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“He was like, ‘That’s enough. We’re going to win with that,’” sophomore Matt Jones told Sporting News on Sunday afternoon after his team earned a Sweet 16 spot with a dominating 68-49 win against San Diego State. “And we’ve bought into that.” MORE: Coach K’s 10 best players | Virginia player disses his teammates after loss | Sunday’s must-see photos They certainly have. The ‘8’ of course, was a reference to how many scholarship players the Blue Devils had remaining on the roster after junior Rasheed Sulaimon was kicked off the team on Jan....

Stroman (11-6) started Saturday and beat the New York Yankees. He will be eligible to pitch in Friday’s series opener against the Orioles.

There’s a commonly held belief that hitting is contagious, and consistent contact can be passed from one hitter to the next as though it were a game of telephone. If such a concept holds true, it stands to reason the inverse is also correct: hitting slumps can spread through a clubhouse like communicable disease. Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo believes the saying can account for his team’s slow offensive start to the season....

The Blue Jays earned their stripes. Whichever cliche saying is used it seemed to work. Pitcher Mark Buehrle recently met the owner of a zoo and arranged to have the team meet the two animals. Warning: If you thought Yasiel Puig and the puppies were cute, prepare yourself. MORE: Gallery | SN’s All Half-Decade Team After the series with the Cubs went so well it may not be a bad idea for the Blue Jays to adopt the animals or the Steve Bartman imposter....

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons exemplified the wrong way Tuesday night, after his team dropped a 3-2 decision to the Rays on a replay review that showed Jose Bautista, attempting to break up a double play, came off second base and grabbed the foot of Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe. MORE: Must-see opening day photos | Yankees done in by rules Forsythe’s relay throw was well wide of first base, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score....

A lot of people, black and white, heartily endorse that. Some of his fellow athletes — hello, Richard Sherman and Ray Lewis — are just as comfortable saying that out loud as Lillard was, in the wake of a second video in two days of a black man being shot by police. MORE: Athletes react to Alton Sterling, Philando Castile deaths Here’s the Trail Blazers All-Star’s Twitter feed, soon after a man in Minnesota was shot to death in his car in front of his girlfriend and child, a scene captured on Facebook video....

What most people may not know, however, is the fact that there is actually another entity that stands above the Gotei 13. Their name is the Royal Guard, or also known as the Zero Division. The reason why most people don’t know about them is because they rarely appear in public. They also never interfere with what’s going on within the Soul Society itself. So who is the member of the Royal Guard, and what is their job actually?...

RELATED: Canceled Or Discontinued MMORPGs That Tried To Change The Genre Mounts in Bless Unleashed serve the same primary function that they do in other MMORPGs: allowing the player to traverse large areas quickly. Rarer mounts also serve as showpieces, letting the player display their hard-won prize to others. With multiple rarities and a huge variety, getting new mounts can be a time-consuming and exciting goal in itself. Here’s everything the player needs to know about finding and using mounts in Bless Unleashed....

Pioneers like Homer, Hellen Keller, Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder. Champions who never believed they were at a disadvantage, instead chose to “see” an opportunity where none thought it existed. Choosing to forego their past, their nemesis, their negativity, to inspire millions to choose their state of mind. Imagine the plight of Shekhar Naik, born blind and without hope. As a child of 7 years, with 60% of his vision restored in one eye, imagine the joy he felt when a new world opened up to him....

Actor Stevin John, real name Stephen J. Grossman, is credited with creating the character and has played the role since Blippi’s online debut in February 2014. In doing so, the show has clocked up more than 9.5 billion YouTube views, 12.4 million subscribers and is now dubbed in Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Arabic. On Saturday, May 8, however, a new actor stepped into Blippi’s signature blue and orange outfit....

As disappointing as the news was for fans, many began to wonder what was next for the studio. Although players have the rest of the year to get their fill of magic-based combat, its likely they didn’t expect to get an answer as to what’s next for Proletariat less than 24 hours later. As it turns out, the studio is joining one of the biggest studios in the world thanks to a surprising announcement that broke early this morning....

Many have been impressed with the Xbox Game Pass and its plans for expansion with the Xbox Series X. Yet having a wide array of games on a relatively cheap subscription is only truly beneficial to consumers if the system is also competitively priced. At the moment no console has made it clear what price range they will sell consoles at and this looks set to continue. RELATED: Fable on Xbox Series X Should Bring Back One Major Antagonist...

Along Navaginskaya Street, one of the city’s main boulevards, parents shuffle along as their children rock on scooters and roller skates. An elderly man delights little children with music from wooden instruments on the steps of the city administration office as the country marks Russia Day this Monday. Along Kurortny Prospect, mass transit buses move by covered in advertising announcing the 2017 Fifa Confederations Cup. At the Moremall (pronounced Moramol), staffers are hard at work issuing Fan IDs to spectators that have bought tickets for the biggest football fiesta to be hosted by the city this month....

RELATED: The 10 Rarest Enemies In Bloodborne The Orphan of Kos is arguably the hardest boss in Bloodborne, if not the hardest boss in the entire Soulsborne series. Aside from the boss’ difficulty level, FromSoftware Games also made sure to make this character as interesting and complex as everything else in this game. 8 Connections With Gehrman There are a couple of details about the Orphan of Kos and Gehrman that hint at a connection between the two....

The Mumbai Indians prevailed in last-ball drama, with Lasith Malinga holding his nerve to trap Shardul Thakur lbw and secure a one-run win. Watson was run out for 80 in the final over and veteran team-mate Harbhajan Singh revealed he went above and beyond in Hyderabad. A dark red patch became visible on Watson’s right leg during his innings – the only factor that prevented the Australian all-rounder from keeping his struggles entirely under wraps....

The St. Louis Blues have re-signed the Russian forward to a two-year contract that carries an AAV of $1.475 million, the team announced on Sunday. As negotiations dragged on through the summer between the team and the restricted free agent, Barbashev’s camp revealed that he was also considering playing overseas in 2019-20, per The Athletic’s Jeremy Rutherford. Despite that uncertainty, a deal finally got done, and it’s a good thing for the Blues as they hold onto a key piece to the puzzle moving forward....

But don’t think for one second the Clippers power forward has lived a sheltered life. He knows a thing or two about the dope game, which we learned after watching him break down the drug references Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” in a recent man-on-street interview with Clevver TV. MORE: Comedy Central pokes fun at Adam Silver | Russell Westbrook named cover athlete for NBA Live 16 | NBA Finals Game 3 preview...

According to Radar Online, Griffin had been ordered to pay $258,000 a month in child support: The former couple reached a settlement during private negotiations and avoided going to trial. Details of the agreement were not revealed by Griffin and Cameron. The 29-year-old, who was traded to the Pistons from the Clippers earlier this year, is heading into the second year of a five-year contract worth more than $171 million....

A brainchild of the Sachin Tendulkar, the KBFS, is scheduled to operate from three more centres i.e. Thiruvananthapuram (Thiruvananthapuram’s University Stadium), Kozhikode (Corporation Stadium or at the Medical College) and Thrissur (Thrissur’s Corporation Stadium). The Blasters’ technical director for grassroots, Terry Phelan said, “We’re not looking for quick fixes. It’s a long-term approach where the real foundation for progress for the youth and under-19 teams will be offered”. At the launch of the first school in Kochi on 23rd July the Irishman Phelan, former Chelsea and Manchester City player, also added “This will be a football project where children are going to be thinking for themselves, where game intelligence will be given top priority”....

Bayern deny Ronaldo rumours Prosecutors have filed a complaint in which they accused Ronaldo of a “voluntary” and “conscious” breach of his tax obligations, amounting to a figure of €14.7 million. The Ballon d’Or holder’s representatives Gestifute have denied the accusation, while his club Real Madrid have said they are “absolutely convinced that our player Cristiano Ronaldo will prove his total innocence in this process”. Former FIFA president Blatter is serving a six-year ban from all football-related activity over a “disloyal payment” made to former UEFA chief Michel Platini....