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Silver suggested the NBA was no closer to make a decision on when the season may resume or whether it will have to be canceled instead. “Based on the reports that we got from varied outside officials, current public health officials … we are not in a position to make any decisions,” Silver said in a conference call with media on Friday, which followed a video conference meeting with the NBA’s board of governors....

For what it’s worth, in the 18 runnings of the Preakness between 1979 and 1996, only four Derby winners got the job done at Pimlico, and so on into the mists of time. Still, no matter how the history is dissected, there is a segment of racing’s number-crunching community that insists the past can be taken as prelude when it comes to predicting the outcome of something as chaotically organic as a Thoroughbred horse race....

Now Gerstner is trying to buff his image with a book about how he turned IBM around. Like its author, the book is unusual, starting with its cover. Look at it. Normally, a star author like Gerstner looks you straight in the eye. But Gerstner is staring off the cover, and you see a lot of desk and window. This would get an F in Cover Design 101. What happened?...

The 23-year-old, who has resisted offers to extend his deal with the Premier League side, will be out of contract at the end of the season. Massimiliano Allegri has tracked the German throughout the transfer window, with the Bianconeri eventually having accepted that the Reds have no intention of selling Can now. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, who has already enhanced his options in the centre of midfield for 2018-19 by signing RB Leipzig dynamo Naby Keita, has admitted the “situation is not perfect”....

What lessons should we take away from this episode? Obviously, we should salute Colorado’s public-health officials. Their timely recognition of this outbreak likely prevented additional cases. But there’s a larger lesson: recalls are no panacea. While such actions are important, do they alter the risk regarding E. coli O157:H7 infection and our food supply? I’m afraid the answer is no. Most people desperately want to believe that someone else will look out for them....

In fact, there’s been so much awe, wonder and general good feelings surrounding the first person shooter that Activision said that it could be the best-selling IP of all time. They’ve been proved right thus far too with Destiny’s pre-order packages being snapped up so fast that some retailers have sold out completely. Things are mostly going well for the game then, but beta participants who were concerned the environments in the Destiny beta should know that there will be no “major changes” to the game....

Recently, No Man’s Sky received another update focusing on the horror elements of space, titled Desolation. Now, the full patch notes for the Desolation have been released and there are quite a few changes. RELATED: The Last Campfire from No Man’s Sky Studio is Epic Games Store Exclusive For those who may be unaware, the Desolation update for No Man’s Sky takes a different turn from the many content updates that have come before....

Making money as a smuggler is a risky venture in No Man’s Sky Outlaws, but it can also be highly profitable. The end goal of smuggling is selling lucrative illegal goods in law-abiding stations, where they’ll fetch much more than conventional wares. However, players will have to run the gauntlet of law enforcement before they can offload their illicit cargo. How To Get Started Smuggling In No Man’s Sky Before players can start their smuggling career in No Man’s Sky, they’ll first need to find an Outlaw System....

In continuation of the video series, Hello Games and Sony have released a brand new trailer today that focuses on what players should expect from No Man’s Sky’s combat. Not only does the video feature first-person shooter action on several of the game’s extremely colorful and diverse planets which are chock full of alien life, but also it shows off the vast space battles that can occur between the title’s star ships....

To upgrade Travis’s stats, players will need to have access to the Laboratory, a facility underneath the motel that Travis Touchdown calls home in the town of Santa Destroy. By accessing one of the machines in the lab, players have the option to spend their hard-earned WESN (a type of currency in the game) on upgrading a variety of things that will ultimately make battles a bit easier to manage....

For the uninitiated, No More Heroes is a third-person, action hack and slash series created by Goichi Suda, who goes as Suda51 in the gaming world. The series of games lean heavily on its M-rating, filled to the brim with swear words, gore, and other adult themes. Like a typical action movie, the main character Travis Touchdown makes his way into a contest to see if he can become the number one assassin....

They ran out of gas, in spectacular fashion, with a lot of help from an inspired, aggressive and fearless Notre Dame team. The fourth-seeded, unranked Irish — defending tournament champions — erased a 16-point second-half deficit, forced overtime, and held on to knock the Blue Devils out, 84-79, at Verizon Center on Thursday afternoon. MORE: Unforgettable Cinderellas | SCORES: Notre Dame 84, Duke 79 | SN scoreboard Senior forward Zach Auguste was a force at both ends for Notre Dame, with 19 points, 21 rebounds, ferocious defense and contagious energy....

In fact, no new Burnout game is in development at all. Criterion claims it is too busy working on new projects and doesn’t have time to revisit its classic franchise. There aren’t even plans to create a Burnout HD Collection at the moment, but that doesn’t mean that all current-gen console owners will have to miss out on Burnout. Apparently, Criterion is working with Microsoft to bring Burnout Paradise to Xbox One backward compatibility....

NxGn: The top 50 teenage talents unveiled Messi scored twice in Sunday’s 4-2 La Liga victory over Valencia at Camp Nou, following up a first-half penalty with a low strike after the break. That double took the Argentina international’s goalscoring tally to 41 for this season, continuing his run of passing 40 in every year season since 2009-10. Luis Enrique was in awe of Messi’s latest accomplishment after the match and reiterated how much he will be missed by Barca after his playing days are over....

Melania Trump announced the move on Twitter Tuesday, calling it a “historic ‘Head of State’ auction,” along with a list of the items up for bid and linked to MelaniaTrump.com. The items up for auction include a hat from her personal collection worn during her time in the White House as well as a painting of her and a non-fungible token (NFT) featuring the painting of her. The hat, created by Herve Pierre was worn by Trump in 2018 during the official French State Visit....

Welcome to Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt’s house, as it is described, in slightly less lurid terms, in Doris Kearns Good-win’s new biography, “No Ordinary Time” (759 pages. Simon & Schuster. $30). Her account of the Roosevelts in wartime is a delicious read. At the same time, Goodwin, who has written studies of Lyndon Johnson’s presidency and the Kennedy family, offers a historical perspective on questions of character and leadership, as well as the role of the press, that has relevance to our more uncertain and prurient age....

The homecoming narrative started before the draft with the Blackhawks’ reacquisition of Brandon Saad and continued July 1 when a handful of veterans in the twilight of their careers returned to familiar confines, often at discounted rates, for a last shot at glory. Factor in Kevin Shattenkirk (who literally went home) taking less money to play for his beloved childhood team, the Rangers, as well as Buffalo’s re-annexation as “Pominville,” and next season promises to feature feel-good stories aplenty....

When Was the Nintendo Switch OLED Released? The OLED Switch has been available since October 8, 2021. You can order this Nintendo Switch from Nintendo.com. It’s also available via various online retailers: Although some very early rumors said 2020 was the year of the new Switch, the rumor mill ultimately began targeting 2021. The industry at one time collectively referred to it as the Nintendo Switch Pro or Super Switch, but Nintendo made the official announcement a few months before its release, squashing those rumors with the real name: Nintendo Switch (OLED model)....

While the collective PlayStation consoles have set the record for the most sold units overall, the Switch has also been selling incredibly well. Previously, the Nintendo DS sold about 154 million units over its lifetime, and even the older systems have almost always had fairly good numbers. But the Switch is blowing most of the older consoles out of the water, taking on the PlayStation, which has traditionally been a very difficult contender....

As seen in the image at the top of the article, the Monster Hunter XX-themed Nintendo Switch is essentially the standard gray edition of the console, but its dock has some white-colored insignia on its front that borders the system’s logo. Of course, to make the package extra exceptional, an actual copy of the upcoming game will come with the special edition as well. For those unaware, the Monster Hunter franchise is a major cultural phenomenon in Japan, so Nintendo and Capcom’s partnership to bring the forthcoming XX title to the Switch and package it along with the first special edition console for the Big N’s latest system in the country makes perfect sense....