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A woman posting to Reddit under the name Station-Tune9973 shocked social media users after revealing she had quit as bridesmaid to one of her close friends after the bride asked her to put weight on—despite the fact she has been battling an eating disorder for much of her life. Eating disorders are not something to be trivialized and are more common that many may realize. A 2020 Harvard School of Public Health report found that nine percent of the U....

The draw is jam-packed with big names looming in every section of every quarter. Leading the list are the defending champion Karolina Pliskova, World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, top 10 players including Petra Kvitova and Naomi Osaka, and Grand Slam champions Maria Sharapova and Samantha Stosur. With main draw action set to begin on Monday, here is a look at the prospects of the top players in the draw....

Needless to say, it’s the buzz of the Beltway. According to Drudge, “with a week to go until the Texas and Ohio primaries, stressed Clinton staffers circulated a photo over the weekend… [that] shows the Democrat frontrunner fitted as a Somali Elder, during his visit to Wajir, a rural area in northeastern Kenya.” “Wouldn’t we be seeing this on the cover of every magazine if it were HRC?” Drudge quotes “one campaign staffer” asking in an email....

Pharoah drilled six furlongs in 1:10.80, according to private clocker Gary Young. The Daily Racing Form’s Jay Privman says Pharoah started five lengths back of his workmate and finished eight ahead. The $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic is set for Saturday, Oct. 31 at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky. MORE: How Triple Crown winners fared after | BC records, all-time leaders “This was the last serious drill of his life,” trainer Bob Baffert told reporters at Santa Anita....

The Saints quarterback surpassed Brett Favre after throwing for three first-half scores in his team’s 51-14 win, taking his career tally to 509. Brees threw two touchdowns to wide receiver Michael Thomas, with a 28-yard strike to running back Mark Ingram sandwiched in between. The 39-year-old also scored himself, diving in from a yard out in the third quarter as in-form New Orleans registered an eighth successive victory. Peyton Manning - who managed 539 touchdown passes in his illustrious career - is the all-time leader....

Brees’ Saints fell to a surprise 26-20 overtime defeat to the Vikings in the NFC wild-card clash. The 40-year-old quarterback is coming out of contract and will reportedly stay with the Saints, but Brees was unwilling to confirm his future after the defeat. Kirk Cousins and Kyle Rudolph connected for the game-winning touchdown for the Vikings against the Saints, who had come from 20-10 down in the fourth quarter....

In case you didn’t know… According to reports, Rodgers has agreed to join Premier League club Leicester City. The Foxes have been struggling in the league this season and are currently 12th in the Premier League table. They have lost almost half of their league games this campaign (13 out of 27), which subsequently led to the sacking of former manager Claude Puel. Rodgers is among the best young managers in the world at the moment and has been in charge of Celtic since 2016....

Brendan was impressed by the smoothness and complexity of the spirits, but he also felt they were missing something. When he returned to the United States, he set out to create a whisky that would combine the best of both worlds. The result is Tiger Thiccc, a smooth and complex spirit with a sweetness from the Indiana bourbon imbued with Japanese whisky’s smokiness and peatiness. “There are many things that go into making a great whiskey....

“I firmly believe that Test cricket won’t be around in time, because there’s only so many teams that can afford to play it. And whilst we all adore Test cricket, and for me, it is the purest form of the game - I’m loyal to it - I’m also a realist that people are turning up and watching T20”, he said, while speaking to ESPNCricinfo. In case you didn’t know… Cricketers like Adil Rashid and Alex Hales are part of a chunk of players who are moving from red-ball cricket to white-ball and have stalled their first-class careers in pursuit of the same....

Cellino suggested Balotelli, who was left out of the squad for Sunday’s Serie A clash with Roma after a training-ground spat with coach Fabio Grosso, is “black and is working on lightening up, but he is facing troubles”. The word ’nero’ in Italian means black but can also be used for ‘gloomy’, as in a person’s state of mind. A club statement read: “Concerning the declarations released this afternoon by president Massimo Cellino, referring to our player Mario Balotelli, Brescia Calcio evidently deals with a paradoxical joke, clearly misunderstood, released in an attempt to defuse excessive media exposure and with intent to protect the player himself....

The Blue Jays announced before Tuesday night’s game at Tampa Bay that the infielder had been transferred from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list. Lawrie spent six weeks on the disabled list from June to early August with a fractured right index finger. He returned Aug. 5, but left after just three innings with a strained oblique. He’s been out ever since. “He has suffered a variation of the same injury in each of the last three seasons,” the Toronto Star points out....

After watching Brewers relievers blow a late three-run lead in Game 2, Hader would have embraced back-to-back outings, high pitch count and all. “Adrenaline can do a lot things,” he said when asked if he could have pitched. The best-of-seven series is tied at a game apiece after the Dodgers dented the rest of the Brewers’ hard-throwing relievers in the late innings for a second straight day and won 4-3 on Saturday....

Yelich completed his third cycle against Cincinnati on Wednesday in his team’s 14-11 loss. He hit a ground-rule double in the first inning, a two-run homer in the third, a single in the fifth and a triple in the ninth. MORE: ‘Rally Rat’ at Mets-Nats adds to list of animal sightings at sports events Yelich made baseball history in several ways with the 335th cycle in MLB history. The Sporting News looks at the significance of behind his latest cycle:...

The Brewers added a left-handed bat and two-time Gold Glove winner Thursday ahead of the non-waiver trade deadline. The NL Central leaders are sending outfielder Mitch Haniger and left-hander Anthony Banda to Arizona. Parra was hitting .259, about 25 points lower than his career average, with six homers and 30 RBIs. The Brewers could use him in a platoon with righty bat Khris Davis, who is hitting just .232 against right-handers....

The left-hander jogged in from the bullpen after the Brewers scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 4-2 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He took a few warmup tosses before being introduced by the public address announcer. Most of the more than 36,000 fans attending in attendance were applauding after he was introduced, with many fans standing at Miller Park. Hader struck out pinch-hitter Logan Forsythe for the first out in the seventh....

DeCOURCY: Pitino can play victim, but sad end at Louisville is largely his fault Sources confirmed to ESPN that Bowen, who was recruited by Louisville in its 2017 class, has been suspended. The suspension comes after the FBI alleged that Adidas helped facilitate bribes of $100,000 and $150,000 to high school players to induce them to sign with Louisville and Miami. Louisville “effectively fired” Rick Pitino earlier on Wednesday, and athletic director Tom Jurich was placed on paid administrative leave....

Labbe has also been placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31. In addition, car owner Joe Falk has been docked 25 championship points. Labbe is the second crew chief to find hot water this year. In March, Brad Keselowski’s crew chief Paul Wolfe was placed on probation through Dec. 31 after the No. 2 car’s right and left rear quarter panel wheel openings were modified — more commonly known as flaring side skirts — during a qualifying inspection in Las Vegas....

The best weddings are the ones that serve as a reflection and celebration of the happy couple’s union and shared personality. As wedding planner Diana Lin explained to The Knot, it’s about creating something that comes from the heart. “Don’t think about what’s normal or traditional but think about what makes your day uniquely yours,” she said. U.K. couple Philip and Michelle O’Mahony were determined to make their big day one to remember after COVID forced them to cancel their nuptials on two previous occasions....

In a viral Reddit post published on the popular “Am I The A**hole” forum, the anonymous woman, known only as u/pinkandwhite2022, explained how the bride’s hairstylist canceled the day of the wedding which put her in a panic. The post, titled “AITA For walking out of my friends wedding?” quickly garnered the attention of more than 10,000 users, with more than 10,100 upvotes and 1,100 comments supporting her decision to walk out on the “bridezilla....

Leverkusen, knocked out 2-1 by second division Heidenheim on Tuesday, racked up a third successive league victory and is firmly in the hunt for European qualification. The team is in fifth spot, four points behind fourth-place Leipzig, which hosts Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Fifth and sixth in the Bundesliga qualifies for the Europa League while the top four advance to the Champions League. It was Leverkusen’s third league win from four since Dutch coach Peter Bosz took over from the fired Heiko Herrlich....