27, 6 extra-base hits), David Ortiz (8-for-21, HR), and Daniel Nava (7-for-16, HR) have all hit well against Wei-Yin Chen. Teammate Mike Napoli (3-for-17, 5 Ks) has struggled. Jay Bruce (3-for-16, 7 Ks), Todd Frazier (1-for-11), and Brandon Phillips (3-for-16) have had trouble in their careers against Wily Peralta. - Salvador Perez is just 1-for-12 with four strikeouts lifetime against Kyle Gibson....

The warnings come as Robinhood, the trading app many individual investors used to buy the company’s stock in a bid to inflate its price and thwart the hedge funds in their bid to profit from its demise, came in for renewed scrutiny from regulators and criticism from a number of sides. Peter Hanks, a DailyFX Strategist, said the GameStop (GME) share price will likely continue its downward trajectory, in response to Robinhood and other apps delisting it yesterday, and warned that first-time investors may be left learning “harsh truths” about investing....

“First when I saw it, I thought it was just a little wee small shark that was only about four or five feet long,” fisherman William Hanley told CBC Radio’s Shift New Brunswick. But when more of the net was pulled up, he realized that the creature was closer to 18 feet long. Hanley tried to scoop the shark out with a second net, but as it thrashed around, the piscine predator ripped through the mesh with its razor-sharp teeth....

Times of India reported the incident took place in the Ramganga river. According to the outlet, one fisherman tried to haul the catch from the water immediately upon feeling the tug; however, it was too heavy for him alone, so he called his fellow fisherman to help. When the two men finally managed to pull the net from the water, they found an adult mugger crocodile tangled inside. Multiple reports claim that as the crocodile attempted to make its way back into the water after freeing itself from the net, the two fishermen started to drag the creature by its tail....

Justine Jankowski had to take several PCR tests, disinfect her bag and endure several temperature checks before she was allowed through. China’s zero-COVID policy has seen major cities in the country put under strict lockdowns, despite public outcry and a tanking economy. Jankowski, a correspondent for French TV channel TF1, posted a series of videos online documenting her exit from China’s Tianjin Binhai International Airport, which took 5 hours in total....

The news leaked earlier in the day in a story by a Portland, Ore., writer who attended a coaches staff meeting early in the week during which the suspensions were discussed. MORE: All-time top 10 Cornhuskers | Ten big Big Ten questions | Best Big Ten coaches Riley, in his first year at Nebraska after 14 seasons in two stints at Oregon State, said of the news: “Didn’t want it to come out exactly like this, but I did want it to come out early so we let you know....

Not only that, but they’re so on the nose with the concept that the commercials are all built around the song and feature people watching wrestling matches at a drive-in theater. Truly a show with the finger on the pulse of American youth. More’s the pity, because it’s looking like a pretty hot show with a main event that lots of people are looking forward to. But, lest we forget, not every attempt at creating a new wrestling show tradition can be a “WrestleMania” or a “Starrcade....

Success breeds contempt, and the Cardinals are among the most successful National League teams. So are the San Francisco Giants, their opponents when the NL Championship Series opens Saturday at Busch Stadium. We’ll list five reasons (all in good fun) to root against the Cardinals here, but do a quick Google search and you’ll find approximately 11 bajillion other reasons. 1. BFIB Those Cardinals fans who radically embrace the “Best Fans In Baseball” label, who shout their love of all things Cardinals from the tops of the Gateway Arch, really make it easy for everyone to hate the entire fan base....

Hill, the top safety in the Class of 2019, had committed to Michigan in September, choosing the Wolverines over the Crimson Tide, among other schools. Alabama assistant coaches Karl Scott and Tosh Lupoi recruited the safety from Tulsa, Okla., who becomes the fourth defensive back to commit to the Crimson Tide’s 2019 recruiting class. MORE: LSU’s Orgeron says he needs to recruit better after loss to Tide As is tradition, Nick Saban and his staff are putting together another star-studded class....

The Seminoles have gone a combined 27-1 the past two seasons, winning a national championship and earning a berth in the first College Football Playoff. While Jimbo Fisher’s teams have shined between the lines, they’ve made headlines for all the wrong reasons outside them. High-profile players such as Jameis Winston, De’Andre Johnson and Dalvin Cook have all had run-ins with the law. MORE: Top 15 programs since 2000 | SN All-Americans | Fisher says ‘we will do better’ It could have all proved to be too much to ignore for five-star tight end Isaac Nauta, the top-rated player in the nation at his position, he decommitted from FSU on Tuesday, noting his desire to find a school that can mold him into a man as well as an NFL star....

Those teams are after mega-impact players, like a Max Scherzer, and they can wait for the right player to become available. There’s no real rush. For other teams, though? Winning in October is still the goal, but without a little bit of help — or a lot of help — getting to the postseason will be challenging. These are the teams that would greatly benefit from trades before July arrives, to get an extra five or six starts from a new rotation addition, or another 100-plus plate appearances from a position player....

This array of new technologies has changed what doctors need to know, and how they’re learning it. The days of studying anatomy by dissecting a cadaver may soon be over. Computerized models simulate all kinds of diseases, injuries and even responses to drugs or surgery. Med-school students are wired as well, downloading critical information from their ubiquitous PDAs. In the revolutionary field of bionanotechnology, doctors foresee the day when they’ll fight cancer, AIDS and diabetes by delivering drugs to the specific cells that need them....

Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn, Ole Miss. BENDER ANALYSIS: The unbeaten teams | The one-loss teams Three SEC West teams in the playoff with Alabama not far behind at No. 6? Of course that never was a threat to play out as three of those four SEC teams would knock each other out in divisional play (and eventually Alabama would land in the playoff). The selection committee was right with Florida State....

Jordan scored 35 points against the Bucks in Chicago Stadium that night, reaching the 20,000-point mark for his career. Jordan reached that mark in his 620th NBA game, the second-fastest at that time behind Wilt Chamberlain. MORE: Classic photos of Michael Jordan He also had eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals while abusing Blue Edwards. And if that wasn’t enough, he was also recovering from a bout with the flu that forced him to sit out the second half against Cleveland two nights earlier....

Flat spots can occur when a baby frequently lies or sleeps in the same position, which allows the baby’s head to develop a flat spot and become misshapen. Learn more about the symptoms of flat head syndrome and how parents can help treat the condition. Flat Head Syndrome in Babies The number of babies developing flat head syndrome has increased over the past few decades, likely because the safest position for babies to sleep is flat on their back in their crib....