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And one game series that remains in the hearts of gamers (especially during the Playstation 2 era) is the Need for Speed franchise since it allows players to customize their vehicles while speeding down busy streets. Need for Speed: Payback is often regarded as one of the best NFS in recent years since it has hundreds of cars to pick from, ranging from Drag to off-road cars. But, with so many Drag cars to choose from, players will want to know which ones are worth the investment....

Created by former Google executives, Neeva promises a customized browsing experience while blocking trackers and keeping your data safe—all for the price of two black coffees. Let’s look at the Neeva search engine and whether it’s a worthy alternative to Google. What Is Neeva? Why would anyone spend their hard-earned money on a search engine? Neeva’s co-founder Sridhar Ramaswamy explained the logic behind charging users a fee to use Neeva this way:...

Detectives had been hunting for José Guyamas, known by the nickname “Culón,” after the body of schoolgirl Rocío Abigail Riquel was found partially buried on Saturday in the neighborhood of San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. According to local media, the youngster had set off from her house at around 9 a.m. to go and play with a friend but never returned home, prompting her frantic parents to raise the alarm....

Davis has been with the Pelicans since the team drafted him with the first pick of the 2012 NBA draft, and the center has since transformed into one of the most dominant forces in the NBA. The 5-time All-Star is averaging 28.5 points and 13.0 rebounds per game this season, although the Pelicans have once again struggled, making a 16-21 start to the season. In the next few months, the Pelicans are sure to make a number of big moves in a bid to convince Anthony Davis that the team can compete in the next few years, and this will result in a number of high-profile players being traded away due to the Pelicans’ current lack of cap-space....

In case you didn’t know… The Hawks are among the NBA’s worst teams and currently hold a 7-27 record, sitting last place in the Eastern Conference rankings with just one win in their previous 11 games. Trae Young has excelled on a personal note, averaging 28.5 points and 8.3 assists-a-night, though it’s become increasingly apparent he has minimal help from the rest of his team. With reports of Trae’s unhappiness circulating recently, the management needs to revamp the pieces around their star guard if they want to retain him in the long-term....

The Celtics, Pacers and Jazz could make a deal for Conley, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski said Tuesday during ESPN’s mock draft special. One caveat though, is the interest from Boston could be dependent on whether Kyrie Irving leaves the team in free agency. Conley was at the center of trade talks before February’s deadline, but a deal failed to come together and he remained with Memphis. He is expected to be a trade candidate again this summer as the Grizzlies look to rebuild around their young talent....

With their title challenge well on track, the Clippers could further strengthen ahead of the trade deadline, and Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Thaddeus Young is among the players that the team is interested in signing: In case you didn’t know… Thaddeus Young was selected 12th overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, and prior to joining the Chicago Bulls, the New Orleans native enjoyed spells with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Brooklyn Nets, and Indiana Pacers....

If signed by Governor Roy Cooper, then the bill would become law. Because of a 40-year-old ruling by a Court of Appeals, North Carolina was the only state in the U.S. where continuing to have sex with an individual after they had withdrawn consent was not a crime. Under the new bill, sex with a person against their will would be defined as “either (1) without consent of the other person or (2) after consent is revoked by the other person, in a manner that would cause a reasonable person to believe consent is revoked....

And by 5 p.m. June 16, he probably should be out. That will not happen. It is not allowed. Because the NCAA passed the most egregiously malicious rule in a book filled with regulations that can fit that categorization, Johnson’s decision on this day becomes final almost as soon as his letter to the National Basketball Association headquarters hits the U.S. mail. For more than two decades prior to 2009, players were permitted to file for early entry to the NBA Draft, go through various team workouts and even the old pre-draft camp, see first-hand what the process was about and where they might fit into the scheme of things, and then make an informed, educated decision about their personal futures....

The NCAA, in an email to Sporting News, said student-athletes found to have participated in fantasy sports would undergo the same infractions process as a player who, for example, received impermissible benefits. MORE: Are fantasy sports gambling? When asked how the organization would be made aware of a fantasy sports violation, NCAA spokeswoman Emily James said that the NCAA could be notified in one of many ways, including “a self-report from the school, information from a source, social media, involved individuals, among other ways,” which is, again, exactly how other rules violations investigations play out....

Need proof? An 81-year-old Memphis Tigers fan was set to undergo throat surgery on Friday night, but refused to let docters start operating on her until her Tigers were finished beating George Washington in the Round of 64. MORE: Round of 64 photos | Round of 32 schedule The patient was suffering from a collapsed lung, but nothing was going to stop her from watching her Memphis Tigers. So think twice about bragging to your friends about skipping work for March Madness....

It happened four months ago. Not four days, not four weeks. Almost an entire season ago. LINEMAKERS: SDSU-Arizona | UCLA-Florida | Baylor-Wisconsin | Dayton-Stanford “When I watch that game (a 69-60 Arizona victory),” says Arizona coach Sean Miller, “I see our team at an almost completely different place.” The entire college basketball landscape is in a different place. That Arizona team had forward Brandon Ashley around, and has since learned over the last six weeks to play without his 12 points and six rebounds a game....

Sporting News' Hall of Fame college basketball writer Mike DeCourcy is ready to predict the winners of his field. He has Michigan State winning it all over Arizona. MORE: Updated odds | Early tip-offs Enjoy the Madness! Mike Decourcy’s 2014 NCAA Tournament bracket

With Los Angeles trailing 48-40 and attempting to mount a comeback with just over a minute to play, Suh scooped up Shaquil Barrett’s forced fumble after a sack of Rams quarterback Jared Goff and took it 37 yards into the end zone. MORE: Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald reaches second-most receptions in NFL history Sunday marks Suh’s fourth game (and start) with the Buccaneers and his first against the Rams since leaving Los Angeles in the offseason....

Mississippi State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers said the data comes from 800 schools that reported to the Mississippi State Department of Health last week. Many school officials are rethinking their policies due to the outbreaks. The school year began without restrictions like mask mandates and now about 600 schools have implemented masking indoors, Byers said. “These disruptions…are going to continue for a while,” he told the Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, according to U....

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in downtown Las Vegas over the last week to demand that Governor Steve Sisolak’s stay-at-home order be pulled back to allow small businesses to reopen. Mayor Carolyn Goodman was widely derided last week after telling CNN she wants the city’s countless restaurants and casinos to reopen, which prompted Sisolak to reply that the state “clearly was not ready to open.” Hundreds of thousands of working-class and low-income Nevada residents are now entering their fifth week without jobs....

The Business Roundtable, which polled 178 corporate leaders between March 8 and March 19, found that nearly two-thirds of respondents said that such a tax hike would reduce wage growth and 71 percent reported it would negatively affect their ability to hire. Seventy-five percent of CEOs said that the new tax burden would negatively affect their company’s investments in research and development, as well as innovation. Overall, 98 percent of the executives surveyed said that a 7 percent increase in the corporate tax rate would have a “moderately” to “very” damaging effect on their business’s competitiveness....

Citing the thefts, the state’s Department of Transportation said it will be closing down some rest spots along I-80 when they have no attendant present, according to the Lincoln Journal Star. A spokeswoman told the local newspaper, “We’re doing our best to keep them open, but we want to make sure when we do keep them open we have a safe location. With that becomes maintaining it and making sure it’s in a good condition....

Presidential contenders can avail themselves of three different but overlapping general strategies: they can run based on what they’ve done (accomplishment), what they will do (vision/plans) and why they’re better than the other guy (choice). The negative elements of the choice strategy involve attacking the opponent’s ideology, age, or personal flaws. The choice strategy is in use in the Trump campaign, which has leveled heavy attacks against Joe Biden, questioning both his mental fitness for office and his “radical” associations and positions....