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Setoodeh: Joshua, are you there, has the dust settled yet from your keyboard? Alston: Just barely … what a nightmare finding the nominees. Setoodeh: This is the first time I’ve actually woken up early to watch the nominees live–and let me tell you, there’s no reason to. First, the broadcast on E! News was barely coherent. The first batch of nominees were announced off air. Then the E! correspondents started predicting who would be nominated–even though many of the nominees had already been announced....

How To Play Wordle Wordle is a daily word game that pits players against a mystery five-letter word once a day. In order to play, word puzzle enthusiasts just need to head to either the New York Times Games Wordle site or the New York Times Crossword App. While there are other versions of Wordle, this is the original and the subject of this article. Versions that aren’t the NYT’s version will have different answers and may have different rules too....

Stephanie and Robert Matheny of Mayfield, Kentucky, told WKRG News that attending a Christmas party with friends on Friday night most likely saved their lives. The couples’ home was destroyed in the storm that night, along with the rest of their neighborhood. “If I did not go that Christmas party, I would not be here, because my living room is on my car, and that’s where I would have been,” Stephanie Matheny said....

The commentary is one of the most quintessential parts of our game. So let’s decode some of the most important aspects of it. #1 Precise and apt use of words The commentary is not always about the usage of exaggerated words or display of shining vocabulary, rather it is an art of stitching together simple words in an exciting manner. What distinguishes a certain Richie Benaud or Harsha Bhogle from the rest of the crop is their ability to say the right words at the right moment in such a flawless manner that you are left with no choice but to appreciate the genius of these storytellers who are a blessing to our game....

“One can see a big change in the policies, especially last year. The CWG (Commonwealth Games), Asian Games results are remarkable, more so the Asiad as the number of events have reduced by more than half and the medal count has been the same (9),” said the former shooter who is now a coach. “These results are system-generated results and will stay,” said the former Olympian shooter at a media interaction here organised by the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai....

Atanu Das is the sole male archer to qualify for the Games scheduled to start from August 5. The contingent has been training at the Marica and shifted to a hotel which is close to the archery venue in Sambodromo. But now they have finally taken shelter in the Olympic Village ahead of the eight-day competition where 128 archers from 56 countries would participate. All the archers are highly rated and in good form, but then again India have lost on many occasions with stronger sides, failing to hold on to their nerves during crunch moments....

The findings, set to be published Tuesday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, showed that 40 percent of white-tailed deer—the most common deer in North America—tested across four states in 2021 were positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, meaning they had been exposed to the virus at some point. Those states were Illinois, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania. However, previous studies indicated deer in other states have also been exposed to the virus....

Having a career in two sports wasn’t enough, apparently. Sanders revealed to SI Now this week that he nearly played in an NBA game with the Hawks. MORE: Best two-sport athletes ever “I was close,” Sanders said. “I mean really close. This is a breaking story. I was really close to playing for the Atlanta Hawks for one game. When I was with the Braves — I don’t recall the year — Stan Kasten was the GM for both teams, the Braves and the Hawks, and he was going to allow me to play in an NBA game so that I could play three professional sports....

Neymar has made an impressive return to first-team action with the Ligue 1 champions, having missed five of their opening seven games in 2019-20 in all competitions. The forward’s pre-season was blighted by an ankle injury that saw him miss the Copa America, and he was then kept out of the PSG side by head coach Thomas Tuchel during an uncertain transfer window. The 27-year-old failed to secure a return to Barcelona before the transfer deadline, though, and has scored exceptional late winning goals in his performances against Strasbourg and Lyon since....

Del Potro retired Thursday against Borna Coric at the Shanghai Masters after injuring his knee. Third-seeded Del Potro fell near the end of the first set. The U.S. Open finalist had the knee wrapped but called it quits after losing the first set 7-5. Tests on Saturday showed the fracture, Del Potro’s spokesman Jorge Viale tweeted Sunday. “In the coming days, the doctors will evaluate the recovery process needed to return,” Viale said....

The current WWE World HeavyWeight Champion, Alberto Del Rio, has been suspended from this weeks edition of SmackDown. The decision to suspend him was made by SmackDown General Manager Booker T as a follow up of the constant attacks by Del Rio on the No.1 contender for the title, The Big Show. Booker T announced that “Following the incidents last Friday on SmackDown as well as this week on Raw, it is my duty as GM to suspend Alberto Del Rio....

Joe Aviola, Wilmington University’s senior director of administrative and legal affairs, told Delaware Online that Jennie Williams’ work was “more violent than it is expression of speech,” adding it was removed because it did not match the university’s values. The piece that Williams submitted was a parody of the second version of the Judith Beheading Holofernes by the Italian artist Caravaggio. In Williams’ work, Syrian general Holofernes—who is seen having his head cut off in the original piece—is replaced by Trump, while the face of the Statue of Liberty is imposed on Judith’s body as she performs the beheading with a sword....

All India Tennis Association (AITA) General Secretary Bharat Oza said keeping in mind the ongoing monsoon and the time constraint involved in preparing an alternative grass court venue, they decided to host the tournament at the DLTA. “In addition to requirement of world group ties being quite demanding, like creation of 4,000 seat stands etc. and the time available for preparation being short, it was ultimately decided to have the matches at a venue well equipped for such tie....

Dell announced the model refreshes in a blog post, detailing changes that it also will bring to its commercial line of Latitude and OptiPlex PCs. One of the biggest upgrades with this overhaul, though, is the introduction of an OLED screen on the XPS 15. This is the first time the smaller laptop of the XPS line will feature an OLED display, and Dell says the move should allow for more vivid and accurate colors....

The Warriors won a third title in four years in 2017-18 and they have since further improved their all-star roster with the arrival of DeMarcus Cousins. Golden State are the clear favourites for the championship once again, but Dellavedova insists rival teams will not be giving up the chase before the season begins. “[Stopping the Warriors] is definitely the plan,” he told Omnisport. “Obviously they’re a great team and have been very successful - and adding another player of that calibre is going to make it a lot tougher on everybody - but the rest of the NBA just has to improve and just try to beat them....

At the end of the 31st over of their innings, Sri Lanka was down to 135 for the loss of 9 wickets. The Islanders were miles away from the victory and at this point in time, de Kock decided to trudge off the field. Since South Africa didn’t have any other regular wicket-keeping option in their side, Miller decided to don the gloves but without the pads. The left-handed batsman is not known to have kept wickets in any form of the game previously....

In another classic undercover Lyft video, the Red Sox slugger threw on a wig and shades to pick up unsuspecting Boston residents under the alias Donny. MORE: The most beloved player ever for every MLB team A few highlights that stick out include: Big Papi absolutely ripping New York “drivers” and talking about how much he hates walks. - The passenger who said she can only watch the Red Sox if she’s drunk....

“Life is based on different chapters and I think I’m ready to experience the next one in my life,” Ortiz said. MORE: Most memorable David Ortiz moments | Classic photos from David Ortiz’s career A nine-time All-Star, Ortiz has a career batting average of .284 with 2,303 hits, 1,641 RBIs and 503 home runs. He has spent the last 13 seasons with the Red Sox, primarily as a designated hitter, after six injury-riddled season with the Twins....

“Hell yes I deserve to be in the Hall of Fame,” Big Papi wrote in the The Players’ Tribune last week. MLB 2015: Sporting News ranks all 30 managers Is the Red Sox slugger right? The question, of course, is complicated by the cloud of performance-enhancing drugs. Ortiz reportedly failed a test in 2003, but he denied in The Players’ Tribune article ever knowingly using PEDs. “In some people’s minds, I will always be considered a cheater....

Obviously, the things that pop into your mind is bucket loads of goals, assists, lightning pace, brilliant dribbles, stunning free-kicks but is football really all about shiny stats and figures or is it the titles on your name? Go on think about it… But if you ask me my answer would be rather different, very different and that’s “consistency”. I am not talking about consistent goals but consistent quality....