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Former U.S. womens soccer player Lauren Holiday had surgery Thursday to remove a benign tumor from the right side of her brain.Holiday, a member of the Americans 2015 World Cup championship team, gave birth to a healthy girl late last month.Her husband, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday, has been away from the team during training camp and the preseason as Lauren had their daughter and prepared for surgery.?He is expected to miss an indefinite number of regular-season games as a result.Jrue Holidays agent, Jason Glushon, said in a statement on Saturday that Laurens surgery was performed at Duke University Hospital, and she will stay in North Carolina to continue with the treatment.Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and support for Lauren and Jrue Holiday over the last several months, Glushon said in the statement. Lauren Holiday will continue to recover in North Carolina with her husband Jrue and daughter Jrue Tyler. During this time, we ask that you respect the familys privacy and keep them in your thoughts and prayers.The childs due date had been mid-October, but the Holidays planned to induce labor sooner to expedite Laurens surgery.Holidays doctors have said they believe she should return to full health.Information from ESPNs Justin Verrier was used in this report.Kevin McCarthy Jersey . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night. Carlos Beltran Jersey . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. https://www.cheaproyals.com/317a-john-wathan-jersey-royals.html . Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe. Jesse Hahn Jersey . 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The highly-respected technical director played a pivotal role in Ferraris 2015 resurgence, resulting in three wins, but his SF16-H has so far failed to live up to lofty pre-season expectations this year and is yet to record a victory.The tragic loss of Allisons wife earlier this year undoubtedly contributed to the mutual parting of ways, giving him more time to spend with his family. His departure not only comes at a crucial time in 2016, with Red Bull chasing down the Prancing Horse, but also as it ramps up development on its 2017 car. While it is unlikely Allison will be away from a top team for long it leaves a considerable hole for Ferrari at a time it needs unity and a clear path back to winning races and championships.F1 needed Ferrari to mount a serious title challenge this season -- the two-horse race developing between the Mercedes drivers was not supposed to happen again. Barring a minor miracle, the best Ferrari can now hope for this year is second in the championship ahead of a resurgent Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel moved to Ferrari to emulate his hero Michael Schumacher and win championships in red but at the moment his main focus has to be on salvaging what he and the team can from 2016 -- starting in front of his home fans in Germany.In need of a winAs outlined above, Ferrari is in a desperate situation. With a four-week summer break coming up, a win would at least quieten some of the dissenting voices as Ferrari attempts to regroup ahead of Spa and its homecoming at Monza.In need of pointsJolyon Palmer should have finished in the top ten in Hungary, but blew his chances with a bizarre spin. With Renault delaying its decision on the 2017 driver line-up -- and with Esteban Ocon still rumoured for a drive -- Palmer has time to save his seat with some strong drives but may well have squandered his best opportunity. Making amends in Germany is a must for the Briton.ESPN predictionTheres nothing quite like Lewis Hamilton on a roll, and thats exactly what hes on right now. More than that, he seems more comfortable in himself and in his driving than ever before in his career. Nico Rosberg needs to stop the rot but ESPN is backing Hamilton to win again at Hockenheim and retain the championship lead going into the August break.dddddddddddd?BettingLewis Hamilton remains the bookies favourite at 8/11. Interestingly, the next two best bets after the Mercedes drivers are split between Ferrari and Red Bull - 8/1 for Sebastian Vettel and 14/1 for Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo. Jolyon Palmer is 8/1 to make amends for Hungary and record a point.WeatherHockenheim is another weekend where rain will play a part. Showers are forecast for Friday, while Saturday looks likely to be mostly dry - according to F1 weather service Ubimet. Sunday could be interesting, with the threat of scattered showers throughout the day.A lap with...Romain GrosjeanAfter the start-finish line, the first corner is the most exciting one. Its a very high-speed, right-hand side corner. Normally you brake just a little bit, just one gear downshift, and then youre on a straight line. Turn two with tricky braking and certainly very tricky throttle application. Youre turning from right to left to go on the main straight.You really want to go on the power as early as you can to get a good straight line. Big braking for the hairpin next. Coming back to the Mercedes corner, a right-hand side corner flat out, then braking to the 110 degree left-hand side corner. Again, theres a challenging throttle application there as youre turning right straight after, just about flat. Then entering the stadium, theres a bit of braking to the right-hand side, very high-speed corner.The Sachskurve is a very high-banked corner, left hairpin. Its quite open, though, with a few lines through it. Then you go to the last couple of corners - theyre quite famous. You try to carry as much speed as you can to the first one, and go as flat as you can for the second one to get a good lap time.TyresAvailable compounds: Medium, soft, super-softTyre facts:? Theres a bit of everything, with fast straights as well as a more technical stadium section.? Weather is hard to predict: on Saturday in 2014 ambient temperatures peaked at 38 degrees.? Theres a very smooth track surface in Hockenheim, which helps to limit wear and degradation.? Its important to look after the rear tyres, as there is lots of acceleration out of slow corners.? As well as traction, braking is another key aspect: tyres are subject to maximum deceleration.? Turn 5 puts a lot of energy through the tyres: a fast left-hander taken almost as a straight line. ' ' '