In the wake of Boseman’s passing after a four-year battle with colon cancer, Washington released a statement. “He was a gentle soul and a brilliant artist, who will stay with us for eternity through his iconic performances over his short yet illustrious career. God bless Chadwick Boseman,” Washington said. In 2018, Boseman spoke about Washington funding his time in the Oxford program, while he was studying under actress Phylicia Rashad—who won a Tony Award for her performance of A Raisin in the Sun—during an interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show....

Wilder twice knocked down Fury, but otherwise struggled against the Briton, who believed he should have won and was outraged with the judges’ controversial failure to separate the pair. Join DAZN and watch Canelo plus more than 100 fight nights a year Fury and his team have consequently called for a rematch, yet Wilder appears to be again showing interest in facing Joshua. The 29-year-old Joshua holds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts and has a Wembley date booked for April against an opponent yet to be named, with lengthy public negotiations failing between he and Wilder previously....

Wilder and Helenius face off against one another on October 15. The fight takes place inside Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Wilder made his pro debut in 2008. He won the WBC heavyweight title in 2015 against Bermane Stiverne. “The Bronze Bomber” defended the title ten times, with a draw against Tyson Fury in the middle of those defenses. Wilder lost to Fury in a rematch in February 2020 via TKO. In the trilogy fight in 2021, Fury knocked him out in the eleventh round to retain the WBC title....

They passed another huge hurdle with Sunday’s impressive, complete 34-20 victory over the Jets. Led by Carr picking apart a very good New York defense, they got a key early head-to-head tiebreaker against another AFC playoff hopeful. MORE: Best performance of Week 8 | NFL trade deadline rumors | Can’t-miss images It didn’t matter that Oakland faced a secondary that could contain his go-to wide receiver, rookie Amari Cooper. Looking more like a seasoned pro who’s seen everything and not a still developing second-year quarterback, Carr found everyone else open for an elite passing day (23-of-36, 333 yards, 4 TDs, 130....

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill ruled Wednesday that he will consider four aggravating factors in Chauvin’s sentencing, which will allow him to go above the normal sentencing guidelines. Cahill found beyond a reasonable doubt that Chauvin abused his power as a police officer; treated Floyd with particular cruelty; acted with children present; and committed his acts as part of a group with the active participation of at least three other officers....

The former Yankees shortstop will accompany commissioner Robert Manfred to Cuba for an exhibition game between the Rays and the Cuban national team, MLB announced Friday. PHOTOS: Remembering Jeter’s last game | Baseball’s Cuban stars Former MLB players and fellow Cubans Luis Tiant and Jose Cardenal also will be on hand for the game, which will take place March 22 in Havana. The Rays will be the first major-league team to play in Cuba since 1999, when the Orioles played the Cuban national team....

Still, in order for them to prosper this year, they need a solid player to distribute the ball. When healthy, Deron Williams is more than capable of handling that role. That's been the problem of late, as Williams has struggled with ankle injuries. The latest news on that front is that Williams could miss the start of the regular season, Jason Kidd told ESPNNewYork.com. "This is going to be a question that we're probably going to have to deal with every day until he does get the green light to go," Kidd said....

With his announcement, Gordon becomes Division I basketball's first openly gay player. According to ESPNW, Gordon told his parents and coach Darryl Kellogg. He later told his teammates on April 2. Outsports reports that Gordon was accompanied by former NFL player and (You Can Play advocate) Wade Davis and high school basketball coach Anthony Nicodemo. When Gordon's then-boyfriend posted a photo of the couple in front of a gay bar on the New Jersey coast last summer, Gordon's "Like" of the photo on Instagram prompted teammates to inquire whether he was actually gay....

Liverpool rejected the Catalan side’s attempts to sign him during the close season, despite the Brazil international’s desire to head to Camp Nou. Barca are expected to make another bid for the 25-year-old in 2018, and Paulinho has urged him to hold on and make the right decision if he gets the opportunity to move. “I would advise him to be calm, to leave any anxiety aside. I also went through that when I was in China,” he told Mundo Deportivo....

Things changed at week six. Bishof, 30, tells Verywell her symptoms began to evolve and expand, spreading through her body in ways that failed to mirror what scientists and doctors were saying about the disease at the beginning of the pandemic. She says she’s experienced over 60 different symptoms, from bradycardia (slow heart rate) and tachycardia (fast heart rate) to bulging veins and bladder leaks. “Every single day I feel like I got hit by a train," she says....

Vasculitis is a rare condition that involves inflammation of the blood vessels. Because of this, I was extremely worried about how COVID-19 (commonly known for triggering inflammation in the body) could exacerbate my existing symptoms of vasculitis, which include severe fatigue, chronic pain, and not being able to smell that well. Despite being at high risk for complications, under Massachusetts’ COVID-19 vaccine rollout I didn’t qualify for an early vaccine before it became available to the general public because my disease was not on their list....

“Based on what we have seen so far, it is unlikely that we are going to see anything at the scale that we are seeing in Europe - both in terms of infections and mortality,” said Rashida Ferrand in September 2020, a professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine working in Harare, Zimbabwe. Now, however, with vaccine rates lagging behind the rest of the world, it is clear that these early predictions were much too optimistic....

After examining symptom data from over 57,000 patients with confirmed COVID-19, researchers determined COVD-19 symptoms are most likely to follow this trajectory: FeverCoughNausea/vomitingDiarrhea In their research article, published on August 13 in Frontiers in Public Health, the authors suggest that a predictable course of symptom progression can help both healthcare providers and patients decide how early to seek treatment or self-isolate. But physicians say COVID-19 is anything but predictable....

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched an online locator which patients and health care providers can use to track down where the monoclonal antibody COVID-19 infusion treatment could be received. “These medicines are authorized for emergency use in treating patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing severe symptoms and requiring hospitalization,” the HHS noted in a statement....

An ongoing research project by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to national health issues, is tracking the public’s attitude toward COVID-19 with the most recent study focused on Americans’ awareness or belief in myths about the disease and correlated vaccine. More than three-quarters, or 78 percent, of U.S. adults believe or have limited doubt about at least one of eight false coronavirus statements, according to the report....

Gallup presented registered voters with a list of 16 election issues which could affect their choice for president, and the response to COVID-19 ranked 14th in what Republican voters and Republican-leaning independents view as “extremely” or “very important.” Among the issues they ranked higher than the response to the pandemic for Republican and Repubican-leaning respondents to the poll were gun policy, crime, education, terrorism and national security, the economy and abortion....

Here we take a closer look at five states where the number of residents per 100,000 people who received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine are the lowest in the country, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All vaccine data below reflects the latest reported figures as of Monday 9 a.m. local time, according to the CDC. The numbers for doses distributed and people who received their first dose (those initiating vaccination) include totals for both the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines....

According to a report from TMZ, the star running back will not face charges for his connection to an altercation at the Electric Daisy Carnival music festival in Las Vegas in May. Elliott was handcuffed after shoving an event staffer, a TMZ Sports report stated. He was seen arguing with his girlfriend in a parking lot around 3 a.m. local time. Although Elliott doesn’t appear put his hands on her in the cellphone video obtained by TMZ, the report noted he allegedly blocked her from walking away several times which is when event staffers stepped in....

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Saturday that Gregory won the appeal of the suspension, which the NFL had handed out for Gregory’s fifth violation of the league’s substance abuse policy. FANTASY: Position rankings | Updates: Charles, Bradford, etc. Yet Gregory still must start the season serving a four-game suspension for a previous violation. And his status beyond that is unclear, as the Star-Telegram reports that Gregory is still in a substance-abuse treatment facility....