Vieira swapped parent club Manchester City for New York in the offseason, replacing Jason Kreis after the club missed the playoffs last season despite boasting David Villa, Andrea Pirlo and Frank Lampard. And the former France international’s reign got off to the perfect start in their season opener Sunday, thanks to a three-goal first half at Toyota Park in Chicago. MORE: Steven Gerrard shocked by strength of MLS competition...
MORE: LA among most hated MLS teams | Top 25 American players The LA Galaxy dominated play on Sunday in their Western Conference final series opener against the Seattle Sounders, but good goalkeeping and poor finishing forced them to settle for a 1-0 first-leg victory. That happens to be the same scoreline the Galaxy posted in the first leg of their 2013 conference semifinal against Real Salt Lake, before being eliminated by a 2-0 loss in the second leg....
Schmid returned to Los Angeles last month after replacing Curt Onalfo and his second spell at the helm is without a victory through three matches following Saturday’s 2-0 loss at home to New York City FC. Jonathan Lewis and NYCFC captain David Villa struck for the visitors as the Galaxy crashed to back-to-back defeats. Lewis broke the deadlock with his first MLS goal, curling the ball up and over Galaxy goalkeeper Brian Rowe nine minutes into the second half....
The 2010 class produced standouts Amobi Okugo and Jack McInerney; on Thursday, the Union added a trio of players who could all develop into quality pros. From No. 1 overall pick Andre Blake, widely regarded as the best goalkeeping prospect in a decade, to a skilled Brazilian central midfielder and underrated Michigan State center back Kevin Cope, the Union did well to add value at a variety of positions. So who were the biggest winners, and losers, at the 2014 MLS SuperDraft?...
Entering this past week, Robbie Keane had gone four games without a goal — his longest MLS drought in more than two years. It didn’t take long for him to get back on a roll. The LA Galaxy striker scored in the 10th minute of what turned into a 5-1 win against New England on Wednesday, as Keane finished that match with two goals and two assists. The captain then notched his 10th goal of the season Saturday in the Galaxy’s 2-1 loss at Sporting Kansas City....
When she was weighed Thursday, she came in at 116.7 pounds, which was above the maximum weight allowed (115) for the strawweight class. She then stripped down, hoping that would make the difference, but was still above the limit at 116.2. So then she had to get creative, and what she decided was to cut off her hair. MORE: The greatest UFC villains of all time “I love my hair,” she said in the video....
Police said around 11:30 p.m. Monday night, they received multiple 911 calls from inside the RA Sushi restaurant about hearing a gunshot as well as a panic alarm that was set off by someone inside the building. Kevin Holland and his training partner Patrick Robinson heard the shot and were able to subdue the suspect and get the gun away from him by the time police arrived, according to WFAA-TV....
“I’ve probably spoken to Speaker Pelosi 15 or 20 times in the last few days on the CR and we’ve agreed to continue to have discussions about the CARES Act,” Mnuchin said during a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. “We’ll be hopefully soon at the table with them,” Pelosi later told reporters on Capitol Hill. “We’re ready for a negotiation. That’s what we’re ready for.” Her remarks came as top Democrats on Thursday confirmed that they were creating a fresh stimulus proposal to break the deadlock....
The alleged encounter occurred at Society nightclub in the Shockoe Slip Historical District of Richmond. In the criminal complaint, the victim claims that she walked by a group of men and a woman, and the woman in the group allegedly told her not to look in her direction. MORE: Who could replace Billy Donovan? | Texas withdraws “Havoc” trademark application | Insane high school dunk contest “I said I could look whereever I pleased and she responded with a comment I did not here [sic] and got in my face,” she said in a written complaint....
I have one older brother, and when I was growing up our family was considered tiny. Only-kids were freaks. Broods of four or six were common in our neighborhood. In one family, all the kids’ first names started with J—the epitome of Midwestern chic at the time. Americans have since warmed up to the idea of smaller families. In 1936, 64 percent of families said they wanted three or more children, compared with 34 percent today....
The company announced the findings ahead of an earnings call. Moderna’s report also said its vaccine remains more than 90 percent effective for at least six months. The company said it has been studying what form of booster shot would give the best ongoing protection. In its recent study, Moderna found a third shot of the original formulation showed strong antibody responses against COVID-19 variants of concern. Moderna said its studies indicated booster shots resulted in robust antibody responses against Gamma, Beta and Delta variants....
T cells are white blood cells that permanently patrol human tissues and blood vessels, hunting down foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses. These cytotoxic or killer cells can be taken from the cancer patient’s blood and then fortified with added artificial, chimeric antigen receptors as a last-ditch treatment for the above cancers. Modified with chimeric receptors, T cells can also detect specific structures on the surface of cancer cells....
The Liverpool forward was selected in Egypt’s squad for the tournament, despite sustaining a serious shoulder injury in the Reds’ Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid. Both Salah’s camp and Egypt’s have been bullish over the 26-year-old’s fitness, with the Egyptian Football Association declaring their star man fit for Tuesday’s encounter with Russia. His agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, tweeted earlier this week, simply: “Mohamed is fit”. However, manager Hector Cuper sounded a similar note before Egypt’s World Cup opener, a 1-0 loss to Uruguay last Friday....
Following Sadio Mane’s departure to Bayern Munich, Reds fans feared Salah could also leave as protracted negotiations failed to yield an extension to terms that were set to expire in June 2023. And those emotions were played with a little more before confirmation that the 30-year-old Egypt international would be remaining with last season’s Champions League finalists and Premier League runners-up. Here, we tell you all you need to know about the Salah contract announcement....
As things stand, the superstar performer at Anfield – with 148 goals for the Reds to his name – is only tied to a contract through the summer of 2023. The club obviously wishes to re-sign him to a new deal, but Salah and his agent are likely holding out for top dollar, as Salah’s importance to the Reds becomes clearer by the day. There has been plenty of discussion regarding fresh terms, as well as the player’s salary demands, and no paperwork has been signed as yet to keep the rumor mill ticking over....
The Los Angeles district attorney’s office is also reaching out for expertise. Knowledgeable sources have told Newsweek that Donald Vinson, chairman of Decision-Quest Inc. of Torrance, Calif., has joined San Francisco jury expert John Martel in advising the state. Vinson would neither confirm nor deny his role. Both sides will face an enormous task in screening jurors. To seat a panel untainted by the massive publicity in the case, trial Judge Lance Ito will bring in 1,000 potential jurors for evaluation – 20 times the usual number....
On Sunday, Twitter user @boonbags tweeted the now-viral message that said: “Hi everyone, I don’t ask for much but could you please wish my daughter Emily a happy 22nd birthday please she would be so happy she has Asperger’s and hasn’t any real-life friends it saddens me to say. Thanks very much much, Emily’s mum xx” The request has captured hearts around the world, with the tweet gaining over 63,000 likes and thousands of retweets and replies....
Seven-month-old baby Aurelia, who is an identical twin, underwent complex heart surgery and spent more than a week sedated last month. Megan Ramsey, 29, says her mother’s intuition proved correct when her daughter became ill with the condition called Tetralogy of Fallot. Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital condition involving four heart defects, one of which allows blood to flow from one ventricle of the heart to the other....
Posting to the app under the account name The Harris Family, the Australian woman, who gave birth to a little boy, shared how her body evolved during the nine months she was carrying. However, in the photomontage of herself—which has attracted 4.2 million views—we barely see a bump protruding, even on the day she delivered. From the six months to nine months mark, the mother’s belly looks as if she maybe ate too much bread, but that is it....
