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New Zealand have been the better of the two sides by some distance in the series, putting in two wonderful performances. While their batters have come up with the goods at times of need, their bowling unit has fired in unison on both occasions. They will be keen to inflict a series whitewash over the Windies, who have lacked conviction in this format for quite some time now. However, they have a strong roster to fall back on and will fancy their chances of a win in this game....

With 122-catch, 1,964-yard, and 16-TD seasons on his resume, Johnson has, on more than one occasion, put his game- and matchup-changing ability on display. Johnson is obviously a freak of nature, but what is it about his overall skill set that has turned him into a perennial first-round fantasy pick? If we can boil that down, we can find other receivers – presumably cheaper ones – that produce in a similar fashion....

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Beneath a street lamp in one of Rio de Janeiro’s slums, 19-year-old boxer Wanderson de Oliveira does pull-ups from a metal bar outside the Fight for Peace academy while two skinny young boys watch intently. Much of the Complexo da Maré, a teeming neighborhood of 140,000 people near Rio’s international airport, remains in the grip of drug gangs despite efforts to break their hold on the city’s poor districts ahead of the August Olympic Games....

The anonymous woman shared her dilemma to popular forum Mumsnet, asking users to wade in with their views. According to the woman, her husband’s childhood friend is set to marry the mother of his children this fall. “We received a save the date card a few days ago and I told [my husband] I won’t be going due to the fact their whole relationship seems like a joke,” she wrote....

Nintendo confirmed the Wii Mini in a press release today, after the revamped console was spotted within Best Buy Canada’s stock list early this morning. The system will be exclusive to Canada during the Holiday season, and it’ll retail for a suggested price of $99.99. The miniature version of Ninty’s popular home console is matte black with a red trim, and it’ll include a red Wii Motion Plus controller and a red Nunchuk, so it’s far from a major ripoff for Wii-less individuals....

The Reds had struggled to break down Chris Wilder’s spirited side and looked destined to drop points in the Premier League for the first time this season. Netherlands international Wijnaldum ensured they made it seven wins out of seven, though, when his volley from the edge of the penalty area squirmed through the grasp of goalkeeper Dean Henderson 20 minutes from time at Bramall Lane. Klopp says he was close to bringing the midfielder off six minutes earlier but ultimately opted to introduce Divock Origi at the expense of Jordan Henderson....

While every hook has opportunities and scenes that make them worth experiencing with a character at least once, some hooks leave room for a wider variety of scenes and opportunities. Some can even present scenarios that can lead to gear and transformations players wouldn’t find otherwise. For players looking for certain benefits or mechanics, it’s just a matter of knowing which hooks to look into. 10 Weird The Weird hook certainly lives up to its name with the opportunities it holds, offering one scene and one side quest to any party with a hero that has it in their characteristics....

Manchester United deportees Wilfried Zaha(21) and Fabio Da Silva(23) have joined Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s Cardiff Football Club. United’s £15 million summer purchase Zaha joins Cardiff FC on loan for the remainder of the season, while Brazilian Fabio joins them on permanent basis. Zaha despite his impressive performances in United’s pre season tour hasn’t been able to earn any starts for United and thus been sent to get some first team action to the Bluebirds....

The fact that Wyden’s proposal, the Fair Flat Tax Act, seems radical is a measure of how foolishness has become conventional. Today, as when tax reform was accomplished in 1986, the objectives are threefold—although Wyden stresses only two. One is simplification for its own sake. Americans spend an estimated 6.4 billion hours (more than the 6.3 million industrious people of Indiana work in a year) and more than $265 billion on compliance with a tax code that is six times longer than “War and Peace” (not counting 8 million words—20,000 pages—of regulations)....

Trying to gauge whether Alex Ovechkin will pass Wayne Gretzky for the NHL’s all-time goals record involves pinning down a number of moving targets and providing answers to mostly unanswerable questions. And while the easy answer is simply “It’s too early to tell,” that’s also not any fun. Ovechkin entered the season 164 goals behind Gretzky. With the Capitals legend putting together a strong season, here’s a closer look at what exactly it would take to threaten Gretzky’s place in history....

Dallas, which has a 7-7 record and one-game lead over the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East, travels to face the Eagles this Sunday in a game that could determine the division title. The NFC East will only have one team in the playoffs, so Sunday’s game is of huge importance. Meanwhile, Prescott was limited in practice on Wednesday. His coach and teammates feel confident he will be a full participant Sunday as the Cowboys could clinch the division title outright....

In the wake of this news, many fans expect that one of Marvel Comics’ greatest villains, Doctor Doom, will be making his MCU debut sooner rather than later. Not only is he the arch-nemesis of the Fantastic Four and a longtime rival of Kang the Conqueror, he also served as the main antagonist of the Secret Wars comics. In fact, it’s quite possible that Doom could prove to be the true villain of the entire Multiverse Saga....

For those unaware, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot features two types of party characters, playable and support. Playable characters consists of those characters from Dragon Ball Z that took particularly active roles in the story, such as Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Future Trunks, and Gohan, while support characters are those that were less important such as Krillin, Tien, Android 18, and Yamcha. These characters, with the exception of Android 18 are all limited by their biology and are therefore understandably not as powerful as the playable characters, but there are other ways beyond power that the upcoming DLC could bring these characters back into relevance....

While leaks and reports paint a surprisingly detailed picture of the PS4 hardware, the software side remains mostly a mystery. What unannounced exclusive games will be announced? What “next-gen” third-party titles may appear as publishers take advantage of the buzz surrounding today’s event? One of them could be DICE’s Battlefield 4. While the Medal of Honor series fades away (again), Electronic Arts has big plans for the future of their flagship shooter franchise, Battlefield....

Over the past week, sparked by the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd on May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer, citizens have taken to the streets to protest systemic racism and police brutality—often while in violation of public health advice designed to limit the spread of an infectious disease that has claimed more than 100,000 lives in the U.S. Experts spent months warning about the risks of mass gatherings. Now, citizens are coming together in vast numbers—with social distancing quickly becoming impossible, especially during increasingly heated confrontations with law enforcement....

According to bookmakers, the Democrats are odds-on favorites to survive the recall election tomorrow with Republicans appearing to have failed to capitalize on Newsom’s unpopular handling of the pandemic. In its latest odds on Monday, British bookmaker Betfair put Newsom not to be recalled at 1-8 while the odds of him being successfully recalled stand at 4-1. Paddy Power, an Irish bookmaker, had the recall being successful at 8-1and 1-16 for it to fail....

They also have a big problem with the start of the 2021-22 regular season less than two weeks away: Kyrie Irving is not a full-time player. MORE: Andrew Wiggins explains vaccination decision Under New York City’s guidelines, unvaccinated Knicks and Nets players are not allowed to enter their home arenas for games. The Knicks are 100 percent vaccinated, but multiple reports indicate that the Nets are still waiting on Irving to become compliant with the local protocols....

The Serbian was forced to withdraw from this year’s event after authorities revoked his visa due to his COVID-19 vaccination status. He was also banned from the US Open in August, meaning that Wimbledon was his only success at a major in 2022. The Sporting News takes a look at Djokovic’s status ahead of the first Grand Slam tournament of 2023. MORE: What is the United Cup? The new Australian Open warm-up event...

The comedian’s lawyers had appealed to the court in December 2020, arguing his life was put on trial and he had suffered from unquantifiable prejudice. So why exactly was Cosby released and is such an agreement legally sound? Cosby made a deal with Bruce Castor, the then-Montgomery County district attorney, in 2005. Castor told Cosby that he would not face criminal charges in a case involving one of his accusers, Andrea Constand, if he testified in Constand’s trial that alleged civil charges against Cosby....