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Unfortunately, Friday won’t be another chapter in their rivalry. Even without Curry, Friday’s matchup between Golden State and Portland should be a fun one. The Warriors got off to a slow start after Curry suffered his shoulder injury, but they’ve won three straight games. They’re now only one game behind the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference standings. Will Golden State’s streak continue? Or will Lillard cool off one of the hottest teams in the NBA?...

Led by 25-year-old superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City looks set to dominate the AFC for many NFL seasons to come. The Chiefs’ recent hegemony has led to comparisons with another championship-winning AFC regime, the New England Patriots, of old, of course. I, for one, think this comparison is not only premature but also a touch disingenuous to the Chiefs. Here’s why. The Chiefs are no evil empire The New England Patriots are the most successful NFL franchise of the millennium....

THE NEW BLUE SUPREMES? If you want to know what makes the Supreme Court really tick, especially during case-decision season, there’s no better person to turn to than David A. Kaplan. David formerly covered the high court for Newsweek—and is the author of the national best seller, The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court in the Age of Trump. A few days before the court was expected to rule on abortion rights, I asked David for his take on conservative judges being perceived as traitors to the cause—Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Neil Gorsuch—after two recent controversial decisions....

The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that Senate Republican leaders were readying the outline of a new $500 billion coronavirus relief package ahead of the upper chamber’s scheduled return. One GOP senator told the news outlet that the bill would extend unemployment benefit payments and relief for small businesses, as well as offering $10 billion to the U.S. Postal Service amid fears over its capacity to deal with mail-in ballots....

That lack of window dressing, what you might call substance, is exactly what’s making Lucky controversial. A half-million copies of the test issue hit newsstands last month and, if Conde Nast sells enough, it probably will launch in the fall. That may thrill shoppers, but for some in the magazine business, Lucky is the most egregious example yet of a trend in which magazines are becoming glorified catalogs. “I think it’s a sad commentary on magazines,” says media consultant Martin Walker....

Coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute, Messi had an immediate effect, striking in the 68th, 78th and 87th minutes, to complete a hat-trick in just 21 minutes. It was a superb start to the tournament for Messi who had missed Argentina’s campaign opener against Chile due to injury. He is now the joint top scorer in the tournament along with Philippe Coutinho of Brazil. This was Messi’s fourth hat-trick in an Argentine jersey....

Argentina travel to Ecuador for their latest 2014 World Cup qualifier with a big doubt hanging over the head of star striker Lionel Messi. A victory would all but assure the twice world champions’ place at next year’s showpiece in neighbours Brazil but without Messi, Argentina are not the same animal. They may lead the qualifying standings by five points from Colombia after the pair’s draw in Buenos Aires on Friday but that match showed just how important the Barcelona great is to the team....

Brazil had Pele, Portugal have Cristiano Ronaldo, but no other country can name two men that dominated their eras like Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona. Even without Messi or Maradona, Argentina have always possessed a dangerous goal threat, from the top scorer at the 1930 World Cup, Guillermo Stabile, to the present day. But which of Argentina’s talented finishers scored the most goals? And who has scored the most on the biggest stage at the World Cup?...

Once a sure thing to be selected in the first two rounds, Foster’s ADP is dropping rapidly. What’s Foster’s fantasy value? Here’s the latest injury update for you to take into your draft. MORE: Updated running back rankings | RB sleepers | Know your handcuffs When will Arian Foster return to the Texans? There seems to be growing optimism about a (relatively) speedy recovery for Foster, who appeared headed for I....

He won a race this year. At Daytona. He drives for Richard Petty. He made the Chase. MORE: Drivers curious about Stewart grand jury case | N.H. picks | Who should Richard Petty hire as new driver? But forgive them if they don’t know how to pronounce his name. Almirola is used to it. “I’m extremely used to that,” said Almirola, a Tampa native who is of Cuban descent. “I think most people get offended when their name gets mispronounced, but my name has been mispronounced since I was in kindergarten....

Watch Mackenzie Dern talk about UFC Vegas 61 being a private affair below: In a recent episode of The MMA Hour, Ariel Helwani speculated that maybe something special was happening at this weekend’s fights, and that was precisely why the UFC president was giving no clear answers about the situation: Watch Helwani address the matter below: During the post-fight interview of Dana White’s Contender Series week 10, when asked about why UFC Vegas 61 is closed off to the media, the UFC president jested that he wanted to give the press a night off....

If you think this is a problem, however, you are mistaken. It is indicative of many problems, but positioning in the fourth poll of the season — or any poll, to be honest — doesn’t matter a lick. MORE: How Collin Sexton, Alabama nearly pulled off 3-on-5 miracle The problem at Arizona is the three consecutive defeats the Wildcats experienced over Thanksgiving in the Battle 4 Atlantis: first to N....

Daylan Jacob Thornton was arrested on Wednesday by officers from Pima County Sheriff’s Department who have been investigating the death of 66-year-old Steven Mark Brashear. Investigators found mountain lions eating Brashear’s remains near a hiking trail in Pima Canyon, northeast of Tucson, last December. The Arizona Game and Fish Department put the three mountain lions down. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has now arrested and charged 21-year-old Thornton with first-degree murder....

The order marks the latest action President Joe Biden’s administration to oppose Republican governors who are seeking to prevent mask mandates or trying to use federal funding to support their political agendas rather than pandemic recovery. Ducey established the grant programs in August in an effort to push back against school districts that imposed mask mandates, despite a statewide ban on such requirements, the AP said. The Republican governor funneled $163 million into one grant program that was available only to schools without mask requirements....

Republican candidate Jerry Sheridan hosted the demonstration to a crowd of around 40 at his home on Sunday, according to a report from The Arizona Republic. Despite the name, “skunk water” does not contain liquid from any smelly animals, but instead is made to produce an unpleasant odor from ingredients including yeast and baking soda. Four volunteers wearing shower caps and goggles performed their best imitations of disobedient protesters while standing in front of Sheridan’s horse stables, reportedly shouting things like “we have a right to protest” and “we aren’t going anywhere....

The latest information about Redfall comes to fans via a blog post on Arkane’s official website, where some of the studio’s members talked about the island of Redfall. Like Arkane’s previous title Deathloop, Redfall has an island setting. However, unlike Deathloop, the co-op shooter will be entirely open world. This marks a first for Arkane games and is something the developer has discussed heavily since it was revealed to be a major aspect of Redfall....

The core of the newly announced content is a multiplayer co-op campaign familiar to many Arma 3 players, set from the perspective of an American special forces group. The story mode is designed for up to 14 players. RELATED: Tencent Acquires Minority Stake In Bohemia Interactive Mil-sim fans wanting more free-form large-scale warfare will have plenty to engage with as well, as the DLC promises a sizable expansion to the game’s sandbox with assets usable in all forms of play....

The far-right group This is Texas Freedom Force (TITFF), which has been deemed by the FBI as a “militia extremist group,” announced the planned protest outside Aztec Theatre on its social media accounts prior to Tuesday’s show. The group claimed on its Twitter account that the show was about “grooming kids,” and wants drag shows to be limited to those 18 years of age and older in the state....

Even so, Armored Core is going to be a big departure from what FromSoftware has put out over the past few years. Initial director Hidetaka Miyazaki and current director Masaru Yamamura were interviewed by IGN, and dismissed rumors of Armored Core 6 being similar to the studio’s Soulsborne titles. As Miyazaki implied at the end of The Game Awards 2022, there are still more plans for Elden Ring, so Souls fans are still being catered to....

Speaking with EDGE magazine, Yobuki said that he could see ARMS becoming a franchise that spans decades, not unlike some of Nintendo’s other popular series. Yobuki has high expectations for ARMS, but it looks like one of the stranger games in the Switch’s lineup, and may fail to find a large audience as a result. Furthermore, ARMS has to compete with a couple of major fighting game releases in the form of Injustice 2 and Tekken 7, which are based on established franchises that are already popular with fans of the genre....