That’s a lot to throw onto the toes of these 26 young men — very young men — as the final round CONCACAF World Cup qualifying commences. Fair or not, that’s where we are. Some of this is the residue of others’ failures, some the result of their own coach’s promises and proclamations, and some the product of their own estimable performances while wearing the U.S. crest or those of various professional clubs....

But that’s just a small obstacle in the mind of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, who is asking for a 10-day contract with the Lakers so he can watch Bryant’s final game from the comfort of the bench. Arenas made the request via a lengthy post on his Instagram account Wednesday. MORE: NBA’s most untradable contracts | Damian Lillard drops new song about All-Star snub (WARNING: Some might find Arenas’ language offensive....

The Washington Post reported that she contacted 29 Arizona lawmakers, some multiple times, in November and December of 2020 and urged them to “choose” their own presidential electors while ignoring President Joe Biden’s popular vote victory—a contradiction of Arizona state law that stipulates voters choose electors. Emails to Republican Wisconsin lawmakers state Senator Kathy Bernier and state Representative Gary Tauchen reportedly showed communication at 10:47 a.m. on November 9. It was the same time Arizona lawmakers received a “verbatim copy,” according to the Post, which obtained the Bernier email, while the Tauchen email was obtained by the watchdog group Documented and then provided to the Post....

Schlemko has one more year left on his contract that carries a cap hit of $2.1 million. The road hasn’t been an easy one for the 32-year-old blueliner. In the 2016 offseason, the San Jose Sharks inked Schlemko to a four-year, $8.4 million contract, and he had a decent showing in his first year with two goals, 18 points and a plus-minus rating of plus-4 in 62 games. However, he wasn’t protected heading into the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft....

Imagine having dysphagia, which makes it difficult to swallow food. Or celiac disease, which puts anything containing wheat or gluten off limits. Even people with diabetes and obesity often face miserable choices in the grocery store. They’re the audience for MenuDirect, a business that home-delivers prepared foods for people with medical problems. Entrees such as gluten-free pizza cost $5. Steak processed to be easy to swallow is available for $3 per serving....

They needn’t worry. The Clipper chip, after all, was invented by the same government whose space satellite vanished en route to Mars and who can’t delete dead men from its computerized Social Security rolls. Now computer scientist Matthew Blaze, 32, of AT&T Bell Labs has found that Clipper is flawed, too. Transmissions are probably as impervious to eavesdroppers as the NSA claims. But some communications, says Blaze, can be encoded so that not even the government, decrypting keys in hand, can unscramble them....

Folliculitis Folliculitis is an infection that is localized to the hair follicle. Folliculitis looks like small, yellow pustules that are confined to the hair follicle. Factors that can lead to the development of folliculitis include: TraumaChronic frictionOcclusive clothingOcclusive chemicalsExcessive sweatingExposure to water Hot Tub Folliculitis A special case of folliculitis that is not caused by the bacterium S. aureus is hot tub folliculitis. This self-limited infection is caused by a different bacterium called Pseudomonas aeruginosin that tends to be itchy and can be contracted from hot tubs, whirlpools, and pools that have inadequate chlorine levels....

The Foodarama near 18th Street and Ella Boulevard in the city’s Houston Heights sector was open Tuesday night. The store was busy and cashiers rang up items, but then the power went out, so then they could only accept cash. The store stayed open, and customers could only buy essential items during the winter storm. Some potential customers began leaving at that point, but others in the long line to get into the store noticed a man with a stack of cash in his hand, and he was appearing to give $20 bills to whichever customers would accept his offer....

This article will describe several types of food and how they can be part of your plan for controlling cholesterol. Beans Besides being a good source of plant-based protein and minerals such as iron and magnesium, beans are a great source of fiber. In particular, beans are rich in soluble fiber—which dissolves in water to form a gel-like material as it passes through your digestive tract. Soluble fiber is known for lowering cholesterol, specifically LDL, or “bad” cholesterol....

Two Russian tanks make their way across a plowed field, shown in images released by Ukrainian military officials. Although there is a road running parallel just next to them, it appears to be blocked by wreckage of an earlier incident and as a result, the tanks head over the field in single file. Suddenly, the first tank apparently hits a mine, causing a large explosion. The vehicle comes to a stop, with the second tank stopping a safe distance behind it....

Harsch’s family has since said in a statement released Friday that they are convinced that he took his own life. “The family wants to sincerely thank everyone for their support and prayers,” wrote local activist and Harsch family spokesperson Najee Ali in the family’s statement. SBSD detectives obtained surveillance video from a vacant building near the location where Harsch’s body was found. Detectives met with Harsch’s local family members to show them the video and other evidence from the inquiry into his death, per the family’s request....

Plans continued for Saturday’s football game between the nation’s top-ranked team and visiting Boston College. And that’s a good thing a healing thing. The game likely will include mention of the shooting, which took place early Thursday at FSU’s main library. The gunman, who reports Thursday says was a university alum, was killed by police. Kickoff for Saturday’s game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET with live coverage by ABC....

They came into the Week 5 matchup against the defending NFC champion Seahawks not just undefeated, but having trailed for only 1:52 of the 240 minutes they played. It even started easy on Sunday, with Dalton cruising through an opening seven-play, 86-yard drive in which he went 4-for-4 passing and closed with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Eifert. MORE: NFL scoreboard | Rough Week 5 for these guys | Thomas Rawls’ rise...

McSorley fielded the go-to question a few times after the Nittany Lions’ 38-31 comeback victory against No. 6 Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship at Lucas Oil Stadium. He just completed 22 of 31 passes for 384 yards and four touchdowns to rally No. 7 Penn State from an improbable three-touchdown deficit. So, Trace, do the Nittany Lions deserve to be in the College Football Playoff now? MORE: Five things we learned from Penn State’s win...

This isn’t going to be easy, everyone. In fact, with four spots instead of two in the new College Football Playoff postseason, it gives new life — and energizes and focuses — more teams than anyone could have imagined. “We’ll play with any number by our side,” Alabama safety Landon Collins said. That should be the mantra over the final three weeks of college football’s regular season for any team with a chance to make it to the CFP semifinals....

And yet McGrady was able to get himself on stage at the Basketball Hall of Fame, sliding into his ceremonial orange jacket and sitting down to chat ahead of Friday’s induction ceremony, where McGrady will join hoops royalty. It’s the highlight of his career, a humbling and thrilling experience for a guy whose enormous talent was always asterisked with faulty health postseason disappointment. HALL OF FAME: Jerry Krause finally gets his revenge...

The Detroit Free Press reported that the message from Farley was sent to Ford employees early Thursday morning addressing plans that the company was aiming to cut 8,000 North American employees, and that Farley did not deny the rumors. Farley allegedly said in the video that he was aware that the job-loss reports created high anxiety and added that the company needs to reduce structural costs to be a runner in the competitive market....

University Vice President Marco Valera announced new COVID-19 policies last month requiring all members of the Fordham community to be up-to-date on their vaccinations, including receiving the bivalent booster by November 1. The bivalent boosters, which are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for people ages 12 and over, are called “bivalent” because they are meant to protect against the original COVID-19 virus and the Omicron variant BA....