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The change came following Amy Coney Barrett’s use of the term during day two of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, and was noticed immediately by journalist Steve Krakauer, who took to Twitter to highlight the recent update of the definition. “As recently as last month, Webster’s Dictionary included a definition of ‘preference’ as ‘orientation’ or ‘sexual preference.’ TODAY they changed it and added the word ‘offensive.’ Insane—I just checked through Wayback Machine and it’s real,” Krakauer tweeted on Tuesday....

The centre-back will retire at the end of the season, at which time he is set to take a position as the head of Arsenal’s academy. In a recent interview with Spiegel, the 33-year-old detailed the crippling anxiety that he has felt throughout his career. Mertesacker has admitted that he will “be free for the first time in my life” when he retires, saying he’d prefer not to play down the stretch in 2017-18...

Kroos signs new Real Madrid deal The 32-year-old left Werder for the Premier League in 2011, and has made over 200 appearances for Arsenal in all competitions and won the FA Cup twice. However, the injured Mertesacker has fallen down the pecking order since the August arrival of countryman Shkodran Mustafi, and Fritz is keen to see his former teammate back at the Weserstadion. “We have talked about [a potential return],” he told Bild....

The medication, prescribed for people older than premature neonates or low-birth-weight infants, is administered via intravenous (IV) injection and oral tablets. Mesnex is classified as a cytoprotective agent as it serves to protect cells. It works by chemically reacting with ifosfamide metabolites (a substance made from the breakdown of ifosfamide in the body), detoxifying them, and stopping them from harming the bladder. Mesnex is available as a liquid solution to be administered via IV into a vein and as an oral tablet to be consumed orally....

For Cristiano Ronaldo, it was there from the get-go in international football. In a friendly against Kazakhstan on August 20, 2003 — four days on from a headline-grabbing debut for Manchester United against Bolton Wanderers — the then 18-year-old winger won his first cap as a halftime substitute for Portugal great Luis Figo. Over the previous decade, Figo had been the leading light of a golden generation that saw Portugal emerge from the international wilderness with strong showings at Euro 1996 and Euro 2000....

The duo play at either side of Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, meaning that Muller’s own special 99-rated card has to fit in at right midfield. FIFA 18 ICONS Pele and Diego Maradona, as well as Muller’s former Bayern Munich and Germany team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger complete a legendary midfield. An all-Bayern backline of David Alaba, Mats Hummels and Joshua Kimmich play in front of FIFA 18’s highest rated goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer....

Messi struck twice while Suarez and Neymar were also on the scoresheet as “MSN” brought up a century for a third consecutive campaign in a 4-1 home victory over Villarreal on Saturday. And, after seeing his forward line run riot, coach Luis Enrique spoke of his unique Barca side breaking the mould by possessing three genuine stars. MSN display shows Barca can still dream “There was just one star per team years ago,” he told a post-match news conference....

The 30-year-old briefly stepped away from the Albiceleste in 2016 and is considering bringing a permanent close to an international career that began in 2005. His long stint in the national team has been marked with near misses including a defeat to Germany in the 2014 World Cup decider and back-to-back final failures at the Copa America. Messi, who was named player of the tournament four years ago, believes Argentina’s accomplishments have been undervalued by his country’s media, and says the trip to Russia could be his last....

The stellar pair’s ongoing rivalry has dominated the footballing landscape this decade, perhaps taking the baton from Maradona’s own dispute with Brazilian great Pele over which of them is the sport’s greatest player. Having emerged from the cursed shadow of a ’next Maradona’ to establish his own legend, Messi has won eight Liga titles and four Champions Leagues in 12 years as a senior Barcelona player. How Schweinsteiger fell into Man Utd misery - and it’s not all Mourinho’s fault...

One of the most glamorous events of the year, the gala is usually host to the biggest stars in the entertainment and fashion industries. The event is reportedly spreading its net wider this time, with influencers, social media personalities and athletes joining the A-listers as part of a focus on young talent. The gala will be co-hosted by four youthful celebrities: singer Billie Eilish (age 19), actor Timothée Chalamet (25), tennis star Naomi Osaka and poet Amanda Gorman (both 23)....

This is exactly what MLB officials dreamed of when they added the second wild-card spot in 2012: There are three National League teams fighting for two wild-card spots, with one week to go in the season. MORE: Bryce Harper wears Katie Ledecky swim cap during Nats’ celebration The Mets, Giants and Cardinals need to keep winning and hope at least one of the other two falls flat. Saturday, the Cardinals and the Giants gained ground with wins, while the Mets, who lost 10-8 to the Phillies, fell back to the pack....

Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia may never play in the majors again after netting a permanent ban for a third violation of MLB’s policy against performance-enhancing substances, MLB announced Friday. He is the first player in MLB history to receive a lifetime ban for a PED violation. The 26-year-old right-hander was suspended for 80 games in April 2015 for testing positive for Stanozolol. He returned and pitched in seven games before being hit with a 162-game suspension in July for testing positive again for Stanozolol and Boldenone....

The only problem is the Mets included Jim Gosger, 76, and Jesse Hudson, 70, in the video, but the two are still alive. “WE REMEMBER” was displayed on a large videoboard next to rotating names and photos, which also included Gosger and Hudson. Once the Mets realized their mistake, they apologized to Gosger, though it’s not yet clear if they made contact with Hudson. “I just received a call from the N....

Mexico’s Excélsior reported Tuesday that his son said the 81-year-old—a Grammy Award-winning artist described as “Mexico’s greatest living singer,” with a career spanning five decades—is semi-sedated and stable. His condition has not become more serious and he is responding well to treatment, according to this son, the Mexican daily newspaper reported. According to a “medical report” shared Tuesday as an image post on the singer’s official Instagram and Facebook accounts, the singer was reported to be on a ventilator and receiving critical patient care in the ICU (intensive care unit) following his surgery....

It was a second goal in as many weeks for Hirving Lozano with PSV, and the 22-year-old winger also added an assist. Chicharito 6/4 to score v Newcastle But it wasn’t all good, with Hector Moreno not making his debut with Roma in the team’s Serie A bow, and Guillermo Ochoa conceding four goals with Standard in Belgium.

Alan Pulido’s 21st-minute header settled the international friendly at Sam Boyd Stadium on Wednesday as Euro 2016’s surprise side Iceland struggled without a host of stars including Gylfi Sigurdsson, captain Aron Gunnarsson and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson. Osorio ready for Giovani dos Santos to control Mexico attack Pulido took his tally to five goals in eight appearances for Mexico after turning in Giovani dos Santos’ free kick in the first half....

Mexico 2/1 to beat Costa Rica Navas had a tremendous game Friday, helping Costa Rica get a road victory against the United States, and will be key to coach Oscar Ramirez’s plan to locking up qualification with a win Tuesday. While Mexico already has clinched a spot in Russia, it’s pushing to match and break its record of 22 points in the final round of World Cup qualification. “We think there are three things to keep in mind with the current national team: the two players out wide who get into the attack really well — right now they’re going more into the final third,” Osorio said at a news conference in San Jose....

Enter Javier Aquino. Salcedo stretchered off in win Even as Mexico largely sleepwalked through the first half of the Confederations Cup clash, the Tigres winger was on his game, repeatedly using his pace and control to create danger from the left flank. As El Tri battled back after halftime for a 2-1 win over the Kiwis, it was Aquino who set the stage for Raul Jimenez’s equalizer and Oribe Peralta’s winner....

Of course, that was also the expectation in the group stage opener against Trinidad & Tobago on Saturday, but things didn’t quite go as planned (0-0 draw). Despite outshooting the Soca Warriors 30-4 (7-0 on target), the Mexican side really never recovered from the disturbing early injury to Hirving “Chucky” Lozano and the blow of his exit from the game and the tournament. Without Lozano, Mexico needs to find the back of the net again for more than self-confidence....

Spoelstra spoke after the team's shootaround at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. He says he expects everyone to be ready for the showdown between the two-time defending NBA champs and the team with the NBA's best record this season (18-3). He'll wait until about 45 minutes before tip-off to "put everything in ink." Wade has missed six games with the Heat (16-5) this season in an effort to protect his knees. Pacers coach Frank Vogel wouldn't say when forward Danny Granger would return....