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The Dodgers added him to their roster in September 2020, as it approached a National League Wild Card Series against Milwaukee, although he had appeared in just two prior major-league games that year.

From Los Angeles Times

All-Star Weekend follows, and the Lakers don’t play again until Feb. 20 against the Clippers at home.

From Los Angeles Times

“I know he wants to play against Dallas, the game before the All-Star Game. He has his team working on him day and night. So again, it’s day-to-day and when he’s ready to play, we’ll get him out there.”

From Los Angeles Times

The African Snakebite Institute warns that traditional remedies are not known to work against highly venomous snakes.

From BBC

The pair explained to Witkoff that, after a succession of criminal and civil actions against their father and his companies, they were scrambling to find banks that would accept them as clients.

From The Wall Street Journal