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Spurred by the Bulls nostalgia — he grew up in Southern Illinois as a huge Jordan fan — Harlan couldn’t resist looking around on eBay to see what Jordan memorabilia and cards might be available, only to find the ship had already sailed on anything reasonably priced. The good/bad thing about surfing eBay is the suggested items, the ones that send you down into potentially expensive rabbit holes. One of the suggested items that popped up on Harlan’s screen was Expos-related, and he clicked....

Rojas did a little bit of everything before landing a job as a guy who gets to watch Mike Trout play every night, and that unique journey makes Rojas a perfect person to chat with for this week’s edition of Baseball Voices. (Editor’s note: The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.) SPORTING NEWS: In your career, you’ve been a pitcher and a hitter. You’ve worked for a baseball card company, been a pitching coach, a general manager and radio guy in Newark, radio guy for the Diamondbacks, Rangers color and some play-by-play, an MLB Network host and now Angels TV play-by-play....

“Batman is unbreakable. No matter what you do to him, how he’s written, he still remains that same child who saw his parents die and swore vengeance against criminals,” DC Publisher Dan DiDio told Newsweek in response to questions about Batman’s legacy and future. “At his essence, he’s still Batman.” As part of the Batman Day celebrations, the Bat-Signal — used by the Gotham Police Department to signal to the Caped Crusader — was projected on buildings in Melbourne, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Berlin, Rome, Paris, Barcelona, London, São Paulo, Montreal, Mexico City, New York and Los Angeles....

After the Cardinals defeated the Braves 13-1 in Game 5 of the National League Division Series on Wednesday to book a ticket to the NLCS, Bay Area TV station KTVU described the victory with a header that is sure to offend a portion of the population. We will warn you, the phrase may offend you. “Braves Scalped,” the header read. See for yourself. It’s insensitive at the least, but also, the timing couldn’t be any worse considering some of the issues surrounding this series....

Leverkusen were gunning for revenge after their European elimination at the hands of Atleti in 2014-15, and they had every reason to be confident following an eight-game unbeaten run in the Champions League, with only Real Madrid on a longer streak. However, the visitors made an electric start, Saul Niguez and Antoine Griezmann putting them two goals up at half-time, before Karim Bellarabi pulled one back early in the second half....

Bellarabi - a second-half substitute during Leverkusen’s 3-1 defeat at Allianz Arena - was on the pitch just seven minutes before he lunged in on Bayern’s full-back, rightly receiving a straight red card. Rafinha had to be helped from the field by Bayern’s medical staff, and although Niko Kovac was unsure as to the extent of the injury, Hoeness did not hold back in his criticism of the Germany international....

Boateng last month admitted he was considering leaving Bayern to once more test himself abroad, having endured a disappointing 2010-11 season at Manchester City. City’s arch rivals Manchester United have been linked with a move for the Germany international, and Rummenigge confirmed the club will not stop him from seeking a departure. “His thoughts about leaving Bayern still exist, as his agent has told me,” Rummenigge told Sport Bild....

The former Manchester City man suffered the problem in the first half of Bayern’s 2-1 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday, forcing his withdrawal in the 34th minute. Boateng is reported to be facing between four and six weeks out as a result, with Germany’s first World Cup game taking place on June 17 against Mexico in Moscow. Taking to his official Twitter account, Boateng wrote: “Life is full of setbacks....

Line: Oklahoma -7.5 Total: 152 MORE: College hoops live odds | ATS standings Trends: Baylor 21-8 SU, 9-13-1 ATS, 15-8 O/U. Oklahoma 22-6 SU, 12-14 ATS, 13-13 O/U. KenPom efficiency ratings: Baylor 26 (overall), 6 (offense), 131 (defense). Oklahoma 6, 15, 12 Effective FG percentage: Baylor 52.2, Oklahoma 54.4 EFG% against: Baylor 51.3, Oklahoma 45.7 Pick: Oklahoma is 2-5 ATS in its last seven and is 6-6 ATS at home this season....

Head coach Art Briles says that shouldn’t happen again this year if his team handles its business. MORE: Baylor vs. Cal in Australia isn’t dead yet | Non-conference schedule rankings | Best Big 12 games “If we line up and we win 12 games this year, we’re going to be in the final four,” Briles said Tuesday, via ESPN, at Big 12 Media Days. “I think you can put that in ink right now, because we will have beaten many ranked teams in this conference, and last year we beat more top 10 teams than anybody in America....

It looks like All-American center Drew Timme forced into a guarded turnaround jumper from 14 feet because his teammates neglected the shot clock and left him stranded with no recourse but to fire a shot that had little chance. It looks like coach Mark Few’s scramble out of a switching man-to-man defense the Bears had been shredding and attempting a 2-3 zone, then later a 1-3-1, and Baylor finding the flaws in whatever scheme the Zags attempted....

History of BCG Around the turn of the 20th century, researchers were working hard to develop a vaccine to prevent tuberculosis. Two researchers, Calmette and Guerin, began investigating the bacteria Mycobacterium bovis in their lab. This bacteria is closely related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis infection. Eventually, Calmette and Guerin developed a weakened strain of Mycobacterium bovis which they used to develop a successful vaccine against tuberculosis. This became known as the BCG vaccine, for “Bacillus Galmette-Guerin,” the strain of bacteria the pair had produced....

The victim sustained injuries to his head and hands during the attack, which took place on a mountain near the Haines region. He was rescued by a specialist helicopter crew and flown to the capital city of Juneau, where emergency services were waiting. Backcountry skiing, also called off-piste skiing, is “any type of skiing done outside the patrolled boundaries of a ski area,” according to a fact-sheet published online by the outdoor adventure-focused business Recreational Equipment, Inc....

That’s what Nagy has done in coaching up Mitchell Trubisky, the second overall pick in the 2017 draft. NFL PLAYOFFS:Wild-card picks | Full predictions Trubisky threw only seven touchdown passes last season with seven interceptions, 10 fumbles and a 77.5 passer rating to rank 30th among NFL starting QBs. A year later, he is not at the level of fellow 2017 first-rounders Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson, but Trubisky has improved dramatically under Nagy’s guidance....

The team has reportedly decided to use its franchise tag on the wide receiver, ESPN reported. Jeffery’s one-year contract will be worth around $14 million. MORE: Top 25 NFL free agents | Bears’ worst first-round draft picks The 26-year-old will be a free agent after next season unless a multiyear deal is worked out in the meantime. Last season, Jeffery played in just nine games and had 54 receptions, 807 yards and four touchdowns....

The Line: Seattle -15, Total: 44 Line movement: The Seahawks opened as 14.5-point favorites at most Las Vegas sports books, with the spread delayed until the Cutler injury was announced. It has since moved up to -15 at some shops after the Chancellor news broke. Check our odds page for updated NFL lines from Las Vegas. Trends that matter: Seattle was 9-1 SU and 6-3-1 ATS at home last year…Seattle is 0-4-1 ATS in its last five games…Chicago was 3-5 SU and 4-4 ATS away last year…The OVER is 8-2 in Chicago’s last 10 road games…The OVER is 8-0 in the last eight meetings between the teams, with the most recent in 2012....

He can afford to be brash. Genzyme earned $19.6 million on sales of $122 million last year-and analysts expect sales to double this year. Along with superstar Amgen, Genzyme is one of the few generally profitable companies in the 1,200-firm industry. (One-time expenses from acquisitions, though, will push it into the red for much of this year.) And while a market rumor concerning competitors for Genzyme’s upcoming products drove shares down by nearly 5 percent last Thursday, the company i....

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