The news broke on Friday morning when the Canadiens released a statement on Twitter. Known as “Pocket Rocket” in reference to his brother’s famous nickname, Henri Richard set a number of records throughout his 20-year career. His 11 Stanley Cup titles set an NHL record that is unlikely to ever be surpassed and tied him with NBA legend Bill Russell for the most championships ever won by a professional athlete in North America....
The news that he will no longer reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow opens up questions about the future of the series. How will the series handle the sudden disappearance of its flagship character? Is it possible that audiences will ever get another chance to see Captain Jack Sparrow on the big screen? Most importantly, will the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise be the powerhouse series that it was without the character that put it on the map in the first place?...
A year ago, Ragan shocked the NASCAR world by winning the Sprint Cup race at Talladega with non-elite Front Row Motorsports. Can he do it again? It’s possible, though it won't be easy. “In the back of our minds, we all think about winning that race and giving us a spot in the Chase,” Ragan said in a phone interview Wednesday. “We’re not the only team. A lot of the mid-level teams, you’re going to have thinking about that....
Treon Harris, Patrick Towles, Anthony Jennings, Kyle Allen. Shall we continue? Maty Mauk, Brandon Allen, Johnny McCrary, Josh Dobbs. “You can’t hide anything in that position,” Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze says. “You either have it, or you don’t.” Welcome to the story of SEC regression: the league doesn’t have it where it matters most. In this era of college football where elite quarterbacks win championships, the 14-team monster conference has one quarterback of significance....
The Link Between Tomatoes and Low Cholesterol A 2014 study published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology investigated the effects of dietary tomato juice intake on inflammation, insulin resistance, and high cholesterol, all of which are implicated in metabolic syndrome. Participants who supplemented their diets with tomato juice experienced a significant reduction in inflammation markers such as TNF-α and IL-6, as well as an improvement in endothelial function (which is correlated with a lower risk of atherosclerosis) when compared to the control group....
This year, the CDC is recommending that people get their flu shot at the same time they receive their first or second vaccine dose, or a booster. (Moderna and Pfizer require two vaccine doses before a booster; the J&J vaccine is one dose before the booster.) Is It Safe to Get Both Shots at Once? According to the CDC, current guidance has shown that COVID-19 vaccines “can be coadministered with other vaccines, including influenza vaccines....
To date, there has really been only one, rather dubious case where an HIV-negative woman was said to have been infected by her HIV-positive male partner, who reportedly deep kissed her on a regular basis over a two-year period—often with bleeding gums. What makes the case—which was reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) back in 1996—highly suspect is the fact that the couple also reported condom breakage during the same period, using a nonoxynol-9 lubricant (now known to increase HIV risk in women), and having vaginal sex and oral sex without condoms during the span of their relationship....
Read on to find out more about what is known about the safety of spray tans and whether they’re as safe as some people might think they are. The Safety of Spray Tans From the standpoint of your exposure to ultraviolet rays (UV rays), spray tans are safe. It’s the exposure to UV rays from the sun or a tanning booth that can increase your risk of developing skin cancer, and spray tans involve no exposure to UVA or UVB rays....
The international hockey competition begins Dec. 26 in Davos, Switzerland. Canada has won 12 times, including in 2012. Hockey Canada selected 24 players from European leagues or made available from AHL franchises. Seven players on the roster help Canada win year: Micki DuPont, Geoff Kinrade, McLean, Maxim Noreau, Byron Ritchie, Travis Roche and Derrick Walser. Canada begins play under coach Doug Shedden on Boxing Day, playing HC Vitkovice of the Czech league....
Canada comes in as the heavy favorite, expecting to push into the finals where they will likely face the United States for a spot in the Paris Games. Only the winner of the CONCACAF W Championship earns a guaranteed berth to the next Olympics, with a battle between those finishing second and third at a later date to determine the other North American qualifier for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament....
Owens appeared to be referencing the strict coronavirus restrictions brought in by the government to curb infections. Having kept cases to a minimum by introducing strict travel quarantine measures early on in the pandemic, Australia has now seen its cases shoot up due to the emergence of the Delta variant there. The Australian military was even deployed in July and August in Sydney to enforce lockdowns in the country’s largest city....
Most Utd fans think that Mourinho should have been handed the job when Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, but the special one moved to Chelsea and although his spell there ultimately ended in acrimony, he did win the Premier League title there quite comfortably in his second season. Many Utd fans might have been expecting a similar outcome when Jose eventually took over the club in 2016, but unfortunately, that has not materialised as of yet....
Flynn made the remarks at an event for Mark Finchem, a QAnon-linked lawmaker and 2020 election denier, who is the Republican candidate for Arizona secretary of state. Flynn’s speech surfaced in a brief video that was circulating on Twitter on Thursday, and has been viewed nearly 500,000 times. Former federal prosecutor Ron Filipkowski tweeted out the clip, writing: “At a campaign event for AZ Sect of State candidate Mark Finchem, Michael Flynn says 90% of Fed agencies should be disbanded....
The most recent roundup of vitamin C research, published this spring in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, evaluated several decades of studies that included more than 11,000 subjects taking 200 or more milligrams of vitamin C each day. (The government’s recommended daily allowance is 60 milligrams.) The research found that vitamin C did little to reduce either the length or severity of colds among the general population. However, studies have found that it may lower the risk of catching a cold among people whose bodies are under high physical stress—think marathon runners or soldiers on subarctic exercises....
What is it about vitamin D that lends itself to such impressive study results? Can vitamin D really help prevent the common cold? What Is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be found in just a few food sources. It can also be synthesized (made) in the human body as a result of exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays in sunlight. A fat-soluble vitamin is one that can be dissolved in fats and oils, is absorbed along with fats in the diet, and is stored in fat tissue in the body....
Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair told CTV News he was mulling over adding further extremist groups to Canada’s list of recognized terrorist organizations following the deadly pro-Donald Trump attack on January 6—in which the Proud Boys played a part. If the move is sanctioned, the Proud Boyd will be on the same list as ISIS, Boko Haram and Al-Qaeda. In 2019, neo-Nazi groups Blood & Honour and Combat 18 were also included in the list of terrorist entities by Canada....
Canada’s Kevin Reynolds landed three quadruple jumps in the free skate to capture the men’s title at the Four Continents championships on Saturday for his first international victory. The 22-year-old emerged as a threat to fellow countryman Patrick Chan who is due to defend his second consecutive title at the world championships on home ice in London, Ontario, next month. Chan shunned this event, featuring talent from non-European continents, to focus on the worlds....
But that doesn’t mean players have also forgotten about the 2018 Winter Olympics. Marc-Edouard Vlasic of the San Jose Sharks and Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins, who both hail from Canada, teamed up on Friday to chirp the NHL over its decision regarding the international tournament. For the first time since 1994, the NHL will not send its players to the Winter Games, much to the chagrin of said players....
Swiss star Fabian “Spartacus” Cancellara today said that he will skip this year’s Tour de France to focus on the world championships in Italy at the end of September. “The Tour has given me beautiful things but I have other targets such as the world championships in Florence,” the RadioShack-Leopard riderwas quoted as saying on Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad’s website, information confirmed to AFP by his team. “I will not ride in the Tour de France....
