#good-things

#good-things

"If it bleeds, it leads" has long been a saying used in the media to describe how news stories featuring violence, death and destruction grab readers' attention - and so dominate the news agenda.And, while many of us are aware of the negative effect that these kinds of story can have on us, it can still be hard to look away.

Don't mention the war.The Tory benches were fairly subdued ahead of prime minister's questions.As if everyone had been mainlining Mogadon.And that was just those who had made the effort to show up.Most had chosen to stay away and the larger Conservative MPs were encouraged to manspread.One way of filling the gaps.

When building a WordPress website, using fewer plugins is supposedly better.On the surface, it makes sense.Fewer plugins mean fewer opportunities for something to go wrong.Yet it doesn't always play out that way.So much depends on the quality and scope of the plugins you have installed.For example, consider a large plugin that aims to do a bit of everything.

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Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio met with the media on the final day of OTAs, and he had some interesting things to say about priorities for the defense this season.

West Ham boss David Moyes says "the best is yet to come" from the club as he prepares for his first European final in 25 years as a manager.Moyes is hoping to lift the first significant silverware of his managerial career when West Ham take on Serie A side Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday.

CHICAGO - For the second consecutive game, the Chicago White Sox were three outs away from a win.And for the second straight day, the usually reliable bullpen couldn't hold the lead.The Miami Marlins scored three in the ninth against reliever Kendall Graveman to beat the Sox 6-5 in front of 20,888 on Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Kansas City Royals closer Scott Barlow still remembers his first MLB save.It was part of an infamous scuffle between the Royals and the Chicago White Sox.The game featured high emotion, ejections and a lot of drama.In the 10th inning on April 17, 2019, Barlow took the mound with exuberance.It was his 11th career appearance and the Royals needed him in a big spot.

Eloy Jiménez was asked how he was feeling Wednesday afternoon."A couple weeks ago I thought I'm going to die," Jiménez said, "so I feel really good."The Chicago White Sox outfielder/designated hitter spoke with reporters for the first time since undergoing an appendectomy May 6 at Cincinnati 's Good Samaritan Hospital.

Chris Messina has a hard time admitting that he's funny.Even after his hilarious turn as a silver-tongued sports agent in Air and six seasons as a drolly charming doctor on the sitcom The Mindy Project, he is surprisingly self-critical when it comes to his comic abilities.Comedy is so hard, he said in a recent video call from his home in Los Angeles, adding an expletive for emphasis.

MIAMI GARDENS - New Dolphins offensive line coach Butch Barry is coming off a tumultuous season with the Denver Broncos and has a couple of question marks on his new unit in Miami.Barry will be in charge of developing a line that had a personnel upgrade in 2022 with left tackle Terron Armstead and center Connor Williams, but still has work to do around them and right guard Robert Hunt.

NEW YORK -- Former All-Star catcher Gary Sánchez is back in the major leagues, this time with the Mets.Sánchez, who spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Yankees, joined the Mets on Friday when his contract was selected from Triple-A Syracuse."It feels good to be back here in New York after all those years I was with the Yankees," Sánchez said through an interpreter.

(Matt Slocum / Associated Press)

The Vegas Golden Knights weren't expecting they'd get in-his-prime Jonathan Quick when they acquired the 36-year-old goaltender from Columbus, a day after the Kings had traded the backbone of their 2012 and 2014 Stanley Cup championship teams to the Blue Jackets.

MIAMI GARDENS - Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill has not been as active in offseason workouts this year as he was last year.Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel explained that he's going to take a cautious approach with the seven-time Pro Bowl wideout that enters his second season in Miami and under McDaniel's offense.

Manchester City has many great leaders, but for Ruben Dias, Ilkay Gundogan is one of a kind.Speaking prior to the UCL Final, Dias made sure to praise his captain and had a lot of good things to say.Let's check them out-

"A magician, a special player,"
"This is my third season with him, so I know him quite well and what he's capable of - even though he's always able to surprise me and everyone.

Noah Syndergaard is scheduled to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Wednesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds.Manager Dave Roberts made the announcement days after declining to answer if Syndergaard would make his next start.Syndergaard struggled through five innings of a no-decision against the Washington Nationals, surrendering a season-high three home runs in the Dodgers' 10-6 loss.

Celtics The Celtics are on the ropes, but they aren't done yet.The Celtics ' Eastern Conference Finals showdown against the Heat isn't quite done yet.Facing elimination for the third time in the postseason, the Celtics improved to 3-0 - albeit trimming their deficit against the Heat to just 3-1 - with a 116-99 victory that sent the series back to Boston.

Juventus go into the last game of the season with their future in Europe still up in the air.Their seventh-placed standing should see them qualify for the Europa Conference League, but there have been rumours that UEFA could still levy a one-year suspension on the Bianconeri which would see them out of the third tier of continental competition.

The New England Patriots were back on the practice fields for their third organized team activity of the offseason on Wednesday.The 90-minute session also marked the first practice open to reporters.While organized team activities do not include pads or contact, there was still plenty to take away.Attendance
Absentees: K Nick Folk, WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, LS Joe Cardona, CB Christian Gonzalez, OG Chasen Hines, DB Isaiah Bolden, OG Mike Onwenu, OT Trent Brown, DL Christian Barmore, DL Davon Godchaux, DL Lawerence Guy Sr.
Limited: RB Rhamondre Stevenson, TE Scotty Washington, WR Kayshon Boutte, CB Marcus Jones, DB Cody Davis
Red non-contact jersey: LB Marte Mapu
Takeaways
Bill O'Brien's offense: It was hard to miss new offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien on the practice field Wednesday.

Patriots "I've always heard a lot of good things about this team."Last week, the Patriots held media availability for two of their veteran additions for the first time.Offensive linemen Riley Reiff and Calvin Anderson each fielded questions as free agent signings but from two rather different perspectives.

With the draft in the books, NFL teams are now in the process of making changes to their scouting departments.Among those are the New England Patriots.As first reported by Neil Stratton, the club has added Maya Ana Callender as a scouting assistant.Callender is joining the Patriots after four years at Princeton, where she most recently served as director of football operations - becoming the first Black woman in school history to hold that title.

The Boston Red Sox put their resilience on full display, nearly pulling off a stunning comeback against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.After the Reds substituted José Barrero, which ended up being the game-deciding move from Cincinnati skipper David Bell.Barrero, in his first at-bat of the night in the seventh inning, launched a moonshot grand slam to boost the scoring deficit to 8-0 for the Red Sox.

The Red Sox offense finally woke up after being outscored 20-4 during their four-game losing skid.Boston scored seven runs en route to their victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night despite Chris Sale battling the stomach bug on the mound.Triston Casas led the way hitting two doubles off Arizona pitching and knocking in the first run of the game.

The Dodgers and Padres are getting set for their second series of the season this weekend, this time at Dodger Stadium.After the Padres took the first game of the series last week, the Dodgers stormed back to win games two and three, and ultimately take the series.One of the bigger stories of the series came after game one, when the Padres beat Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, and decided to put up a tasteless and immature meme of him crying on their Jumbotron.

Lir and Native Seafood & Scran, The Marina, Coleraine, Northern Ireland BT52 1EY.Meal for two, starters 7.50-8.50,mains 16-29, desserts 7.50, wines from 24 The restaurant stands by the river.The river runs down to the sea, where the fish swim deep.The fish are brought to the restaurant that stands by the river which runs down to the sea.

Jonathan Jones and Christian Gonzalez should anchor the Pats' backfield for 2023, but as with any young defensive duo, there will be challenges ahead.The New England Patriots' 2023 first-round draft selection was met with cheers and whoops as a formerly projected top-five pick fell to the Pats at No. 17 overall.

Tonight's 2023 NBA draft lottery could finally close the book on the Kristaps Porziņģis trade.In January, 2019, the New York Knicks sent Porziņģis with Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Courtney Lee to the Dallas Mavericks for DeAndre Jordan, Wesley Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr., a 2021 1st round draft pick, and a top-10 protected 2023 1st round draft pick.

Liverpool have no intention of going in for former player Sadio Mane this summer.Football Insider has claimed that Klopp will not be pursuing Mane, the man he sold to Bayern Munich last summer.The same report also states that the Senegal international is currently unhappy with the Bundesliga club and could leave in the upcoming window.

One of the hardest things to do in a relationship is to be nice to your partner when you're upset with them.It's also one of the most important moments to be kind.Dr. Gottman's research shows that couples who start arguments gently are more likely to manage conflict effectively, without harming the relationship.

Ask New Yorkers of a certain age if Dimes Square is a place, genre or subculture and they'll likely answer "yes".Originally lifting its name from the area of the Lower East Side between Canal and Division Streets where DJs, e-girls and artists threw parties in the pandemic's early stages, the phrase rapidly became a catch-all referring to acts playing electroclash, alt-pop and indie rock at tiny Manhattan bars.