The Rams (7-2) claimed the embattled Browns receiver off waivers on Thursday, adding another receiving weapon for Stafford as the NFC West continues to challenge for the NFC West championship and a berth in the NFC playoffs. The move added to what was already an effective receiving corps, led by Cooper Cupp (74 receptions, 1,019 yards, 10 touchdowns), Robert Woods (45 receptions, 556 yards, four touchdowns) and Van Jefferson (27 catches, 433 yards, three touchdowns)....

Trump’s “Apprentice” business partner, reality TV’s eminent creative mind Mark Burnett, will have much more trouble untangling himself from the wreckage. While his biggest franchises—“Survivor” and “The Apprentice”–effectively revolutionized television and dominated ratings in their early seasons, Burnett’s recent endeavors have not yielded the same returns. This summer, Burnett debuted two new series, “On the Lot,” on Fox, and “Pirate Master,” on CBS. “On the Lot,” an “Apprentice”-style competition with aspiring filmmakers, bowed to an audience of just 8....

With the recent news of the Melnyk family beginning the early stages of putting the Senators up for sale, Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds could be one of the next owners of the team. A source told People this week that Reynolds is “very interested” in buying the club. This is the first rumblings of a potential sale of the Ottawa NHL club since the team’s owner, Eugene Melnyk, died in March....

McVay’s fiancée Veronika Khomyn posted a picture of her and McVay to her Instagram story on Wednesday night. Included with the picture was a brief statement. MORE: Les Snead wears perfect shirt to Rams’ Super Bowl parade “And no. He is NOT retiring,” Khomyn wrote. McVay, 36, is the youngest head coach in the NFL and has been since he was first hired by the Rams in 2017. As such, many were curious about why McVay would even consider retiring even after his Super Bowl victory....

At a hearing on Tuesday, Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, and Fauci engaged in a heated exchange about a study that involved Chinese scientists substituting spike proteins in bat coronaviruses to gain new insight into the origin of SARS. Partially sponsored by the National Institute of Health, Paul saw the research as proof Fauci lied to Congress, a felony the public health expert vehemently denied he was guilty of....

Car Thing is a glorified music controller. I found myself asking repeatedly, Why does Car Thing exist? Spotify’s marketing answer centers around letting your phone do phone things while presumably this new device handles music things. Car Thing does feature a touchscreen, buttons and knob as well as voice controls. But this is its redeeming quality: It has easy song navigation, especially for recent and heavily listened to music....

In the 15 games between Christmas Day and this Rockets game over the period of just over a month, the former two-time league MVP was averaging 21.2 points on shooting splits of 37.0 percent from the field and 31.7 percent from beyond the arc. NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) In fact, according to ESPN’s Kevin Pelton, Jan. 2022 is Curry’s least efficient full month of his career....

Rekindle the spark in your relationship. Focus on other big events in your life that are demanding your attention. Re-evaluate and work on yourself and your relationship. If you choose the check-in route, decide together whether you want to talk daily, weekly, or monthly. Check-ins will allow you to play it by ear in deciding when the break should end, but if you go this route, you still need to be mindful of the length of the breakup....

In 2001, the then Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson told Congress that food inspections were so porous that the possibility of intentional contamination made him “more fearful … than anything else.” In response, Congress gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) more money for inspectors and passed the Bioterrorism Act of 2002 to stop or catch attacks on the food supply. But the 600 additional inspectors for imported food are gone, putting us back down to 2001 numbers, and the 2002 law failed its first real test when it took weeks to identify melamine as the pet-food culprit....

With the turbulence of our current politics, it should come as no surprise that many Christians are looking for such height when it comes to political issues. Unfortunately, many are finding themselves in cul-de-sacs of confusion. The most recent evidence is the debate sparked over so-called “Christian nationalism,” which, from the perspective of evangelical elites, is the bane of all Christian witness in the public square. A pattern has emerged....

Last week, Earvin Johnson found out what it is really like to have the AIDS virus in American society. And so, hounded by a new wave of rumors that he must be bisexual, fearing the rejection of NBA players and aware that a $2 million lawsuit from a onetime lover that accuses him of giving her HIV was sure to burst public, Johnson last week rescinded his decision to return to the Los Angeles Lakers....

Too bad about the son. Like some weird sort of geopolitical anti-force, Bush II seems bent on undoing much of his father’s work. Call it the New World Disorder. The world is in crisis. The Western Alliance is split. So are the United Nations and the European Union. Almost everyone in the world hates America, whose messianic brand of 21st-century Manifest Destiny has propelled it toward a questionable war in the Middle East–even as it neglects a nuclear crisis in Asia....

Walking has numerous benefits for patients with heart failure, but as with all new exercise programs, you should check with your healthcare provider for guidelines on any precautions you should take. Walking to Strengthen Your Heart Physical activity is important for heart health. Walking is one of the most popular forms of exercise and provides numerous benefits to your heart when you have heart failure. A 2013 study in patients with chronic systolic heart failure showed that moderate levels of exercise could reduce subsequent risk by approximately 65% for cardiovascular mortality or heart failure hospitalization....

The 6-3 combo guard elected to play for John Calipari and Kentucky, picking the Wildcats over St. John’s and Connecticut. It’s a crushing blow for the Red Storm, a local program right in his backyard who had so much hope for the future hinging on landing the star guard. He gives Kentucky yet another top-10 talent, who selected the program just minutes after another elite prospect, Skal Labissiere, announced his intentions on ESPNU to head to Lexington as well....

Thomas believes the league should support him after he walked into the stands at Wells Fargo Center during a fourth-quarter timeout to speak with the spectator. Thomas said the fan told him he was upset Thomas cost him a free Wendy’s Frosty by making one of two free throws. Had Thomas missed both attempts, it would have been frozen treats for everyone as part of a Sixers sponsor promotion....

Isco created both of Madrid’s goals in Saturday’s 2-0 LaLiga victory at Santiago Bernabeu, Alvaro Morata and the returning Gareth Bale scoring in either half. Bale eyes top form and titles The playmaker was linked with a shock move to Clasico rivals Barcelona last month after talks over his contract - which is due to expire in 2018 - were put on hold until the end of the season, while several Premier League clubs have long been connected with a potential transfer....

’I would reject Man Utd move’ The attacking midfielder recently suggested he might have to leave the Bernabeu in order to secure regular first-team football elsewhere, but he has developed into a key figure for Madrid again in recent weeks. The 24-year-old is delighted with his new role and hopes to reach an agreement over a renewal sooner rather than later, with his existing contract due to expire in 2018....

NEWSWEEK: You have said you want the United States to apply more pressure on the Iraqi government. But is that what you really want? Or do you actually want to change the Iraqi government? Ayad Allawi: Well, I don’t think it is in the hands of the United States to change the Iraqi government. But definitely it is in the hands of the United States to apply pressure because we have to acknowledge the United States is … protecting the government....