After leading the pack for twenty straight matches, and starting the season with a 12-match unbeaten run, Tokyo have faltered at the last hurdle with Marinos set to pip them at the post. Yokohama are currently top of the table with 66 points while Tokyo have 63. They also have a 7-goal advantage over their pursuers, meaning Tokyo will need to win by 4 clear goals to clinch the title....
The All-Star guard has exploded onto the scene, playing like an MVP candidate to launch the Grizzlies toward the top of the Western Conference. With averages of 27.6 points, 6.7 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, Morant has elevated his game to another level in his third season. However, Morant has missed three of Memphis’ last four games due to a knee ailment. How long will the Grizzlies be without their superstar guard?...
But as the season unfolded, there was another prospect who played his way into consideration for the top pick in the upcoming NBA Draft: Auburn forward Jabari Smith Jr. The 18-year-old freshman enamored scouts with his NBA-ready body, silky smooth shooting stroke and two-way potential as a versatile defender. Listed at 6-foot-10, 220 lbs. with a wingspan over 7-feet, Smith has all the physical tools to succeed at the next level....
Likely it’s for all of those reasons that Jack Eichel flies a bit under the radar when the top young players in the NHL are considered. However, Eichel just might be ready to crash the party this season after recording nearly a point-per-game last year and considering the Sabres’ improving prospectus. After recovering from his severe ankle sprain, Eichel scored 24 goals and 57 points in 61 games, equaling his rookie goal total and surpassing his first-year point total while appearing in 20 fewer games....
The 30-year-old Irish YouTube star has become good friends with Corpse Husband, and the two personalities often play Among Us together. The pair has also become quite a hit with fans, courtesy of their hilarious banter and trademark quips. However, being friends with a personality such as Corpse Husband ultimately entails a sense of absolute discretion, lest his faceless identity ends up being compromised. This point was further elaborated upon by Jacksepticeye in one of his recent videos, where he addressed all the demands for a Corpse Husband face reveal....
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Henne passed for 130 yards and a touchdown, and Bortles threw for 160 in relief before backup quarterback Jordan Palmer rallied the Chicago Bears to a 20-19 preseason victory over the Jaguars on Thursday night. MORE: Rookie QBs: Start ’em or sit ’em? Palmer, trying to beat out Jimmy Clausen for the No. 2 job, led Chicago to two fourth-quarter touchdowns. Senorise Perry scored on a 5-yard run with 50 seconds left, and C....
The Line: Redskins -6, Total: 43.5 Line movement: The spread opened Washington -6, was bet down to -5.5 during the week, before returnin to its original number. The total has hovered between 43 and 43.5 For updated lines around Las Vegas, visit our live odds page. Trends that matter: The Redskins are 2-7 ATS in their last nine games, and UNDER is 6-2 in their last eight games overall….The Jaguars are 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games on the road and 3-12 SU in their last 15 games on the road....
Jailed amateur heavyweight boxing champion Anderson Emmanuel, charged with stealing jewellery and cash, was granted bail and spent Christmas with his family. Anthony Jones, president of the Amateur Boxing Association of Barbados, stood surety for the boxer on a bond of $10,000. The prized fighter had to surrender his passport, and will also be required to report to a police station three times a week. “I’m innocent of this charge and I’m just happy to be going home....
“Defendant may not attend any other protests, rallies, assemblies or public gathering in the state of Oregon,” states a document entitled “Order Setting Conditions of Release.” The document is given to arrested protesters to sign before they’re allowed out of jail. Though the conditional release orders were signed by Magistrate Judges John V. Acosta and Jolie A. Russo of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, it’s unclear whether the magistrates or Justice Department officials added the condition forbidding arrestees to attend future protests or public gatherings....
Asked Wednesday if he might be inclined to take a hometown discount to stay with the Cubs, Arrieta answered with a flat, “No,” according to CBS Chicago. MORE: Best value contracts in baseball | Worst contracts The subject came up in the wake of the seven-year, $175 million deal Stephen Strasburg signed this week to stay with the Washington Nationals. Like Strasburg, Arrieta is a client of agent Scott Boras, who traditionally discourages his players from accepting anything without getting a full measure of their potential value on the open market....
“You can call a bill ’the Voting Rights Act’ and left-wing Twitter goes nuts about this and they can say you voted against voting rights without even looking into the details of this,” the Illinois Republican said on CNN’s State of the Union. “We can get to a solution. The problem is, I admonish my side all the time about playing politics, the Democrats have to quit playing politics on some of this, too....
Ramsey appeared on a recent episode of “The Pivot Podcast” with Ryan Clark and discussed being the fifth overall selection. The Rams cornerback explained that he was not upset because he went to the Jaguars; it was because the Cowboys had broken a promise to him. “I always grew up a Dallas Cowboys fan. So if I went to them fourth, that’s a dream come true,’’ Ramsey said, per The Dallas Morning News....
Jallikattu helps in identifying superior bull breeds for mating and gene preservation. Those bulls that win the sport are selected for mating, while the other remaining bulls are used for farming activities. The valiant bulls promote native breeding of cows which is a staple source of A2 Milk. The bulls are used for plowing, transportation, farmyard manure, organic treatments like Panchagavya, Jeevamritham that are used as natural pesticides to keep the crops free from disease and enrich the yield and the soil....
Winston visited Howser Stadium during the Seminoles’ game against Jacksonville State on Tuesday, and his visit was appreciated. “You think a guy — let’s face it, his stature, where he is in his career — to come back and spend time with his buddies he’s been around for two years really to me shows you the humbleness that Jameis Winston possesses,” FSU coach Mike Martin told the Tallahassee Democrat....
Avatar: The Way of Water has been dominating the box office since its release. It seems inevitable that a filmmaking titan like Cameron would continue his streak of box office success, so it’s not surprising that the film has been seen by millions of people. This inevitability likely played a part in Cameron’s decision. RELATED: Avatar 3 Will Expose A Darker Side To The Na’vi, Says James Cameron In an interview with Esquire Middle East, Cameron discussed gun violence in his earlier films....
USC fired sixth-year coach Clay Helton on Monday, two days after the then-14th-ranked Trojans suffered a humiliating 42-28 defeat to Stanford in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Following the initial reaction to Helton’s firing, the question then became who would replace him as the Trojans’ next head coach. Some of the usual suspects — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer, Fox college football analyst Bob Stoops and Iowa State coach Matt Campbell among them — made the rounds as names to consider....
Ever since Gunn was appointed co-head of DC’s filmmaking division, along with Peter Safran, the filmmaker has been engaging with his fanbase through social media. Gunn was already known for his active social media presence, from cracking jokes to feuds with right-wing extremists. Now that he’s holding the reins at DC Studios, Gunn has spent the last week answering questions from fans and asking them which DC characters they want to see in the DCEU....
The younger Spears sibling, 30, sat down with ABC’s Juju Chang for an interview about her upcoming memoir and her family. The feature is set to air on Wednesday morning and a promo shows a tearful Jamie Lynn Spears declaring her love for her sister but saying that things are “complicated” between them. The Zoey 101 star is releasing a book titled Things I Should Have Said. While Britney Spears’ conservatorship ordeal may be over, the pop star has been incredibly vocal about the role she believes her family played in oppressing her personal freedoms over the past 13 years....
Parise was traded from Boston to the expansion North Stars during the 1967 season before making the NHL All-Star team in 1970 and 1973. He also played for the Islanders. After retiring in 1979, Parise served as an assistant coach with the North Stars for nine seasons. MORE: Notable sports deaths | NHL scoreboard Parise was diagnosed with lung cancer in early 2014. Zach Parise, who signed a 13-year deal with the Wild in 2012, missed Tuesday’s game to be by his father’s side....
