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EA and Criterion surprised players with Need for Speed Unbound’s announcement, giving a first look at the city of Lakeshore and the city’s illegal street racing scene at the heart of the game. The game appears to pulling from the series’ more popular titles, including Need for Speed Underground and Hot Pursuit, to give players a more arcade-style, over-the-top racing game. It will also feature famed hip hop artist A$AP Rocky as a key character in the player’s quest to become the best street racer in Lakeshore....

Toodles is gone now, but before he died at 14, he got her through the worst year of her life: the year her last child went to college, her husband left and she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is better now, and thinking about another golden. Did I think this was a good idea? We talk about a rescue group for goldens on Long Island, and she promises to look into it....

Rathi had finished third with a timing of 1:21.39 in the men’s 20km event in the National Championships here last month while Karamjit had won a bronze in women’s 20km competition with a timing of 1:34.08. The top two finishers in the National Championships have been named in the country’s team for next month’s Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. In the open entry, Sunil (1:21:52), EknathSambhaji (1:21:54), Kulwant Singh (1:22:09) and Vikash Singh (1:22:38) will also take part in the men’s 20km category....

While Vetter is at the no. 1 spot with 1396 points in the world rankings, Neeraj Chopra has climbed to no. 2 with 1315 points. Vetter, who has had seven 90m-plus throws this year, retained his top ranking even after marking an early exit from the Tokyo Games; the gold-medal favourite in Tokyo only finished ninth after making a best throw of 82.52m. Neeraj Chopra was 16th in the rankings before the Tokyo Olympics....

“Mr. Phillips had to go through a reeducation program, did he not?,” Gorsuch asked Colorado Solicitor General Eric Olson on Monday, on the first day of the 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis case—which, as with the 2017 Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case, puts the rights of business owners who oppose same-sex marriage against LGBTQ rights. Olson responded that Phillips was only put through training to educate him about Colorado law, but Gorsuch said that “some would call that a reeducation program,” even as the Colorado defense attorney insisted that he “strongly” disagreed....

Cruz hit .271/.333/.525 with a league-leading 40 homers in 2014 for the Orioles. He had 108 RBIs and a 5.8 WAR. More to come.

On July 12, the NBA announced that the league’s Board of Governors has approved a couple of things. The first is harsher penalties for take fouls, which has been the topic of much discussion over the last couple of seasons. The second is the adoption of the Play-In Tournament on a full-time basis. Both will go into effect in the 2022-23 season, the NBA announced. How big of a deal is this?...

Of course, not every team was as lucky as Phoenix. The Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks were among the teams who did not land in their projected spot. NBA teams and players made their feelings known on Twitter as deputy commissioner Mark Tatum ticked off which teams were going where. Here are some of those highlights. DRAFT LOTTERY HISTORY: Revisiting results, No. 1 picks that changed the league With the draft order finally set, the speculation can truly begin until the big day on June 21....

Despite their frustrating loss, they possess the joint-best record in the Eastern Conference alongside the Milwaukee Bucks. With games against the Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and back-to-back encounters with the Brooklyn Nets before December begins, there’s plenty for them to be optimistic about. With just over a month of the season played, plenty could still change in the months ahead - although here we take a look at three reasons why the Celtics are so good right now....

NBA trade rumors suggest the Hawks might be looking to add some pieces around Young to turn their fortunes around next season. NBA Trade Options: 3 most valuable assets for the Atlanta Hawks going into the 2020-21 season Atlanta Hawks have a solid young core in Trae Young, Kevin Huerter, DeAndre Hunter, Cam Reddish, and John Collins. Their best way forward would be to let these 5 develop while trying to get better pieces around them....

NBA Trade Rumors: Teams who should make a move in the next 2 weeks Including the Rockets, there are five teams who should think about making a move prior to the start of next season, as they look to become more competitive. With two weeks remaining, NBA trade rumors continue to make this one of the most intriguing offseasons in league history. Here are five teams who have been the subject of recent NBA trade rumors and could make major moves before we the 2020-21 season tips off on 22nd December....

Milwaukee is sending Tony Snell and the No. 30 pick in Thursday’s draft to the Pistons in exchange for Jon Leuer, according to a report from ESPN, which cites unidentified league sources. The deal saves the Bucks about $4 million this year and cleared Snell’s $12 million contract in 2020-21, the report says. Milwaukee can now create up to $14 million in cap space this summer, according to a separate report from ESPN....

But Boston might not be done just yet. According to Chris Mannix of The Vertical, the Celtics could be a potential trade suitor for Grizzlies center Marc Gasol. Boston has a treasure chest full of assets (Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, multiple first-round picks) that may interest Memphis. However, the Grizzlies would be embracing a full rebuild in that scenario, and they likely would demand a huge package in exchange for Gasol’s services....

In case you didn’t know… Bogdan Bogdanovic was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 27th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, although his rights were subsequently traded to the Sacramento Kings. After spending an additional three years in the EuroLeague, Bogdanovic finally made his NBA in 2017, and he has since established himself as a key player for the Kings. Over 32 appearances this season, the 27-year-old has averaged 14....

NBA Trade Rumors: Analysts say PJ Tucker is an interesting name to keep an eye on ESPN’s NBA Front Office Insider, Bobby Marks recently appeared on ‘The HoopsHype Podcast’ and detailed some of the players who have the potential to either be traded or leave their current organization in NBA Free Agency. He mentioned numerous names but one that stood out was PJ Tucker of the Houston Rockets, PJ Tucker hasn’t had any major injury and has played 82 games in a season multiple times....

What is scarier is that this is the team’s second year together, which means only good things. They’ll be even better this year than the last but not as good as the next. However, knowing that, the Western Conference is incredibly watchable this year. Good teams got better while bad teams added big pieces. Even the less-fancied franchises are more interesting this season. All that said, here is your 2017 NBA Western Conference Preview....

MORE: Wichita has what UK wanted | What Shockers, Cats know about each other 2. It’s hard not to love a game where double-digit seeds battle for a spot in the Sweet 16. Feels odd when one of them hails from a “power” conference, though. Still, the game between 11th-seeded Tennessee and 14th-seeded Mercer should be entertaining. The Volunteers rallied to get past Iowa in the First Four, then crushed UMass in a game that was never really close....

The cross-species fornication early humans engaged in with their near-relatives is no secret. Each and every person of non-African descent carries traces of DNA derived from ancient hominin species to a varying extent; a chunk of genetic material that comes with its own set of pros and cons. Take, for example, Neanderthal DNA, which has been linked to depression, social fear and promiscuity, as well as diseases such as type 2 diabetes, Crohn’s disease and lupus....

What exactly is Nearby Share? Google’s Nearby Share is a simple and quick way to send files between two Android devices. The Android Nearby Share works when you are in close proximity with the other person and would like to send files across. The Nearby Share works via Bluetooth connection to create a peer-to-peer Wi-Fi network between two devices. It doesn’t use the internet to share files and even works when you are offline....

The surge included a rise of more than 58 percent among Black men and Black women, particularly during the first half of the year, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Currently, 9.3 percent of firearm owners in the U.S. are Black men and 5.4 percent are Black women. Meanwhile, 56 percent of gun owners are white men and 16 percent are white women. The National Shooting Sports Foundation’s director of public affairs, Mark Oliva, said that in 2020, there was “a tectonic shift in gun ownership in America....