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The medical supplies were bandages meant for an almost 2-year-old boy named Leo. He has epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic condition that results in easy blistering of the skin. The blisters occur with even the slightest friction and the condition is very painful. The bandages are used by Leo’s parents to “fully wrap” the child and protect his fragile skin. “They’re pretty much the most crucial piece of our care regimen for Leo,” said his mom, Crystal Leptich....

Rodgers was healthy all of last year, but franchise turmoil, which involved the firing of longtime head coach Mike McCarthy, was a big part of their inability to break free from mediocrity. NFL DRAFT GRADES: Ranking the best, worst 2019 classes from 1-32 Offensive guru Matt LaFleur is in as head coach, and Green Bay possesses two first-round picks, including one from the Saints due to a trade down in last year’s draft, making this year a prime chance to add talent around Rodgers in the twilight of his career....

With Green Bay finishing No. 22 in total defense (yards allowed) again while also falling further in scoring defense (points allowed) to No. 26, one would think there’s no such thing as a quick fix. But then you look at the Packers’ talent on every level and realize Capers’ replacement is looking at an attractive assignment. Capers’ scheme and alignment, which were instrumental in the Packers’ winning Super Bowl XLV seven seasons ago, had grown a little stale and didn’t adjust as well to a personnel overhaul over the past four drafts....

Teams are permitted to sign 16 players onto the practice squad in 2021. Furthermore, a team can elevate two practice squad players into the gameday 53-man squad. That is a critical component of the practice squad because teams can add players to the active roster without cutting someone. Therefore, practice squad players may become invaluable assets. Other teams can take a player from an opponent’s practice squad. But the Packers, like all other teams, can protect four players each week....

In the NFC championship game in 2015, of course, Green Bay blew a 19-7 fourth-quarter lead in a matter of three minutes. On Sunday, though, Rodgers willed the Packers past Seattle with a series of clutch throws to prevent another collapse. He hit Davante Adams and Jimmy Graham on a pair of third-down throws to seal the game. Green Bay’s 28-23 win sends it to an NFC championship game matchup against San Francisco....

Like the Broncos, the Packers boast a juggernaut offense led by an elite quarterback in Aaron Rodgers. “A-Rod” is on the LVH SuperBook’s props board for 255.5 total gross passing yards and 1.5 total touchdowns. Even though it was back in September of 2012, it’s worth noting the last time Rodgers played in Seattle, he was held to 223 yards and zero touchdowns while being sacked eight times. His offensive line has improved since then, though, and power back Eddie Lacy has been added to the mix....

Pacquiao is the second biggest name to exit the sport within the space of a year, after bad boy Floyd Mayweather’s retirement in November 2015. Pacquiao lost a unanimous decision to Mayweather in May last year. Mayweather would choose Andre Berto as his final opponent, beating him by unanimous decision to retire unbeaten with 49 notches on his belt. This match with Timothy Bradley will complete a trilogy of fights between the two, and is the decider as each have a win against the other....

And when there are two highly regarded gladiators prepare for combat, there are bets to be made. So, let’s take a closer look at Pacquiao vs. Broner. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Pacquiao vs. Broner odds, expert pick Online sportsbook proboxingodds.com has named Pacquiao as a sizable favorite (as of Jan. 16). The logical theory is oddsmakers are regarding Pacquiao as one of the greatest fighters in this generation while viewing Broner as the fighter who falters against stiff competition....

The outfielder will be reinstated from the 15-day disabled list to face his former team in Atlanta, Padres manager Bud Black told reporters Sunday. PHOTOS: MLB’s most infamous moments | Each team’s most beloved player (Spoiler: No Melvin) Upton, who was known as B.J. during his time with the Braves and Rays, suffered from offseason foot inflammation, which prevented him from starting the season with San Diego. He was traded to the Padres just before the start of the season, along with closer Craig Kimbrel....

Middlebrooks should shore up the corner infield spots for San Diego. Yangervis Solarte was listed as the team’s starting third baseman, while Yonder Alonso was listed as the starting first baseman, ahead of Friday’s trade. MORE: New faces in new places | Padres now a contender in loaded NL West | Prospect Turner in odd situation Hanigan hit .218/.318/.324 in 84 games for the Rays in 2014. He won’t play a game for San Diego after arriving from Tampa Bay as part of the three-team, 11-player trade that sent Wil Myers from the Rays to the Padres....

With the Chargers’ relocation to Los Angeles, the Padres stand alone as San Diego’s only major-league sports option. This is just as sad as it sounds, but it also raises a few questions: — Will the city embrace its baseball team like never before, with fans rallying around their own Boys of Summer as a way to maintain the city’s dwindling sports relevance? — Will the team see this as an opportunity to grab a captive audience, open up the wallet and try to field a legit contender?...

One ‘joke’ from WWE’s COO didn’t quite land when he stated that “Edge has kids, Paige…probably has some she doesn’t know of.” Well, today - on BT Sport’s WWE media bus - I had the pleasure of interviewing Paige, and of course, the first thing I had to address was how the Anti-Diva felt about The Game’s comments, and whether she’s spoken to him since. I asked Paige if she’d spoken with Triple H since....

VanZant has officially signed with All Elite Wrestling. Following the show, she posted on social media, “Wanted to give the world one more reason to hate on me 💋😉 PVZ TAKING OVER!!!!” For the past week, it was teased that VanZant, a former UFC star and current bare-knuckle fighter, would sign with AEW. This was thanks in part due to her relationship with American Top Team’s Dan Lambert, who has been involved in multiple storylines in AEW....

Elsewhere in Ohio, Bush did not get Felicia Hill’s vote in 2004, but his campaign caused her to pause before voting for John Kerry, which is portentous. An African-American married to a unionized GM worker, Hill voted for Michael Dukakis, Bill Clinton twice and Al Gore. But as a church member in a golfing community in a growing suburb where her children attend private schools, she was targeted for GOP courtship....

Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh, one of very few women writing serious novels in Arabic, has set a small masterpiece in the psychological confines of the modern harem. With its frank sexuality and explicit accounts of feminine alienation, B_Women of Sand and Myrrh_b (280 pages. Anchor Books. Paper, $9) was banned in gulf countries when it appeared in 1988. But since Catherine Cobham’s elegant translation was published in England three years ago, it has had a growing audience outside the Arab world and is now available in the United States....

Karmazin likes to play a business-suited version of a radio shock jock, and indeed Howard Stern and Don Imus work for him. Which is one reason that this week, shareholders are expected to approve the acquisition of Karmazin’s Infinity Broadcasting Co. by Westinghouse/CBS for $4.9 billion, creating the biggest radio company since people huddled around their sets listening to FDR. And Karmazin is the key player in a postmodern drama: a big media corporation is finally making radio a front-burner part of its strategy....

In many cases, an artist will be hired to create a painting, illustration, or drawing for a project; these works are then handed off to the graphic designer to incorporate into the piece. Where Artistic Talent May Help a Graphic Designer In some cases, you might create your own illustrations, drawings, and paintings, but it is not considered an essential part of a designer’s skill set. These capabilities can set you apart from other graphic designers, however, helping you to land jobs and move up the pay scale....

After coming to America as an eighth grader and stops in Louisiana, Virginia and finally, in Canada, it appears Maker has begun to focus more on finding his collegiate home as well. MORE: How did these new coaches fare during recruiting in 2015? Last week, Maker admitted he was focused on four schools: Kansas, Notre Dame, Arizona State and Indiana. He said that he will visit all four this winter....

The Motion Picture Association confirmed that the upcoming biopic detailing the life of Monroe, which will be titled Blonde, will be getting a rare NC-17 rating. Those behind the Netflix film were half-expecting this rating given that it’s based on a novel by Joyce Oates. RELATED: Netflix Announces Premiere Date For Final Season Of Pacific Rim: The Black Because the film was given an adults-only rating, the film is no longer expected to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival....

Then, last Thursday, on a day like so many in Baghdad, two mortars and a car bomb ripped through an apartment building and crowded marketplace in Kerrada, a largely Shia neighborhood, killing 32 and wounding 150 more. Enraged residents screamed, spitting and shoving at the Iraqi police who, as is so often the case, had failed to prevent the attack. So it goes in Iraq: car bomb, death squad raid, suicide bomb, rocket attack—the litany of sectarian violence has become so familiar and so gruesome that often the most egregious acts of Iraqi bloodshed barely merit more than two lines at the bottom of a wire service story....