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“There are a lot of funny athletes out there, but it’s rare that you see a guy like Blake — I can honestly say he’s an actor who just happens to be an amazing basketball player,” Brennan said to Nikeinc.com. “But don’t sleep on CP, either. Watching him, you see right away that he’s got plenty of talent and the situational awareness needed to pull off the jokes.” “On the bus, after practice or getting lunch, it seems like there’s always a competition to make each other laugh,” Paul said....

With less than six seconds remaining in overtime and down by two to the Suns on Monday night, they ran an ATO (after timeout) play with Blake Griffin dribbling to the hole. The play was a fake handoff to Chris Paul followed by a drive down the left side of the key for Griffin. The Suns had a foul to give and smartly used it on the Clippers big man as Griffin passed to an open J....

On Tuesday night, the former pitcher was in the booth for the YES Network, calling the Yankees-Blue Jays game, when Dellin Betances appeared to strike out Edwin Encarnacion in the ninth inning. Umpire Mark Wegner, however, called it a dropped foul tip as Encarnacion’s swing tapped catcher Gary Sanchez’s glove, knocking the glove closed and preventing him from catching it. “It could be easily seen, if it were a challengeable call,” Cone said....

So far, the virus has killed more than 6,500 worldwide, according to Monday’s report from the World Health Organization, and there have been about 165,000 confirmed cases. There are likely many more that are unconfirmed, as people can be ill and not show any symptoms. A large study in China found that more than 80 percent of confirmed cases had fairly mild symptoms, and under 5 percent of cases were critical....

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s season — perhaps his collegiate career — is over. Alabama said as much after he exited Saturday’s game with a dislocated hip in the Tide’s final drive before halftime. Instead of traveling back to Tuscaloosa, Ala., on the team bus, he left Davis Wade Stadium in an ambulance and was taken via helicopter to Birmingham for further evaluation. Tagovailoa’s injury immediately engendered heated responses across social media....

Martin Truex Jr. had the lead heading into the final turn, literally yards from the finish line, with Jimmie Johnson driving hard to catch him on Sunday. Johnson went too hard into the turn, hit Truex Jr., and both drivers spun out in the Bank of America Roval 400. Blaney, running third, then crossed the finish line for his second career victory. Jamie McMurray finished second, followed by Clint Bowyer and Alex Bowman....

[HTML1] With only a few more months until the launch of Call of Duty: Ghosts, it’s almost time for a lot of gamers to close the book on Activision’s 2012 COD title, Black Ops 2. However, before we say goodbye to the near future and all its inventive technology, developer Treyarch has one last treat for fans, the fourth and final DLC pack titled Apocalypse. The Apocalypse DLC for Black Ops 2 is set to hit the Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow, and a new trailer has hit the net in celebration....

RELATED: Bleach: The Strongest Espada, Ranked The original Captains were on screen for barely two minutes, where they were each seen dispatching Quincies with ease. In the manga, the original Gotei 13, with the exception of Yamamoto, were nothing more but silhouettes. Bleach is known for its well-designed characters, and series creator Tite Kubo released the designs for the original Captains to celebrate the anime’s return. Their names and Squad numbers were also released, and certain Captains look better than others....

Bledsoe on Friday agreed a four-year deal worth a reported $70million and later top scored with 31 points in a 131-120 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, which ensured the Bucks will prolong their season. The point guard spoke of his delight after committing his future to Milwaukee. “I’m just happy to be a Buck.” he said. “We’ve got the talent in our team, we are growing together. We are competing for something and I just want to be a part of that....

Speaking on Tuesday, Secretary Blinken told the U.N. Human Rights Council that Russian strikes in Ukraine “are hitting schools, hospitals, and residential buildings” resulting in the deaths of innocent civilians. In response, Blinken suggested that Russia be stripped of its Council membership on day six of the Russia-Ukraine war after President Vladimir Putin initiated an invasion of its neighboring country of Ukraine on February 24. “They are destroying critical infrastructure, which provides millions of people across Ukraine with drinking water, gas to keep them from freezing to death, and electricity,” Blinken said in a video address....

Nonetheless his claims about the direction Windows 8 is headed, and his contingency plan for using Linux as an alternate form of computer gaming, had some people talking. In fact, Blizzard, developers behind most of the more popular PC titles in the past decade — among them World of Warcraft, StarCraft 2, and most recently Diablo 3 — has come out to say they agree with Newell’s sentiments. While Blizzard’s statement, which comes from Blizzard Executive VP Rob Pardo, aren’t nearly as harsh as Newell’s, he does echo the sense of doom and gloom painted by the Valve head’s claim....

Companies facing unhappy customers and even lawsuits over their monetization choices is not new. In March, one player filed a $5 million lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive for what they consider to be over-the-top microtransactions in NBA 2K22. And Blizzard itself had to contend with another potential lawsuit in 2019, this time over the loot boxes offered in Overwatch. In March of this year, a California court decided that the case, which involved a minor, wouldn’t go to court....

It’s likely that Blizzard has had to slow development on these games due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s uncertain exactly when massive game development studios will be able to return to full development. For major studios like Activision Blizzard, COVID has put a massive obstacle in the way of future development by keeping developers from organizing in person. Blizzard quality and what players expect For a long time, the Blizzard name has been synonymous with impeccable quality....

As part of Blizzard’s plans to get everyone excited, the company has now revealed the BlizzCon 2017 schedule. On Friday, November 3, the show will kick off with the opening ceremony, taking place at 11AM PDT. This will then be followed by a day of updates on the future of several Blizzard games, including Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, StarCraft 2, and Heroes of the Storm as part of these games’ “What’s Next” panels....

“#bryanchristopherkohberger’s defense team also has experts; look for blood spatter analysis to play a role in #idahohomicides,” former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer wrote in a tweet on Monday. Kohberger, a 28-year-old Ph.D. student studying criminology at Washington State University, was arrested last month and faces four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. His arrest came more than a month after police in Moscow, Idaho, began their investigation into the fatal stabbings of four college students: Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20....

Ranged weapons in Bloodborne being limited to a single mode of firing meant that each one was able to be crafted to fit one specific utility, but outside of parrying, most of these weapons had little use in most encounters. A simple change in philosophy of ranged combat, by giving these weapons the same dual utility that melee weapons have, can make players completely reevaluate weapon builds and the value of investing in bloodtinge....

The parasol-wielding vampire has technically been playable for a while, since she’s one of the boss characters that players can control in Bloodstained’s recently-added Boss Revenge mode. Now, though, ArtPlay has confirmed that she will soon be playable in the main game alongside other characters like Miriam and Zangetsu. RELATED: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Zangetsu Update is Available Now So far, the developer has only shown two short clips of Bloodless in action on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night’s Twitter page, one which shows her using her parasol to glide and one that shows her unleashing one of her blood-manipulation attacks....

Also see: Best Black Friday Phone Deals Bluboo X9 review: UK price and availability Bluboo is a Chinese brand, and is shipped to the UK from third-party sites such as GearBest, which supplied our review sample. GearBest has a UK warehouse, and buy can buy the Bluboo X9 from here for £100.92 – at least you can usually; right now it’s out of stock. Also see: Best MiFi 2016....

Such was the case in the bottom of the second inning of the AL vs. NL showdown, in which Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah was mic’d up while pitching to his own catcher, Alejandro Kirk. Manoah ultimately struck out the side between conversing with Joe Davis and John Smoltz, who also gave him calls from time to time. Alas, he was unable to sit down his National League opponents in order due to a miscall from Smoltz, who told him to throw a backfoot slider to Jeff McNeil that hit the Mets second baseman....

But a lot of money doesn’t always equal a fancy lifestyle. Just ask Blue Jays prospect Daniel Norris. Norris is ranked 25th on MLB.com’s top 100 prospects and he’s living in a van by the ocean. If you’re familiar with Saturday Night Live you immediately think of Chris Farley’s classic sketch. But Norris’ situation isn’t like that. He’s living in a van because that’s what he enjoys. “I love the outdoors....