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There was speculation that USA Basketball could struggle on the international stage after James Harden, Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard and a host of other NBA stars elected to abstain from participating in the competition. However, Team USA’s victory over one of the field’s more talented squads should have some effect on that notion. Here are three takeaways from Team USA’s win: Team USA guards are running the show Kemba Walker is one of two players on Team USA’s roster who has made an All-Star team....

Once called fibrocystic breast disease, the term has largely fallen out of favor because “disease” wrongly implies something is wrong with the breasts. Fibrocystic breasts, or fibrocystic breast changes, is a benign condition that’s neither a symptom of nor a risk factor for breast cancer. This article looks at the symptoms and causes of what was once called fibrocystic breast disease. It also discusses how fibrocystic breasts are evaluated and treated, and how you can cope with these changes....

Others believe that fibromyalgia is the result (entirely or in part) of psychological stresses. While no one can really pinpoint a definite cause at this time, there is agreement that fibromyalgia is a multi-dimensional condition with some known risk factors, including gender, age, stress level, and genetics. Gender Statistically speaking, women are more likely to get fibromyalgia than men. Around 75%-90% of those diagnosed with fibromyalgia are women of middle age....

So this seems as good of a time as any to kick off Sporting News’ weekly Field of 68 projection, a look at what the NCAA Tournament selection committee would do based on what’s happened so far this season. That’s an important distinction. This isn’t a prediction of where we think teams will wind up in March, but where they would be seeded based on what they’ve accomplished through Sunday’s games....

The four legends of the game will be available in packs for the rest of the season as well as through special Squad Building Challenges. To get a feel for how these players perform in your team, loan versions of the four stars will be available through different Squad Building Challenges for one week only. The Prime ICONs earned via the challenges can not be traded on the transfer market, and are quite difficult to complete due to high restrictions....

The demo will have 13 teams to choose from, including Champions League winners Real Madrid, Premier League table toppers Manchester United and Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. There will also be four stadiums to play the shortened matches for users heading up to the full release on September 29. Gamers also get a first look at the second chapter of Alex Hunter’s story, The Journey: Hunter Returns, which is a sequel to the popular story mode from FIFA 17....

The Green Falcons have scored 646 points in the process and have climbed from 57th to 52nd in the rankings. Meanwhile, UAE and Qatar have gone in the opposite direction. Two 2-0 defeats to Japan and then Australia not only left their 2018 World Cup hopes in tatters and saw the resignation of head coach Mahdi Ali but also resulted in a six-place drop from 68th to 74th in the rankings....

Last year’s FIFA Interactive World Cup, won in an exhilarating final by Danish gamer Mohamad Al-Bacha, has been completely dwarfed by FUT Champions. Launched as a new game mode on FIFA 17 by EA’s competitive gaming division (CGD), over 6 million people have competed for a chance to win prize money, a place at regional finals and - for the best of the best - this weekend’s grand finale....

In 2015, the union that represents players launched legal action with the European Commission, accusing FIFA of overseeing a transfer market that thwarts a level playing field among clubs and had been “tricking” football fans. They also argued the current system failed to promote financial solidarity. However, the complaint has now been dropped after FIFA agreed to set up a task force to study and conduct a broader review of the transfer system....

On Monday morning, the 322-foot tall SLS rocket will finally take to the skies after around 12 years of development. Its mission is essentially a stress test; a demonstration that the rocket and its associated systems will be sufficient to take astronauts safely to the moon and back in just a few years’ time. Artemis I will see the SLS take the uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a 42-day mission around the moon, during which time it will cover a distance of 1....

NEWSWEEK: For a long time, conventional wisdom has held that there is enough food in the world, but distribution has been thwarted by security, economics or other reasons. Do you agree that this was and is still the case? Raj Patel: There is still enough food to feed the planet, but there aren’t enough [resources] to generate enough meat to raise everyone’s meat consumption to the level of Americans. But that’s not a bad thing....

But if George Bush is losing this election Bill Clinton hasn’t quite won it yet. The same poll showed that only 35 percent trust Clinton with the responsibilities of the presidency (43 percent trust Bush). This may be a sign the public-which hasn’t had much patience with adultery rumors or Hillary-bashing-is beginning to fix on the real character issue facing Clinton this year: his tendency to squish on issues, his obsessive need to finesse all the people all of the time....

Instead of dancing or leaping for joy or boasting about how he just broke the Oregon frontcourt forest like a Tinker Toy in Carolina’s 77-76 victory, Kennedy Meeks began to apologize to his teammates for missing two free throws with five seconds left and putting the Tar Heels in jeopardy. “He was like, ‘My bad for the free throws.’ I’m like ‘Bro, shut up! You just won us the game,’ ” senior guard Nate Britt said....

Convention wisdom says no. That opinion has become almost universal throughout major college athletics and is shared by both the supporters of the NCAA’s basic model and its harshest critics. That same line of thinking says that competitive inequity has arisen in spite of the NCAA’s attempts to curb it. But what if it was because of the NCAA’s rules? Correlation should not be confused with causation but that does not rule out the latter....

Now, some caveats. I know that the first votes will not be cast for three more months. I know that anything could happen and probably will; it almost always does in politics. I know that I am writing my first iteration of this inevitable story at a ridiculously early point in the cycle. But I also know that men—Bayh is one of them—are already lining up for the supporting role of a lifetime: third (vice presidential) wheel in the Clinton campaign....

Ring previously played for HJK Helsinki and Borussia Monchengladbach before joining Kaiserslautern in 2013. NYCFC used targeted allocation money to sign the 25-year-old from the 2. Bundesliga side. Chicharito set to miss Bayer Leverkusen’s trip to Hamburg “As soon as I heard of the interest I was intrigued because I know how big the club is and how well supported the team is,” Ring told NYCFC’s website. “It took a long time to get it done, but as soon as I knew about the New York option it was clear for me that I wanted to do it....

Following Roderick Strong successfully retained the North American Championship against Keith Lee and Dominic Dijakovic, the Undisputed Era came out to celebrate before beating down the “Limitless” one. This brings out Tommaso Ciampa who is on a mission to win back “goldie” from Adam Cole. Before a fight ensued, Johnny Gargano came out to help out his former DIY teammate, but the run ins didn’t stop there. Finn Bálor returned to Full Sail to seemingly side with Ciampa and Gargano, but instead attacked Mr....

Well, spare a thought for supporters of Fiorentina who have just seen their club release FOUR away shirts! Fiorentina 4/1 to beat Inter Not happy with having just the one option, or possibly two given the penchant for third strips in the modern era, La Viola will have a whole range of jerseys to consider when heading out on the road in 2017-18. While the club will be forever synonymous with their iconic purple kit, they have decided to mix things up on the road....