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Milan Hejduk is about to join their company. The Avalanche on Wednesday announced they’ll retire Hejduk’s No. 23 this season during a pregame ceremony Jan. 16 with the Wild in town, honoring one of the more understated players from the franchise’s hallowed teams of the 1990s and 2000s. While it may appear one name is not like the others, Hejduk quietly ranks second in franchise history in games played (1,020) spanning 14 seasons in Colorado....

The seven-time European Cup winner trailed 2-1 midway through the second half, but came storming back with four goals in the last 24 minutes of the Group F tie. Sevilla, which has eclipsed Barcelona and Real Madrid so far this season to lead the way in the Spanish league, suffered a surprise 1-0 loss at Standard Liege in Group J after a 62nd-minute strike from Moussa Djenepo. To make matters worse for the visitors, they had Pablo Sarabia sent off six minutes later....

The study, published Monday in the association’s journal, Circulation, was based on survey responses taken between 2013 and 2017 from adults who participated in the National Health Interview Survey and who had been diagnosed with heart-related chest pain, stroke or coronary heart disease. The survey found that one in eight adults are not taking their medication as it was prescribed by their doctor—whether skipping doses or delaying filling prescriptions—because they were worried about out-of-pocket costs....

In his first action since foot surgery that caused him to miss the French Open, Raonic won two matches before getting knocked out in the quarterfinals of the Aegon Championships. MORE: Early Wimbledon favorites | Serena and the ‘Sound of Music’ | Djokovic in 2014 The tournament at The Queen’s Club in London is a tune-up event for Wimbledon. Play in the year’s third tennis major begins on June 29....

“Coaches always like surprises,” University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee coach Rob Jeter told Sporting News, “and right now, he’s our big surprise.”
Coaches love pleasant surprises like Tiby, primarily because they come around about as often as legitimate sightings of a Chupacabra or Nessie or Bigfoot (y’know, almost never).
Tiby, an active, versatile big man capable of controlling the paint or stepping out and knocking down shots on the perimeter, has become Milwaukee’s new mythical creature....

Preparing for Print Production When preparing digital files for print publication, a designer may or may not need to adjust the gutter width. It all depends on the specifications given by the printing company that is handling the production. Gutter adjustments for three-ring binder pages or side-stitched booklets is a single measurement applied to each left and right page. The print shop may want you to include that measurement in your digital files....

One of the most important things when playing Minecraft is to make sure important tools aren’t in disrepair. No one wants their weapons breaking right after summoning a Wither so they lose out on a precious Nether Star. The best way to avoid that is to have an anvil so players can repair their items. RELATED: Minecraft: 10 Things To Do If You’re Bored How To Make An Anvil To start, players will need a total of thirty-one iron ingots to make an anvil....

It should be said that End Crystals are highly volatile, so Minecraft players should be careful when using them as decoration. Any source of damage, even a snowball or a single punch, will cause the End Crystal to explode with the same force as a Charged Creeper. This can be devastating not only to the player’s health bar but also to structures in the nearby area. RELATED: Minecraft: How to Farm Sugar Cane...

Announced as a part of this year’s MineCon event, Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition is set to launch alongside Windows 10 itself on July 29th, albeit in beta form. For new users, the game will be available at a discounted price of $10 for a limited time. Microsoft has stressed that the Windows 10 version of Minecraft will not replace the existing PC version of the game. However, they are offering a free upgrade to the Windows 10 Edition to any users that already own the PC version....

Why this association between the two exists is the subject of much research, but so far scientists only have theories. Similarities Stroke and migraine are both events that can cause a variety of symptoms, which means that there isn’t one defined trademark symptom that’s a guaranteed indication of either one. Each condition is characterized by a number of features, and usually, not all of these features are present with every stroke or every migraine....

Understanding Tinnitus Ear ringing or buzzing is actually a common experience, affecting about 10 percent of the population. There are around 200 distinct health conditions that can cause tinnitus, according to the American Tinnitus Association. Some common ones include age-related hearing loss, severe nasal or sinus congestion, excessive ear wax, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, and a prior history of head and neck trauma. Though not common, there are some serious causes of a headache with tinnitus, like a tumor or a carotid artery dissection, which is a tear in the wall of your artery....

After landing in Georgia this morning, the vice president will speak alongside Loeffler and Perdue at a “Defend the Majority” rally on the Canton campus of Chattahoochee Technical College at around midday. When the hour-long event draws to a close, Pence will then join the senators at the Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center in Gainesville, a city in the north east of the Peach State, for another one hour rally, according to an online invitation....

Pence, 62, accused President Joe Biden of “weakness” on Iran at an event on Thursday. “Peace follows strength,” Pence told attendees of the pro-intervention National Council of Resistance of Iran meeting. “With our current administration’s embrace of the [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal], their hesitation to condemn rockets being fired at our cherished ally Israel, and the heart breaking and disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, our adversaries may be sensing weakness in the current American administration....

So Tomlin really has no time to entertain the strange rumor that Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has him on a short wish list of candidates to replace the ousted Jay Gruden, as ESPN reported Monday. When asked about that report at a press conference Tuesday, Tomlin responded about as you’d expect. “I am not worried about that, to be quite honest with you. You’re the first person to mention it to me in a public setting,” Tomlin said....

The 24-year-old Nationals right fielder looks on his way to his second National League MVP award, hitting .349 with a 194 OPS+ entering Tuesday while putting himself on pace for 49 home runs and 139 RBIs. His Nationals have been similarly effective, jumping out to a 26-17 record. They might be the team to beat in the senior circuit. Quietly, Mike Trout has been almost as good or slightly better than Harper, depending on one’s view of sabermetrics....

Serbia international Milinkovic-Savic is among Europe’s most sought-after talents, and has been regularly linked with Manchester United. The 23-year-old midfielder would be welcomed at San Siro with open arms but, after bringing in Gonzalo Higuain and Mattia Caldara from Juventus in exchange for Leonardo Bonucci, Milan’s technical director has talked down the prospect of another dramatic move late in the transfer window. “In light of Financial Fair Play we won’t be signing a top midfielder,” Leonardo said at news conference to present Paolo Maldini as sporting strategy and development director....

The veteran forward ran into Oilers goalie Mike Smith during Edmonton’s Game 3 win. It resulted in a huge scrum and lucic was given a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. Smith left briefly, but returned to finish the game. The Oilers went on to win the contest 4-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. It’s certainly not the first time Lucic has ruffled some feathers. The power forward has made a career out of laying big hits and dropping the gloves....

The game, unsurprisingly, featured 14 penalties and six power plays for each team. If that's not indication enough of the game's chippiness, here's Milan Lucic vs. Alexei Emelin, in three acts. Emelin hip-checks Lucic. Lucic cup-checks Emelin (via Stanley Cup of Chowder). Lucic goes in on his postgame comments. “Whether it’s fair, legal or whatever you want to call it, if he wasn’t scared, he would stand up and hit me and not go after my knees....

Last week’s 2-0 loss to Japan means the Socceroos are no longer in control of their qualifying hopes and face a high-pressure encounter against Thailand in Melbourne on Tuesday. 9/2 on 3.5+ goals in Australia vs Thailand The green-and-gold are level with Saudi Arabia on 16 points but sit in third position on the table because of goal difference. To qualify automatically and avoid the playoff route, Australia must better the result of the Saudis, who play Japan in Jeddah on Wednesday (AEST), or make up the +2 goal difference advantage if both teams win....

“I think it’s going to be a very effective formation for us going forward,” Milligan told FFA TV. “It worked well in patches and obviously in other areas it needs some work. “It’s just getting that total understanding of the way we’re doing it. “We’ll have a little bit more time to work on it now and fine-tune things before Tuesday night,” he said. POINT A BITTER PILL After going ahead through a Matthew Leckie goal just before half-time, Iraq grabbed a point with a goal in the last quarter-hour....