The 2010 class produced standouts Amobi Okugo and Jack McInerney; on Thursday, the Union added a trio of players who could all develop into quality pros. From No. 1 overall pick Andre Blake, widely regarded as the best goalkeeping prospect in a decade, to a skilled Brazilian central midfielder and underrated Michigan State center back Kevin Cope, the Union did well to add value at a variety of positions. MORE: SuperDraft photo gallery...
More accomplished at 23 than most hockey players in their entire careers, she owns an Olympic silver medal, four gold medals from the women’s world championships and a Patty Kazmaier Award. But despite all of her accolades, Carpenter won’t play for the United States women’s national team during the 2018 Winter Olympics. On Dec. 21, the Grand Forks Herald broke the news that Carpenter and defender Megan Bozek were the national team’s final cuts....
The storm is being produced by a combination of a deep upper-level trough swinging across the mid-South, an area of low pressure developing off the southeast coast, and a strong arctic high-pressure system located over southern Quebec, Canada. These elements will produce an expanding area of snow that will spread over the Ohio Valley, central Appalachia and northern mid-Atlantic. Due to the snow in the north and the rain in the south, forecasters expect a wintry mix to stretch across the southern Appalachians and the interior mid-Atlantic, generally along the I-95 corridor....
The governors of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia each issued a state of emergency this week ahead of the forecasted winter storm, and schools are making their own preparations amid potentially hazardous road conditions. “Significant icing across the coastal plains of the Carolinas today and tonight; wintry weather this morning from southern Texas to the western Gulf Coast…Arctic chill continues across much of the central and eastern U.S.,” the National Weather Service (NWS) said in an alert....
MORE: Ronda Rousey’s cover photos | White denies report UFC for sale “I hope that’s not the case. I would really like her to fight this year. I hope she does,” White said Wednesday on “The Dan Patrick Show”. “That’s up to Ronda. Ronda’s going to come out and let us know when she’s ready to fight again.” The former women’s bantamweight champ hasn’t fought since suffering the first loss of her career to Holly Holm in November....
Clubs have been working with their local and state health officials for months now. Some have announced official plans, some haven’t. The Rockies announced official plans, then amended them a couple of weeks later. Don’t be surprised if that happens with other teams, especially those that announced plans midway through February. MORE: A brief history of weird spring training injuries We’ll keep this page updated through the start of the season, April....
While some TikTok creators used makeshift ways of livestreaming video games before, recent developments allow them to use software like OBS or Streamlabs to broadcast streams. This hard shift into video game livestreaming has people wondering if the fast-growing platform TikTok will catch up to the livestreaming behemoth Twitch. RELATED:Best Gaming TikTok Accounts to Follow What is TikTok Gaming About? For the most part, TikTok Gaming still features short-form content ranging from tips and tricks to funny bugs in video games, or even edited Twitch stream clips....
The decision, which he said will not apply to trade, U.S. citizens and their family members, green card holders, and travel from the United Kingdom, will last 30 days and is meant to curb the rise of new cases in America. “It’s a world problem and you do need separation in some cases,” Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday. “It’ll be an impact, but it’s a bigger impact—it’s a human impact, which is more important, frankly, than the financial—when you lose thousands of additional lives....
Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion, may end up fighting WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk sometime down the line. Following his split decision win over Joshua in August, Usyk stated he would need to take time off due to nagging injuries. He wouldn’t be ready for another fight in 2022. After hearing that, the once-retired Fury took matters into his own hands. The lineal champion stated he would be fighting this year, with or without Usyk....
The 19-year-old is expected to play for the New Orleans Pelicans against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, with several reports saying he will be in the starting five. Williamson, who shone for Duke during his one-season college career, is expected to a superstar in the NBA. He has already signed a shoe deal reputedly worth $75million over seven years, and comparisons have often been drawn to LeBron James....
“Chapter IV: The Whispers of Nockmaar” was written by Julia Cooperman, best known for her work on the 2016 sci-fi drama Colony. Debs Paterson returns to the series after directing episode 3. There are more writers on this series than there are episodes, and it would seem as if there are some crossed wires on the team. RELATED: Willow Creator Jon Kasdan Says Series Was Inspired By Star Wars: The Force Awakens...
We also review an epic win for Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the Gentlemen’s Doubles Final and a slightly more straight forward victory for Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the Ladies’ Doubles Final. 0 votes
Wawrinka won his first Grand Slam on the hard courts at the 2014 Australian Open. The 30-year old made the quarterfinals at last year’s Championships before losing in four sets to fellow Swede Roger Federer. It was his best Wimbledon run ever after losing in the first round the previous two years. Djokovic, denied once again at the only major to elude him while also ending a 28-match win streak, opens as the 11-to-10 Wimbledon favorite....
Warner struck a sublime unbeaten 335 in the second-Test hammering of Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval last week, with only Matthew Hayden (380) above him in the list of highest scores by an Australian. However, Warner did not get the chance to beat the legendary Lara’s overall benchmark of 400 not out achieved against England in April 2004 after captain Tim Paine declared, not wanting to risk the potential for adverse weather scuppering the team’s chances of victory....
Winners Chelsea Chelsea were the most active team out of the top 6 with Maurizio Sarri determined to add to his squad in a bid to get Chelsea back in the Champions League. They started the window with the capture of Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund who has since been loaned back to the German club until the end of the season. Whether he is the replacement for Eden Hazard whose future is uncertain remains to be seen....
The very first theatrical release that kick-started the iconic Winnie the Pooh franchise was a short film that Disney produced back in 1966. The film was titled Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, introducing what would soon become everyone’s favorite fictional teddy bear. Milne based the beloved characters in the books on the toys that his son Christopher played with and most cherished when he was a child. From that moment on, there have been several more films, as well as the successful television series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh....
The Beijing Winter Games will hold its opening and closing ceremonies at the Beijing National Stadium (also known as Bird’s Nest) on February 4 and 20, respectively. Winter Olympics 2022 – February 4 Schedule (Timings are according to Beijing Time) February 4 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, Timings: 8:00pm Curling: Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 5 Sweden vs Australia, Timings: 08:35 Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 5 Canada vs Switzerland, Timings: 08:35...
The National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction Center, issued a warning today which will be in effect until Sunday with further winter storm warnings issued by the local weather stations. According to the short forecast, heavy snow and rain or freezing rain will impact parts of the Great Lakes and the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley, with heavy snow possible in higher elevations of the north west. The heaviest rain/freezing rain is forecast over parts of Great Lakes Saturday into Sunday....
