While there is a chance for rain Sunday in Daytona, NASCAR hopes the 2.5-mile track will be dry when Dale Earnhardt Jr. starts on the pole. MORE: Drivers hope for spark at Daytona | NASCAR honors the late Steve Brynes with award Earnhardt grabbed the pole based on having the fastest practice time Friday. It’s Earnhardt’s second pole at Daytona, where he has three wins, 12 top fives and 18 top-10 finishes during his career....
That’s how Mark Nicholas described Dale Steyn’s famously celebrated wicket of Brad Haddin at Port Elizabeth in 2014. But in hindsight and in the truest sense, Steyn got us all, he bowled us all, and yes, he did enjoy getting us all out. Test cricket, or cricket in general, can be defined in many ways like resilience, determination, patience etc. But to be described as poetic it needs to be at its imperious best, and believe me, it was at its imperious best when Dale Willem Steyn stood at the start of his run-up....
Saying that the conditions would be a drawback for their players, South Africa expressed their reluctance to play the day-night Test in Adelaide. Their Test skipper de Villiers was the first one to publicly react to the issue, voicing his concern about the visibility and durability of the ball. “The pink ball has had some issues with how it responds to 80 overs of Test cricket and that is one of the key issues that we feel plays a big role in the success of the day-night Test,” he said....
On Monday night, the Dallas Cowboys delivered a 23-16 victory against the New York Giants. Quarterback Dak Prescott was recently sidelined by a hand injury, but backup Cooper Rush helped the team secure its win. Irvin celebrated on Monday night in what looked like his home’s personal gym. In a video posted to Twitter, the sports commentator wears a bright orange shirt that seems to be wet with sweat....
On Sunday, Lillard hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lead the Trail Blazers over the Pistons. He repeated his heroics on Tuesday night, pulling up to drain a 3 (with his foot on the halfcourt logo) to knock down the Cavaliers, 119-116. The game-winner was just one of Lillard's career-high eight 3-pointers on the night. He finished with 36 points (11-of-23 from the field, 8-of-12 from beyond the arc), 10 assists and eight rebounds....
In a tweet Wednesday, Kaela Carpenter, while not apologizing, said her tweet that included a picture of a castration tool was intended as a “lighthearted” joke. MORE: Week 10 NFL Power Rankings “My attempt at humor during a heated and highly controversial NFL game has not been received the way I continued,” she wrote of the message that she said was intented to humorously recall her life growing up on a farm, but that many perceived as racist....
After receiving a bronze medal at the Olympic trials in Oregon on Saturday and qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, Berry, a 31-year-old Black athlete, staged an impromptu protest as “The Star Spangled Banner” started playing. Standing on a podium alongside winner DeAnna Price and silver medallist Brooke Andersen—who both adopted the patriotic hand-over-heart stance—Berry was seen with her left hand on her hip and shuffling her feet, then turning away from the flag to face the stands....
Dananjaya was reported over a suspect bowling action during last month’s first Test of the England series in Sri Lanka, which the tourists won by 211 runs on their way to a 3-0 whitewash. He underwent an independent assessment of his bowling action on November 23 in Brisbane which revealed his deliveries exceeded the 15-degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations. “The International Cricket Council today announced that an independent assessment has found the bowling action of Sri Lanka’s off-spinner Akila Dananjaya to be illegal and, as such he has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect,” the ICC said in a statement....
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Danica Patrick knew it would be hard for her to beat boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for the Sprint Cup rookie crown. So the fact that Stenhouse has a 217-196 lead in the Rookie of the Year standings over Patrick going into Sunday's final race isn't necessarily that much of a surprise for the former IndyCar driver. While Stenhouse had back-to-back Nationwide Series titles before his first season in Cup, Patrick had one full Nationwide season and two part-time seasons (as well as 10 Cup races) as part of her transition from IndyCar....
For those who are looking to pick up the new expansion for themselves, Dark Souls 3 doesn’t make it immediately obvious as to how the DLC is activated. Don’t worry though, as we’ve got the instructions you need to enter Ariandel in no time at all. Firstly, make sure you’ve got a character at around the level75 mark, as the area will be far more challenging without the proper stats required....
If you’ve been on the internet for a while, you must have encountered that term. A lot of people use the terms “dark web” and “deep web” in tandem with illegal and unsafe activities on the internet. However, the reality is these places are very different and have a warped public perception. While they do host criminal activities, chances are you won’t stumble onto anything unless you go in very far....
Interestingly, UFC middleweight Darren Till has an issue with fighters targeting ‘DC’ as if they could fight him in reality. According to ‘The Gorilla’, “Fat Potato head” Cormier could still run through 99% of the UFC roster: Check out the tweet below: Cormier incited beef with both main-event fighters in the aftermath of the UFC 279 card. ‘DC’ claimed that Ferguson was a ‘shell of himself’ after having lost five in a row....
The 76ers’ first-year president of basketball operations tweeted a screenshot of Stephen Curry lauding his younger brother, 76ers guard Seth Curry, for his team-high 30 points in Wednesday’s series-clinching win over the Wizards. Said Stephen Curry: “Aye you (Seth Curry) … you killed tonight.” Morey also included the caption, “Join ’em,” which seemed to encourage the elder Curry to team up with his brother in Philadelphia. Within minutes, he defended the tweet as nothing more than “talking about the fact that we are all thrilled (Seth Curry) is here with the (Sixers) — nothing else!...
But despite the bowl prestige, those charged with designing the lanyards got some specifics wrong. Lanyards may not even exist in 2104.
The comedian, 49, previously received criticism for his 2021 Netflix special, The Closer, where he made jokes that targeted transgender people. At the time, members of the LGBTQ+ community and advocacy groups slammed Chappelle, and hundreds of Netflix employees even walked out of the company’s Los Gatos, California, headquarters in protest after its release. As a result, the announcement of his hosting gig on SNL was met with criticism....
The studio’s head, CEO Ted Sarandos, has seemingly backed Chappelle, with a memo obtained by Variety showing a decision to stand by the comedian. In a recent upload to Instagram, Chappelle said Sarandos was the only one not to cancel him and his upcoming George Floyd documentary, and said he would not be “bending to anyone’s demands” when it comes to conversations with the trans community. The five-minute video, which is filmed in front of an audience, sees Chappelle angrily ask if he is canceled, saying his voice must be heard in the discussion....
On Twitter, Jaffe told a fan that the PS5 reveal is “less than 4 weeks away,” which confirms that the event is happening in February. The fan had said that Microsoft is “dominating” the conversation about new consoles, but Jaffe said that Sony knows that its fans are “hanging on” to every piece of PS5 information and that it can easily get everyone talking about its console with a big reveal....
It doesn’t help there is only one lefty pitching and several righties with no noticeable platoon disadvantages. Of course, we all know that Clay Buchholz and Jhoulys Chacin (among others) can be blown up by anyone, regardless of whether they’re righties or lefties, which makes tonight’s strategy for FanDuel and DraftKings contests pretty simple: Pick on mediocre pitchers, pay up for good hitters, and maybe try to sneak one or two contrarian plays in there....
