It’s one thing to admit that he didn’t know who David Beckham or Zinedine Zidane were, but he had never even heard of the world’s most popular sporting event despite playing soccer on a local team as a kid. Pulisic is truly the American hope “I had no idea what the World Cup was,” the now-U.S. national team forward wrote in a column for the Players’ Tribune. “Seriously. No clue....
In honor of the Seattle Seahawks' appearance in Super Bowl 48, Boeing decided to embark on a unique flight path paying tribute to the "12th Man." SUPER BOWL: Super Bowl boulevard | Celebrity picks | Kaepernick rips Sherman Yes, this is the flight path of a Boeing 7478 plane taking off from Seattle, Wash., and landing in Everett, Wash. The plane took a course so it's flight path spells out "12" in honor of Seattle's fan base, known as the "12th Man....
Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 35 points and Pacers beat the Timberwolves 122-115 on Thursday night. Towns had 42 points and 17 rebounds, scoring 23 points and grabbing seven rebounds in the first quarter. Indiana played without Domantas Sabonis (sprained left ankle), and Tyreke Evans (food poisoning). “All we need is (who) we’ve got in this (locker) room,” Pacers coach Nate McMillan said. “We’ve been adapting, really, all season long with guys being out....
Line: Arizona -3, Total: 68.5 Line movement: Arizona opened as high as -4.5 at the Stratosphere and as low as -3 at Caesars. If the number came down, it went back up to -3.5 and generally back down to -3 around Las Vegas. The total opened around 69, up to 69.5 at some spots, and came down to 68.5 or 68. For updated spreads and totals from around Las Vegas, visit our live odds page....
Multi-Olympic champions Usain Bolt and former Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sánchez Vicario will award the trophies to the men’s and women’s singles champions of French Open tennis. Jamaica’s Bolt will award the Coupe des Mousquetaires to the winner of the men’s singles Sunday, alongside the President of the French Tennis Federation (FTF), Jean Gachassin, reports Xinhua. Bolt is a six-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion. He holds three world records in the 100 meters (9....
Six-time Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will compete at the Anniversary Games at London’s Olympic Park in July, organisers confirmed on Wednesday. The Jamaican powered to gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay in London last year to replicate his extraordinary achievements at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He is due to run in both the 100m and the 4x100m relay, in what will be the last major meet before the World Championships in Moscow....
Despite Ricardo Rodriguez’s missed penalty in the seventh minute, Bonaventura’s 13th-minute effort proved enough for seventh-placed Milan to move level on points with Sampdoria in sixth. Leonardo Bonucci had an effort ruled out for offside by the video assistant referee (VAR) in an eventful victory that sees Milan close to within seven points of Inter in the fourth and final Champions League qualification spot. The Europa League would perhaps appear to be Milan’s best route back into the Champions League, the Rossoneri going into the return fixture of their round-of-32 tie with Ludogorets holding a 3-0 lead from the first leg....
The 30-year-old is on the cusp of putting pen to paper on a reported five-year deal at San Siro, with the clubs said to have agreed a €40million move. Bonucci has been part of European club football’s most fearsome three-man at Juve alongside Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli, but last year had an argument with head coach Massimiliano Allegri during a 4-1 win over Palermo, while he was also forced to deny reports of a rift with Paulo Dybala in the Champions League final loss to Real Madrid....
The AC Milan centre-back was caught by an elbow inside the opening minute of Sweden’s 1-0 win over the Azzurri in the first leg of their World Cup play-off. 3/1 for Italy and Sweden to draw Turkish official Cakir did not even book Toivonen for his involvement in the clash, while Bonucci managed to play the full game despite his injury. “He broke my nose after 30 seconds and should’ve been sent off....
Bonucci struck after Dani Alves had given the holders the lead to secure a record third consecutive triumph in the competition and keep their hopes of a treble of league, cup and Champions League alive. Juve went into the match at Stadio Olimpico on the back of a 3-1 defeat to Roma on Sunday – a result that denied them the chance to seal the Serie A title. Bonucci was at a loss to explain that poor performance but felt it served them well as they approached the Lazio showdown with far greater conviction....
After a 1-1 draw with local rivals Torino on May 6 forced Juve to wait for a record sixth successive Serie A title, Massimiliano Allegri’s side were unable to get the job done last Sunday as they fell to a 3-1 defeat against Roma. Allegri wants Juve ‘plugged in’ Their next chance to claim the title comes at home to relegation-threatened Crotone on Sunday, but before that they take on Lazio in the Coppa Italia final on Wednesday....
With several lawsuits filed against Activision Blizzard and other ongoing controversies, the company has been the subject of much scrutiny in recent years. Now Birmingham has opened up about the drawbacks of an employee ranking system that the company has been utilizing, stirring up even more controversy in the process. RELATED: Blizzard Fans Reminisce and Mourn as Chinese World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Overwatch Servers Close Indefinitely Brian Birmingham, who’s been with Blizzard for 17 years, has confirmed his termination on Twitter after the news broke....
Since the original 2002 release of Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, the World Editor feature has allowed players to create custom games using the maps, sprites, and features available. This freedom resulted in the creation of many favorites in the multiplayer community, including the original Defense of the Ancients map which would inspire Dota 2 and League of Legends years later. Unfortunately, Blizzard wasn’t unable to capitalize on the success of those mods and have taken measures to protect itself with an updated copyright policy....
Blood Donation Typically, blood is donated by volunteers who are screened and “accepted” to give blood. The screening process includes questions about overall health and about any risk factors for disease. Blood is only taken from donors who are designated as healthy enough to do so. The donated blood is tested to determine the type (A, B, AB, or O). It is also screened for the presence of: Hepatitis B Hepatitis C HIV HTLV (human T-lymphotropic viruses) West Nile virus Treponema pallidum (syphilis) Zika virus Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)...
4K resolution and 60 frames per second is one of the major selling points of the current generation of consoles, so fans were understandably disappointed when it was revealed that Bloodborne wouldn’t be reaching these benchmarks. By all accounts, the PS5 itself is more than capable of doing it, but a hard cap set by the developers prevents it from being so. RELATED: 10 Mistakes Everyone Makes While Playing Bloodborne...
The Boss Revenge mode allows users to play as one of Bloodstained’s major bosses, Andrealphus, Bathin, Bloodless or Gremory, as they face up against the game’s protagonists, Miriam, Zangetsu, and Dominique in a boss rush mode. Between each encounter the player will be given the opportunity to rest in a transition room, while all of the bosses can also use their unique attacks from the main game. RELATED: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 Revealed at New Game Plus Expo...
Police in Novi, Michigan, initially told The Associated Press that Kivlenieks slipped and fell while fleeing a hot tub due to a “firework malfunction” from a mortar-style firework and hit his head on concrete. Following an autopsy by the Oakland County Medical Examiner, the AP confirmed that the cause of death of from chest trauma caused by a firework mortar blast. Earlier in the day, in a statement, the Blue Jackets called it a “tragic accident,” adding that medical personnel arrived at the scene to treat Kivlenieks but he died “a short time later....
While appearing on CNN’s New Day, Blumenthal spoke about the recent testimony by Frances Haugen, a former employee of the social media giant, who accused Facebook of failing to stop misinformation and creating products that “harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy.” “The company’s leadership knows how to make Facebook and Instagram safer but won’t make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people,” Haugen said during the testimony....
