The Angels and Trout made waves Tuesday morning, when ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported both parties were close to finalizing a 12-year, $430 million contract extension, keeping the Angel in the outfield for, presumably, the rest of his career. Since Trout’s debut, however, playoff blessings haven’t exactly fallen upon the heads of LA Red. In fact, it can all be summed up in one tweet from a handsome, intelligent, witty sportswriter:...
The Chennai Smashers have had a glorious record of winning the second season of this pan-Indian competition but this season they could not get their act together. They are coming off a loss to the Awadhe Warriors while the Bengaluru franchise blanked the Mumbai Rockets in their last match. The difference in the confidence level is what should help to turn the tide towards the Raptors today. They have the former World No....
GOG has been given away free games in an effort to promote its Winter Sale, not unlike what the Epic Games Store has been doing. PC gamers can visit the GOG website or boot up the GOG Galaxy launcher to claim their free games. Daymare: 1998 is the current free GOG game, and it’s available for another 46 hours from the time of this writing, meaning gamers should have until about Monday, January 2, 2023 or thereabouts to claim it....
The Pakistan cricket team has once again been alleged of match fixing in the series against West Indies held recently. According to the reports published by British newspaper The Daily Mail, the series was under investigation by the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) of world cricket’s governing body with experts identifying suspicious betting patterns. Although Pakistan’s cricket chief termed the betting allegations as ‘outrageous’ and confirmed that his board has insisted on a full investigation by the International Cricket Council (ICC)....
It’s not what Israeli leaders and their Arab partners had in mind when they met at a summit last week in a Cairo palace. The leaders of Israel, Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinians managed to issue a tepid protocol condemning terrorism and reaffirming a desire to make peace. But as the mess in Gaza demonstrates, Israeli-Palestinian cooperation is virtually at a standstill. Israeli police spokesman Eric Bar-Chen notes ruefully, “Everybody says that if we have the cooperation in peace that we have in crime, everything would be fine....
Rathe is one of a growing number of U.S. students heading to kilt country for college. The main attraction: a quartet of medieval universities–Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow and St. Andrews–known as the Scottish Ivies. Since 2000-01, American participation in study-abroad programs has increased by 20 percent; England and Canada still attract students looking to attend a foreign school. But U.S. enrollment in Scottish colleges is up 80 percent in the past decade; at Edinburgh, it’s tripled since 2003, and more than a tenth of St....
Clots are most common when period blood is at its heaviest. Passing blood clots outside of a period isn’t always a major concern, but it can be—especially if they are large. Blood clots that appear when you are not having your period can be caused by a range of issues. But since some of them can be serious—including uterine fibroids, bleeding disorders, miscarriage, and cancer—it’s best to see a healthcare provider....
Born Pierre Clemont, Patterson started his career in the late ’50s and is famed for being the first openly gay WWF star. His career spanned more than six decades, most recently winning WWE’s 24/7 Championship in 2019. As part of Vince McMahon’s most trusted circle throughout his wrestling career, Patterson is credited with the creation and format of the famed Royal Rumble match, a fan-favorite and staple of WWE’s yearly programming for more than 30 years....
Patnaik gave away prize money of Rs 1 crore each to four members of the women’s hockey team, which won silver medal, and Rs 50 lakh each to two members of the men’s hockey team that won broze medal in the tournament. The four girls, who were given prize amount of Rs 1 crore each are Sunita Lakra, Namita Topoo, Lilima Minz and Deep Grace Ekka, while the two members of the men’s team, who got Rs 50 lakh each were Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas....
Vieira spent nine glorious years(1996-2005) at the club under Arsene Wenger. Having played 279 games for the Gunners, the former Arsenal captain won an incredible three Premier League titles and four FA Cups. The former midfield general was also an integral part of Wenger’s ‘invincibles’ who went an entire Premier League campaign(2003-2004) undefeated which is unprecedented so far. However, it was interesting to see the former midfield general pick Mourinho ahead of his countryman as the best manager he had played under....
For proof, I give you New England’s season-opening loss to Kansas City. Tom Brady entered the 2017 season with a 63.7 percent career completion rate, but without his top wide receiver Thursday, he and the Patriots offense struggled, especially late in the game. He completed 16 of 36 passes (44 percent) with no touchdowns on a night in which the Pats were outscored 21-0 in the fourth quarter. New England converted only five of 15 third downs, situations in which Edelman has been a favorite target for Brady....
But Jets receiver Brandon Marshall knew all about Butler. Three months before Butler intercepted that Russell Wilson pass in the final seconds of the Super Bowl, Marshall said he was “shocked” by Butler’s play in an Oct. 26 game between the Pats and Marshall’s old team, the Bears. MORE: Picking Pats against the spread | NFL’s top 25 young stars “He came in and did a great job vs. Alshon on a couple of plays in that game,” Marshall told ESPN Friday....
Just like the CFP semifinals, there is no short of powerhouses in terms of coaches, quarterbacks, speed and just flat-out talent. Speaking of QBs, three of the remaining four have won it all before, setting up a thrilling penultimate round. AFC Game of the Week Colts at Patriots (Sunday 6:40 p.m. ET, CBS) The Patriots have run over the Colts (literally) in the past two meetings. Both last year’s divisional playoff thrashing and this year’s beatdown in Indianapolis had similar feels and similar scores: 43-22, 42-20....
Full-back Jakob Johnson, 24, made the Patriots’ active roster after New England cut Antonio Brown ahead of their Week 3 matchup against the New York Jets. Johnson – born in Germany – was signed by the Patriots as a free agent in April via the NFL’s International Pathway Program. “Jak came in with a great attitude this offseason,” offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels recently said. “He really put his head down and worked hard through our offseason program, and then continued to do that in OTAs and into training camp — good attitude....
But thank goodness he did. Gronkowski and the rest of the Super Bowl winners seemed to be enjoying celebrating with the fans on Wednesday. MORE: Doug Baldwin fined for celebration | Odell Beckham Jr.’s monster dunk | Parade photos The New England tight end showed up looking cuddly in a Minion hat. That is, until he started chugging beers. Oh, Gronk. It’s like the PG-13 version of “Despicable Me.”...
Coming off a huge 38-28 victory over the division-rival Cardinals, L.A. will be trying for its fourth win in five games and its first victory over New England since 2001. The Patriots, who also recently beat Arizona and pounded the Chargers 45-0 in this same stadium last week, look to notch their fifth win in six games and inch their way closer to a wild card spot in a tightly-contested AFC race....
Josh Allen and the Bills caught fire in the first quarter and stayed hot all game, torching the Patriots 47-17, the most lopsided playoff defeat in the Belichick era, to advance to the AFC divisional round. Should the Chiefs beat the Steelers on Sunday, the Bills will face off with Kansas City on the road. If Pittsburgh wins, Buffalo will host Cincinnati. MORE: NFL playoff bracket 2022 The Bills made NFL history in the first half when they became the first team in the Super Bowl era to end each of their first five drives of the game with a touchdown, according to ESPN Stats & Info....
But though he was the owner of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and partial owner of Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders, Allen usually shied away from the spotlight sought by others in his same position. As an owner, he didn’t have the same visibility as the Dallas Mavericks’ Mark Cuban nor was he an omnipresent figure on the sidelines like the Cowboys’ Jerry Jones....
