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The former Orioles outfielder agreed to a four-year, $44 million contract with the Braves this month but will need to take six weeks off following single-level, neck fusion surgery in Atlanta. The Baltimore Sun’s Dan Connolly reported the news Monday via his Twitter feed. Markakis is expected to be ready for spring training in Kissimmee, Fla. The Braves signed Markakis to replace Jason Heyward in right field. Heyward was traded along with reliever Jordan Walden to the Cardinals for right-handed pitchers Shelby Miller and Tryrell Jenkins last month....

That’s all you can say after seeing that UCLA reeled in Chip Kelly as its head coach, according to multiple reports Saturday. That helps ease the transition from the Jim Mora era, which produced success with back-to-back 10-win seasons, but also failure – or at best mediocrity – through the last three seasons of the Josh Rosen era. MORE: Path to College Football Playoff for every contender Kelly is a bigger hire....

Defending champion Hamilton, who leads the drivers’ championship again, stated after another victory at the French Grand Prix on Sunday that the drivers are not to blame if F1 fans are growing tired of his domination. Mercedes have won all eight races this season, with Hamilton taking six of them. “When you say ‘it’s boring’ - I totally understand it,” the Briton said. “But don’t point the fingers at the drivers because we don’t write the rules....

He might as well have been, though. Because unlike in January, when Franco caused a scary devaluation of Brazil’s currency by stopping payment on his state’s massive debt, the financial folks just weren’t paying attention. Perhaps they were too busy buying Brazilian stocks; the Bovespa index has soared 65 percent since the dark days of January. Or enjoying the resilience of the real, which has risen 22 percent against the dollar since bottoming out in the January devaluation....

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The teams on Tuesday also asked the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to give Chapecoense a three-year exemption from relegation - the process through which teams are assigned to a lower classification if they do not perform well. The Brazilian team was on its way to Medellin to play Colombian side Atletico Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana, South America’s equivalent of the Europa League, when its plane crashed into a hillside on Monday night....

Among the projects set for funding is a new subway line from Ipanema to Barra da Tijuca, the neighbourhood in Rio’s west where Olympic Park and the athletes’ village are located, Xinhua reports. The line’s completion is said to hinge on a federal government loan amid a mounting financial crisis within Rio’s state government, which is responsible for the project. “We will collaborate not just with words, but also with financial (help),” Brazil’s acting president Michel Temer told reporters at Olympic Park on Tuesday....

Rose Costa resigned from her role as coach of Brazil’s Rio Branco women’s soccer team on Thursday, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). The move came four days after the men’s team announced they were signing convicted murderer Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza as goalkeeper, who is known simply as “Bruno” and was considered a rising star before his 2010 arrest. “My life story as a woman and a professional prevent me from remaining at Rio Branco,” Costa wrote in an Instagram post announcing her resignation, as translated by the AFP....

Former Inter Milan and Brazilian forward Adriano, accidentally shot a woman in his car while fooling around with his bodyguard’s gun. Adriene Pinto, aged 20, was wounded in her left hand and would require surgery, the Daily Mail reported. The incident took place Saturday after Adriano, four women and his bodyguard left a nightclub in the Barra da Tijuca district to the west of Rio de Janeiro. The police said that no one else was hurt....

Among those who attended the event were Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul for obvious reasons. Alongside them were Dean Norris, who played Hank Schrader, Vince Gilligan, the show’s creator, and Peter Gould, who produced and wrote his fair share of the show. The Better Call Saul alumni included Rhea Seehorn, who played Kim Wexler, Michael Mando, who played Nacho Varga, and Patrick Fabian, who played Howard Hamlin. RELATED: Better Call Saul’s Next Episode Is Breaking Bad...

Even after making four selections in the 2021 NBA Draft – the first draft where their future assets were put to use – the Thunder still sit upon a gold mine of picks. By trading the No. 16 overall pick to the Houston Rockets (who selected Alperen Sengün), Oklahoma City acquired another two future first-rounders to stack on its rebuild. MORE: Rookie fantasy basketball rankings for 2021-22 For those keeping track at home, the Thunder now have 36 total draft picks over the next five years: 19 first-round picks and 17 second-round picks....

A statement from a Patriots spokesperson read: “The New England Patriots are releasing Antonio Brown. We appreciate the hard work of many people over the past 11 days, but we feel that it is best to move in a different direction at this time.” In a post on Twitter, Brown wrote: “Thanks for the opportunity appreciate @Patriots.” 0 votes

Club captain Godin joined Atletico from Villarreal in 2010 and was a key part of their LaLiga title win in 2013-14 but confirmed in an emotional news conference his time at the club has come to an end. The 33-year-old centre-back played for Atleti in Champions League final defeats to Real Madrid in 2014 and 2016, though he did win the Europa League twice. “I’m going to leave Atletico Madrid....

The Premier League champions have been ordered to pay CHF370,000 (£314,577) for breaching article 19 of FIFA’s rules on the status and transfer of players. However, City will not face a transfer ban like that which FIFA handed down to Chelsea in March for similar offences. Like Chelsea, FIFA has found City to be in breach of regulations regarding the recruitment of youth players. LaLiga giants Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have also been handed punishments for similar offences within the past five years....

Totti joined the Roma board after retiring as a player in 2017, but reported differences between the former attacker and the club’s board are said to have resulted in him leaving. Tensions are said to have become particularly strained between Totti and club owner Jim Pallotta since March, when Monchi quit as sporting director and coach Eusebio Di Francesco was sacked. Speculation went into overdrive after Totti failed to appear at Roma’s club meeting in London last week, where new coach Paulo Fonseca was presented, with Pallotta insisting the Azzurri icon was invited....

Here, in this series, I shall break down this City team and point out the major areas of weakness, and how the Champions can be beaten by the pretenders. To make matters simple, the analysis is broken down into 3 parts – The defense, the attack and the midfield. The Defence Center Backs - There is a stereotypical tendency of the football lover to classify center backs into broad categories – The ball playing defender, and the no-nonsense defender....

Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer in women (after skin cancers). While rare, it also crops up in men. Breast cancer is also the second-most deadly cancer for women, just behind lung cancer. That’s mainly because it’s so common. The survival rate and prognosis for most breast cancer stages are pretty good. New methods to diagnose and treat breast cancer early are changing how people manage this disease, and this has improved survival....

During the same period last year, cost profits were up $86 million for the energy company. BP even reported an increase of 18 percent in their third-quarter figure. Considering oil prices plummeted last year during the the pandemic, BP is doing remarkably well. “This has been another good quarter for BP — our businesses are generating strong underlying earnings and cash flow while maintaining their focus on safe and reliable operations,” said BP chief executive Bernard Looney....

After conceding 182 runs to the Rangers, the Royals could only score 135 in their 20 overs despite having the likes of Andre Russell (17) and Ravi Bopara (28) in their lineup. The opening batsmen, Liton Das (15) and Afif Hossain (7) could not provide a solid start to the innings and, veteran batsman Shoaib Malik (0) lost his wicket on the first ball he faced. Though Alok Kapali (31) struck 2 fours and 2 sixes in his knock, the innings never got momentum....