Stuck in 17th place on the starting grid, Hamlin was penalized after his car failed inspection. That triggered a rule that prevented Hamlin from making a pit stall selection according to his starting position. Hamlin got pit stall No. 7, behind the No. 88 Chevrolet of Alex Bowman and in front of the No. 43 Ford of Aric Almirola. MORE: Starting lineup | All eyes on eight Chase drivers...

What Is Dental Amalgam? Dental amalgam is composed of silver, tin, copper, and mercury. It has been a primary material for dental use for over 150 years. It often is often referred to as a silver tooth filling because of the color. Amalgam fillings are an effective way to replace the area of a tooth that has been destroyed by dental caries (cavities) and to prevent further decay. Amalgam is very hard when it dries, is durable and long-lasting, and is less expensive than other types of dental filling materials (such as polymer filling material)....

Dental Problems From Tobacco Use Smoking greatly increases the risk of oral cancer, a disease that progresses rapidly and can be deadly if not diagnosed and treated early. Oral cancer is, unfortunately, a significant killer today due to the fact that it is diagnosed very late. Regular dental check-ups can help. Smokers also face an increased risk of gum disease, which is one of the leading causes of tooth loss in adults....

Seth Lookhart, from Anchorage, Alaska, was filmed performing the procedure on a sedated woman while balancing on the board. Video of the extraction, which court documents state was shared with people outside his dental practice, shows him turning away from the patient while on his hoverboard and riding off down a corridor while removing his gloves and lifting his arms into the air. The patient, Veronica Wilhelm, said during Lookhart’s trial that she “obviously wouldn’t have approved” the procedure and described his actions as “dangerous”....

That meant Peyton Manning had his front-line offense intact as the Denver Broncos began preparations in earnest for their opener against his former team, the Indianapolis Colts, on Sunday night. Welker donned his up-sized helmet and ran short routes during the 20-minute viewing period open to the media at the start of practice, He added a few minutes of extra work with rookie Cody Latimer afterward. With injury reports not required until Wednesday, coach John Fox was coy when asked how much work Welker did in between....

Even so, DraftExpress ranks him 20th and ESPN has him 25th. This is because — upperclassman status aside — there’s one notable weakness: He’s a subpar athlete. MORE NBA DRAFT PROFILES: Ingram | Hield | Poeltl | Baldwin He lacks verticality on offense and doesn’t have a quick first step. He’s too slow laterally to defend point guards and too small to defend wings. That shouldn’t hold Valentine back from being a lottery talent, though, if there’s a fit for him....

From 2002-05, Leitao was the men’s basketball coach at DePaul. During his three years there, he led the Blue Demons to two NIT trips and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. MORE: Is Hurley a candidate for St. John’s? | Aaron Rodgers annoyed by reporters “Following our search that garnered high-level national interest, we are excited to announce that Dave Leitao is our next men’s basketball coach,” said athletics director Jean Lenti Ponsetto in a written statement....

It would be bad enough if Kristof were alone in this extreme viewpoint. But unfortunately, a number of pundits are now embracing it. The Washington Post’s Max Boot has called for major cable companies to deplatform conservative news networks like One America News, Newsmax and even Fox. MSNBC’s Anand Giridharadas went even further, suggesting that Fox should be banned entirely: “Brain mashing as a business model shouldn’t be legal.”...

Love scored a game-high 25 points with 11 rebounds Saturday, leading the Cavaliers to a 109-97 home win against the Hawks. Around this time last year, Love was upset with his role in Cleveland and was not-so-subtly searching for a way out of town. MORE: KD on Russell Westbrook: ‘We cuss each other out, but that’s a part of being brothers’ Saturday’s double-double is already Love’s eighth of the season....

Oklahoma State has filed a lawsuit contending Wickline’s move to Texas was a lateral one that doesn’t include play-calling duties, which would be a breach of his previous contract. If Oklahoma State can prove its case, Wickline has to pay up. MORE: Changing Places: Michigan’s Ty Isaac | Clemson rising? | Top 10 overall programs Oklahoma State is arguing that Texas quarterbacks coach and assistant head coach Shawn Watson actually makes the calls, but Watson said he shares the duties with Wickline, according to depositions obtained by The Associated Press....

And that scientists wouldn’t keep finding evidence that they do not. In January I reported on the file-drawer effect in studies of antidepressants. The file-drawer effect refers to the fact that scientifically-sound studies on the efficacy of antidepressants are not published, as The New England Journal of Medicine article described. Most of those studies were negative—that is, the drugs did not help patients much more than a sugar pill (placebo) did, if they helped at all....

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) said it is “deeply concerning” that one of their officers was pictured wearing a patch on his uniform associated with extremist groups while on duty at a protest in Costa Mesa on Tuesday. The deputy, who has not been identified, was pictured with a United States flag partially covered by the logo of the Three Percenters group above the word “Oathkeeper,” on his vest....

The New York Yankees captain, who turns 40 in June, hit a grounder to second off Pittsburgh right-hander Charlie Morton. He swing and missed once, hit three foul balls and grounded into a 4-6-3 double play on a 3-2 pitch. Limited to 17 games last season due to leg injuries, Jeter was at shortstop in his first exhibition season appearance. He broke his left ankle in the 2012 AL championship series and did not appear at shortstop last spring training until March 13....

Rose and fellow Bulls-turned-Knicks teammate Joakim Noah deserve a rousing welcome when they appear as visitors with their new team Friday night, according to Bulls forward and former teammate Taj Gibson. MORE: Top 15 NBA point guards in 2016-17 “The crowd should give them a good standing ovation,” Gibson said, via the Chicago Tribune. “They gave Chicago a lot of blood, sweat and tears.” Bulls vice president of basketball operations John Paxson agrees....

Coutinho has established himself as one of the world’s most talented midfielders since narrowly missing out on Luiz Felipe Scolari’s 2014 World Cup squad. Playing regularly in a Liverpool side renowned for their attacking fluency under Brendan Rodgers and then Jurgen Klopp has played a major role in his development, before eventually sealing a £142 million switch to Barcelona in January. And while he has made a somewhat slow start to his Barca career, Alves insists that he has to be considered in the same breath as Neymar, who misses out on Tuesday’s clash with Germany due to a fractured metatarsal....

Now not only have Brazil already secured their place at Russia, but with nine straight qualifying wins they are guaranteed to finish top of the pile amongst their South American peers. READ MORE: Coutinho fit for Brazil | 5 great Brazil-Ecuador clashes | Brazil’s WCQ campaign so far Tite came up against a determined Ecuador side, that gave little away early on. But the coach mixed up his side, changed his tactics and Philippe Coutinho pulled through to inspire the Brazilian victory, also scoring the second goal of the evening....

After reaching a peak at the beginning of September, the number of new daily cases in the U.S. has fallen 35%. This is the first sustained drop since the summer, when hospitals in some states reached critical capacity and death toll in the U.S. officially surpassed that of the 1918 flu pandemic. Other countries are also seeing a slight reprieve. The World Health Organization recorded 9% fewer cases globally compared to last week....

Now, researchers found that immunity can last up to five months, courtesy of a study led by Ania Wajnberg, MD, the director of clinical antibody testing at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. The late October study was published in the journal Science. “Our data shows a slow, expected decline and overall positivity in antibodies over time (vs. what has been reported elsewhere),” Wajnberg tells Verywell, attributing the discrepancy to “various things, including assay used....

The private research organization published an assessment on Thursday projecting health outcomes of confinement as it pertains to pollution and the dramatic drop in nitrogen dioxide and fine particles over the last month. The assessment does not only put a number on the number of pollution-related deaths saved, but also the number of preterm births (600), asthma-related emergency room visits (1,900) and new cases of asthma (6,000) which the author’s claim have been avoided over the last 30 days due to social distancing policies across much of Europe....

Participants attended a service in Rome for recovered COVID-19 patients between April 21 to May 29 after the outbreak in the area reached its peak. To qualify for the research, they needed to have had a negative coronavirus test. The patients had a medical exam, while researchers also looked at data on their health and lifestyle. In addition, the patients recalled their COVID-19 symptoms and said whether they still experienced any....