Cleveland on Monday waived the 26-year-old safety roughly 12 hours after he sent those postgame tweets. A fifth-year player out of Auburn, Whitehead had started all eight games for the Browns in 2019. After the Browns’ 24-19 loss to the Broncos in Denver, which dropped Cleveland to 2-6, Whitehead took to Twitter to respond to criticism of his play. MORE: NFL forces OBJ, Jarvis Landry to change cleats “Don’t get shot at lil b—,” he replied to one account....

The 54-year-old coach has been in the organization since 2008, starting out as an assistant with the Providence Bruins before becoming the head coach for five seasons prior to joining Boston as an assistant in 2016. He then took over head coaching duties for the Bruins as interim coach in February 2017, helping Boston to an 18-8-1 record to finish the season and clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2014....

“Since I came, I’ve enjoyed the team. It’s been a special group,” Halak said on a call with reporters Saturday. “I think I’ve blended in with the guys and we had some success, but I think everyone knows that we have unfinished business and I hope the season can resume and we can start up where we finished. I’ve had a lot of fun the last two seasons and hopefully the season can continue....

Boston accomplished those feats Saturday against the Washington Capitals, a desperate team whose first and foremost goal — making the playoffs for a seventh straight season — looked a bit more distant after Saturday's 4-2 loss. "We need these wins so bad," Washington defenseman Karl Alzner said, "that sometimes you overplay. It can be a big problem that can really mess your game up." And it's not a good idea to mess up against the Bruins, who have won 14 of 15 and have allowed only 13 goals over 11 games....

The study involved 161,286 people in Korea who had no history of heart problems. The participants had a routine medical examination—including a tooth check—and were asked questions about their oral hygiene. After around 10 years, the team followed up with the participants to see if they had developed heart problems. Brushing one’s teeth at least three times a day was linked with a 12 percent lower risk of heart failure, and 10 percent lower chance of developing atrial fibrillation, which can cause the organ to beat irregularly and abnormally fast....

Kohberger, a 28-year-old doctoral student in criminology at Washington State University, is facing four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. They were found dead in an off-campus rental home in Moscow on November 13. According to a probable cause affidavit unsealed on Thursday, investigators believe the four students were killed between 4 a.m. and 4:25 a.m. on November 13....

Suspect Bryan Kohberger also appeared in magistrate court in Latah County, Idaho Thursday morning. Ahead of his court appearance, the state of Idaho released several court documents related to this case, including the affidavit that led police to arrest Kohberger. The document explained what the surviving roommates in the home heard and saw before and after the killings took place, including one seeing a masked man wearing all black....

The Phillies outfielder launched a homer with his pink bat off Mets’ starter Max Scherzer in the first inning of the Philadelphia-New York clash on Sunday. After crossing home plate, Harper looked into the TV camera and said, “I love you mom!” MORE: What’s real and what’s fake in MLB as Mike Trout, Nolan Arenado and more get out to hot starts Harper has not been the only MLB player to celebrate their mom on Sunday....

As the Nationals celebrated Clint Robinson’s homer at home plate, Harper, who had been ejected moments earlier by umpire Brian Knight for arguing a strike call from the dugout, jawed at Knight with an NSFW retort. MORE: Stephen Strasburg extension certain to backfire on Nationals Harper didn’t seem to mind the video evidence. This will likely cost Mr. Harper a hit in the ol’ wallet.

The Nationals outfielder pulled up short of the wall in foul territory as he tried to make a catch on a fair ball in Saturday’s game against the Cubs. That allowed two runs to score and gave Chicago a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. MORE: Must-see photos of Harper in action But Harper had no regrets about his decision to play it safe. “I’m not going to run into the wall, plain and simple,” Harper said, via MASN Sports....

“It’s OK if nobody did anything wrong. Nobody has to be a bad guy,’’ Zimmerman pointed out in front of his locker, in a longer version of the tale he told in the same spot after Tuesday night’s game at Nationals Park. “I know that’s boring, but it’s OK. It is OK. Everyone can be happy.” Everybody was, from time to time and moment to moment, depending on what Harper did each time he took the field or went to the plate in his longtime home ballpark....

In the lengthy spread, photographs of the chart-topping group’s members appeared styled in clothes and accessories from fashion powerhouse Louis Vuitton inside drawings by Frank. The feature lists the many triumphs of the trailblazing boy band, cited as “setting and smashing records across Spotify, YouTube, iTunes, Twitter, Guinness World Records, the Billboard charts and the Gaon charts in Korea.” Since their debut in 2013, BTS members Jimin, V, Jungkook, Suga, RM, Jin and J-Hope have put out six full length studio albums, including the iconic Love Yourself trilogy....

Members of the BTS Global Official Fanclub Army will get first access to tickets on February 5 at 3 p.m. (local time), while non-members can register for the General Verified Fan Presale which will take place on February 6 at the same time. Tickets will be available for sale to the general public on February 7 at 3 p.m. (local time). Registration for the fan club member sale and general verified fan sale must be completed by 10 p....

A lit up stage decked out in holiday colors with presents, candy canes and fake snow made for the perfect setting for the annual music festival, which also included appearances from K-Pop stars like GOT7, MONSTA X, AOA, NU’EST, Red Velvet, MAMAMOO, Seventeen, TWICE, ASTRO, Stray Kids, A Pink, Oh My Girl, NCT Dream, NCT 127, GFriend, Kim Chung Ha, ITZY, N. Flying, and TXT. However, it was the superstar K-Pop group BTS—comprised of members Jungkook, Jimin, Suga, Jin, RM, J-Hope and V—who stole the show with their melody of holiday carols, which included songs like “Feliz Navidad,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Silent Night” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town....

The first occurrence was on Lap 33. Crew chief Bootie Barker said that if it happened again, the team would have to switch to a backup channel. Fox Sports’ Bob Pockrass reported a switch was the team’s lone option. MORE: Live updates, results, highlights from Coca-Cola 600 While it may come as a surprise that drivers are using public channels in high-stakes races, there’s a good reason NASCAR doesn’t use encrypted communication, per Pockrass....

Watson finished his morning round Friday well before the cut of 2-over 146 was determined. But he figured his 4-over total after rounds of 76 and 72 would not see him playing the weekend, saying “I can’t wait to get back to see my wife and child.” Els, the 2002 and 2012 champion, lost any realistic chance of making the cut when he shot 79 Thursday. He said he was shaken up after injuring a spectator with an errant tee shot on the first hole and making a triple-bogey 7....

The U.S. Open at Chambers Bay was especially slow Thursday, with most groups taking more than five hours to complete the course. And as Watson was closing in on the end of his round on the 18th hole, a poor iron shot that missed the green proved to be his breaking point. MORE: Friday tee times, schedule | Second round lookahead | Tiger’s disaster of a round After striking his shot and realizing it wasn’t on his intended course, Watson was heard yelling, “Waiting 30 minutes, this is pathetic professional golf....

The Tour veteran took to social media to congratulate Justin Thomas on his tournament win on Monday. In the process, Watson also announced that he will be out four to six weeks after learning he had a torn meniscus. Watson finished tied for 30th place at Southern Hills after shooting 3 over par for the tournament. MORE: Justin Thomas shares inspiring message from caddie Bones Mackay that helped him win 2022 PGA Championship...

Disease control experts say this is not the case—in fact, they have begun to see a re-emergence of the disease. The first such outbreak took place in 1994 in India, which killed 56 people and hospitalized more than 600. Since then, the plague has been positively identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (65 deaths in 2005), Madagascar (69 deaths in 2014 and 57 more in 2017), and even parts of the United States (four deaths and 16 infections in 2015)....

Showater, who also won the award in 1994 and 2004, led Baltimore to its best season in 17 years. The Birds cruised to the American League East title despite injuries to catcher Matt Wieters and third baseman Manny Machado and a the loss of slugger Chris Davis to suspension late in the season. SN AWARDS: Player of the Year | AL rookie | NL rookie | Managers | AL All-Stars | NL All-Stars...