Biscuits To Host Back To The Future Night With Custom Themed Jerseys

The Montgomery Biscuits, recently voted as Sporting News’ best name in Minor League baseball, announced on Friday that they will honor the 30th anniversary of “Back to the Future” in 2015. The Tampa Bay Rays affiliate will sport custom-themed jerseys based on Marty McFly’s iconic outfit when they take on the Chattanooga Lookouts on June 27. MORE: AL offseason grades | Biscuits voted best MiLB name | Martinez to undego sugery...

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 122 words · Steve Winters

Biting The Hands That Feed Them

Dissonant and abrasive. the album is an unfriendly piece of work, as damning toward the band’s star stature as toward its audience; you’re tainted just for wanting to listen in. There is an “I” in every song, but each is more guilty than the last: “I am my own parasite”; “I think I’m dumb” “I take pride as the king of illiterature”; “I’m a liar and a thief”; “I’ll take all the blame....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 151 words · Mary Ramos

Black Bear Weighing 350 Lbs Found Living Near School Amid Official Warning

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW)’s Southeast Region said the bear was relocated to a safer habitat for both the bear and local residents. According to tweets by the CPW, the 350-lb bear was living in the center of Colorado Springs, in a “dense residential neighborhood near a grade school,” where it was just a “short distance from a 6-lane road and two busy intersections.” Wildlife officers chose to tranquilize the animal before moving it to a far safer location....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 396 words · Isaura Mckenney

Black Church Compares Protesters Attack On Blm Sign To Cross Burnings

The far-right group the Proud Boys and other supporters of President Donald Trump carried out demonstrations in the nation’s capital on Saturday. Violence erupted throughout the evening and demonstrators began removing Black Lives Matter signs from multiple black churches in the city—then destroying or burning them. Videos of these incidents were widely circulated on social media and police are reportedly investigating them as possible hate crimes. Reverend Dr. Ianther M....

December 20, 2022 · 3 min · 528 words · Keith Morris

Black Fungus Reported Among Survivors Of Covid In India Some Patients Lose Eyesight

An expert from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told Newsweek that the agency knew of the black fungus reports in India. Black fungus infections—scientifically known as mucormycosis—have been found in at least 40 COVID patients in the western state of Gujarat, according to several major Indian news outlets. Though usually treatable, when left left untreated, mucormycosis can cause vision loss and increase mortality. “We’re aware of the reports of mucormycosis cases in India,” Dr....

December 20, 2022 · 3 min · 529 words · Thelma Boyd

Black Pastors Rally Outside Ahmaud Arbery Trial After Lawyer Tries To Ban Them

The gathering was in response to comments made by a defense attorney requesting the removal of “any more Black pastors” after Reverend Jesse Jackson was sitting with Arbery’s family during the trial. Reverend Al Sharpton announced the organization of the rally in response to the comments, leading to Thursday’s gathering including “Black pastors matter” signs and #JusticeForAhmaud buttons with Arbery’s picture worn by many of the pastors in attendance....

December 20, 2022 · 4 min · 701 words · Raymond Thierry

Blackhawks Win Stanley Cup Establish Dynasty

Chicago won its third Stanley Cup in six seasons — and first in front of its home fans — with a 2-0 win over the Lightning on Monday night in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. MORE: Must-see photos from the Final | All-time Stanley Cup champions | Buy Blackhawks championship gear Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith scored the first goal of the game with an absurd individual second-period effort, firing a contested shot past Lightning center Cedric Paquette, then beating Paquette and defenseman Andre Sustr to the rebound....

December 20, 2022 · 3 min · 481 words · James Dickerson

Blackouts Could Hit Texas On Christmas As Arctic Blast Threatens Grid

Texas suffered a massive power grid failure in February 2021 after three severe winter storms and frigid temperatures stressed the grid. The grid’s failure resulted in millions of Texans losing power, leading to a lack of food, water and warmth. The failure proved fatal, and hundreds died because of the outage. The failure dealt a blow to the economy as well, resulting in a loss of at least $195 billion....

December 20, 2022 · 4 min · 681 words · Kayla Kaua

Blackwater Founder Erik Prince S Attorney Denies Client Evaded U.S. Sanctions On Venezuela Report

Prince was referred to the U.S. Treasury Department, but will not likely face sanctions for his actions, according to two unnamed senior officials who spoke to the Associated Press. There was concern expressed by those officials that Prince’s meeting was an unauthorized show of support for the regime of President Nicolas Maduro when the United States has announced their support for the government of President Juan Guaidó. According to the unnamed officials, the National Security Council and Treasury Department were alerted about Prince’s plans to travel to the country but did not protest his plans....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 366 words · Lottie Rodriguez

Blaine Gabbert Injury Update Buccaneers Backup Qb Dislocates Shoulder In Preseason Game

“His shoulder popped out,” Arians told reporters. “He was hurting pretty good, but (I told him), ‘Good thing it’s not your throwing shoulder. You’ll be all right.’ " The injury happened in the third quarter when Gabbert replaced starter Jameis Winston, who had played the entire first half. Gabbert was scrambling on third-and-5 when Browns linebacker Adarius Taylor tried to tackle Gabbert, but the quarterback ended up landing awkwardly on his left arm....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 243 words · Gordon Donnelly

Blaine Gabbert Is Solution To 49Ers Colin Kaepernick Problem

MORE: NFL’s most complicated QB rooms Coach Chip Kelly, in his first year with the team, would be better off making the job Blaine Gabbert’s to lose. There’s a perception that Colin Kaepernick, because of his strong arm and dynamic running style, is a great fit for what Kelly wants to do. Although he has the skill set to make that come to fruition at some point, in the short term, Kaepernick has too many hurdles to be worthy of No....

December 20, 2022 · 4 min · 738 words · German Jenkins

Blake Griffin Elevates Clippers Puts Rest Of Nba On Notice With 3 Point Shooting

Griffin wasn’t bad when it came to knocking down catch-and-shoot attempts from the perimeter — he was on the same page as Devin Booker, Trevor Ariza, Iman Shumpert and Nikola Jokic in terms of success rate, albeit on less overall attempts — but his efficiency suffered because he struggled with pull-ups. He made 25.0 percent of those looks on 0.3 attempts per game. MORE: Top 25 Under 25: Ranking NBA’s rising stars...

December 20, 2022 · 5 min · 883 words · Daryl Wallace

Blake Griffin Says Nets Level Of Concern Very High As They Stumble To Eighth Loss In A Row

Armed with a Big 3 of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden, along with a deep list of role players, the Nets, on paper at least have one of the most formidable rosters in the league, however as the All-Star break approaches, things aren’t exactly going to plan as they find themselves in the Play-In seeds. NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial)...

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 403 words · Scott Preister

Blake Masters Blames Mcconnell For Election Woes As Gop Infighting Begins

Masters, who was beaten by Democratic Senator Mark Kelly in Arizona, is one of several Republicans who have now appeared to question McConnell ahead of leadership elections scheduled for Wednesday following the midterm elections. The race for control of the Senate is much closer than polling had indicated, with Democrats and Republicans currently tied at 49 seats each. If Senator Catherine Cortez Masto can win in her tight race in Nevada, Democrats will have the seats necessary to form a majority with Vice President Kamala Harris’ casting vote....

December 20, 2022 · 4 min · 778 words · Renae Robinson

Blake Shelton To Induct Dale Jarrett Into Nascar Hall Of Fame

But when Dale Jarrett is on stage next Wednesday at the Charlotte Convention Center, the person doing the induction won’t be family and isn’t a racer. It’s country star Blake Shelton. GALLERIES: 30 years of Cup rookies | Best Daytona 500s Jarrett, the son of current Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett, explains: “I couldn’t have all four of my kids as inductors, and I couldn’t just ask one,” Jarrett said in a news release....

December 20, 2022 · 1 min · 203 words · Sharon Ortiz

Blazers Damian Lillard Is The Sleeper To Win Nba Scoring Title

That takes four big names out of the picture, and leaves James Harden and Russell Westbrook as the favorites to take home the award since they no longer have to worry about sharing the spotlight with another star. However, outside of those two, Damian Lillard might have the best chance to rise up the leaderboard and lead the league in scoring for the first time in his career. MORE: MVP, Rookie of the Year and more award predictions...

December 20, 2022 · 7 min · 1297 words · Justin Duty

Blind And Elderly Rescue Dog Howard Wins Pet Of The Week So Proud

This week we’ve been faced with the difficult task of once again choosing our Newsweek Pet of the Week. This week, it’s perfect pooch Howard that takes the top spot. This very special pup was abandoned in Massachusetts, where he was discovered alone on a street. The blind pup weighed just 5 pounds when he was found. If you think your pet has what it takes to be our Pet of the Week, check the end of this story for details on what to do....

December 20, 2022 · 4 min · 647 words · Madlyn Richardson

Blindsided By The Future

Last week’s announcement was the end of a long, slow slide for the computer maker. Founded by Dr. An Wang, a Harvard-educated Chinese immigrant, Wang Laboratories revolutionized offices around the world with its minicomputers. But as the industry began to shift to personal computers in the mid-19808, Wang was left behind. Its meteoric growth rates slowed, and earnings fell dramatically. In 1986, “the Doctor,” as An Wang was known, appointed his 36-year-old son, Fred, president of the company....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 357 words · Billie Praino

Bloggers Over Baghdad

He’s not alone: in the past few years, hundreds of thousands of bloggers have staked out hypertext positions along the Internet’s newest frontier. These guerrilla pundits, denizens of the so-called blogosphere, come in all shapes and sizes: artists, music buffs, politicos and the occasional journalist. But with the onset of hostilities in Iraq, the news-related sites have moved to the forefront. In fact, not since the days after September 11–the birth, many say, of the war blog–has online traffic been so heavy....

December 20, 2022 · 3 min · 443 words · Richard Gallegos

Blood Clot Symptoms Treatment Prevention And More

Blood Clot Symptoms The signs and symptoms of a blood clot depend on whether the clot is in an artery or a vein and wherein the body it is located. A clot in an artery may bring on moderate to severe pain that develops quickly, for example. If a vein is affected, the pain is likely to be milder and to increase in severity over several hours or even days....

December 20, 2022 · 5 min · 1003 words · John Hayes