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MORE: Nick Young has two shoe keepers | Hairston commits major flop | Cavs predictions Might. In this case, math isn’t hard: Scott’s Lakers are 12-27 heading into Thursday’s game against the Cavaliers. They’re 14th in the West, 10 games behind the Suns (but only nine in the loss column) for the eighth seed. Trust us, the Lakers won’t be anywhere near contention in March. Not that Kobe won’t rest between now and then, mind you; in fact, he’s scheduled to sit out Friday’s back-to-back against the Jazz....

Scott said this weekend that he has been hired by the Lakers, but the club insisted Sunday that no deal has been reached. MORE: Moment in time | LeBron 2.0 | The real Kevin Love Scott, who won three NBA titles as a shooting guard for the Lakers, told KCBS-TV he will take over the club, which hasn’t had a coach since Mike D’Antoni resigned April 30. “It feels fantastic,” he told KCBS....

Part of being a Cubs fan is also hating the Cardinals — baseball’s true heels. He didn’t hide those feelings at the John Deere Classic pro-am. MORE: Worst MLB All-Star snubs | 13 terrible ASG performances | Bill Murray’s golf pants are insane Murray chatted up a fan in Cubs gear when someone jumped in and heckled the comedy legend. Bad move, Cardinals fan. “The hated Cardinals, Satan’s messengers on earth, defeated twice,” Murray said....

Warren is one of the leading candidates for the Democratic Party’s 2020 nomination. She has built her campaign on a commitment to rebuild the American middle class with big reforms to Wall Street and taxation, though she maintains she is a capitalist “to my bones.” “What is wrong with billionaires?” Leon Cooperman, a former Goldman Sachs executive who now runs the investment firm Omega Advisors, told Politico. “You can become a billionaire by developing products and services that people will pay for....

McCoy, speaking during an appearance on NFL Network on Monday, went into detail about observations he made during the 2015 season, his first in Buffalo, after he was traded by Kelly in the offseason. He found Ryan to be more “laid-back” compared to Kelly, who was “hands-on” and “monitoring everything.” MORE: Best NFL announcers | Jason Kelce called “house Negro” “I think Chip Kelly is a coach that is more hands-on,” McCoy said, via ESPN....

After wide receiver Sammy Watkins missed his second straight practice Thursday, Bills coach Rex Ryan said there’s doubt about whether the team’s leading receiver will play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. “I think there’s a little more concern, because the fact, another day he didn’t practice,” Ryan told reporters Thursday. “So there’s probably a little heightened concern there.” MORE: Week 3 picks | Week 3 picks against the spread...

For those unfamiliar, the Bills Mafia is the collection of diehard and borderline chaotic Buffalo Bills fans who spend their Sunday afternoons running amok in Orchard Park, N.Y. MORE: Craziest fans | Week 17 scoreboard | Playoff picture But to make it even more simple for you, the Bills Mafia is the ECW of NFL fans. While you are shotgunning beers and grilling up burgers, members of the Bills Mafia are engaging in parking lot sex, having vomit contests and diving onto flaming tables....

INITIAL ARTICLE: It seems like ages since good news has come out of Bills training camp. Linebacker Manny Lawson may be the next Buffalo player to miss time this season after allegations of domestic violence and a potential one-game suspension. But according to his agent, Jonathan Feinsold, Lawson has nothing to worry about. MORE: Preseason Power Rankings “I have no idea where that’s coming from,” Feinsod told NewYorkUpstate.com. “All I can say is there is absolutely no truth to it....

Manuel was hit on the right knee by Browns safety Tashaun Gipson at the end of a 14-yard run. Manuel stayed down in obvious pain and then walked slowly to the sideline before he was replaced by rookie backup Jeff Tuel. Manuel tried to get his loose on the sideline, jogging and riding a stationary bike. Trainers examined his knee before taking him to the locker room. Manuel was 11 of 20 for 129 yards....

Billy Baron, the son of Canisius head coach Jim Baron, hit a 3-point buzzer-beater on Tuesday night to propel the Golden Griffins past the Elon Phoenix in the second game of the regional round of the N.I.T. Season Tip-Off. MORE: Poll thoughts | Dayton buzzer beater The Golden Griffins trailed 85-79 with just over a minute to play, but rallied back thanks to seven points off three turnovers, After a steal from Jeremiah Williams gave Canisius possession of the ball, Baron took the ball down the court and did what he does best....

The researchers used a substance to block what are known as kappa opioid receptors in a network of structures in the brain called the extended amygdala. The kappa opioid receptor system is thought to play a role in making drug and alcohol use appealing in times of stress, even though this can be destructive. These receptors are present in the brain, spinal cord, and the surrounding tissues—including the extended amygdala....

Recently, though, scientists have begun to figure out how to identify the presence of specific diseases by reading the precise cocktail of proteins in a patient’s blood. Proteins perform essential functions–ridding the body of toxins, fighting infections and metabolizing food. When we’re ill, proteins are secreted into our blood. Some of these are hormones or antibodies; others come from damaged cells or invading bacteria and viruses. There’s been so much progress of late in identifying these so-called biomarkers done by taking blood from patients with a disease and sifting through to see what’s there–that scientists believe it may soon be possible to devise a universal diagnostic test that would be able to detect a wide range of diseases, and do so more reliably and conveniently than current methods....

The first modern patent for the pedometer was granted to Englishman John Harwood in 1924. Since that time, the wearables market has all but exploded. Since the rapid adoption of devices like the Fitbit and the ECG-enabled Apple Watch, everyone seems to be using a smartwatch not only to tell time but also to keep close tabs on their personal health data. Smartwatches are only the tip of the iceberg: Gone are the days when medtech was developed in sterile white labs helmed by pharma’s most prominent players....

You immersed yourself in the study of plagues during a pandemic. What was that like? Actually, I didn’t set out to write this book. I had written a chapter on whether COVID-19 would increase the likelihood of future political violence for an academic book in Europe. In the process, I became fascinated by the legacies of pandemics. Since COVID-19 was keeping me off airplanes, I traveled back and forth in time through books and research reports, exploring post-pandemic landscapes, comparing them to what was happening here and now....

People with bipolar disorder may experience recurring extreme changes in moods that can last for days, weeks, and longer. These moods can fluctuate between feelings of extreme elevations of mood or irritability and feelings of profound sadness or depression. Symptoms of Bipolar Type 2 Disorder Because bipolar disorder can look like other mental health disorders, it is often misdiagnosed. Symptoms of bipolar disorder can appear as depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, personality disorders, and even schizophrenia....

As targets go, the Cali cartel was as big as a barn and easy to hit–once Colombia found the will to hit it. Although the government mounted a massive manhunt last year, the top ranks were protected by their vast, high-tech intelligence network, and the millions of dollars in bribes they routinely paid to police, judges, journalists, legislators and government officials. But on June 9, the titans started to fall when the government could no longer ignore the cartel’s immense power nor resist U....

Many institutional investors are buying and holding the cryptocurrency in anticipation of future price gains. This tactic reduces the number of coins available, driving up the price for new investors or those seeking to expand their holdings. “Most new price discovery is momentum driven, but the bigger question is always what’s driving that momentum and just how far will it go,” Jason Deane, Bitcoin analyst at Quantum Economics in London, told Newsweek....

Michel Gondry for Motorola: A slicker, busier version of the cardboard-cutout surrealism of “The Science of Sleep,” this French ad for the Razr2 cell phone is terribly hip, but what exactly it’s selling (aside from Gondry’s style) is unclear. Michael Mann for Nike : Wow. A tactile paean to all-out effort, Mann’s mini-action flick is one continuous movement of bone-crushing contact, set to the stirring score of his “Last of the Mohicans....

I knew I’d catch some flak on this decision," said George Bush, every inch the embattled leader. “The arrows have been flying–front, back, sideways. But that’s what I get paid for . . . I’ve got to do what I think is right.” He sounded fine, and won some plaudits for courage. But the bold stance was at least partly an exercise in damage control: the White House–and especially chief of staff John H....