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Who he is: If early ballot returns are any indicator, Mike Piazza’s induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame next summer looks like a sure thing. My friend Ryan Thibodaux, who keeps track of publicly revealed votes, had Piazza at 91.1 percent of the vote with 79 of an estimated 450 ballots in. Players tend to get a higher level of support in public ballots than private ones, but it seems unlikely the former All-Star catcher will drop below the necessary 75 percent of the vote for enshrinement from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America....

Nutrition A healthy and varied diet that provides adequate amounts of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients is vital for overall joint health. There’s even research showing that a whole-food, plant-based diet centered on fresh fruit, vegetables, grains, and legumes may help relieve symptoms of OA. Chondroprotective Nutrients Chondroprotective nutrients are found in common foods and spices. They are believed to help protect cartilage and joints and include: Compounds derived from green teaRosehipsGingerTurmericPomegranate...

After his 2009 win, it took the Spaniard three more years before he could reach the summit clash again. In the intervening period, a knee injury cut short his title defense in the 2010 quarter-finals. The very next year, the Spaniard’s bid for a ‘Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam’ was scuppered by a hamstring problem that led to his defeat to compatriot David Ferrer in the same round. His miseries did not end there as the former World No....

Even if the lead seems insurmountable at this time of the season, I don’t think the race is over yet. After all, there are quite a few games left before the end of the calendar, and the two teams still have to face each other six more times until October - including the last three games of the regular season at Fenway Park. The Yankees will not have any choice other than winning those six upcoming games against the Red Sox if they want to have a slight chance of coming back in the race for the division crown....

The congressional district map is favorable for Republicans in 2022, thanks to redistricting that will be carried out by predominantly Republican state legislatures. Republicans made major House gains in 2020 to come to within five seats of control. History suggests that the party that controls the White House loses seats in off-year elections. If that trend continues, McCarthy has an excellent chance of realizing his dream in the next Congress....

I’ll set it up for you. The story (what I can remember of it) was very simple. You control a blue blob-like alien(?) that lands on a new planet with his sister. When they emerge onto the planet, one or both of them get kidnapped. If your sister gets kidnapped, you need to rescue her. If you get kidnapped, you need to escape. If you both get kidnapped, you need to escape together....

Many players are also wondering if they can enjoy the new region-specific variant of the game on their PCs via applications like emulators. This article takes a look at whether BGMI can be played on Gameloop or other emulators. Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Early Access on the Gameloop emulator To the dismay of players, Battlegrounds Mobile India cannot be played on Gameloop or any other emulator at the moment. After the gamers try to open it on them, they will encounter an error message that states that,...

I want a widget on my screen (Windows 7 compatible), that displays what I am doing in the near future, and gives me the usability to add extra events and times of classes etc etc. I live on my computer, it comes everywhere with me, but with so many different widgets to download, which is best? HELP!

Several smartwatches, including Apple Watch, Garmin, and Fitbit watches, can indicate whether an individual is positive for COVID-19, even before the symptoms are experience, at which time they have become symptomatic and tests could detect the presence of the virus. According to a research conducted at Mount Sinai Health System, the researchers discovered that the Apple Watch can efficiently detect or notice subtle changes in a person’s heartbeat, which can further be used to check if the person has contracted COVID virus or not....

The quintessential mystery of this series is undoubtedly Zoro’s left eye. While fans often theorize why Zoro’s left eye is closed, it seems fans are confused on whether or not Zoro can use the left eye at all. Follow along as this article explains everything currently known about Zoro’s left eye in One Piece, including if he can use it or not. One Piece fans have long theorized reasoning for Zoro’s left eye being closed Can Zoro use his left eye?...

Canada’s Kevin Reynolds captured the men’s title at the Four Continents figure skating championships Saturday for his first major international victory. Going out after placing sixth in the short programme overnight, the 22-year-old landed three quadruple jumps to top the free skating table and scored a total of 250.55 points. Japan’s newly crowned national champion Yuzuru Hanyu finished second overall on 246.38 points, failing to keep up his lead from the short programme....

Oberlander spent World War II working as a translator for an Einsatzkommando 10a(special-ops) unit in Russia and the Ukraine. Einsatzkommando units were mobile killing squads employed by Germany. Oberlander insists that he was forcibly conscripted into service to the Nazis at the age of 17 on the threat of death and did not participate in any war crimes, though he knew they were being committed around him. After Germany surrendered, he was held in a British prisoner of war camp until 1945, after which he worked as a farm laborer and married....

Kyle Wiltjer led the way with 25 points as Canada accounted for Brazil 94-67 to secure their ticket to next year’s World Cup. Dominican Republic kept their qualification hopes alive by topping Chile 74-65, while Venezuela overcame Virgin Islands 77-76 in the Americas section. Elsewhere in Europe, Russia saw off the Czech Republic 81-61, but that was still not enough for the third-placed team to clinch qualification as Finland remained within touching distance....

Six different players found the back of the net for Canada, as they came out on top in their toughest test yet in Edmonton. Olen Zellweger had three assists, Mason McTavish had a goal and two assists, and Connor Bedard and Ridly Greig each registered a goal and a helper. Dylan Garand grabbed his third win at the tournament. The first period was quite competitive between the two top teams in Group A, but Canada took advantage of their opportunities, jumping out to a 3-0 lead....

It seems one iconic Mario villain was incredibly close to joining that long list of major spin-off franchises, with new images posted to Vital’s Twitter page showcasing a brand new DS game with the ghostly Boos at the center. According to the leaker, the game would’ve been called Haunt, and would see a series of Boos taking center stage as the game’s protagonists. RELATED: Mario Vs. Sonic The Hedgehog: Who Wins In A Fight?...

Marvel’s MODOK stands out among the rest as the villain that is essentially just a massive human head controlling a floating chair. It turns out the now-canceled Marvel New Warriors TV show was going to feature the first portrayal of a live-action MODOK by none other than Keith David. RELATED: Marvel’s Avengers Reveals New Thor Skin The news comes directly from Twitter account of the New Warriors show-runner, Kevin Beigel....

According to a recent tweet from Obscure Game Aesthetics, Valve began work on a game called Stars of Blood, which never saw the light of day. However, the Twitter account uploaded a bunch of concept art from the scrapped title, as well as a link to more images, which show a series of environments. The fact that it’s described as a space pirate game, coupled with the art, suggests that SoB was probably going to be a sci-fi entry, though hardly anything is known about it beyond the name and the posted pictures....

The Wolverines, who were a No. 1 seed last year, was ranked No. 6 in the preseason thanks to the return of second-team All-Big Ten big man Hunter Dickinson and the addition of two five-star freshmen. But the team was quickly humbled early this year, and it has spent much of the season on the March Madness bubble. An early-season loss to Seton Hall and a blowout loss to Arizona left people wondering where Michigan basketball was headed this season....

Whether electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range could cause cancer (such as by standing near a microwave oven)Whether microwave cooking can create carcinogens in foodsHow microwave cooking may affect the nutrients in foods that may protect against cancer We’ll look at each of these questions separately, discuss how the effects may differ with different foods, and share some pointers on when microwave heating could actually be dangerous. Microwaves and Cancer Risk On the electromagnetic spectrum, microwaves are a type of low-energy radiation classified as non-ionizing radiation....