The right-hander exited his start against the Rockies on Saturday with tightness in his arm. An MRI Monday revealed the tear. McCarthy told reporters he likely will need Tommy John surgery but is still exploring other options with doctors. MORE: Worst FA signings ever | Wainwright out for season with torn Achilles’ | Scherzer weighs in on DH debate McCarthy was four starts into the four-year, $48 million contract he signed with the Dodgers in the offseason....

Ravin, 28, tested positive for Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide 2 (GHRP-2), becoming the sixth major leaguer to face discipline for PED use this season. MORE: 7 questions for PED users who plead ignorance In a statement Monday, Ravin said he had taken supplements to help recover from intestinal flu and strep throat that he contracted during spring training. “Unfortunately, I was not as careful as I should have been and one of the supplements contained a banned substance,” his statement said....

Here’s what you need to know for Game 1: MLB PLAYOFFS 2015: Best 50 players | Each team’s worst postseason memory What channel is the Dodgers-Mets game on? This is the TV schedule for the NLDS: NLDS: Dodgers vs. Mets Game 1: Mets at Dodgers, Friday, 9:30 p.m. | TBS Game 2: Mets at Dodgers, Saturday, 9 p.m. | TBS Game 3: Dodgers at Mets, Monday, time TBA | TBS...

That reflects how the mainstream news media has characterized the year, and it is likely the way they will continue to characterize it, at least through the November election—when results might encourage them to abruptly change their tune. This is the theme that “Sleepy Joe Biden” hopes will carry him to victory in November. If enough people in the country have the sense that things are simply out of control and if enough people feel we are on the brink of a horrific collapse, the corrupt and confused former vice president might just be able to present his campaign as a “return to normalcy....

This year’s explosion of anti-Semitism on corporate listservs and within diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) departments has sent a clear message to Jewish employees of America’s Big Tech firms: Safe spaces exist for everyone except Jews, and hate is condemned against all groups unless the hate is directed at Jewish supporters of the world’s only Jewish state. Hostility toward Jews and Israel isn’t restricted to activists chatting at the water cooler; it is institutionalized by key DEI officials....

But when you reach the end of the game, is that truly all there is? Or is there a way to go back through the game and experience everything with better gear and pick up where you left off? Is it truly the end of the story when the credits roll? What many gamers may be asking is if God of War Ragnarök has a New Game Plus mode, and we’re here to answer that question....

If you have read receipts enabled, the other person will only know that you saw their message. You can disable read receipts at any time. If you want to save a conversation, you can take a screenshot. Make sure to update your iPhone or iPad to the latest version. If you have pinned messages, they’ll appear at the top. After clicking the icon, the picture or video will begin downloading to your device....

What makes Middleditch and Schwartz so unique is the fact that it’s the first time that longform improv comedy has reached a TV audience this way. Shows like Whose Line is It Anyway and Wild n’ Out have shown short-form improv games-a format that should be familiar to anyone who’s gone to a show at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade or a local improv troupe. Actors Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz, both improv veterans from Chicago’s Second City and New York’s UCB respectively, create absurdly funny short two-man plays with a complete story arc based solely on stories that they get from the audience at the top of each performance....

Herro was a one-and-done freshman out of Kentucky and although he was expected to be a lottery pick, there were still hesitations as to how his game would translate to the next level. Poole was a sophomore coming out of Michigan and although he showed improvement from Year 1 to Year 2, there was no guarantee he would even be selected in the first round. But as we’ve seen from both Miami and Golden State’s renowned player development programs in the past, these young bucket-getters ended up in ideal scenarios to find success early in their careers, and their hard work in those situations got both of them paid....

During her run to be the Democratic presidential candidate Harris backed raising taxes on the top one percent of earners and also upping corporation tax and Joe Biden, who won that race, supports similar moves. His plans aim to make “corporations and the wealthiest Americans” pay “their fair share” in taxes, according to proposals outlined on his website. Biden states he would not “ask a single person making under $400,000 per year to pay a penny more in taxes” under his plans, a point Harris highlighted when quizzed over taxation by Pence....

Recovering from COVID-19 is believed to offer some protection against the virus, but it’s unclear how long that protection lasts and it’s possible to get COVID-19 more than once. However, the CDC recently found the chances of a person re-contracting COVID-19 is significantly less if they get vaccinated. “This study shows you are twice as likely to get infected again if you are unvaccinated,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the CDC, said in a statement....

A look at this video (around the :09 mark) shows the lineman shoving a student to the ground — the student, of course, was one of thousands rushing the field after the big win. MORE: USC must face tough questions after Washington State upset But that incident begs the question: Should the lineman be blamed for shoving a student? Or should the student not have been on the field in the first place?...

The video has been viewed more than 2.9 million times and has garnered over 408,000 likes since being shared three days ago by the TikTok account Go Fetch, which specializes in dog-related content. In the clip, which was captured by Tina Preston, a border collie named Forrest can be seen going berserk after an Alexa device plays its “favorite song.” The video was recorded in Preston’s kitchen, and at the beginning of the clip she can be heard saying, “Alexa, play ‘Who Let the Dogs Out....

The dog reportedly bit the swan at Mugdock Park—which is partially in the Stirling and East Dunbartonshire council areas of Scotland, and close to the town of Milngavie—on Valentine’s Day. According to the Milngavie and Bearsden Herald, the dog managed to bite the swan’s left eye and back. A volunteer named Kirsty Murdoch heard word of the attack, tracked down and caught the swan, and brought it to Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue Centre, where it was treated....

A puppy using his new owner’s face as a pillow during nap time is warming hearts online. In the video, TikTok user @greenybeany420 (real name Ave Marin) wants her new puppy Dune to wake up her boyfriend Sam. Instead, Dune wraps his legs around Sam’s neck for a cuddle, with the dog’s snout resting on his cheek as they nap together. Posted on 25 June, the clip has almost 6 million likes and over 90,000 shares....

In a viral Reddit post published on r/pettyrevenge, Redditor u/District_Dan (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said they rented a home for a three-day wedding weekend that was advertised as pet-friendly but quickly discovered the home’s owner was anything but. Titled, “Airbnb host left me an unfair review and it cost them hundreds,” the post has received more than 13,000 upvotes in the last day. “I recently attended a friend’s wedding a few hours away from home,” OP began....

The viral clip, shared on TikTok on Tuesday by Bailey’s owner, under the username Serviceaussiebailey, shows the pup gently grabbing her attention with his paws, prompting her to sit down, before bringing her water and her medicines. Bailey’s owner is affected by postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), according to the Cleveland Clinic, is a condition that causes a number of symptoms when you transition from lying down to standing up, including a fast heart rate, dizziness and fatigue....

In a viral video shared on TikTok, which can be seen here, user @kalithecollielab showed her Labrador-border collie cross Kali’s own take on the single. As the video starts, Kali can be seen taking a branch from a shrub in the yard and walking away with it as the lyrics “I can buy myself flowers” are seen and heard in the clip. It then continues with Kali digging a hole on the beach, and the lyrics “write my name in the sand” playing over the video....

According to a tweet published by the Boston Fire Department, crew members used a camera to locate the position of the dog. Boston 25 reported that this rescue was especially emotional for Bubba’s owner, who wished to remain anonymous to the outlet. “He is our kid, we don’t have any kids,” the owner said. Bubba recently celebrated four years with his rescue family, who said that while he is “shy and anxious,” he is “so well tempered....

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said the victims, a 2-year-old girl and a 5-month-old boy, were attacked inside a home on Sylvan Road at about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5. Both children died at the scene after they succumbed to their injuries, the sheriff’s office told Fox13. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) said more than 4.5 million people in the U.S. are bitten by dogs each year....