The Jackson Women’s Health Organization, also referred to as the “Pink House,” is the only abortion clinic in Mississippi. They’ve recently had to operate six days a week instead of the usual two to three days a week to accommodate more women from out of state being treated at their clinic. More women are traveling to the clinic after a new Texas abortion law went into effect in September banning the majority of abortions at around six weeks....

The 43-year-old coach finished the Boston Marathon on Monday despite never having run an organized race of any distance. Mullen covered the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boylston Street in 4 hours, 28 minutes, 35 seconds, an average of 10:14 per mile. Mullen got a sponsor’s exemption from adidas to run on behalf of the Mullen Family 36 Foundation, which supports children’s charities in Mississippi. Though he said heading into the race that he has never run so much as a 5K race, he has been training for Boston for months....

St. Louis County Council voted by 5 to 2 on Tuesday to repeal a mask mandate that had been put in place on Monday, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and CNN report. The mandate, put in place by St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, required people over the age of five to wear face coverings in indoor public settings and on public transport in St....

Montaque Gill-Caesar, a four-star guard out of high school, has informed the coaching staff he intends to transfer. The move comes just a few months after Jonathan Williams III announced his decision to transfer to Gonzaga, leaving Missouri without its best two players for next year. MORE: Memphis frees Nichols | NCAA to pay $46 million | Lauren Hill to be honored at ESPY awards “I want to thank the Mizzou Basketball program (for) its support, as well as thanks to all of the fans and people of Columbia who made me feel so welcome,” Gill-Caesar said via ESPN....

Don’t make mistakes. That’s the simple truth, the essential element of playoff baseball. Do. Not. Make. Mistakes. Before the playoffs started, I asked David Ross, who was part of two World Series winners (Boston 2013, Cubs 2016), what he thought was the secret to winning in October. He started off talking about momentum and starting pitching and how bullpens play such a huge role in today’s game. And then he paused for a moment and spoke the most basic truth....

Former President Barack Obama greeted several people with fist bumps, including Vice President Kamala Harris and First Gentleman Doug Emhoff ahead of today’s swearing in ceremony in Washington D.C. Obama also shared a first bump with Biden, but some viewers were surprised when Mitch McConnell extended his fist to the Democrat. “I just watched Obama and Mitch McConnell fist bump and I don’t know how to feel about it,” one user wrote on Twitter....

MORE: Every team’s biggest NBA Draft regret The 24-year-old’s career got off to a promising start, but his lifestyle and injuries have put his future in jeopardy, at least with the Thunder. Gary left the Thunder for personal reasons at the end of last season after playing in just 20 games.

Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Romney said Trump’s claim that the election was stolen due to voter fraud was similar to the sports entertainment organization after the former president continued to push the unsubstantiated theory during a rally on Saturday. “This is like WWF [World Wrestling Federation, the previous name of World Wrestling Entertainment], that it’s entertaining, but it’s not real. And I know people want to say, yeah, they believe in the big lie in some cases, but I think people recognize it’s a lot of show and bombast but it’s going to nowhere....

“The president’s unwillingness to denounce an absurd and dangerous conspiracy theory last night,” the Utah Republican said in a statement, “continues an alarming pattern. Politicians and parties refuse to forcefully and convincingly repudiate groups like antifa, white supremacists and conspiracy peddlers.” Romney added a caution for the future. “As the parties rush down a rabbit hole,” he expounded, “they may be opening a door to a political movement that could eventually eclipse them both....

title: “Mixed Signals” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-03” author: “Lance Benson”

Why Second-Hand Smoke Is Bad Cigarette smoke contains hundreds of toxic chemicals that are known to cause cancer and other diseases in people who smoke. Smokers get the greatest concentration of chemicals, but second-hand smoke contains enough toxins to cause disease in people who regularly breathe it in. Cigarette smoke also contains irritants that cause inflammation of the airways, and it damages the cilia that line the airways causing mucus to become trapped....

The University of Missouri’s Legion of Black Collegians said they are protesting Wolfe “due to his negligence toward marginalized students’ experiences.” Pinkel made it clear that he and his team stood as one during this time. MORE: Week 10 winners and losers | Mizzou athletics releases statement of support The coach posted a photo of black and white team members posing together in a strong sign of solidarity. Wolfe released a statement, however, saying he would not resign....

The Yankees manager told reporters Wednesday he didn’t understand how the 22-year-old infielder was left off the American League roster for the game, which will take place early next week in Cleveland. “I think it’s a joke he’s not on that team,” Boone said, via The Athletic. “Gleyber Torres is not an All-Star? You can kick rocks on that. It’s ridiculous. It doesn’t seem right to me that he’s not on that team....

This started out as a bit of a criticism of the All-Star rosters, a process that meant Blake Snell — a lefty having a phenomenal season for the Rays — was left at home and fellow pitcher Joe Jimenez — a late-inning reliever having a good-not-great season for the Tigers — made the squad. It’s definitely a flawed system. My original goal was to find a lineup of All-Star snubs who were having better seasons than guys who actually made the roster....

It came sooner rather than later Thursday, when the Cubs wunderkind was named National League MVP in his second major league season by near-unanimous decision. He received 29 of 30 first-place votes by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, with Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy and Dodgers rookie shortstop Corey Seager second and third, respectively. Murphy got the remaining first-place vote. MORE: Bryant, Murphy, Seager on SN’s NL All-Star team...

Twelve pitchers have led their teams to perfect 4-0 records on the season and three of them are on the mound tonight. Clayton Kershaw is a massive -300 favorite at home tonight against the Marlins (Tom Koehler), Chris Sale is -115 at Toronto (R.A. Dickey) and Edinson Volquez is -119 at Anaheim (Jered Weaver). It’s not a bad idea to ride the hot pitchers, but who wants to lay -300 with Kershaw, or even lay -1....

OPENING DAY 2015: Schedule for all 30 teams Manfred, who previously worked as a lawyer in Washington, became baseball’s 10th commissioner in January when he succeeded Bud Selig, who is now commissioner emeritus after serving in the top post for more than 22 years. “We are so honored that Commissioner Manfred has chosen to spend this historic Opening Day in Washington,” Mark Lerner, one of the Nationals’ principal owners, told the Washington Post....

Those who have may get their wish as MLB has discussed creating a separate event to allow pitchers to compete in a home run-hitting contest, according to ESPN.com. It comes on the heels of endorsements from Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, who’s said he’d love to try his hand against other batters in that actual Derby. MORE: Best photos from 2015 Home Run Derby “There’s actually been talk about the idea of a pitcher challenge-type Home Run Derby,” ESPN’s Buster Olney reported Sunday night....

For a team with just one winning season in the past six years, the Twins must find another franchise player atop the draft like they did 16 years ago when they drafted Joe Mauer with the No. 1-overall pick in 2001. Mauer went on to win the 2009 A.L. MVP award, and is a six-time All-Star. The Twins now have the tough task of deciding which elite prospect in the 2017 MLB Draft could be its next franchise player....

The Texas Rangers stunned the world by taking Kumar Rocker at No. 3 after an arduous offseason as he rehabbed his arm from injury. Rocker, who was picked No. 10 by the Mets last year, has been pitching in an independent league to remake his bones. Going first overall was Jackson Holliday, a shortstop who is the son of Matt Holliday. Druw Jones, son of outfielder Andruw Jones, went second....