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With Mario Kart 8, however, Nintendo is breaking the mold not just in terms of franchise crossovers but also in terms of how they use DLC. Other beloved properties are creeping their way into Mario Kart, paving the way for more exciting franchise-jumping in the future. By now most Mario Kart 8 fans are familiar with Nintendo’s DLC plans, which include one pack in November and one in May. However, Nintendo has yet to really dig deep into the component parts of each pack, specifically with regards to each pack’s contents....

So this week, we're down to our five top candidates. They've been this season's best, passed early season tests and have bigger opportunities ahead to sway Heisman voters. 1. QB Marcus Mariota, Oregon The stats: The sophomore is 60 for 107 passing (56.1 percent) for 1,003 yards (250.7), nine TDs and no interceptions. He also has 295 rushing yards (14.0 yards per carry) and five touchdowns. The skinny: The Ducks’ closest game was last week’s 39-point win against Cal in a driving rain....

The Georgia Republican, who has been a leading critic of the COVID-19 vaccine, initially took issue with the vaccine being administered under an Emergency Use Authorization. With FDA approval looming, Greene publicly advocated against the FDA issuing the approval and on Monday, criticized the fact that it came before Labor Day. “It was supposed to be approved after Labor Day but magically it’s been approved today because President Joe Biden said to speed it up,” Greene told Steve Bannon on his War Room podcast....

Dantonio’s annual compensation will increase from $3.67 million to $4.3 million and nearly $250,000 will be distributed among the coaches and staff. MORE: Top 10 Michigan State Spartans of all time The raises were deserved, with the Spartans earning their second Big Ten Championship in three seasons and a berth in the College Football Playoff. “With three-straight Top 10 finishes and two Big Ten Championships during that same period, Mark Dantonio and his coaching staff have built an elite football program,” MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis said....

So much so, actually, that he couldn’t quite get the words out — the head coach lost his voice shouting from the sideline during the game. MORE: 10 best players to play for Tark | Calipari rooting for Cats to lose | College basketball’s 3000 point scorers It led to an unintentionally hilarious postgame interview. 

ULL athletics director Scott Farmer, who announced the deal on Friday, says Hudspeth will earn a base salary of $950,000, plus incentives. Hudspeth has coached the Cajuns to three straight 9-4 seasons, all ending with bowl victories. Hudspeth has also won a Sun Belt Conference title with the Ragin Cajuns. MORE: Sun Belt coach rankings | Overall coach rankings | SN Top 25 Farmer says the new contract "is a show of faith between the university and coach Hudspeth in that both sides agree the football program is headed in the right direction....

Having ended 2018 on a miserable note with a six-game winless streak that saw them exit the Europa League and Coupe de la Ligue, Rudi Garcia’s men hit a new low at Saint-Etienne’s Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Goals in either half from Bryan-Clovis Ngwabije and Florian Milla saw off a Marseille side that started with eight members of the XI that began last season’s Europa League final defeat to Atletico Madrid....

Strasbourg are in 15th place in the Ligue 1 standings at the moment and have endured a difficult campaign. The away side suffered a shock 2-1 defeat against Nantes last weekend and cannot afford another slip-up in this fixture. Marseille, on the other hand, currently find themselves in sixth place in the league table and have recovered from a slow start to the season. Les Phoceens eased past Reims in their previous game and will be confident ahead of this game....

The pint-sized speaker now offers things like longer battery life, linking multiple units together in ‘Stack Mode’, better durability and more. However, it does come at a higher price this time around at $169/£149. Design & Build Almost identical looking design Sustainable materials IP67 You’ll have to play spot the difference to figure out which speaker is the original speaker and which is the Emberton II. Marshall, has not changed the look of this speaker and, to be honest, why would it?...

MORE: Best players to never win Super Bowl | Super Bowl XLIX cheerleaders Lynch is referring to his teammate Chris Matthews, who was fined $11,025. Matthews was one of many players who took part in Lynch’s celebration where he shook teammates’ hands, but none of the other players were fined. According to the Seattle Times, Matthews was fined for an “obscene gesture.” The NFL must have thought Matthews also grabbed his crotch....

Martial has struggled to claim a regular place in the starting line-up since Mourinho arrived at Old Trafford in 2016. The France international, however, has proved United’s super sub on more than one occasion, forcing him into contention for a first XI spot. Martial has subsequently affirmed that he is getting used to Mourinho’s no-nonsense style of management. “Jose Mourinho, he was tough with me, I think we didn’t understand each other, but we got to know each other, we talked a lot and it’s going very well,” he explained to Telefoot....

Bernice King, daughter of the late civil rights activist, took to Twitter to say the “democratic process is being disrupted” after demonstrators supporting the president gathered outside the Maricopa County Election Department office in Phoenix, Arizona. With Biden leading the vote in the battleground state, around 150 Trump supporters, some of them armed, gathered outside the election center on Wednesday night chanting “count every vote.” Arizona is an open-carry state....

He also is on good terms with a member of Al Davis’ family, he points out, and doesn’t believe the current edition of his old team has a completely bleak future. First and foremost, though, he still likes the sound of “Oakland Raiders.” MORE: Raiders’ sack dance goes on and on and on | Fans want Hue back | What we learned from every game “I’ve had conversations with people about that,’’ the Hall of Fame running back told Sporting News on Monday....

Backup quarterback Marcus Mariota came in for one play — a 31-yard run — in the team’s 33-27 overtime victory in Week 1, but aggravated his quad in the process. IYER: Week 2 picks against the spread Now, Mariota will miss multiple weeks after being placed on injured reserve. The Oregon grad signed a two-year, $17.6 million deal with the Raiders ahead of the 2020 season, but has appeared in just two games for the silver and black and hasn’t appeared in double digit games in a season since 2018 when he was with the Titans....

MORE: Next Game of the Century? | SN Preseason All-Americans Tagovailoa was named MVP of the Elite 11, the nation’s premier camp for college-bound quarterbacks, as well as MVP of The Opening Finals’ 7-on-7 championship, a who’s who of the country’s top college football recruits in the class of 2017. The No. 2 dual-threat QB in the nation, according to 247Sports, a 6-1, 215-pounder from Honolulu Saint Louis, Mariota’s high school, led Vaporspeed to The Opening 7-on-7 championship, highlighted by a 38-20 victory over Fly Rush in which he threw four first-half touchdown passes....

Peters was the only defensive rookie selected to the Pro Bowl this season after tying for the league lead with eight interceptions. Peters was the 18th overall pick in last April’s NFL Draft. This season he recorded 60 tackles and a forced fumble to go along with two defensive touchdowns. MORE: Best non-Super Bowl sporting events | Levi’s Stadium field is a mess Gurley ran for 1,106 yards and 10 touchdowns despite playing in only 13 games and starting just four....

United rang in the changes to the team that defeated West Ham in the FA Cup, bringing in Antonio Valencia, Morgan Schneiderlin, Memphis Depay and captain Wayne Rooney, who was making his comeback from injury. The first half saw the Red Devils dominate possession, as they looked to get in behind the Villa defence to open the scoring. They kept the ball well, tried to utilise both flanks well, with Wayne Rooney spraying passes to the overlapping full-backs to create more pressure....

“Now, the drill is not to hold the ball for long, attack fast, try to enter the striking circle and take as many shots as possible. Our focus is to attack more and we are more aggressive now,” skipper Manpreet told PTI during an interaction before the hockey squad left for Gold Coast. One of India’s biggest problems have been penalty corner conversion but the skipper feels that with four specialist drag flickers including VR Raghunath and Rupinderpal Singh, the team will put up an improved show....