Month: October 2019

Remember that guy?  You’ll might’ve said that out loud a few times during the eight-team XFL Draft, which took place over two days. A total of eight quarterbacks were assigned before the draft, and 240 players were selected on Day 1. The rosters were selected from a player pool of more than 1,000 players.  The draft took place in five phases, and defensive backs and open pool will be selected on Wednesday. Teams have 90 seconds…

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In an open letter to Facebook (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg made public Thursday, the officials wrote that while “law abiding citizens have a legitimate expectation that their privacy will be protected,” effective encryption can hinder “our law enforcement agencies’ ability to stop criminals and abusers in their tracks.” ### The letter was signed by Barr, acting US Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan, UK Home Secretary Home Priti Patel, and Australian Minister for Home Affairs…

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No. 16 Michigan (5-1) travels to No. 7 Penn State (6-0) for a “White Out” in a primetime Big Ten matchup at 7:30 p.m. ET at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. The game will be nationally televised by ABC.; Michigan will look to win a top-10 showdown under fifth-year coach Jim Harbaugh. The Wolverines are 1-9 in that situation under Harbaugh, and a stop-and-start offense with new coordinator Josh Gattis and quarterback Shea Patterson will have…

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The 96-million-year-old pterosaur lived among dinosaurs and was found by a sheep grazier named Bob Elliott in Australia near Winton, Queensland. A new study detailing the fossil published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports. ### The researchers who studied the new species named it Ferrodraco lentoni, or Lenton’s iron dragon, in honor of Graham “Butch” Lenton, Winton’s mayor who died several months after the fossil was found in early 2017. Lenton supported regional communities in…

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The college football season enters the midpoint this week, and Week 8 features three matchups between ranked teams. The Pac-12 has a few afternoon matchups in the spotlight with No. 12 Oregon at No. 25 Washington (3:30 p.m., ABC) and No. 17 Arizona State at No. 13 Utah (6 p.m., FOX). The Big Ten gets the primetime spotlight with No. 16 Michigan at No. 7 Penn State (7:30 p.m., ABC). Even No. 1 Alabama gets…

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the Chinese government asked him to fire Rockets general manager Daryl Morey after he voiced support for the Hong Kong protestors earlier this month. Silver was speaking at an event organized by Time magazine in New York on Thursday when he discussed the ongoing situation between China and the league. “We made clear that we were being asked to fire him, by the Chinese government, by the parties we dealt with,…

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes provided a positive early update on the knee injury which forced him out of his team’s win over the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. The reigning NFL MVP is thought to have dislocated his kneecap on a quarterback sneak in the second quarter of the Chiefs’ 30-6 victory over the Broncos. Mahomes was helped off the field after the fourth-down play and did not return to the game as backup Matt Moore filled…

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No. 12 Oregon (5-1) meets No. 25 Washington (5-2) on Saturday (3:30 p.m., ABC) in a matchup that will set the course for the Pac-12 North race and determine whether the conference does have a true College Football Playoff contender. Oregon comes into the matchup on a five-game winning streak, and the Ducks have not allowed more than seven points in a game since the season-opening loss to Auburn. Mario Cristobal has the Ducks playing…

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Ben Simmons knows he has to improve his shooting — he is asked about it nearly every day — but he is also confident enough in his game to not let it hold him back. “I am confident to say I am not a great shooter,” Simmons told reporters Wednesday, via the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I am getting better, though. It is a game. It is five people on the court. I lack something that I…

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Lineal heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury is set to face Braun Strowman at WWE Crown Jewel on Oct. 31 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The bout against the 6-8 “Monster Among Men” will be the undefeated Fury’s first foray into the world of sports entertainment.  It would be silly of anyone to expect Fury to know how to properly run the ropes or execute any number of wrestling moves. For the…

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