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MORE: SN’s College Football Playoff picks There’s no shortage of analysis that can be found on the upcoming games, but what’s always interesting are the video game simulations, which have proven to be adept at predicting results and identifying mismatches. Sadly the last college football video game was released in 2013. Despite that, “NCAA Football 14” still holds up well, especially with the ability to continue creating and sharing rosters....

‘Liverpool should bring back Suarez!’ The teenager came off the bench in the closing stages of his side’s 1-0 defeat to Torino on Thursday evening, making his first appearance at the age of 15 years and 280 days. That equals the record set by Roma’s Amedeo Amadei in 1937, who made his bow for the capital outfit at the exact same age. Big things are expected of Italy under-17 international Pellegri, who is an imposing striker in the similar mould to Christian Vieri....

Who won Next in Fashion? After a close grand final in which Minju Kim battled against Daniel Fletcher, the former won with her Frida Kahlo-inspired collection in Next in Fashion Episode 10 on Netflix, meaning that the 33-year-old South Korean designer took home the Net-a-Porter investment and the chance to showcase her designs on the international fashion website. The competition was clinched for her after a tight 10 weeks when guest judge Eva Chen of Instagram said of her bridalwear, “I want to get married again just to wear this dress,” which came after she had won in Episode 2 for another wedding dress....

The NHL on Wednesday closed its independent investigation into the rape allegations against the Blackhawks star forward that stem from an incident in August. MORE: Best active NHL player, by jersey number | Tinordi suspended 20 games “The National Hockey League announced today that it has completed its independent review of the Patrick Kane matter, the final stage of which included an in-person meeting between Kane and Commissioner Gary Bettman in New York on Monday, March 7,” the league said in a statement....

Nike’s announcement of the new MLB uniforms stems from their January agreement with the league and Fanatics to become the exclusive provider of on-field uniforms. The major difference with the new uniforms that has fans up in arms is a Nike logo on the front of the jersey instead of the sleeve, as it was in the past. Since the announcement, many fans have taken to Twitter to express their frustrations with the new uniforms....

“Today Chris Laundrie accompanied members of law enforcement into the Reserve to show them the trails and places Chris and Brian have hiked and which Brian was known to frequent,” the Laundrie family attorney, Steven Bertolino, said in a statement sent to Newsweek. “There were no discoveries but the effort was helpful to all.” According to the statement, some areas of the Carlton Reserve have become easier to search since water has receded....

On Tuesday afternoon, a jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Footage of the incident showed Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes as he gasped for air. The incident triggered a nationwide reckoning and protests around the country against police brutality and systemic racism. In an interview with ex-corrections officer Ed Gavin on Tucker Carlson Tonight, the host started by asking, “Who’s going to be a cop now, do you think?...

When we made our first American tour in 1987, I was 16. Now, I always sat with Sergei on the bus. In Los Angeles, he and I went to Disneyland. He bought me some ice cream. A couple of times he hugged me after a ride, or put his arm around me. He had never done this before, and it made me excited. This was a wonderful day for me....

The France international has not enjoyed the best of times at the San Siro, having been frozen out by former boss Frank de Boer. Mkhi: Don’t expect Pogba miracles He has returned to the fold under Stefano Pioli and started to show signs of rediscovering the form that made him such a sought-after talent at Monaco. His older sibling Evans, who plies his trade in Serie D, believes the 23-year-old is now on a par with Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos and Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets when it comes to holding playmakers....

The France international left the Premier League outfit with little choice but to move him on during the January transfer window. Payet sale was ‘damage-limitation’ Having seen him refuse to play for Slaven Bilic’s side and distance himself from the Hammers fold, a sale became inevitable. Marseille quickly emerged as the frontrunners for Payet’s signature, as they looked to take him back to Stade Velodrome after just one full season in England....

Pogba has come under fire from numerous pundits for not living up to his £89 million price tag at Old Trafford, while Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho did not feature him in his starting XI for the last two games. Due to an early injury, he came off the bench after just 17 minutes to play most of United’s 0-0 draw with Sevilla on Wednesday, but ex-Chelsea player Duff was once again unimpressed and hit out at Pogba for not making the most of his ability....

“If part of the driver of economic growth globally is sentiment, than I think that good things are about to happen in the global business community,” said Joel Kurtzman, lead partner in charge of the survey, which was released Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “We are poised at the cusp–and this is global.” Nearly three quarters of CEOs surveyed say they are either very (26 percent) or somewhat (46 percent) confident in their companies’ growth prospects, and about half say they are more confident now than they were a year ago, according to the survey....

Season 6 of the Pokémon Go Battle League began at the end of November, but Niantic has finally revealed what the format will look like for the second half of the season, including the new schedule and changes to moves that trainers will want to know. POKEMON GO BATTLE LEAGUE SEASON 6 PART 2 SCHEDULE The Great League will run from Monday, January 11, at 4 p. m. to Monday, January 25, at 4 p....

Trainers will want to visit their closest PokeStops to stock up on some of these Halloween-themed research tasks as they can grant encounters with some newer Ghost-type Pokémon including the debuting Yamask. Here’s a rundown of all the new research tasks found in Pokémon Go during this year’s Halloween event including the special research to catch Spiritomb. POKEMON GO HALLOWEEN 2019 RESEARCH TASKS This year, there are six new research tasks for Pokémon Go trainers to find and complete....

This Sunday, trainers can participate in Pokémon Go’s Incense Day festivities from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time, and will feature the debut of Shiny Carvanha in the game. As Carvanha is a Water and Dark-type Pokémon, both types will be featured on Sunday when you use an incense. The in-game show will sell three incense for one PokeCoin on Sunday so if you’ve run out you can still participate....

In an announcement on Tuesday, the Pokémon Go team detailed some in-game benefits that Verizon customers will soon be able to redeem, including new avatar items and access to a future special event. Pokémon Go trainers in the U.S. can obtain a special ticket to gain access to a special event with its own Timed Research and much more. HOW TO CLAIM VERIZON/POKEMON GO EVENT TICKET From now until November 7 at 2 p....

Mega Gengar will be arriving in Mega Raids starting Friday, October 23, at 9 p.m. EDT, replacing Mega Venusaur and giving trainers a brand new Mega Pokémon to battle and add to their Pokedexes. The release of Mega Gengar will also bring the Mythical Dark-type Pokémon Darkrai and plenty of other Ghost-type Pokémon to Raids during the annual event. POKEMON GO MEGA GENGAR RAID COUNTERS Mega Gengar is a dual Ghost and Poison-type Pokémon, making it weak to Psychic, Ghost, Dark and Ground-type attacks....

There were five Mega Evolutions added to Pokémon Go last week, with all but one (Mega Beedrill) being obtainable via defeating Mega Raids and earning Mega Energy. Mega Raids are their own battles that sit alongside one, two and five-star Raids. Trainers will face off against powerful Mega-Evolved Pokémon like Charizard, Venusaur and Blastoise to earn enough Mega Energy to Mega Evolve their own Pokémon. Mega Venusaur, Charizard (X and Y) and Blastoise are all very powerful and will force trainers to team up with friends in cooperative battles to take them down....

Rayquaza will be returning to Raids in Pokémon Go. This time, though, the Dragon and Flying-type of the Hoenn region will be appearing with the exclusive move Hurricane, giving it a powerful Flying-type attack. While trainers are enjoying the current Weather Week event, they can also test their battling skills against this powerful Pokémon for a limited time. Here’s everything you need to know about the special Raid Weekend event in Pokémon Go and what you need to take down Rayquaza....

As the event goes on, we have begun compiling the Pokémon that will appear in Raid Battles as well as reward encounters for completing special Research Tasks. The new Raid update will change a bit for three hours on Saturday, but until the Evolution event ends on December 18 trainers can expect to see these Pokémon in the new Research Tasks and Raids. Here’s everything we know about the Research Tasks and Raid Bosses during Pokémon Go’s Evolution Event....