Dutch Mantell shared his criticism over the feud during the latest Smack Talk episode and felt that the company had dragged the angle out for far too long. The former manager said WWE fails to strike a balance as storylines either become stale or get nixed before they reach a proper crescendo. The former Zeb Colter couldn’t grasp the processes that were followed during the company’s creative meetings, as he revealed below:...
Dutta was elected to the post for a four-year term in the polls of the regional football body. “I believe my election as vice president of SWAFF will be good for Indian football. I am happy to be part of the SWAFF as vice president,” Dutta told PTI. “The SWAFF has promised to give the AIFF USD 500000 for the development of Indian football and India will be taking part in the SWAFF Cup and play against the likes of Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain,” he added....
The 38-year-old former Chelsea striker played his last home game for the club after he came on as a second half substitute in Impact’s 3-2 win over Toronto FC in the first leg of the MLS Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday. “Everyone knows that it was my last game here,” Drogba said when asked after the match if he would be back next season. “There is still one, maybe two games to go....
Unlike Colombia, Venezuela refuses to cooperate with the United States to combat narcotics trafficking. The country’s attorney general admits the National Guard and the intelligence service both have ties to drug traffickers, along with civilian airport employees. The border area, which Colombian officials have trouble monitoring due to its difficult terrain, is a “breeding ground for crime and violence,” according to an International Crisis Group report on drug trafficking in Latin America....
Williamson is under fire following New Zealand’s eight-wicket defeat in the second Test, which has left them 1-0 behind in the series. Williamson made scores of just two and one as the Black Caps were put to the sword by the Proteas in Wellington, however, Du Plessis leapt to the defence of his counterpart. ‘‘I think it’s unfair. I think he’s done really well with the New Zealand team," Du Plessis said on Friday....
The 34-year-old said hope alone would get the Proteas nowhere and instructed his slow-starting stars to search within themselves and pull out a string of performances. Defeats to England, Bangladesh and India - and a rained-off clash with West Indies - have left South Africa in a dire position and with Du Plessis demanding wins from all five of their remaining matches. On Saturday they face Afghanistan in Cardiff, and another off-day could inflict a fatal blow to their semi-final hopes....
Jackson is projected to be selected in the second round. Grayson Allen’s return to Duke and the potential commitment of five-star point guard Trevon Duval were factors in Jackson’s decision, according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. MORE: Jordan Goldwire commits to Duke In his one season with the Blue Devils, Jackson averaged 10.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. He joins teammates Harry Giles, Jayson Tatum and Luke Kennard as early entries who have signed with agents for the NBA draft....
However, it seems as though the community is not ready to give up on the sunglasses-wearing action star, as this new unofficial release proves. The Duke Nukem Forever 2001 restoration project released a gameplay trailer recently, showcasing exactly what can be expected in these opening moments of the fan-made title. It is, as many can imagine, full of high-octane and guns blazing shoot-em-up goodness, complete with some new lines of dialogue that are part and parcel of this series....
There’s no shortage of talent on the court this season, but if we had to pick only five players to represent us on the court in a fantastical, fictional pickup game for the ages, here’s who we’d rock with. MORE: Upperclassmen dominate SN’s second- and third-team All-Americans SN’s college basketball preseason All-Americans First team Jalen Brunson, Villanova, Jr., G Brunson is creeping on a come up. For two years, he laid in the cut while former Villanova stars Josh Hart and Kris Jenkins got the limelight....
The Blue Devils and Badgers were announced as part of the 2015 edition of the 2K Classic in November at Madison Square Garden. Granted the lineups will be much different considering Duke’s Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow have declared for the NBA Draft, and Wisconsin will be without Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker. MORE: Duke’s own “One Shining Moment” video | DeCOURCY: Media twisting Bo Ryan’s words | Best tournament snapshots...
But it’s an anonymous cool in the United States. Kennedy has toned down the punk look and vows -not to blurt out exactly what I think." (At the ‘88 Olympics, he offended one of his sport’s major backers, 3M, by publicly objecting to a piece of promotional tape an his luge.) He hopes it will be his success that finally puts luge in the U.S. spotlight. Kennedy finished second by a point to Austria’s Markus Prock in this season’s World Cup (he has been known to joke that his improved performance is due to steroids) and is a contender for Olympic gold....
The movie sequel to the sci-fi favorite franchise had been greenlighted by the studio shortly after its 2021 premiere, with the original plans booking Dune: Part Two for an October 20, 2023, release. Instead, the second part of Villeneuve’s take on the original Dune novel now heads over to the next year’s November 3 week in order to secure better scheduling that wasn’t originally available when the film was announced....
Part of building a character for a D&D game is choosing a Background. This helps fill out a character’s past, including their childhood experiences, early training, and previous exploits. It’s advisable to keep a d10, a d8, and a d6 handy for this part of the process, as rolling these dice will determine certain aspects. Every Background is unique, but some have more useful features than others. Updated July 28, 2022, by Kristy Ambrose:New modules and rulebooks with more interesting Background choices have recently been added to the already extensive Dungeons & Dragons library....
The newly-announced Dungeon Master’s Screen Wilderness Kit is a brand new group of tools for DMs to use while sending their party out on a long journey through the wilderness. The main feature of the new product is obviously a brand new Dungeons and Dragons DM Screen featuring gorgeous art, but there are a lot of other interesting contents in the box, as well. RELATED: Dungeons and Dragons Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything - Which Subclasses Are Reprints?...
Menyr’s features trailer delves into three areas of focus, Virtual Table Top, World Building, and Storytelling. As most online Dungeons & Dragons players will attest, the virtual tabletop technology is incredibly important to get right. This is where games will be played, after all. If features are missing, then the game can’t be played. The features Menyr is showcasing in this video include virtual dice rolling, multi-view gameplay, a character library of tokens, and a lobby to act as a social area while the virtual tabletop is set up....
That’s the gimmick of “Chubb’s Antiques Roadshow,” a 13-episode series set to debut in January on PBS. The idea is simple: people in a selected city are invited to lug their bric-a-brac–anything from comic books to Chippendale furniture–to a central location where expert appraisers and camera crews lie in wait. When an appraiser comes across a noteworthy item, a garage-sale vase worth thousands or maybe just something with a good story behind it, owner and appraiser go on camera....
The versatile Dutch midfielder joined the Red Devils from Ajax in the summer but has found game time hard to come by so far. Van de Beek is yet to register a start in the Premier League or the UEFA Champions League, with his only start coming in the EFL Cup. While Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has remained optimistic about Van de Beek getting games, insisting that there’s enough time for him to play, Van Basten expressed his belief that his compatriot should be playing week in week out....
On Monday, authorities called for citizens to rest from violent protests, have patience and a willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccination as infection numbers have increased once again. The government leaders and EU officials announced that Monday that a return to pre-COVID days is still out of the question, and that some of the peaceful protests that turned violent were counterproductive. And for those who turned the protests into violent riots, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte simply called them “idiots....
