Actually, lots of improbable things happened, and they all added up to a 3-2 Cardinals victory that wrapped up the NLDS and sent the Dodgers home for the winter. MORE: Amazing NLDS photos | Adams does it again to Kershaw | Cards add twist to celebration | LCS schedule Let’s look at a few examples. The improbable parade started a few hours before the game, when the Dodgers released their starting lineup for Game 4....

Stroke Sciatica Spinal cord injury Peripheral nerve entrapment or injury If you have foot drop, visit your practitioner right away for a full assessment of your condition and to get an accurate diagnosis and treatment. Your healthcare provider may refer you to a physical therapist to help treat your foot drop. Your physical therapist will likely prescribe various exercises and treatments for your foot drop. He or she may use a resistance band to help pull your toes off the ground while walking to retrain your anterior tibialis muscles to function properly....

I loathe the MAGA movement as much as many members of it would want to “own” me. My belief in a democracy where the person who gets the most electoral votes actually wins the election seems to really, really upset them. But some right-wing beliefs are forcing me to reevaluate my own actions—or lack thereof. The relentless attack on the LGBTQ community—especially transgender people—that has been such a central part of this election’s culture wars, has finally opened my eyes to how it must feel to live on sufferance....

Other than Tom Brady, there aren’t many players the Patriots can lose who can tip the scales on the AFC race to the Super Bowl. But left tackle Nate Solder is one of them. And unless the Patriots have someone that good hidden on the roster ready to step in, they’re just simply not as good as they were in their first four dominant games this season. MORE: Ranking NFL’s undefeated teams | The rise of Patriots RB Dion Lewis | Indispensable players...

That means even when they are pummelling the domestic landscape, they are always in a state of flux. On the coaching front, Antoine Kombouaré gave way to Carlo Ancelotti, who gave way to Laurent Blanc, who gave way to Unai Emery. And right now it’s a safe bet that he’s about to give away to someone else – despite Sunday night’s title-clinching demolition of last year’s Ligue 1 winners Monaco....

Florida State said Wednesday that it will be monitoring the situation ahead of its Saturday evening matchup with Boise State at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, but the game is currently set to proceed as scheduled. WEEK 1 PRIMER: Heisman Watch, upset picks, predictions and more Dorian is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm late Sunday or early Monday. As of Wednesday evening, the storm was progressing through the U....

DALLAS, Texas–Lloyd and Drenda Clemons have a knack for getting around Bill Clinton’s Secret Service. At the former president’s first inauguration in 1993, the couple managed to cut in front of thousands of eager onlookers and slip into the ceremony without even having tickets. So how’d they do it? “I just showed the Secret Service gentleman Lloyd’s high school annual,” says Drenda, whose husband graduated from Arkansas’ Hot Springs High School with Clinton in 1964 and, by alphabetical design, is pictured directly next to the statesman in the school yearbook....

They’re even being tough retroactively. Having signed the CFE treaty, the Soviets are now exploiting a loophole created by the United States: the exemption of naval forces from limits on military equipment and weapons systems. With Gorbachev’s apparent acquiescence, the military has redefined three motorized infantry divisions, along with their 2,600 weapons, including 800 or so tanks, as “coastal-defense units.” The Soviets also reassigned some 1,000 arms and about 1,700 armored personnel carriers to legitimately exempt units....

There were chuckles all around, and eventually Ross managed to extract a happy ending from his dEjA vu. The agreement finally got Israeli troops out of most of Hebron, the last occupied city on the West Bank, leaving only a garrison to protect about 400 zealous Jewish settlers who insist on living near Abraham’s tomb. The Hebron deal also set up a schedule for phased Israeli withdrawal from a large part of the West Bank countryside by the middle of next year....

Colombia became the final team to qualify for Rio de Janeiro with a 2-1 win over the U.S. on Tuesday, completing a 3-2 aggregate victory at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The loss means the Americans have now failed to qualify for consecutive Olympics after missing the 2012 Games in London. MORE: Portraits of U.S. Olympians | Senior team routs Guatemala Roger Martinez’s first-half opener had been canceled out by a Deiver Machado own goal just before the hour mark....

But what sort of Europe is it, precisely, that the 10 new members are joining? Here, there’s less to celebrate. It is a Europe where governments have lost control of the politics of integration. Consider the new European Constitution, soon to be completed and presented for ratification. Last week British Prime Minister Tony Blair, a man who famously quipped that he “had no reverse gear,” proved just the opposite. After long insisting that no referendum would be required for approval by Britain, he called on Tuesday for just that–a popular vote, to be held in about a year....

So far, JinBei is still chasing success; although it was one of China’s Big Eight auto firms last year, it produced only 40,000 vehicles and earned a scant $8 million. But apparatchik turned executive Zhao Xiyou may yet be on his way to becoming China’s Henry Ford. Three years ago JinBei was just another state-controlled company, drawing fire for shoddy products manufactured by a bloated, inefficient work force. Now it is producing minibuses under license from Toyota and pickup trucks in a joint venture with General Motors....

Jerry Jones has tried to prop up Dallas’ championship chances with Romo for a long time, but after the team learned he has broken more bones in his back, it’s the right time to move on from the 36-year-old quarterback. FANTASY FOOTBALL: Top 200 | QB rankings If and when Romo can return, there’s no guarantee he’ll ever play another down for the Cowboys. Now, it’s all about Dak Prescott ....

Real Madrid crash out of Copa del Rey History is now repeating itself. Zinedine Zidane’s side set a new Spanish record by putting together a 40-match unbeaten streak. That was extremely impressive, but it ended with a 2-1 loss at Sevilla, was followed by a defeat by the same scoreline at home to Celta Vigo last week and on Wednesday, Los Blancos were unable to overturn that deficit in the teams’ Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg at Balaidos....

In a men’s field that lacks the drama of the distaff competition, seeded players marched into the second week of play at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Petra Kvitova was the latest seed to fall. At No. 3 the Wimbledon champion became the fifth player in the women’s top 10 to be knocked out in three rounds. Djokovic had little trouble in winning 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 against Querrey....

Dillon Gee was placed on the disabled list Friday with a sore groin, freeing up a spot in the Mets’ rotation. Bartolo Colon will move up to replace Gee’s scheduled start on Sunday. Jacob deGrom will pitch Monday. MORE: Rays’ Cobb needs Tommy John | Ranking the NL Uniforms Syndergaard has been excellent so far this season at Triple-A Las Vegas , posting a 1.82 ERA and 34/8 K/BB ratio over 29 2/3 innings....

Unlike neuropathic pain, which is caused by nerve hypersensitivity or dysfunction (for example, diabetic neuropathy or phantom limb pain), nociceptive pain involves the activation of pain receptors by a stimulus that normally causes pain (think, bumping your arm on a table, breaking a bone, or feeling pain from an inflamed appendix). What Are Nociceptors? Both somatic pain and visceral pain are detected by nociceptors, which are sensory nerves that detect acute pain due to tissue injury, as well as chronic pain due to swelling or inflammation....

Mount of Olives Jerusalem Named for the olive groves that used to grow here, this is the burial location of many prominent biblical and modern Jewish figures including famous Hasidic rabbis; Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the father of modern Hebrew; and Boris Schatz, the founder of the Bezalel School of Art. The site draws visitors from all religions who can experience panoramic views of the Old City, the Temple Mount and the Judean Desert from its top....

But does it work? This article looks into the claims behind Nopalea, what science says about them, and the side effects and risks you need to know about. Claims About Nopalea’s Benefits Nopalea is marketed as a “wellness drink.” It is derived from the fruit of the nopal cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica), also called the prickly pear. TriVita, the manufacturer, says the Nopal cactus fruit contains a class of antioxidants known as bioflavonoids (also called flavonoids) and that it can protect against inflammation and neutralize free radicals (unstable molecules in the body that are tied to disease)....