Posts

In his last go-round at the U.S. Open, Fish appeared to be en route to a second victory of the week. And a day short of three years after he was laid low by a severe anxiety attack, it would have been a triumph. MORE: Images from the Open | Andy Murray sends Nick Kyrgios packing | Federer wins | Djokovic rolls It wasn’t to be. And instead of mental anguish, his downfall in tennis, Wednesday found Fish falling victim to a physical problem....

“That’s real smart strategy, Democratic leftist, that’s real smart strategy. Mock and make fun of everybody who believes that God is powerful,” she said at MSNBC’s Climate Forum 2020 on Thursday evening. The warning came after Williamson received a significant amount of scrutiny and negative attention for suggesting that it might be possible to pray away Hurricane Dorian. “The Bahamas, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas…may all be in our prayers now....

The result left Russian champions Spartak third in the group on six points from five games, two behind leaders Liverpool and one adrift of second-placed Sevilla, who play later on Tuesday. The home side dominated throughout but were unable to break down a packed and well-organised Maribor defence until the 83rd minute when Ze Luis scrambled the ball past keeper Jasmin Handanovic from seven metres. Just when it seemed Spartak were home and dry, late Maribor substitute Jasmin Mesanovic stroked the ball into an empty net after Marcos Tavares broke down the right and delivered a fizzing low cross which left the home team’s defence flat-footed....

Ashley Walters, a former assistant of Manson—whose real name is Brian Warner—sued the musician for sexual assault, battery and harassment in 2021. She is among a number of women, including actresses Evan Rachel Wood and Esme Bianco, who are pursuing legal action against the shock rocker. Manson has denied the allegations. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael L. Stern has now said that Walters must explain why she waited so long to file a case against Manson....

Though it was announced a year ago at E3 2021, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope has only had a handful of trailers released so far. The vast majority of footage for the game has come from Nintendo’s June Direct, where a cinematic trailer was shown, which was followed by a seven-minute deep-dive into the game’s new mechanics. One of the biggest reveals of the cinematic trailer was that Bowser was joining the playable roster this time round, and now thanks to the gameplay deep-dive, fans have a better idea of just how he’ll play in the sequel....

Balotelli has scored only three goals this season – one each in the Premier League, Champions League and Europa League. That is 3 goals in over 1100 minutes on the pitch. He actually has more yellow cards than goals (7 bookings in all competitions). Rival EPL fans want Mario Balotelli to win The official Liverpool website are conducting a poll and have asked the fans to vote for various awards like Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Performance of the Year and Goal of the Year....

Aside from the fact that this movie will be animated this time and Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto will be heavily involved with the project as producer, exact details are still incredibly scarce. And while we probably won’t be seeing a trailer any time soon, not only has Nintendo confirmed that the movie will hit cinemas in 2022, but the company already has other movie projects in the pipeline....

The House of Representatives’ Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots named Greene among a number of Republican lawmakers who allegedly sought pardons last year. Greene, who represents Georgia’s 14th congressional district, denied she had requested a pardon and called the claim “gossip and lies” in a tweet about the hearing on Thursday. Kirschner, a legal analyst with NBC News and MSNBC, also took to Twitter on Thursday and suggested Greene’s reported request for a pardon could bolster the case to prevent her from running for re-election in November....

This week’s upcoming Wrestling Daft podcast sees comedian Rob Florence and former ICW World Heavyweight Champion Grado joined by the founder of Insane Championship Wrestling, Mark Dallas! Ahead of the podcast dropping, the folks over at Wrestling Daft forwarded me their incredibly insightful interview with the mastermind behind one of the hottest wrestling promotions in the world. Dallas has welcomed the likes of Mick Foley, Finn Balor, and even Triple H through the ICW ropes in the past, and the company’s “working relationship with WWE” made the latter two of those happen....

Known for its French toast sticks and spicy chicken strips, Jack in the Box is launching a new comic book starring Mark Hamill. The comic book traces the story of Hamill before becoming a Jedi, taking orders at the drive-thru window and flipping burgers at the kitchen fryer. The description on the official website of Jack in the Box reads: Aside from being a limited-edition issue, the comic book titled The Return of Mark Hamill is completely free of cost, including shipping....

Now, All Elite Wrestling star Joey Janela has posted a response to Henry’s threat to Rush, via his official Twitter handle. Janela seemed very upset at Henry’s comments and reminded him that he is threatening to take legal action against someone who isn’t working at the moment and hence isn’t earning a paycheck. Janela also added that Rush has two kids, and Henry should calm down. He posted another tweet and told Henry to stop being a “big baby”....

Although the Marlins are last in the National League East standings, they swept the second-placed Phillies 3-0 over the weekend. Miami topped Philadelphia 6-4 on Sunday and dominated at the plate, outhitting the Phillies 16-4 as eight Marlins players recorded at least one hit. Garrett Cooper, Brian Anderson and J.T. Riddle all hit home runs for the Marlins in a complete team effort. “[I] can’t say enough about the hitting,” Cooper said....

On Monday night, however, Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez made an impressive bare-handed snag on a fly ball down the right field line. The catch immediately brought baseball fans back to a similar catch made by Giants outfielder Kevin Mitchell back in 1989, when he caught a foul ball off the bat of Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith in the left field corner. FAGAN: 2011 Cardinals offer hope to teams still outside October’s playoff picture...

Marquez (8-8) pitched six innings of two-run ball. He connected for his first career homer in the fifth. Marquez’s drive to center was the first homer by a pitcher off a position player since Mike LaCoss went deep for the Giants against San Diego’s Dane Iorg on June 23, 1986, according to STATS. Carlos Gonzalez homered twice for the Rockies and drove in six runs. Charlie Blackmon and Ian Desmond also went deep....

Now he’s with the Clippers, who jumped out to a 14-2 start but have now lost five of their last seven. So how does Los Angeles get back to its winning ways? MORE: Ranking power forwards for the ‘16-‘17 season “First, we need to start really just leaving the refs alone,” Speights said (via the Orange County Register). “Guys just got to sacrifice, do some other things than scoring, do some other things than your personal goals....

Of course, with hundreds of music files on your PC, your hard drive can become just as cluttered and disorganized as a rickety CD rack. Companies like MusicMatch have taken a shot at imposing some order on the chaos, but their software is so awkward and unintuitive that it could only have been designed by geeks for geeks. Finally, someone got it right. This week, RealNetworks is unveiling RealJukebox (available for free at www....

The spacecraft successfully survived a challenging landing that NASA referred to as the “seven minutes of terror.” This period is called such due to communication from Earth not being able to reach the rover for roughly seven minutes and thus not being able to make any adjustments to its course toward the surface of Mars. Fortunately, no such adjustments were necessary as the spacecraft’s parachute successfully deployed and its protective heat shield was detached to allow its cameras to navigate to the designated landing spot destination....

0 votes

Blackburn, a pro-life Republican from Tennessee, has pressed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week on issues including abortion and children’s education. On Wednesday evening, the senator tweeted: “The Constitution grants us rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—not abortions.” The problem, as critics quickly informed Blackburn, is that the iconic line she was referencing doesn’t appear anywhere in the U.S. Constitution....

Here’s a closer look: MORE: Terrell Suggs’ Bane mask entrance is terrifying Donald Trump thinks NFL owners should fire players, like Lynch, who kneel or sit during the national anthem as a protest against racial injustice. “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, say: “Get that son of a b—- off the field right now. Out. He’s fired. He’s fired,” Trump said at a campaign rally for Alabama senator Luther Strange....