Marshall was hurt in the first half of Chicago’s 41-28 loss. As he went to the ground to catch a fourth-down pass from Jay Cutler, Church came from behind to defend. His knee appeared to inadvertently strike Marshall in the ribs. MORE: NFL scoreboard | Steele’s Week 14 picks | America’’s No. 1 sport vulnerable Marshall was later taken from Soldier Field to the hospital in an ambulance. Marshall tweeted later Thursday that he was OK....

Braun answered questions Sunday during the Brewers' winter warm-up event in Milwaukee, hoping to put behind the 65-game suspension he completed last season. It was Braun's first major public appearance since his admission last year that he took performance-enhancing drugs and accepted his suspension in late July, abandoning claims he was innocent. While he answered questions and dodged a heckler's comments, Braun declined comment when asked about the 162-game suspension of Yankees third baseman Rodriguez....

One little girl got to witness the power of her father’s superhero strength first hand after a terrifying trip to the doctor. In an adorable video shared on Reddit on Thursday, a father sits his daughter in his lap as she prepares to get a shot in both arms. However, to help ease his daughter’s nerves over the big, scary needle that was about to be pricked in her arm, he decided to put on his brave face and get his (pretend) vaccinations first....

The two teams played the finale of their three-game series at Fort Bragg Field, a new 12,500-seat facility at the U.S. military installation by the same name in Fayetteville, N.C. It’s the first professional sports contest ever played at a U.S. military base, and the first MLB game ever held in the state of North Carolina. The game will be televised on ESPN Sunday night, and is being seen by U....

After the Patriots sealed the game with a last-minute interception at the goal line, they took a knee with a four-point lead. It didn’t go as planned. The Seahawks tried to push through the line, and punches were soon being thrown. Rob Gronkowski was in the thick of it, but only Seahawks linebacker Bruce Irvin was ejected. MORE: Game updates | Photos | Commercials | SN picks (Source: SB Nation)...

The stakes couldn’t be higher. The contest, sponsored by the Zurich-based nonprofit New7Wonders Foundation (new7wonders.com), is the first overhaul of the world’s most prestigious heritage sites since the 2nd century B.C., when Greek sages compiled the original seven wonders. Only one of those ancient landmarks—the Egyptian pyramids—has survived the sands of time. Joining them will be seven new marvels of human design, selected in an international competition from an imposing list that includes the Greek Acropolis, the Statue of Liberty, the Great Wall of China, the Mayan Temple of Chichen Itza on Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, India’s Taj Mahal and (thanks to the Brazilian media blitzkrieg) the world’s best-known icon of Christ the Redeemer....

Herbert didn’t waste any time to prove he belonged in the NFL against the Chiefs, feeling right at home in his SoFi Statium opener in Los Angeles. Kansas City wasn’t prepared to face Herbert instead of Taylor. He took full advantage of it, dueling Patrick Mahomes to a 20-20 regulation tie before the reigning Super Bowl champions escaped with a 23-20 late overtime victory. Herbert (22 of 33, 311 yards passing, TD, 8....

A study based on the medical records of more than 45,000 women found a positive correlation between permanent hair dye and breast cancer—particularly among those who are black. While the paper is based on patterns and trends and, as such, doesn’t confirm a direct cause, it adds to research suggesting there may be carcinogens lurking in commonly-used beauty products. “The results do not surprise me,” Otis W. Brawley, medical oncologist and epidemiologist at the Hopkins-Kimmel Cancer Center, told Newsweek....

Data from the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program (SEER) shows that today, the 5-year survival rate for breast cancers across all stages is 90%. There are a number of factors that can improve or worsen prognosis. Survival by Stage Breast cancer staging is used to classify how far cancer has spread and how much cancer is in the body. This enables healthcare providers to determine the severity of the cancer and decide appropriate treatment options....

The correspondence, published in the journal The Lancet is thought to be the first example of SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19) being found in breast milk. The authors took samples of breast milk from two women in a German hospital who had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. To prevent the milk from being accidentally contaminated by the coronavirus, the women’s nipples were disinfected before milk was collected using a pump....

Rates of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and herpes simplex virus (HSV) also run high in women with HIV. Do any of these pose a risk of infection if the mother decides to breastfeed? Breastfeeding and HIV While the rates of mother-to-child transmission have dropped dramatically in the United States, around a third of all HIV-positive children in the developing world have been infected through breastfeeding. The risk of transmission is linked to a number of factors, more predominately the amount of virus in the mother’s body (known as the viral load)....

Brembo is attempting to take the “panic” out of panic stop with a new system called Sensify. The feature, currently being tested, but under development for 10 years, gets rid of the main parts of today’s typical braking systems, exchanging them for high tech components. Gone are the master cylinder, brake lines and brake fluid. In their place are a smaller, lighter electric setup that uses actuators and algorithms to clamp down on the brake disc instead of fluid pressure....

Leave your comments below or on Brett’s Sqor profile if you agree with his matchups. Keep up to date with the teams that are in the playoffs this weekend: Ravens vs Patriots Panthers vs Seahawks Cowboys vs Packers Colts vs Broncos To kick off this NFL playoff weekend, Brett is giving away a signed jersey. Leave a comment about how you’ll wear the jersey this year on Brett’s Sqor page for a chance to win....

Segura had gone back to the Dominican Republic after his son, Janniel, died last Friday, and rejoined the team Thursday in Washington. He received a warm ovation when he came to bat in the second inning at Nationals Park. MORE: Phillies fans give Tony Gwynn Jr. standing ovation Segura told reporters afterward that he appreciated the gesture. “I heard it a little bit. I just breathed a little bit, looked up and let it go a little bit,” he said, according to Comcast’s Nats Insider....

He is a two-time European Cup winner with Nottingham Forest - winning the competition in back-to-back years - and also won a First Division title and four League Cups at the City Ground, in addition to the league championship he had previously earned at Derby County. Both Derby and Forest had never been as successful before, and neither have been since. A larger-than-life personality, Clough was often controversial and completely unafraid to speak his mind and stir the pot....

Brian Hoyer will start for the Texans in their season opener against the Chiefs on Sept. 13., NFL Network reported Monday morning. MORE: NFL’s Top 25 quarterbacks | Predicting the AFC The Texans expressed last week they were in no rush to decide on a starting quarterback. But after a training camp competition with Ryan Mallett, who started Saturday’s preseason game against the Broncos, Hoyer was awarded the position. The 29-year-old, who was signed to Houston in March, has more experience and was more consistent overall during preseason activities compared to Mallett....

The Carlton Reserve has remained the main area where law enforcement officials have been searching for Laundrie and several pictures posted across social media showed an increased presence at the reserve. “K-9 forensics unit on the Venice side of the Carlton Reserve right now. Search continues today for Brian Laundrie,” Brian Entin of NewsNationNow tweeted with a picture of law enforcement vehicles near the reserve. Allyson Henning of WFLA News posted a similar video, writing, “First time this week I’ve seen law enforcement activity at the Carlton Reserve entrance this week as the search for #BrianLaundrie continues....

The moment was just the most recent instance of the newsman injecting humor into a touchy subject. Since the start of the pandemic, Williams has offered quips and sardonic takes on people against the vaccines and masks, as well as diffusing conspiracy theories with his tongue-in-cheek comments. His “edible” remark, a reference to cannabis-infused food, was made right after showing a fiery speech by an anti-masker during a public meeting....

“At the request of the Flint Police Department, the Michigan State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred at approximately 2:14 p.m. in the City of Flint involving a Flint Police Department officer,” authorities said in a news release Monday. “Preliminary investigation indicates the officer, who was working a traffic point of the Juneteenth Celebration Parade, was fired upon by the lone occupant of a vehicle who drove up to him at the traffic point,” officials said....

The internet has sided with a harpist after a bride refused to pay her for turning up in the same color dress to a wedding. In a post shared on Reddit on Sunday, the 18-year-old harpist, who goes by the username lyanfrant, explained that she was asked to play at the wedding of her father’s friend. “Normally, I would ask for payment beforehand, but since it was a family friend, they asked if they could just pay me at the reception and I told them yes....