Matthews has already scored many impressive goals in his young career, and he added to the list in the first period against the Red Wings. MORE: NHL Power Rankings: Rangers, Canadiens dropping like rocks With the Leafs up 2-1, Matthews received the puck at center ice and skated down the left wing before quickly juking to his right to use Detroit defenseman Trevor Daley as a screen. With Daley blocking goaltender Jimmy Howard’s view, Matthews unleashed a wristshot that seemingly went through both Red Wings players before hitting the back of the Detroit net....

Every surgery is broken down into these phases to differentiate tasks and establish who is responsible for overseeing and delivering each stage of care. By maintaining a strict adherence to procedures and a clear chain of command, hospital teams are able to deliver consistent, optimal care from the moment a surgery is ordered to the time when a person is fully recovered. Preoperative Phase The initial phase, called the preoperative phase, begins with the decision to have surgery and ends when the patient is wheeled into surgery....

Although the tests raised eyebrows over the challenges they pose to the United States, it should come as no surprise that China has this technology. Defense officials have been warning us for years. In 2018 then-Pentagon undersecretary for research and engineering Mike Griffin said China had conducted “in round numbers…20 times as many hypersonic weapons tests as has the United States over the last decade.” More recently, the commander of U....

One obvious reason for our adoration is that American women are the best team athletes in the world. They rock. They rule. What’s not to love? They’re good sports, too, apparently unpolluted by the violence and greed that plague men’s sports. Then there’s the role-model thing: “Little girls need big girls to look up to,” said basketball star Teresa Edwards. But there’s something else underlying all the hype and hoopla....

The video, posted by the user alonesomewhale, shows a large leatherback turtle on a fishing boat. It is hoisted into the air by its flipper and then pushed by one of the people on board. The turtle swings out over the side of the boat and is set loose. It lands in the water and appears to swim away. The video is captioned as being a “rescue,” but the Blue Planet Society, a volunteer pressure group that campaigns against overfishing and the overexploitation of Earth’s oceans, disagrees....

NADEAU: What message are you trying to deliver through your new book? MCGOVERN: I really think that most of the serious problems of the world can’t be solved in the near future. We’re not going to end racism in my lifetime; we’re not going to end poverty. But there’s one problem that I think we can absolutely lick, and that is hunger. Ethiopia and Eritrea are in a border war, Sudan is in civil war and Somalia is under attack by rival militias....

Russian Lebedev (31-2, 23 KOs) defending his WBA cruiserweight world title against undefeated American Mike Wilson (19-0, 8 KOs) is the headliner, but there is plenty of solid action on the rest of the card as well. Join DAZN to watch Lebedev vs. Wilson WBA super flyweight world champion Kal Yafai (24-0, 15 KOs) aims to maintain his undefeated record when he faces Mexico’s Israel Gonzalez (23-2, 10 KOs). Yafai stopped another Mexican, David Carmona, in seven rounds during his U....

See, over the course of the past few months, LeBron’s every-fading hairline has seemed to become reinvigorated – whether by hair plugs, Rogaine, ink toner, or other magical powers – something was happening. MORE: LeBron’s hairline in photos | LeBron compares Cavs to Pats (Nikeinc.com) But then LeBron showed up to the Cavaliers’ first practice looking like he’s in the process of upgrading to a triple headband. Losing your hair is a natural part of life....

James, the reigning MVP and probable Eastern Conference center, is tops among all players with 609,336. Durant, who leads the Western Conference in votes, in not far off with 607,407. If the NBA All-Star Game, which will be played Feb. 16 in New Orleans, were today, then the rest of the East lineup would include Paul George (489,335), Carmelo Anthony (424,211), Dwyane Wade (396,279) and Kyrie Irving (365,712). The West have Dwight Howard (295,120), Blake Griffin (292,925), Kobe Bryant (501,215) and Chris Paul (393,313)....

Now in a stretch of six losses in eight games, James expressed dissatisfaction with the Cavaliers as an organization this week, saying, “We’re not better than last year, from a personnel standpoint,” and implying that the team has gotten complacent. He also said the team is “top-heavy,” an obvious dig at the Cavs’ bench players. TRADE RUMORS: These 12 big men could be on the block Of course, that is demonstrably false....

“I think it comes with a lot of health,” James said, via ESPN. “They’ve been healthy. They’ve been the most healthy team I’ve ever seen in NBA history, and they have great talent. Those guys all play for one common goal and that’s to win, and that’s all that matters.” MORE: Classic photos of Stephen Curry | Clippers’ Blake Griffin says Warriors ’the better team’ The Warriors tied the best start in NBA history with a win over the Nuggets on Sunday, joining the 1948-49 Washington Capitols and the 1993-94 Rockets as the only teams to start a season 15-0....

The four-time MVP told The Associated Press he had “no complaints” when asked how free agency was going. He declined to say who he had met with on Tuesday or whether he had made a decision of where he’ll play next. MORE: ‘The Decision’ was four years ago | Riley-James summit set in Las Vegas James is expected to meet with Miami Heat President Pat Riley before making a final decision on his NBA future....

That incident on Sunday happened in Kenosha, a city close to Milwaukee, and James said his “prayers go to that family.” Wisconsin state investigators are looking into that incident to determine whether action should be taken against the officers involved. James was discussing his feelings about Kobe Bryant on Mamba Day (8/24) and said the shooting of Blake was also affecting him. NBA PLAYOFFS: Bracket | Schedule | Explaining the bubble...

All-Star captains LeBron James and Kevin Durant selected their teams Wednesday, and the rosters were shared Thursday night during the “NBA on TNT” pregame show. Despite Utah sitting alone atop the NBA standings with a 27-9 record, the two available Jazz players didn’t come off the board until the final two picks. NBA ALL-STAR DRAFT: Full rosters for Team LeBron vs. Team Durant Durant chose Mitchell to fill his last reserve slot, leaving James with Gobert....

LeBron James, as well as several other NBA and sports stars, took to Twitter to express their excitement … and disbelief. MORE: Sports’ biggest stars with Crying Jordan face | Is Steph Curry getting cocky? LeBron knows a thing or two about being good at basketball. Johnson appears unwilling to join fellow point guard legend Oscar Robertson in dismissing Curry. Harsh words. The rookie is amused. Or at least outside the conventional shooting range....

Curry was a man on a mission in Game 4 on Friday night. He scored 43 points, 14 of them in the third quarter, in Golden State’s series-tying 107-97 win over the Celtics in Boston. He punctuated his performance with a few insane buckets. Curry’s frenzied display drew a number of admirers. One of them was none other than LeBron James. James took to Twitter to hail Curry’s performance. Bron got it right....

Those close to James took a few moments to really let him know just how old he is now. It’s heartwarming stuff. MORE: 30 photos for LeBron’s 30th | LeBron sits out on birthday | LeBron could opt out contract Anderson Varejao pulled no punches when roasting James. “According to the sources, you cannot jump anymore,” Varejao said. “You’re playing below the rim.” It doesn’t help that LeBron was out Tuesday with a knee injury....

In “Something’s Gotta Give,” Jack Nicholson is the horny, Viagra-assisted old dog Harry Sanborn, a successful, never-married 63-year-old entrepreneur who never seems to work. Amanda Peet plays the lithe young art auctioneer Marin he’s hoping to seduce at her family’s beach home in the Hamptons. Diane Keaton is her divorced mom, the svelte, famous playwright Erica Barry, who wasn’t supposed to be at the house this weekend. That’s the first curve Harry is thrown....

Trump’s legal team in a court filing Monday argued they shouldn’t be expected to disclose additional details around the purported declassification of documents hauled away by FBI agents last month from Trump’s Florida home in Mar-a-Lago. The filing responds to a framework laid out by Judge Raymond Dearie, the special master tasked with sifting through 11,000 records retrieved from Trump. Legal commentators suggested the filing casts doubt on whether the documents were declassified....

Removing criminal penalties for low-level marijuana use—essentially treating marijuana more like a traffic ticket—means putting an immediate end to arresting folks for simply using or possessing the drug. This policy, paired with expungements of previous records for low-level offenses, is a sound position we at Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) support. It may not make today’s Ganjapreneuers rich, but it begins the process of addressing problematic policy impacts. Marijuana legalization, however, means the corporatization and commercialization of an industry aimed at increasing profits....