Houston will start ace Justin Verlander in Game 4 of the ALDS on Tuesday on three days rest, the team announced Monday, and that is exactly what the 2011 Cy Young winner wanted. Verlander reportedly pushed for the Astros to give him the ball after Zack Greinke took the loss in Game 3. “You can’t put all your eggs in one basket and say, ‘If we lose (Game 4), we’ve got Justin and Gerrit in Game 5,’” Verlander said, via MLB....
As part of its cost-saving venture, the company plans on cutting 650 staff positions, or about 16 percent of its total workforce, CNN reported. That figure is 30 percent higher than the 500 positions Juul announced it would cut in October. At that time, Juul CEO K.C. Crosthwaite also announced that four executive positions—chief marketing officer, chief financial officer, chief administrative officer and senior vice president of advanced technologies—would also be eliminated....
The founders of the Italian car manufacturer FIAT have long funded the acquisition of overseas stars and the pick of domestic talent. Costa arrives for Juventus medical Below, Goal runs through the shrewdest and most successful signings the Bianconeri have ever made… ROBERTO BAGGIO | From Fiorentina | €9.3m | 1990 There were riots on the streets of Florence when Fiorentina fans learned that their beloved Roberto Baggio was to be sold to bitter rivals Juventus....
The draw for the last eight in Nyon threw up a repeat of last season’s final, a game Madrid won 4-1 in Cardiff in June to retain their European crown. Allegri believes Zinedine Zidane’s squad are favourites to lift the trophy again this year, despite their failure to keep pace with Barcelona in LaLiga. While excited by the tie, the Juve coach has warned his players not to become preoccupied by Madrid as they look to stay ahead of Napoli in the race for the Serie A title....
Arguably the biggest rivalry in Italy between the 1970s and most of the 2000s, the game has lost some its status as the gap between the two teams has grown at a rate of knots in the last few years. Juventus has won eight straight Serie A titles and has appeared in two Champions League finals in the last five seasons. Meanwhile, since last winning the league in 2011, A....
After the success of movies such as Parasite and Minari and record-breaking K-pop artists such as BTS, K-drama shows on Netflix—such as Kingdom and It’s Okay To Not Be Okay—are winning fans all over the globe. Korean shows are watched in more than 30 languages on the streamer, including English, German, French, Swedish, Hindi, Portuguese and Bahasa Indonesia, the company says. K-dramas have been one of the driving forces of South Korea’s entertainment industry for decades....
The findings from the U.N.’s intellectual property agency released Monday found that innovation remained strong over the last year, despite the global coronavirus pandemic. South Korea was one of the top five countries on the list. In the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) latest innovation index report for 2020, Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, Britain and fast-climber South Korea were ranked as the most innovation economies. K-Pop, a broad name for Korean pop music, has soared in popularity domestically and internationally....
Yoo spoke with Newsweek about starting her fashion-friendly YouTube channel, heading to Coachella in partnership with YouTube and what she’s most excited about while at the popular music festival. “I suppose it all started with a dance party. In my room. All alone,” Yoo explained, “In my personal opinion, the best antidote for boredom (or stress or fatigue… any bad human emotion, really) is a solo dance party. Over the years, I have developed a fine-tuned ritual that operates like clockwork: kill the lights, crank the music, put on some silly little outfit, and go ABSOLUTELY BONKERS....
The 27-year-old warned his teammates to guard against complacency following their comfortable win over Stellenbosch FC in the Nedbank Cup Last 32. Steve Komphela’s men are three points behind leaders Bidvest Wits with 10 league games to go. “The league is a big focus for us and it is so important that we shift all energy to that and make sure that we continue with our good run. Often it’s easy to lose focus after a good cup victory, but we must never forget what is more important,” Mathoho told the Amakhosi website....
The Buffalo Sabres winger, long one of the league's dirtiest players, was suspended on Tuesday for 10 games for elbowing Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson in the head. "It's important to note that no matter who delivered this hit, it would've resulted in supplemental discipline," Brendan Shanahan, NHL director of player safety, said in a video explaining the decision. "However, the fact that it was delivered by a player who has been fined or suspended six times in the last four seasons—the last time just 21 games ago—factors into the severity of the decision....
In a Morning Consult poll published on Thursday, Harris saw her popularity grow across a number of key voting groups between late July and this week, with her overall favorability growing by 12 percent. At least 45 percent of the 1,990 voters surveyed in a poll conducted on Wednesday, the day after Biden’s announcement, said they view Harris favorably. In a poll conducted between July 24 and 26, just 33 percent of 1,997 voters surveyed expressed favorable views of the California senator....
The vice president-elect, who comes from a family of expert cooks, has been sharing recipes and tips in online videos and posts for a while. In May, she taught Senator Mark Warner how to make the perfect tuna melt on YouTube and in November 2019, she cooked a masala dosa with actress Mindy Kaling on Instagram Live. Ahead of Thanksgiving last year, Harris was also filmed divulging her turkey cooking tips to Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart in a speedy off-air conversation that quickly went viral....
In an interview with CBS’s Margaret Brennan that aired Sunday, Harris acknowledged that she felt frustrated when asked if Democratic Senator Joe Manchin was the real president rather than Joe Biden. Charlamagne posed the question due to Manchin’s opposition to key parts of Biden’s agenda, which makes legislation difficult to pass in the 50-50 split Senate. “So who’s the real president of this country? Is it Joe Manchin or Joe Biden?...
Harris took to Twitter on Saturday to condemn the proposed legislation, which is expected to be passed into law, and echo comments made by President Joe Biden. The Texas bill would eliminate drive-thru voting and 24-hour voting locations, limit Sunday voting to before 1 p.m. and grant greater access to partisan poll watchers, among other measures. The bill has already passed in the Texas House of Representatives and is expected to be approved by the GOP-controlled state Senate and signed into law by Republican Governor Greg Abbott....
As she put it, “Only 50 days until we get to call @JoeBiden President of the United States.” Popular comedic satirist Sarah Cooper stated that the day “cannot come soon enough” for her. Kim Sherrell, a TV producer and founder of the creative development company Intertheory, rejoiced herself, replying to the message with a GIF of Beyonce dancing. Actress Rosanna Arquette replied with a simple “And MVP,” which is presumably a reference to Harris making history as the first woman set to occupy the office of vice president....
Harris, who would make history if elected to the vice presidency, was rated the most liberal senator in 2019 by GovTrack, a nonpartisan, independent congressional tracker, based on how often she co-sponsored bills with Republicans. While Harris undoubtedly leaned further left in 2019 than years past, going beyond the surface data reveals a mixed track record with Medicare for All and her stance on student debt relief doesn’t go as far as Sanders'....
“The people here in Washington, D.C., have got to stop living in a bubble,” Harris said. “The people have a right to expect that their leaders in Congress see them and act in their best interest.” The California senator and President-elect Joe Biden’s VP added, “I can speak for Joe and me: We were elected to do a job, and we intend to bring everybody along who wants to do the job with us....
Salah has enjoyed a remarkable debut campaign in the Premier League, seamlessly transitioning after joining from Roma at the start of the season. The Egypt international has 29 goals from 31 league appearances, more than anyone else in the division, with Kane second on 25 after being awarded Spurs’ winner against Stoke City by the Premier League. Kane has claimed the Golden Boot in each of the last two seasons, but following an ankle injury which kept him out for three weeks, he faces a struggle to overtake Salah with just six games to go....
In 2014, the 24-year-old was a relative unknown who was still waiting for his big break at Spurs. Four years later and the England international is a two-time Premier League Golden Boot winner and a man who has reached the 150-goal mark in his club career. His prolific strike rate has sparked talk of inevitable interest from afar, with La Liga giants Real part of an elite group of clubs who could afford to finance a deal if Kane becomes available....
Line: Iowa State -2 Total: 161 MORE: College hoops live odds | ATS standings | Oddsmakers’ power ratings Last 10: Kansas 8-2 (5-5 ATS) Iowa State 6-4 (5-4 ATS) Effective FG percentage: Kansas 54.3 (24th), Iowa State 56.5 (11th) EFG% against: Kansas 45.8 (38th), Iowa State 49.2 (154th) Analysis: After winning three straight conference games, Iowa State is now 8-3-1 in its last 12 vs. the Big 12. Kansas is just 1-5 ATS in its last six games and hasn’t cashed in four straight....
