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The 93-year-old Angell will be honored during the Hall of Fame's induction weekend July 25-28 in Cooperstown, N.Y. The BBWAA said at baseball's winter meetings Tuesday that he was named on 258 of 451 ballots cast. The late Furman Bisher, who wrote for 59 years for The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution, received 115 votes. Retired syndicated columnist Mel Durslag received 74. Angell received the George Polk Award for Commentary in 1980 and the first PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing in 2011....

To earn a plaque in Cooperstown, former major league players must be retired at least five years and receive votes on at least 75 percent of ballots cast by voting members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Here’s what you need to know about the 2017 Hall of Fame announcement and induction ceremony. MORE: SN baseball writer Ryan Fagan explains his Hall of Fame ballot When will the 2017 Baseball Hall of Fame class be announced?...

The post was published April 18 by Jillian Autumn, who writes that “Bath & Body works products are actually not recommended to use while pregnant.” The post has since been shared over 100,000 times. She cited the company’s safety data sheets posted online, which include wording that products may be “suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child” or “may cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.”...

For those who rent, tenants often resort to smart ways to add personality without doing anything permanent, such as bright rugs and quirky shower curtains. Non-invasive DIY can also be applied to other bathroom essentials, including rugs and toilet seats. Both can come in various colors and designs, with the latter the subject of an intense debate online. A transparent toilet seat featuring a floral pattern has been branded the “worst design decision,” with the color and arrangement making it look as if the W....

After years of promise, the wines of Washington and Oregon are winning prizes and praise. Gerald Asher, wine writer for Gourmet Magazine, calls Washington’s merlots and Cabernets “really rather splendid.” Oregon’s pinot noirs, which first attracted attention a decade ago, used to be inconsistent, says Asher. “But in the last couple of years, Oregon has been producing some red wines which are extraordinary,” he says. A 1992 King Estate Reserve pinot gris from Oregon just received a five-star rating in Restaurant Wine, a publication that advises restaurants on wine....

The veteran coach brought up the landmark thanks to Wednesday’s routine 3-1 win at Besiktas, wrapping up an 8-1 aggregate victory that booked a place in the quarter-finals. Heynckes was appointed by Bayern for his fourth spell in October following the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti, the Bundesliga side winning each of his European games in charge since then. And as Heynckes led Bayern to the Champions League title in 2013 before ending his third period in charge, he has now won 11 successive matches in the competition....

Bayern flattered to deceive during their 2-1 triumph in Belgium, with Robben forced off just after half-time. Bayern -1 v Gladbach 23/20 The Dutchman has been a regular this season, playing in 11 of Bayern’s 12 Bundesliga matches, but he will be missing for what is sure to be a tricky encounter against the fourth-placed side. Both Robben and Thiago Alcantara - who Bayern fear suffered a “serious” thigh injury in the same match - have returned to Munich, whereas the rest of the squad travelled straight to Monchengladbach....

Canadian star Alphonso Davies has tested positive for COVID-19, his club Bayern Munich revealed. He is the seventh and latest Bayern Munich first-team player to test positive in the last three days as the virus spreads among members of the club. The outbreak started Jan. 3 as four players, including Manuel Neuer and Kingsley Coman, returned positive tests. The next day four more players, including Lucas Hernandez, Dayot Upamecano and Leroy Sane all tested positive, with Hernandez returning his positive test while vacationing in the Maldives and will need to sort travel as well as his isolation....

‘Brain-dead’ Smalling angers United fans Both wingers are in the final year of their deals at the Allianz Arena, but Rummenigge has made it clear Bayern aims to hold on to the experienced attackers beyond the expiry date. “We will hold talks with them in the not too distant future,” the Bayern chairman told reporters. “But there will not be a public announcement when we will hold talks exactly....

Waco police say Dixon attacked a 21-year-old man last week at an apartment building near the Baylor campus. Police say Dixon accused the man of breaking into his apartment several months earlier, and when the man laughingly denied the allegation, Dixon punched him several times in the face. Police say the victim waited several days to contact police because he feared retribution. MORE: Exit Poll: Buying or selling Baylor? | Week 5 picks | Photos...

Officially, it ended on March 19, which was Saturday, when No. 8 seed North Carolina cracked the Bears early and did not relent until forward Brady Manek got himself ejected for a Flagrant-2 foul with 10:08 left and UNC holding a 67-42 lead. MORE: Manek ejected for elbow to the face The Bears departed with a fury, offering another piece of evidence of what a magnificent program Scott Drew has built in what had been, for decades, a basketball vacuum....

And by everyone, we mean those who vote in the coaches and Harris human polls. Week after week, Baylor has gained ground on the elite of the BCS pack in the human polls, and now sits .001 points behind No. 3 Ohio State in the rankings. Now, it’s style points for Baylor and Ohio State. But this back and forth for the No. 3 spot won’t be over if Baylor can win at No....

That’s because the Bears and Rebels don’t play in 2016 (or the following three seasons). But Brett McMurphy reported Wednesday that the two schools have reached a verbal agreement to play in 2020 at NRG Stadium in Houston. MORE: Best Week 1 games in 2016 | 10 greatest Baylor players Instead, Russell returns from last season’s neck injury to face Northwestern State (the Demons were 4-7 last season) on Sept....

The conventional answer is that this attitude toward work makes the American economy the envy of the world. America has a hectic, turbo charged system that builds, destroys and rebuilds, all at warp speed. It’s what created the information revolution, Silicon Valley, hedge funds, biotechnology, nanotechnology (whatever that is) and so on. And there’s no time in it for lolling on the beach, buddy! But there’s now some dispute about just how productive the American economy has been....

Eyewitnesses told WATE that the black bear had run up the front staircase of Crawdaddy’s in the city of Gatlinburg and briefly entered the restaurant before quickly turning around and leaving. One of those eyewitnesses, Kacie Faulling Myers from South Carolina was visiting the area with her family when they saw the bear outside the restaurant in Gatlinburg—gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park—on Friday afternoon. Myers captured video footage of the incident that was published by WATE....

He called for a punt on fourth-and-inches from the Chicago 36 with his team trailing the Packers by 11 points early in the fourth quarter Sunday night. He almost got away with it when Amari Rodgers muffed the punt and Damien Williams recovered at the Packers’ 20, but a penalty on Chicago’s Kindle Vildor for running out of bounds nullified the turnover. So Nagy had another chance to go for it, this time from his 32....

Last season, the NFL named Bose its official headphone sponsor, subsequently banning the appearance of Beats by Dre designs on league broadcasts. The rule cost Colin Kaepernick $10,000. A boundary was drawn: Beats could have LeBron and basketball; the NFL belonged to Bose. MORE: Day Two’s pressing questions | Best players still on the board | Mariota’s Beats ad But last night during the NFL Draft, Beats found a way to penetrate The Shield™ — and in a big way....

In a scene filmed for The Mating Game, a new series on Discovery+ narrated by David Attenborough, a male bee is seen flying around looking for a mate. Attenborough says that to succeed, the bee “must do whatever it takes.” The bee picks up the scent of a female and starts digging. But very shortly after, other males join in and when the female appears, they crowd around in an attempt to steal her....