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The latest clash between the two UFC fighters stems from a Poirier claim Sunday night that McGregor and his team failed to deliver on a promised $500,000 donation. It would have gone to Poirier’s charity, “The Good Fight,” after their UFC 257 bout in January, which Poirier won via second-round TKO. McGregor responded in kind, saying that Poirier never said exactly where the money was going and how it would be used....

See also; Best NAS drives Even if you already have a Freeview set-top box, the TV Butler should appeal. Once connected to a USB port on your NAS drive it will let you record shows and then watch them on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. You can also download the videos to your phone and watch them offline, or stream them remotely over your broadband connection. The theory sounds good, but in practice, the TV Butler is a device that only hard-core techies will be able to set up and use....

Dwarf Fortress: How to Install Mods (Steam) Prior to getting into details on specific mods for Dwarf Fortress’s Steam release, instructions on how to install them may be helpful. Here are those instructions, and it is important to emphasize that the only supported way to get a mod up and running is to install it during world creation: RELATED: Dwarf Fortress: How to Trade Navigate to the mod’s Steam Workshop page....

The 22-year-old LaJoie, the son of former Busch Series (now Nationwide Series) champion Randy LaJoie, competes part time in the NASCAR K&N East Series as well as in ARCA. He is expected to run Nationwide races next year for RPM. NASCAR did not release Wednesday what LaJoie was penalized for, but LaJoie received some backlash for this tweet on Oct. 15: “Is it stereotyping to ask TSA to cavity search the gentleman with a turban and a gray beard?...

Waymo, an autonomous car startup, announced Wednesday that it will be sending some of its sensor-equipped fleet to Manhattan this week. The cars will be operated manually by autonomous specialists to create the custom charts of the roadways for the company’s software, known as Waymo Driver. The cars will be driving south of Central Park, extending downtown to the Financial District and through the Lincoln Tunnel to a small area of New Jersey....

After being left out of the squad for last week’s draw at Wolfsburg for missing a team meeting, the Gabon international was absent again on Friday as they came from behind to secure a point in Berlin. But while Dortmund maintain he is not “focused” on playing football, the striker proved that is not the case as he found another way of getting on the ball when Bild reported that he was spotted having a kick about with a few friends....

The grisly incident took place on Thursday night after an argument broke out on a Ryanair flight from Birmingham in the UK to Mallorca. The La Vanguardia news outlet reported that a drunk passenger had been refused any more alcoholic drinks during the flight and had consequentially tried to open a fridge on the plane. The man, who has not been named, is reported to have then consumed another passenger’s drink....

The surprise video came after an email appeal from his uncle who told the police in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates how keen the lad, named only as Adam, is on police cars. The message said: “From Adam’s family to Dubai police. My nephew Adam is fighting cancer and is in love with police cars. His 8th birthday is soon and I hope the Dubai police could make him happy by showing him their supercars....

The cloud seeding operation, which uses electrical charges to prompt rainfall, speaks to the growing interest globally in rainmaking technologies as an avenue for potentially mitigating drought. According to The Independent, the cloud seeding method employed in Dubai relies on drone technology. The drones release an electrical charge into clouds, prompting them to coalesce and create rain. The technology is reportedly favored compared to other forms of cloud seeding because it uses electricity to generate rain rather than chemicals....

Luckily, he made it and the Blue Devils bench went absolutely nuts. R. Kelly and slow motion make everything better. Source: @dukeblueplanet

Champagne wasn’t really an option in the locker room for Duke during their journey to the title, so they turned up with JIF and jelly. I mean really, is there anything more satisfying than the taste of a freshly prepared sandwich as you gear up for the biggest basketball game of your young life? MORE: Duke-Wisconsin rematch | Tyus Jones’ goodbye letter | National championship photos Justise Winslow tried to drop some knowledge on how to craft the perfect PB&J, but he was way off base....

So Jahlil Okafor is gone. Justise Winslow is gone. Tyus Jones is gone. They all had their days, with Jones the last of the bunch. MORE: Duke releases its own ‘One Shining Moment’ | Ellis returning to Kansas | Paige returning to UNC “Even though I am entering the NBA Draft,” Jones said in the release, “I will forever be a Duke Blue Devil.” Mike Krzyzewski thus has become the second NCAA Division I coach to win a championship with three “one-and-done” players....

Grayson Allen shooting 1 of 9 from 3-point range. He’s playing with Luke Kennard, Frank Jackson, Justin Tatum and Matt Jones. Does he really need to miss eight to know it’s not his night? The combined 74 percent shooting on 2-point attempts by N.C. State big men Ted Kapita and Abdul-Malik Abu. Duke simply got trucked at the rim. Amile Jefferson’s five points and five rebounds in his second game back from a foot injury that cost him two games....

Tradition, fundamentals, and passion are all things that make the Blue Devils who they are. The team released its hype video as they set to take on Michigan State, and it’s everything you would expect it to be. It’s basically a look back to how they got where they are, and it’s set to intense music. It make not be glitter and gold, but it’s Duke. They just get it done....

Four Tamil Nadu players are part of the Duleep Trophy squads and fast bowler K Vignesh and Baba Indrajith have both welcomed the move and are eager to make the most of familiar conditions in an unfamiliar setting. In the Tamil Nadu Premier League, both Vignesh and Indrajith have played in Dindigul for their respective sides and will have insight about the conditions that few others enjoy as they both turn out for India Green....

Obviously players who are die-hard Critical Role fans are going to want to pick up the Dungeons and Dragons: Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount to start planning their own adventures, but D&D fans who are a little on the fence can actually get a taste for free. In order to help out players who are stuck at home and trying to organize new online DnD groups, DnD Beyond is currently offering a free Wildemount adventure to take new characters from level 1-3 in the Biting North....

RELATED: Dungeons & Dragons: Tips For Running The Wild Beyond The Witchlight Now the release of The Wild Beyond the Witchlight has provided dungeon masters with material for adventures in this very peculiar setting, connected and yet seperate from the world most players are familiar with. It is a setting full of contradictions and strange occurrences that will provide some unusual challenges to adventurers. It is also home to some unique creatures, including several playable races and some bizarre enemies....

So it should come as no surprise, then, that the Owls’ leader felt uncomfortable accepting his American Conference Coach of the Year award on Thursday afternoon. MORE: SN’s Coach of the Year runners-up He began his acceptance speech by acknowledging the hard work of the other coaches in the American Athletic Conference like Frank Haith at Tulsa, Larry Brown at SMU and Larry Davis at Cincinnati — all conceivably fellow Coach of the Year candidates — but then his direction changed....