Booker T Hits Back At Ex Wwe Star For Saying The Company Was Desperate To Bring Back Goldberg

While speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T responded to Dupree who recently stated that WWE was “desperate” and hence is using Goldberg on WWE television once again. Booker T stated that he would have been envious of the push that Goldberg got in the past - and does now too - but wouldn’t “hate” the WWE Hall of Famer for the opportunities that he has got....

January 1, 2023 · 2 min · 392 words · Eric Medina

Books Is This Mike On

Publishers Weekly’s advance review says “Rise and Shine” is “engrossing” and its prose is “top notch.” Booklist’s reviewer calls it “a lavishly perceptive homage” to New York City, and writes that Quindlen’s “transcendentally agile and empathetic observations of the human condition underlie the Fiztmaurice sisters’ discovery of the transience of fame and the permanence of family.”

January 1, 2023 · 1 min · 56 words · Megan Durham

Books Will Chopra Like Sell

Wishing aside, some wonder whether Chopra’s star power will register with his target audience. (“It’s the first time I’ve heard of him,” says Lizzy May, 12, an avid Chicago reader.) Lynn Stuertz, children’s books buyer for The Book Stall in Winnetka, Ill., ordered six copies of the book but doubts that it will sell well. “I know I bought that book, but even when I bought it, I thought, ‘Who’s going to read this?...

January 1, 2023 · 1 min · 132 words · Lenore Parrish

Blizzcon 2019 Announcements For Diablo 4 And Overwatch 2 Overshadowed By Hong Kong Controversy

However, after a tidal wave of public backlash, including #boycottblizzard trending on Twitter, Chung was given his prize money and had his ban lessened to six months. The casters involved were still banned. The news continued to snowball, with members of Congress, including Marco Rubio, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mike Gallagher and Tom Malinowski, sending a letter to Blizzard’s president to share their “deep concern” over Chung’s ban. Blizzard President Apologizes President of Blizzard Entertainment J....

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 406 words · Matthew Sewell

Blood Pressure How It Works Measuring Importance Maintenance

Even how a person is feeling at the moment their blood pressure is read can affect the reading. For example, nervousness can temporarily cause the heart to beat faster and it can also cause blood pressure to increase. This is common among people who become anxious during healthcare visits. In fact, high blood pressure in these circumstances sometimes is referred to as white coat hypertension. Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure....

December 31, 2022 · 3 min · 521 words · Jennifer Heilmann

Bloodborne Guide How To Beat The Cleric Beast

So, for those players, we’re going to the very beginning: the Cleric Beast. Bloodborne’s first true boss is, like all other foes, no pushover, but he’s fairly simple once players know what they’re doing. The first boss in any Souls game, be it Dark Souls or Demon’s Souls, is meant to be a type of skill check – a chance for players to evaluate how prepared they are for the looming challenge....

December 31, 2022 · 3 min · 600 words · Elaine Kane

Blotchy Skin Causes And Treatments

Many cases are temporary, brought on by exposure to irritating influences like the sun. However, serious health conditions can also cause blotchy skin. This article outlines some of the many potential causes of blotchy skin. They include skin conditions like eczema and rosacea, infections like scarlet fever and shingles, temperature exposure, stress, pregnancy, and more. Temperature Temperature changes can lead to changes in blood circulation in the body. When this occurs, skin color may be altered in response to either more or less blood flow....

December 31, 2022 · 8 min · 1612 words · Frank Kirch

Blue Jackets Dubinsky Out 4 6 Weeks With Strained Oblique

Dubinsky suffered the injury at practice Sunday. General manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced the time frame Monday when Columbus put Dubinsky on injured reserve. The 32-year-old had a goal and an assist and won 68.8 percent of his faceoffs in the Blue Jackets’ first two games of the season. Dubinsky has 148 goals and 278 assists for 426 points in 764 regular-season games with the Blue Jackets and New York Rangers....

December 31, 2022 · 1 min · 91 words · Eartha Arthur

Blue Jackets Land Duchene From Senators Then Beat Them 3 0

Duchene, traded by Ottawa to Columbus hours earlier, was held pointless. Josh Anderson, Cam Atkinson and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored for the Blue Jackets. Craig Anderson made 37 saves for the Senators, who were shut out for the second straight game and have lost three straight. Ottawa has gone 125 minutes, 17 seconds, since its last goal. With the NHL trade deadline approaching Monday, Mark Stone and Ryan Dzingel were scratched again as the struggling Senators move forward with a rebuild....

December 31, 2022 · 3 min · 616 words · Michael Parker

Blue Jays Donaldson Avoid Arbitration

The previous record deal for an arbitration-eligible player was Bryce Harper’s $21.625m for the 2018 season, which was finalised last May. Donaldson, 32, has been the subject of numerous trade rumours this offseason, with the St Louis Cardinals seemingly the most aggressive in bidding for his services. A career .277 hitter, Donaldson has hit at least 29 home runs in each of the last four seasons. Toronto will likely now try to work out an extension with Donaldson even though he is on the wrong side of 30....

December 31, 2022 · 1 min · 131 words · Mark Chisolm

Blues Top Line Leads Way In 4 0 Win Over Kings

However, given how the reunited top line of Schenn, Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko has performed since the left winger made his return, it’s easy to understand why the Blues are crediting Schenn for the improvement to start their three-game California road trip. Schenn had two assists to set up goals by Tarasenko and O’Reilly as the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-0 on Thursday night....

December 31, 2022 · 3 min · 574 words · Marietta Fontana

Bnp Paribas Open Williams Holds Azarenka In Tight Straight Sets Victory

This marked the first time the two played as mothers making it a special moment for International Women’s Day. They last met at the tournament in 2016 where the Belorussian won the championship in straight sets. Neither one has been at their best since giving birth to their children with Azarenka going in and out of tournaments this season. Williams ended a seven-match winning streak back at the Australian Open losing in the quarterfinal to Karolina Pliskova....

December 31, 2022 · 4 min · 696 words · John Chavez

Bo Ryan Takes Light Hearted Approach To Impending Retirement

The 67-year-old teased reporters en route to Tuesday’s media availability by leaning heavily on a cane and lumbering slowly through the Kohl Center. MORE: Is Bo destined for the Hall of Fame? | No way Calipari should take Kings job He told reporters that he didn’t want his final season to be treated like a “swan song,” and joked that former forward Sam Dekker already offered him a bedroom in his two-bedroom Houston apartment at the end of next season....

December 31, 2022 · 1 min · 101 words · Albert Peterson

Boateng Sees Future At Bayern Under Flick

The centre-back appeared primed to depart the Allianz Arena in the next transfer window but he has been won over by Flick, who took the top job initially on an interim basis in November. Boateng’s deal runs until 2021 and he envisages seeing it to the end, with Flick having taking Bayern back to the Bundesliga summit since replacing Niko Kovac. “I owe Hansi Flick a lot. If he wasn’t coach now, I might not be at FC Bayern anymore,” the 31-year-old told Sport Bild....

December 31, 2022 · 1 min · 169 words · Brian Helbert

Bob Baffert Banned From Entering Medina Spirit In Belmont Stakes

That means Medina Spirit, which won a now-contested Kentucky Derby and finished third in the Preakness Stakes, will not run in the Belmont Stakes on June 5. NYRA said its final determination for the length and terms of Babbert’s suspension depends on whether Churchill Downs receives a second test confirming an initial positive for 21 picograms of betamethasone for the horse on the day of the Derby. That would also invalidate Medina Spirit’s first-place finish in the first leg of the Triple Crown....

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 236 words · Zachary Nieto

Bobby Kotick Claims Activision Blizzard Stock Drop Is Due To Delays Not Lawsuits

When asked about the effect of the sexual harassment suits and government agency investigations on the Activision stock price, Kotick claimed that the delays to Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 played more of a role in the stock’s dive. The bold claim has not been received well among fans and is being perceived as more “passing the buck” by the embattled CEO. RELATED: Microsoft Boss “Grateful” for Kotick’s Leadership...

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 347 words · Margaret Maxam

Bobby Lashley Will Face Kofi Kingston At Money In The Bank

Now, just 24 hours after his victory, Bobby Lashley has already learned who his opponent for the upcoming Money in the Bank pay-per-view will be. While celebrating his win on a segment of the VIP Lounge, The New Day’s Kofi Kingston emerged and interrupted the festivities. Kofi then issued a challenge to the All Mighty for his WWE Championship, which the latter brashly accepted. Despite MVP’s attempts to change his business partner’s mind, Kofi goaded Bobby Lashley into accepting the match after reminding him that he was the only one who had pinned him....

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 323 words · Tammy Mcnamara

Bobby Valentine May Return To Japan As Donald Trump S Ambassador

Boston radio station WEEI reported Thursday night that the 66-year-old Valentine, the former Red Sox, Mets, Rangers (and Chiba Lotte Marines) skipper, is under consideration for the post. MORE: Sports figures who supported Donald Trump during campaign WEEI laid out some reasons why it’s not a totally crazy idea: — Valentine and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are “friendly,” and both went to USC. — Valentine knows Masayoshi Son, who owns the SoftBank Hawks, another Japanese team....

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 223 words · Francis Keyes

Bobcats Al Jefferson Will Start Monday In His Return From Ankle Injury

Jefferson signed a three-year, $41 million contract this summer, but the Bobcats have seen little return in the early stages of the season. Jefferson, who initially suffered his right ankle sprain in the Bobcats' second preseason game against the Miami Heat, has struggled to recover. That could change soon with Jefferson being awarded the start in the Bobcats' Monday home game against the Atlanta Hawks. It will be the first time Jefferson has suited up since opening night, when he scored 13 points on 6-of-19 shooting in a 96-83 loss to the Houston Rockets on Oct....

December 31, 2022 · 3 min · 536 words · Mae Phillips

Boca Juniors V River Plate The Superclasico Copa Libertadores Final In Opta Facts

Boca will begin their bid to win South America’s premier club competition for a record-equalling seventh time against their most fierce rivals at La Bombonera on Saturday. However, River have won each of their last three appearances in the Libertadores final – most recently in 2015, which was also masterminded by head coach Marcelo Gallardo. Ahead of the first leg, we bring you the best Opta Facts on one of the biggest games South America has ever seen....

December 31, 2022 · 2 min · 383 words · Diane Brown