Short shorts and bad ’80s music? Well, then Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is your guy. MORE: Penguins ‘Christmas Vacation’ parody | Minor League team wears ‘Star Wars’ inspired jerseys | Sidney Crosby returns from mumps In an effort to get their captain to the All Star game, the Blackhawks put together a bit of glorious propaganda to get fans to “exercise your right to vote.” I think Toews should get an automatic bid if he agrees to wear his ’80s workout clothes during the game....

A nine-minute police video made in the moments after the shooting shows helicopters similar to those used by Blackwater still hovering over the wreckage of charred, smoking and bullet-pocked cars. (For an edited clip of the video, click here.) The graphic images include footage of burned human remains and show the street littered with brass bullet casings. They also show what appears to be a police officer waving a pistol at the scene; the footage was captured by a different police officer, who had run over from the nearby Iraqi National Police headquarters....

After an embarrassing stretch as the Jaguars’ starting quarterback, followed by time on the bench behind Colin Kaepernick, Gabbert got his chance to show a reinvented version of himself with the 49ers starter out with an injury. And he’s been a capable, back-up level quarterback. MORE: Top 10 NFL backup QBs ever | Worst backup-to-starter failures Gabbert shows willingness to avoid forcing the ball downfield, doesn’t panic under pressure and manages a conservative offensive approach — qualities never presented before this year....

A 39-year-old man listed only as Daniel filed a complaint which listed Griffin as a suspect. According to TMZ, which first broke the news, Griffin slapped the man in the face during an altercation in which the man attempted to take a photo of Griffin and his teammates inside Tao, a popular club inside the Venetian Hotel. The Clippers were in Las Vegas on Saturday night to play the Nuggets at the Mandalay Bay Events Center....

Always known as a big man with solid ball-handling skills, LA Clippers forward Blake Griffin took it up another notch in his team's 108-76 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Griffin brought the ball up in transition, put it behind the back, spun and dropped off a crisp behind-the-back pass to Matt Barnes, who knocked down the shot from three. Not many 6-10 power forward have the kind of ability Griffin does, and there are guards who would get tripped up trying to perform a play like this....

Little one-year-old Keller has been protected by his mother Annie Sullivan, which had made introducing him to another cat very difficult while she is nearby. Cindy Rarrat, of the Sioux City Animal Adoption and Rescue Director, told KCAU: “It was a unique situation in the respect that we impounded the blind cat first, and the blind cat had no eyeballs and was not neutered. “And so we got him in and he was very lost, very confused....

Currently, there is no single reliable or early detection test for ovarian cancer, so the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force “recommends against screening for ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women.” Ovarian cancer is usually detected through a pelvic exam in a doctor’s office, a transvaginal ultrasound, and a blood test for a protein called cancer antigen 125 (CA-125). But high levels of this protein aren’t necessarily indicative of cancer—it can be elevated due to anything from pregnancy and menstruation to endometriosis....

Five candidates were represented at the event with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders represented by his National Campaign Manager, Faiz Shakir, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren represented by Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar by Minnesota State Sen. Melisa Franzen and former Vice President Joe Biden represented by Nevada State Sen. Yvanna Cancela. Tom Steyer represented himself. Bloomberg and Buttigieg did not appear to be involved in the event. Nor was Hawaii Rep....

The 30-year-old felt pain in his right knee during training on Sunday and was sent for further tests. Heynckes says the Chilean now requires a small operation to remove “a loose body” from within the joint, meaning he faces a spell on the sidelines. “Arturo had a trip without any contact from anyone else,” Heynckes told a news conference. “He has a loose body in the knee joint. He needs a small procedure and will be out for the time being....

Braden Halladay, a right-handed pitcher from Calvary Christian High School in Clearwater, Florida, went 957th overall. That put him in the 32nd round — matching the uniform number his father wore with the Jays. That nod to the Hall of Famer emphasized the symbolic nature of the pick, as the younger Halladay is headed to Penn State this fall to play for the Nittany Lions and is not expected to sign a pro contract....

Blue whales are the biggest animals on Earth, reaching between 80 and 100 feet in length. They are believed to have appeared about 1.5 million years ago. Earlier this year, researchers found evidence to suggest that baleen whales—which blue whales are a type of—evolved huge body sizes far earlier than once thought, raising questions about their role they have played in the development of ocean ecosystems. Their extreme size has also fascinated scientists looking to understand their physiology—how they got to be so big and whether they could get any larger....

So Sunday night’s game was more about playoff positioning. MORE: Western Conference players longing for Cup | Counterparts in the East Chicago had won two of three from St. Louis, who evened the season series with a 2-1 win at the United Center. The Blackhawks (48-25-6) scored first on a Kris Versteeg wrister in the first. But St. Louis (49-23-7) scored twice in the second on goals from David Backes and Olli Jokinen....

The bank case lies at the heart of what the president’s critics have dubbed Iraqgate–the administration’s failed policy of appeasement toward Saddam Hussein in the years leading up to Desert Storm. In June, Christopher Drogoul, the manager of the BNL’s tiny Atlanta branch, pleaded guilty to charges of acting alone in making $4 billion in illegal loans and loan guarantees to Iraq. But earlier this month, federal prosecutors allowed Drogoul to withdraw his plea....

On Thursday, Bo Jackson and Auburn University officials including athletic director Jay Jacobs visited a class of Chicago elementary students, who created an Auburn-themed video that went viral, and surprised them with trips of a lifetime. MORE: 10 players you need to know before the season starts | 2015-2016 Bowl predictions Jackson, a Chicago resident, invited the rising third graders to a White Sox game, where he played two seasons....

“If I knew back then what I know now, I would have never played football. Never," Jackson said, via USA Today Sports. “I wish I had known about all of those head injuries, but no one knew that. And the people that did know that, they wouldn’t tell anybody. “The game has gotten so violent, so rough. We’re so much more educated on this CTE stuff (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), there’s no way I would ever allow my kids to play football today....

Hollywood is reeling from the news of the death of “America’s Dad” this morning after he was found unresponsive in a Florida hotel room. Now, the former Full House star’s family, including wife Kelly Rizzo and his adult children, have released a statement on the tragedy. “We are devastated to confirm that our beloved Bob passed away today,” the Saget family said in a statement to Page Six. “He was everything to us and we want you to know how much he loved his fans, performing live and bringing people from all walks of life together with laughter....

Labonte had been driving restrictor-plate races for several years for the team, co-owned by veteran crew chief Frank Stoddard and Archie St. Hilaire. Now he will be replaced in those races by brother Bobby Labonte. The 2000 Cup champion will drive the Daytona 500 for the team as well as the summer race at Daytona and both Talladega events. He will have sponsorship from Texas-based C&J Energy Services, which had sponsored his brother....

For a team that will still be without its best offensive player (Marian Gaborik) for a significant amount of time, the loss of Bobrovsky could be a death blow for the Blue Jackets' season. With 12-14-3 record, Columbus has the second fewest points (27) in what is arguably the NHL's worst division (the Metropolitan). Coming into this season, it appeared as though the Blue Jackets finally had the franchise goalie that had eluded the downtrodden organization since it came into the league back in 2000....

Brown, who was unarmed, was shot by a white deputy early Wednesday morning after he called 911 about a domestic dispute with his brother. He is currently hospitalized in intensive care with 10 bullet wounds. In the body camera video, which was released by the sheriff’s office on Friday, the deputy—who has not been identified—can be heard giving orders to Brown. “Show me your hands,” he shouted. “Show me your hands....