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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has expressed concerns about Liverpool’s next season after stating that the club’s season depends on whether they can keep hold of Luis Suarez. The captain has advised the Uruguayan striker to stay at Anfield and said that if Suarez is desperate to leave ho should consider going only to Real Madrid or Barcelona and not Arsenal. According to Gerrard, an in-from Suarez could make the difference for Liverpool in their quest for Champions League place....

Stewart said his left leg will be about 65 percent healed when he gets to Daytona as he continues therapy after an Aug. 5 sprint-car racing accident where he broke both his right tibia and fibula. Stewart has needed three surgeries since the accident and missed the final 15 races last year. The three-time Cup champion won't actually run laps in a Cup car until Feb. 14, the first day of practice for the Sprint Unlimited the next day and nine days before the Daytona 500....

When it comes to birth control, Americans are still fumbling in the dark. Thirty years after the pill promised a contraception revolution, the effort to find a cheap, easy-to-use, safe and effective method has proven a bitter failure. Men and women feel cheated. And not even researchers talk in terms of magic pills anymore. Instead, at a time when more than half of all pregnancies are unplanned and sexually transmitted diseases are growing at the rate of 12 million to 13 million new cases a year, the options are shrinking....

Everyone has, which is probably why NASA chose that taxpayer-friendly example to introduce an experiment by Michael Delp of Texas A&M University on how weightlessness affects the blood vessels of rats. Delp’s project was part of the Fundamental Rodent Experiments Supporting Health (FRESH) payload, which consisted of 13 rats housed in three Animal Enclosure Modules in the cargo bay of Columbia. There is no reason to question the scientific validity of this work, one of 80-plus experiments carried aboard the mission, and NASA believes the results could be important for astronauts spending long periods in orbit....

Riddled in controversy, mired in competition, and beset with technical difficulties, Modern Warfare 2’s Stimulus Package took it all in stride, racking up an astonishing amount of sales on the Xbox 360. I can’t imagine things will be any different on PS3 or PC. Once more, just for the kids in the back of the class: the Stimulus Package features a total of five multiplayer maps. Bailout, Salvage, and Storm are brand new areas, while Crash and Overgrown are remakes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare maps....

Reus, 28, has battled injuries throughout his career and underwent knee surgery last year, seeing him spend more than eight months on the sidelines before his return earlier in February. His goal helped Dortmund to a 1-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga on Sunday and, despite his injury troubles, the Germany international is once again drawing interest from clubs around Europe. Bortumund boss Stoger, however, still believes that Reus is still capable of being a crucial memeber of any team when his fitness allows....

If there was anything that was cold last night, it was the Liverpool attack. They should have scored more, had it not been for some bad finishing. Sadio Mane scored the opener before Mohamed Salah came on in the second half and continued his amazing goal scoring run. Here are the key talking points from the game: #5 Liverpool’s bench strength It was a problem for the Reds last season, but they did sign a few attackers this year and it seems Jürgen Klopp’s side are well-placed this time to tackle the December and January fixture congestion....

The 1980s were my formative baseball-watching years, a thrilling era with Rickey Henderson, Tim Raines, Vince Coleman and dozens of other speedsters swiping bases seemingly at will. For these sprinters in baseball uniforms, a walk or a single was essentially a double, and then another single was basically a guaranteed RBI. MORE: 14 postseason oddities you might not know about From 1973 to 1993, the MLB stolen base leader had at least 70 swipes every year, with seven seasons of 100 or more stolen bases (Henderson, Coleman and Lou Brock owned all seven)....

The Tuesday chase ended with the bus rear-ending a silver sedan, requiring paramedics at the scene to treat the smaller car’s driver, KABC-TV reported. The chase took police on two different freeways and reached speeds as high as 80 miles per hour, the report added. The incident follows a pattern of vehicle thefts in the state. According to the Insurance Information Institute, three of the top 10 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas with the largest vehicle theft rates in 2020 were in California, with the top two overall cities on the list, Bakersfield and Yuba City, both in the state....

The South African stormed to victory at Gullane with a sublime 10-under 60 in his final round, winning by four strokes at 20 under, but he fell short of setting a new Tour landmark. No player has carded a sub-60 round and Stone missed an eight-foot putt for 59, meaning his triumph was tinged with slight regret. “It’s incredible,” Stone said. “If I’m going to be brutally honest, I had no idea what my score was until I walked on to the 18th green....

The group aims to make sport “everyone’s game”, and players and managers alike are being encouraged to show their support through wearing rainbow laces, pins and armbands. All Premier League clubs will support the campaign, while EFL clubs will all display rainbow-coloured corner flags this weekend. Stonewall aims to eradicate homophobic abuse in football, and encourage an atmosphere of openness and acceptance. According to the group, 72 per cent of football fans have heard homophobic abuse, while 63% of people say more should be done to make LGBT people feel accepted in sport....

But even without his starting quarterback for a portion of Pittsburgh’s 38-35 win over the Raiders, wide receiver Antonio Brown had a monster day. Brown set franchise records with 17 catches for 284 yards, including a 57-yard pass to set up Chris Boswell’s game-winning 18-yard field goal. MORE: Panthers go to 8-0 | Packers scuffle on sideline | Bridgewater knocked out Roethlisberger left the game early in the fourth quarter and getting sacked near midfield....

The Patriots made sure interest faded fast, though, as they dominated the Steelers, 36-17. STEELERS-PATRIOTS: Stats, highlights In most minds, the key for Sunday’s game would be Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell, whose historic postseason play had put Pittsburgh in an ideal place for a Super Bowl run. But a groin injury that occurred late in the first quarter kept Bell away from the field and changed everything early....

Tsitsipas confirmed on social media that his surgery was successful and projected a positive outlook on his future. The Greek also took to Twitter to share some inspirational quotes from Matt Haig’s The Comfort Book. Tsitsipas said he was enjoying listening to “quiet patches”, which he compared to the “earth’s heartbeat.” The World No. 4 has always enjoyed sharing thought-provoking and philosophical messages with his fans, and that’s continued during his time away from the court....

Garrett and his passenger were taken to a local hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. In more good news, Garrett was released from the hospital. Head coach Kevin Stefanski spoke to reporters on Wednesday and refused to rule out his star player for Sunday’s clash with the Atlanta Falcons. Stefanski said via clevelandbrowns.com: During the car accident, the defensive end swerved to miss an animal on the road, which then led to his car rolling several times....

In an interview with the New York Post and three other media outlets, Hal Steinbrenner said the Yankees don’t need to sign Scherzer to improve as a team. “We had numerous goals,” the Yankees’ managing general partner said. “Two of the goals were to get younger and get better defensively. I think we’ve done that. I think our bullpen’s better. I think it’s one of the best in baseball, quite frankly....

Mahomes has led his team to their third Super Bowl appearance in four seasons against the Philadelphia Eagles. Three years ago, he and the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in their first big game, but their second appearance ended in a loss to Brady and the Buccaneers. In the 31-9 loss to the Bucs, the Chiefs quarterback had a dilapidated offensive line that was unable to protect him. That left him to fend for himself and try to make plays happen on the fly while dealing with a foot injury that didn’t allow him to play his best football....

While the two Kolkata giants have made their displeasure known with the above mentioned arrangement, India coach Stephen Constantine has backed the decision and also listed the reasons for the same. Reliance Sports CEO Sundar Raman on proposed ecosystem for Indian football As per the proposal to revamp Indian football which was shared by AIFF and their commercial and marketing partners, IMG-Reliance last year in May, India would have a three tiered league system which would ensure at least 650-odd Indian players would play professionally....

It’s bizarro world out here. The last time this Warriors franchise hosted a playoff Game 1 was in 1992, back when Stephen Curry actually was a babyface. The last time they had an MVP, which Curry is a front-runner to be this season, was back in 1959-60, when Wilt Chamberlain won the award and the team still was in Philadelphia. MORE: Must-see photos from Round 1 | Curry drops ridiculous layup-and-one...