So the dartboard is back. Here's the Western Conference playoff preview. No. 1 Anaheim Ducks vs. No. 4 Dallas Stars (Pacific Division) SN’s pick: Stars in seven. Why it can happen: Because it already kind of did; Anaheim, as the No. 2 seed last season, lost to the Detroit Red Wings, a team that had generated more shot attempts at 5-on-5 throughout the regular season but hadn’t won as many games....
Emojipedia describes the new emoji on its website as: “An emoji showing all fingers and thumb held together in a vertical orientation, sometimes referred to as the Italian hand gesture ‘ma che vuoi.’” At the time of writing, the tweet announcing the new emoji had more than 25,100 likes and 6,000 retweets. Emojipedia shared the “pinched fingers” emoji within an announcement by Unicode Consortium that revealed the 117 new emoji that make up Emoji 13....
The song, which was released Friday, features vocals from Andriy Khlyvnyuk, who is from the Ukrainian band Boombox. Proceeds of the song will go to supporting the Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief, the band announced on Twitter. It’s the latest example of high-profile celebrities working to support Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. By afternoon on Saturday—less than two days after the song was released—the video amassed 458,759 views on YouTube. The song has been streamed thousands of times on Spotify and has reached number one on iTunes in 29 countries....
During the match, some speculated that Pique had cut the sleeves of his Spain shirt in order to remove the colors of the nation’s flag and many media outlets reported it as fact, citing the player’s Catalan roots as a possible reason. In reality, however, the sleeves of the original jersey were white all the way down — different from the design on the shorter ones. Again, Pique was targeted and just days after holding a Twitter Q&A session to celebrate his 500th appearance as a professional player, he decided that his time with Spain will draw to an end after the World Cup in Russia in 2018....
But something took place on Wednesday that may have never happened in the entire history of professional baseball. MORE: Trade deadline podcast | Catcher pitches, earns win | Pitcher beans three on one pitch A team recorded an inning-ending double play on a walk. Here’s how it happened: With Travis Snider on second and Gaby Sanchez on third, Giants reliever Jean Machi walked Chris Stewart. As Stewart made his way to first base, Snider left second base as if the bases were loaded....
Harrison will miss six weeks after tearing ligaments in his thumb on an awkward slide into second base, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. MORE: Cano struggling with digestive ailment The Pirates placed the 27-year-old Harrison on the 15-day DL Monday. Harrison, who made his first All-Star team last year and finished ninth in the NL MVP balloting, has a slash line of .279/.313/.384 this year. But he has been an invaluable asset as a utility player, playing 56 games at third, and getting more than a dozen starts at second base and in the outfield....
The Pirates optioned infielder Brent Morel, who went 2-for-2 with three runs batted in Saturday night in an 8-3 over Arizona, to Class AAA Indianapolis and designated infielder Dean Anna for assignment to add Nix to the 40-man roster. Morel was 3 -for 16 in nine games with the Pirates. Nix has played third base, shortstop and second base this season. He signed with Tampa Bay on May 17 and hit ....
Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey believes a change in policing and in the relationship between police forces and minority communities are crucial to achieve meaningful improvements from a social standpoint. Casey, however, is mindful that engineering a shift in dynamic on a nationwide scale is an enormous challenge and has suggested a localized approach may be a more effective first step. The Pistons coach is determined to lead by example and along with franchise owner Tom Gores, he will sit down with Detroit Police Department chief James Craig....
On Wednesday, the Steelers were similarly impressive in an altogether different environment as several players bought dinner for all the workers at the ballot-counting site in Allegheny County. The county’s official Twitter account shared a video of the meals—which consisted of chicken, rigatoni pasta, vegetables, bread rolls and pies—being delivered to the voting site on Wednesday night and its heartfelt thanks to the organization. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the franchise got in touch with county officials on Wednesday night and asked whether they could provide meals for the poll workers....
When fluid collects in the lungs, it can lead to plastic bronchitis. If fluid leaks into the airways, it can form rubbery plugs called casts. The casts block the airways and make it difficult to breathe. Plastic Bronchitis Symptoms The casts that develop due to plastic bronchitis cause coughing and difficulty breathing. In some cases, you may have a severe bout of coughing and cough up the casts, which are white to tan in color and branch shaped....
Second of all: If anyone ought to be fired, it’s a bunch of the players making Bowles look so bad. MORE: NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Which might lead one to think about bagging general manager Mike Maccagnan … but, again, two years is not enough, especially when the mess he inherited didn’t really surface until that second year. It’s too early to pull the plug on either one, and there’s no sign Jets owner Woody Johnson wants to....
The decision is spurred by EPL clubs not wanting to see their star players sit out matches on their return because of quarantine restrictions by the UK government, which did not provide players an exemption from its rules. Players returning from the UK’s red-list countries would have to quarantine for a full 10 days in a managed quarantine hotel. That timetable would force players who traveled for their national team matches to miss two Premier League matches, a UEFA club competition matchday and the third round of the League Cup (Carabao Cup)....
A code to claim Zarude, the Dark and Grass-type Pokémon, via Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Mystery Gift feature was supposed to be attached to December’s Pokémon Trainer Club Newsletter, as long as gamers signed up before November 20. However, when the newsletter was distributed in mid-December, many trainers said they didn’t receive it. There are threads and threads on Reddit and other forums in which gamers ask why they didn’t receive their newsletter with the Zarude code....
Record numbers of students applied early this year, desperate to beat the odds and get into an elite school. And next year, the pressures will only grow. Savvy students are already adjusting to what they see as a trend. At the Kaplan Educational Centers (owned by NEWSWEEK’S parent company, The Washington Post Company), the number of sophomores signing up for an SAT preparation course jumped 50 percent in 1995 over 1994....
Not only is “Playoff Rondo” real — he is a lot of fun to watch. With all of the warranted praise sent in the direction of Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday, it’s easy to forget just how masterful Rondo was in the first round. The veteran point guard tallied at least nine assists in each of New Orleans’ four wins and joined Holiday in harassing Portland’s backcourt of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum throughout the series....
For a (mostly male) generation that grew up on Nintendo, then graduated to PlayStation, the PS2’s black controller is practically an extension of the human body. For everyone else, just picking up the 15-button device can be intimidating. EyeToy promises to change all that. When you connect the EyeToy to your PS2 via a USB port, your image appears on screen. The camera lets PS2 track your movements, which means that you can now use your hands, knees, feet and other extremities to interact with games that take advantage of this new peripheral....
Sam Allardyce’s tenure as England manager ended this week after just 67 days following alleged remarks he made in a video recorded by undercover reporters offering advice on how to circumvent rules on transfers. Pochettino has had a strong influence over England selection in recent years, handing numerous home-grown players chances at both Southampton and Spurs, bolstering the national side’s stocks in the process. Guardiola believes fans can enjoy watching Tottenham...
Argentina international Lamela has not featured for Spurs’ first-team since last season’s EFL Cup tie against Liverpool and has since undergone surgery on both hips. Spurs 3/4 away at Leicester He turned out for the club’s Under-23 side against Chelsea earlier this month and Pochettino confirmed Lamela, whose partner gave birth to a son on Saturday, is in contention for the trip to the King Power Stadium. “It’s very good news because he is in contention for tomorrow,” the Tottenham manager told a pre-match news conference....
The France international midfielder was one of the most sought-after talents in world football after spending four productive years in Italy with Juventus. With the door opened to a big-money move, La Liga giants Real spotted an opportunity to the make the 24-year-old their latest ‘Galactico’. Pogba, though, had his heart set on a return to Old Trafford, having emerged through United’s academy system, and insists it was an easy decision to favour Manchester over Madrid....
