Blanks, 27, has reportedly been dealt to the Oakland A’s in exchange for Triple-A outfielder Jake Gobbert and a player to be named later. He had been optioned to Triple-A with the return of Carlos Quentin a few days ago after batting .200 in 10 at-bats in his latest go-round with the Padres. Fantasy veterans are well-versed in Blanks’ status as a power sleeper. He’s hit 33 home runs in 141 Triple-A games spread out over the last five years....
More than 1,200 students in the Oakland Unified School District have signed a petition demanding the district move to remote learning unless it provides twice-weekly rapid and PCR testing in schools, KN95 or N95 masks to every student and expands seating so students can eat lunch outdoors. The petition said the district had until January 17 to meet the demands, or students would stop attending school from Tuesday in what they described as a strike that would last until their demands are met....
Speaking to journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, Obama mused it was strange that Trump is held up as an example of a male role model. He said, “I think about the classic male hero in American culture when you and I were growing up: the John Waynes, the Gary Coopers, the Jimmy Stewarts, the Clint Eastwoods, for that matter. There was a code…the code of masculinity that I grew up with that harkens back to the ’30s and ’40s and before that....
At a drive-in rally on Saturday afternoon, Obama spoke to dozens of Miami residents amid honking, cheers and supportive signs, one of which read “Obama Saved My Son.” The former president touted his former Vice President Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris’ Democratic Party challenge to a second Trump term in the White House. Obama honed in on Trump acting as if the novel coronavirus never existed as more than 200,000 Americans died from the virus in just the past seven months....
Bolton was fired by Trump last September and became a key figure in the president’s impeachment and Senate trial. The former administration official has publicly said he has significant information about the president’s dealings with Ukraine, which he has detailed in a forthcoming book. But on Monday, Bolton raised concerns that his book could be censored by the White House. “He’s also telling us in his own words…that Trump has been a complete failure on his key foreign policy initiatives,” Rhodes told MSNBC Monday while discussing Bolton’s remarks....
Nearly 30% of people with osteoporosis are overweight or have obesity. People with obesity who also have osteoporosis might be more prone to fractures from low-impact movements. While the findings from studies on obesity and osteoporosis have been inconsistent, researchers are looking at a possible link between the two that could lead to obesity becoming another factor that drives the onset of this type of bone disease. Obesity and Bone Health The long-held notion that carrying more weight means that a person has stronger bones is slowly being disproven....
ADHD and OCD affect similar parts of the brain: Both conditions may cause a person to take a long time to get things done, or they may cause difficulty in relationships with others. However, there are also key differences between the two conditions, including the fact that ADHD is much more common, especially in children. In some people, symptoms of OCD can overlap with the symptoms of ADHD. Here’s what you should know about ADHD, OCD, and whether the conditions can occur together....
With a win at Alabama, odds for Ole Miss to win the national championship were cut in half, from 20-to-1 to 10-to-1. LSU and Georgia, which handily beat Auburn and South Carolina, respectively, both saw their prices adjusted from 20-to-1 a week ago to 12-to-1 this week. Alabama’s odds were lengthened from 8-to-1 to 12-to-1. More: Week 4 betting lines | Week 3 bad beats A few other moves of note:...
This volatile combination led to a wild melee the last time Beckham and the Rams played in December 2014. Rams head coach Jeff Fisher doesn’t want a repeat Sunday when the two teams play in London. WEEK 7 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread “We’re not anticipating anything,” Fisher said Thursday after the team’s practice at nearby Pennyhill Park. “We’re just going to play. It was something that got out of hand with respect to both teams....
Ginn let his emotions show after he caught two passes for 52 yards and turned in a 22-yard touchdown run to start the Panthers’ 49-15 thumping of the Cardinals to advance to Super Bowl 50. MORE: Facing Peyton | Thomas Davis says he’ll play in Super Bowl despite broken arm “I try to take me out of it,” Ginn said Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. “I went out all week and I was an average guy....
Remarkably, for an individual award, there are two nominees who for most of the year have largely functioned in a defensive capacity. Even more so, the pure attacker is the least likely to come up trumps, although not for a lack of effort. In this feature, Goal assesses each nominee, and their respective arguments for the award. Victor Moses As far as the career of Victor Moses goes, 2017 was veritably red-letter....
Because as much as customers want to get some food or a beer — or to dispose of what they consumed before and during the first half — 12 minutes just is not enough time to get this accomplished when nearly 70,000 people are using the same window. So they remain stranded in concessions or restroom lines while the second-half kickoff transpires. STEELE: Bad development ruining QB play “I’ve noticed it on my jog out from the locker room going out for the second half,” Indianapolis Colts nose tackle David Parry told Sporting News....
For the second consecutive year, the NFL is playing on Christmas Day. This time, they aren’t just playing one game; they’re playing a doubleheader. The NFL has played doubleheaders on Christmas before. The most recent one came in 2017. That said, this year’s two-game slate looks like a great one, as all four teams playing have something on the line, whether they are fighting for their playoff lives or the No....
But a quick 40-yard dash, an impressive amount of bench press reps and a strong vertical jump can’t hurt. Quarterbacks were the focus entering this year’s Combine, perhaps more so than usual. USC’s Sam Darnold decided not to throw at the Combine, instead saving his arm for his Pro Day later in the month. Some teams reportedly wanted Louisville’s Lamar Jackson, one of the most prolific quarterbacks in college football history, to work out as a wide receiver, but he did not....
Enter the 2020 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, where the country’s best college football players converge for their first encounters with NFL franchises ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft. MORE 2020 NFL COMBINE:TV schedule | Biggest takeaways from Indy Whether and how much the Combine’s events matter is up for constant debate, but we doubt Byron Jones would have been drafted in the first round in 2015, for example, without his Combine world-record broad jump....
“We do look at this as a win-win,’’ said Chris Gahl, the vice president of Visit Indy. “The combine has been a positive for both of us for a long time, and now we have something in place for the next five years. “We basically had been working on a year-to-year contract. The combine and the NFL were seeking a longer-term agreement because of the logistics involved and putting on an event the size of the combine....
With the increase of positive tests, and the daily positive test record continuing to be broken (right now it’s at 51 in one day), the NFL has adjusted its COVID protocols, including increasing testing. Three games in Week 15 were even postponed to Monday and Tuesday. The Browns faced the Raiders on Monday (originally intended for Saturday); the Washington Football Team vs. the Eagles and the Rams vs. the Seahawks games were moved to Tuesday....
The league denied the request by the team to use the stadium as the site of a watch party, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Paul Brown Stadium managing director Eric Brown told the Enquirer that the decision by the NFL is consistent with the rules and policies of the league. MORE: NFL Films reveals what Patrick Mahomes told Joe Burrow after Bengals’ win over Chiefs According to the report, the idea began with a proposal by Hamilton County Commissioner Alicia Reece, who said fans had reached out to her asking if it might be possible to set up a watch party in the stadium....
It has been five years since a rookie from the position took the Associated Press award from the NFL Honors at the end of a season. But from 2000-12, 11 linebackers won in 13 years, the last being the Panthers’ Luke Kuechly. As for Sporting News’ overall Rookie of the Year, no linebacker has received enough player votes to win since Chargers edge rusher Shawne Merriman did 13 years ago....
