Buffon, 39, is aiming to win Europe’s top club competition for the first time when Juve face Madrid in the decider in Cardiff on Saturday. Ramos hailed the veteran goalkeeper, an eight-time Serie A winner, as one of the greats. Casillas: Buffon deserves CL glory “Buffon is a legend and he will be remembered as one of the best goalkeepers in the history of football,” he said on Tuesday....
Olivier, selected in the Proteas XI for the first Test after Vernon Philander missed out with a fractured finger, returned match figures of 11-96 as the hosts secured victory by six wickets inside three days. The seamer, having taken a career-best 6-37 in the first innings, followed that up with a prolonged spell of short-pitched bowling in the second and was rewarded with 5-59 as South Africa were set 149 to win....
And then he wrote one of them. Wonder Boys (369 pages. Villard. $23) concerns Grady Tripp, an over-weight, pot-addled writing professor who’s been wrestling with the same 1,200-page novel for years. (His novel is also called “Wonder Boys.”) Grady’s grand plan is to polish his opus off in one weekend and salvage his career, as well as that of his lifelong friend and editor, a hilariously dissipated gay man named Terry Crabtree....
The X-Men was one of the first in what could be described as a rebirth of the superhero movie. Actors like Hugh Jackman and Anna Paquin were introduced to a whole new audience when they appeared on the big screen as Wolverine and Rogue. However, there was a time when Paquin wasn’t the studio’s top choice for the part of the power-absorbing heroine. Cook had first dibs at putting on the character’s gloves and getting that white streak in her hair....
Shocking Barca on brink of disaster Research was conducted following reports that heading heavy balls may leave players at risk of developing dementia in later life. The Football Association has responded to the study, according to the BBC, with the promise that they will investigate the area. The research, conducted in collaboration between University College London and Cardiff University, involved the examination of six people who played football for an average of a quarter of a century....
It’s not too late. The shot takes two weeks to start working, so those who got immunized early were wise to do so. But you can still play catch-up–flu season runs until May. Vaccine stores aren’t totally depleted yet, so call your doctor or county health department today and be persistent. Remember, if you do get sick, there’s still hope–antiviral drugs given in the first few days can quell symptoms....
What should women still taking HRT do? Don’t panic. HRT pills are no longer the darling of the medical profession–though they’re still considered the gold standard for relieving menopausal symptoms. “There are no good long-term health reasons for using combined hormone-replacement therapy,” says Dr. Monica Morrow, director of the breast program at Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Should anyone be using HRT to prevent heart disease or osteoporosis? No. It increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes....
Now, four months after the reveal and rollout of Un’Goro, Blizzard has announced the newest Hearthstone expansion, and it is a set that fans have been clamoring for ever since the game’s very first adventure featured the icy Naxxramas quite heavily. Hearthstone’s newest expansion will be called Knights of the Frozen Throne, and as the name implies, it will revolve almost entirely around the Lich King and his army of Death Knights....
While no date has been set for the patch, it is expected to hit well before the end of the year and before any new announcements for Hearthstone at the Virtual Blizzcon event. The patch will make some significant changes to the Battlegrounds mode with certain cards changing tiers. Beasts should be receiving some much needed assistance with Pack Leader, which gives summoned beats +3 attack, moving up to tier 2....
The Pharaohs were full of hope heading into the tournament due to the presence of star player Mohamed Salah, but suffered a big blow before the first game when the Liverpool hit-man suffered a shoulder injury in the Champions League final. Egypt suffered losses to Uruguay, Russia and Saudi Arabia to finish bottom of Group A, but the controversy has only increased since then, with Salah now considering quitting the national team because of the way he was treated in Chechnya....
The defender should be able to start and see out Friday’s World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica, saying after Wednesday’s training that he feels “perfect.” With Mexico already facing a number of players out because of injury, including Andres Guardado, and having Diego Reyes suspended because of yellow card accumulation, losing Moreno would’ve been a hard blow for El Tri. Osorio endorses four El Tri players to go abroad...
McCormick is the CEO of Bridgewater Associates, one of the largest hedge funds in the world, and the former Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs under President George W. Bush. He is expected to formally announce his candidacy for the primary election taking place on May 17, 2022. Although no announcement has been made, he has garnered support from influential Pennsylvanians. Longtime Republican national committeewoman Christine Toretti and former state party chair Rob Gleason have already endorsed McCormick....
The subjects were fed enough calories to maintain their original weights. So why did the fattest ones fare so much worse? Study coauthor Judy S. Hannah of the Medlantic Research Institute in Washington, D.C., speculates that the production of cholesterol by their excess body fat may have overridden the benefits of the low-fat diet. If the obese subjects could lose weight, Hannah suspects, they, too, might be able to diet their elevated cholesterols down to healthier levels....
Baylor lost for the first time this season, with quarterback Bryce Petty completing only 16-of-36 passes at West Virginia. Unlike the previous week when Petty sparked an incredible comeback win over TCU, the Bears were outscored 14-0 in the fourth quarter of a 41-27 defeat. If not for an offensive pass interference call in the final minute at Florida State, one that negated a potential game-winning touchdown pass for Everett Golson, the Notre Dame quarterback would’ve been a more serious candidate today than last week....
Still, Penn State has to get through Ohio State this week. Plus, Barkley’s fellow Heisman contenders in Bryce Love, Baker Mayfield, Jonathan Taylor and Josh Adams may have something to say about his claim to the Heisman. MORE: Barkley on track for historic success at Penn State Here’s the rundown for the Week 9 Heisman watch: Others to Watch Jalen Hurts, Alabama Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama Bradley Chubb, N.C. State Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State Sam Darnold, USC Quinton Flowers, South Florida...
The Chandler Police Department first reported the incident on Twitter, notifying residents of a traffic alert near “the area of Mcqueen/Queen Creek due to a plane crash.” In a subsequent tweet, the Chandler Police Department wrote, “We are at the scene of a mid-air collision between a plane and helicopter at a Chandler Airpark. We ask anyone who possibly witnessed or caught this incident on camera to contact Chandler PD at 480-782-4130....
The teams were made to wait to get the game under way at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi on Sunday while the lines were re-painted by groundstaff. Originally scheduled to start at 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT), kick-off was pushed back to 18:15. Verona went into the game 13th in Serie A, eight points clear of the relegation zone and 18th-placed Genoa. 0 votes
Samuel Umtiti headed in the only goal after 51 minutes at Krestovsky Stadium to set up a final meeting against Croatia or England for Les Bleus. But it was Paris Saint-Germain teenager Mbappe who proved the most consistent and potent attacking threat within an otherwise cautious display from Didier Deschamps’ side. Vertonghen was deployed on the left-hand side of a hybrid three/four-man Belgium defence – a tactic head coach Roberto Martinez retained from the impressive 2-1 quarter-final win over Brazil....
But the key to the night just might be how well the Packers secondary defends against Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his receivers.MORE: Packers, Seahawks get superlative treatment on ‘The Tonight Show’ | Expert Week 2 picks Wilson exploited the Packers secondary to help lead the Seahawks to a come-from-behind win in January’s NFC championship game. He made plays with his feet, causing Green Bay cornerback Sam Shields to badly miss while scrambling to the Packers 1 late in the fourth quarter....
They had 19 interceptions last season, led by Rashad Johnson’s five picks. Johnson is now in Tennessee, but the Cardinals still have a wealth of talent in their defensive backfield with safeties Tyrann Mathieu and Tony Jefferson and cornerbacks Patrick Peterson, Brandon Williams and Justin Bethel. WEEK 1 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread It will not be an easy test for Patriots quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who will be making his first NFL start Sunday night in Arizona....
