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Rodon, 26, hasn’t pitched since May 1. He was placed on the 10-day IL with elbow inflammation the next day. He is 3-2 with a 5.19 ERA and 1.44 WHIP in seven starts this season. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said it’s “reasonable” to expect Rodon to be ready to return in the second half of 2020. “Given that he has yet to undergo the surgery, it’s still too early to give you a precise timeline in terms of his potential return,” Hahn said (via the Chicago Tribune)....

Ruiz and the Phillies have agreed to a $26 million, three-year contract that will keep the former All-Star catcher in Philadelphia, two people familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press. The contract includes a club option for 2017. The people spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal hasn't been officially announced. Ruiz, who turns 35 in January, hit .268 with five homers and 37 RBIs in 92 games last year after serving a 25-game suspension for using a banned amphetamine....

The Real Sociedad player gave a detailed interview late last year with Mexico’s Life & Style publication, indicating he could yet play at the World Cup, despite not having featured for El Tri in almost three years. “Why not?” he said. “We’ll see. I’ve previously said no, but I’ve never definitively shut the door, nor said I wouldn’t return.” The 24-year-old went on to add that he would be the one to decide when the moment is right for a return, something that the Mexican press picked up on, with Record publishing the headline: “I’ll decide when I return to El Tri....

Well, there was a not-so-cute ending for the folks who allowed him to reach the Smoothie King Center floor. MORE: NBA historic starts | Kobe as Yoda Arena management fired two employees — an usher and a New Orleans police officer hired to work security — who were “not in place” while working in the section where the boy sat during a March 28 game between the Pelicans and Knicks....

The show sees a celeb question three mystery contestants before choosing one of them to see in real life and go on a date with. The other famous face looking for love tonight is model and actor Tyson Beckford. Electra has been in the public eye for almost 30 years and has had several high-profile romances in that time. With that in mind, let’s take a look back at Electra’s relationship history that has led to her appearance on tonight’s episode of The Celebrity Dating Game....

The CDC lifted the advisory on March 30, midway through the record week of bookings. The change brought to an end a nearly two-year period in which the public health agency had designated cruise ships as having a “high” or “very high” risk for transmission of the virus. In the U.S. alone, dozens of cruise ships, which can hold thousands of passengers at one time, have seen coronavirus outbreaks. But ever since the peak of the Omicron variant–driven wave earlier this year, virus cases have been on the decline, leading companies, leaders and agencies to ease some mitigation guidance and measures....

Carrie Underwood, talented country singer and wife of Predators player Mike Fisher, posted a picture of the couple’s newborn son after Nashville clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In the first photo Underwood shared of the baby, little Isaiah was bundled up holding a miniature-sized hockey stick. MORE: Hockey team honors ‘Game of Thrones’ | 2015 NHL Draft prospects | Graphic guide to NHL season I just melted....

Saturday against the Chiefs, Palmer returned to action for the first time since tearing his ACL last November. He completed all four of his passes for 77 yards, including an in-route to Andre Ellington — one beautifully threaded between two defenders — that the running back took for 57 yards. MORE: Tracking training camp injuries | Ranking the NFL’s top 25 quarterbacks Palmer played just the opening series, which Ellington capped with a two-yard touchdown run....

The patients’ physicians at UAB attribute her recovery to the high virus-neutralizing antibody titer present in the donated plasma, which the patient received from her son-in-law.  The case adds to a growing body of research that the quality of the convalescent plasma—which is typically determined by the donor’s course of infection—matters. “It turns out they have to get pretty sick to generate a good immune response and good antibodies against the virus if you’re naturally infected,” Randall Davis, MD, a professor in the UAB Department of Medicine and senior scientist at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, tells Verywell....

Railing against all this can sound clueless. Don’t you understand how hospitals are? Have to be? Kaiser Permanente’s Dr. Preston Maring, associate physician in chief of the 346-bed Oakland Medical Center, surely understands. Nevertheless, a simple “What if?” moment Maring experienced three years ago led to an exciting pilot program, launched this August, to serve fresh, local, sustainably grown produce to patients in Kaiser’s 19 northern California hospitals. But much had to happen before gorgeous strawberries could make it onto those trays....

Democrats want to tackle a plethora of subject areas, including relief for state and local governments, food stamps, voting by mail, infrastructure and small-business aid. As a split emerges among the GOP, top Republicans on Capitol Hill are hesitant about further swift spending, while other members say there’s more to be done. President Donald Trump is pushing for infrastructure funding and payroll tax cuts but has derided Democratic endeavors, such as giving states more money and vote-by-mail....

The new Snow Technology feature is a $50 add-on to the company’s regularly priced $89 Foam Pillow. Casper took its foam pillow and added what it calls HeatDelete Bands to get its Snow Technology. Foam typically gets warmer than other materials, so it makes sense that the company would want to find a way to chill the foam pillow beyond the steps it has already taken. But, the question remains, Does this pillow with Snow Technology provide an arctic freeze?...

In one corner, you have Club America, a team a year away from celebrating its 100th anniversary. A CONCACAF juggernaut with millions of fans, a historic home stadium and a trophy case overflowing with a dozen Liga MX titles and five CONCACAF championships. In the other corner stands the Montreal Impact, a club in just its fourth season of top-flight competition in Major League Soccer. A team with no playoff victories, let alone a league title to its name....

In the footage, posted by user @eugeniozbbz12, a kitten can be seen sitting between the front legs of a husky, with another dog sat beside them. Both dogs are panting to cool down in the heat, and the kitten looks at them perplexed. The young cat then decides to open its mouth, clearly trying to emulate the bigger animals, but with not much success because its tongue is not visible....

In the video, shared on TikTok earlier this month by the cat’s owner, under the username Patsysdad, the ginger cat can be seen tilting his head towards both of his owners, one at a time, to receive kisses on the head, that he welcomed with “sleepy eyes,” a sign he was comfortable. According to Vet West cats contain certain bacteria in their mouths that cause gum disease, and as predators, they also eat animals and insects that may harbor diseases....

The video, shared to TikTok by an account called Haahappy, shows a gray feline being massaged with an electronic tool—and has been watched more than 52.1 million times. The pampered pet, who is wearing a tiny red T-shirt, closes its eyes in blissful relaxation as the massager is held to various parts of its head. At one point, the clip cuts to the animal leaning on top of the tool, with its ears back as it melts into the massage, and we can’t help but feel a bit jealous....

During the operation, according to KATV, six-month-old kitten Batman was divested of not only the family jewels, but also a significant chunk of his right ear. Now, his owners, the Freeman family, can barely stand to look at him, Danyelle Freeman told KATV. “I immediately started crying,” Freeman, who adopted Batman in December, said of the moment she saw her pet post-op. “It was overwhelming. I’m trying to be strong for my kids, but at the same time I couldn’t help it....

The 15-year-old tabby, named No-no, disappeared from a neighborhood in Nanaimo, a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, in August 2017. It was found near a campground and RV park, more than seven miles from home. The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) said in a Facebook post on February 24 that its staff had spotted an ID tattoo on the cat’s ear and were able to use the identification to trace its original owners....

Peggy White shares her home with three cats, Gulliver, Herman and Frankie, and two dogs, but there’s no shortage of space for her four-legged friends. White, thought to be from Oklahoma, turned a walk-in closet into a feline haven, with fairy lights, plants, a fluffy rug, cat beds, steps leading to various levels and a mirror. But it’s also kitted out with a water fountain, a hanging bed in the middle of the room, a disco ball and a stripper stage with a pole....

Ricardo—who uses the Reddit handle RikTehSpik—lives in Los Angeles with his girlfriend Nancy and their 8-month-old cat Oreo. He shared the picture of his kitty on the popular r/cats where it has more than 13,000 upvotes and thousands of comments. Alongside the picture, Ricardo asked: “One of my cats eye is dilated other is not what should I do?” prompting responses from thousands of internet users. “Get to the vet asap....