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Unfortunately, with so many games needing to be packed into a schedule that is already brimming with potential video game brilliance, something was always going to get bumped, with New York-spanning shooter The Division recently being pushed back to 2015. But with new quotes from an alleged developer within Ubisoft, it sounds as though The Division may be released even later — in 2016 — instead. Surprised? The reason for the delay, the source of GameReactor claims, is due to The Division’s ambition as developer Massive is said to be having issues with the cross-platform features in the game....

With four games remaining, Ange Postecoglou’s side are six points clear of second-placed Rangers and boast a far superior goal difference. Rangers won the league title last season under Steven Gerrard but have failed to hit the same heights this campaign, opening the door for the Hoops to reclaim top spot. Could Celtic win the Scottish Premiership against Rangers? While the short answer is no, the longer answer is pretty much....

Klopp: We think Coutinho’s future is here at Liverpool Barca are on the lookout for a long-term replacement for Andres Iniesta and potentially another forward as well, with Andre Gomes and Paco Alcacer both underwhelming since joining from Valencia last summer. Iniesta, who is currently sidelined with a knee injury, is 33 in May and approaching the twilight of a glorious career. At some time in the not-too-distant future, he will need to be replaced....

For perspective on what Manning has been able to achieve through the first quarter of the season, SN's Rayven Tirado was host for an interactive video discussion with Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman and former NFL lineman and SiriusXM Radio host Ross Tucker: Comparing Manning's Broncos to his best offenses with the Dallas Cowboys, Aikman says both had a variety of weapons, and Manning is an expert at taking advantage of them....

Most of those comments were jokes, but there was one sobering tweet within the bunch, as the Orange County Register's Dan Woike pointed out the possibility of sleeved jerseys being used in the upcoming All-Star Game. It seems like a natural progression when one considers the NBA's rollout of the sleeved jerseys, which has been a gradual one. The initial introduction came on a single-game basis, which was later expanded to several games and the Christmas Day slate....

The Boston Marathon is held every year on Patriots Day in Massachusetts, which is April 20 in 2020. While the coronavirus has led to cancellations and postponements of events all over the world, a large-scale event like the Boston Marathon has not been affected in the United States. Not yet, at least. The Boston Athletic Association issued a statement last week that stated the race would go on as planned, despite having more than 31,000 registered runners....

Smith, 24, is also a member of the Davison, Michigan, school board. In March 2020, Smith called Houghton County elected clerk Jennifer Kelly, a Democrat, and allegedly threatened her in what Kelly says was an effort to intimidate her out of running for reelection so a friend of his running for her seat could win. During the call, Kelly said Smith allegedly threatened to poison her dogs, according to MLive....

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a limited en banc panel of 11 judges will review a 2011 jury verdict finding Major League Baseball’s career home run leader guilty of giving evasive testimony to a grand jury investigating elite athletes’ use of performance-enhancing drugs. Arguments have been scheduled for the week of Sept. 15 in San Francisco. “Mr. Bonds’ challenge to his conviction is alive and well,” Dennis Riordan, one of his lawyers, wrote in an email to The Associated Press....

While the aforementioned conflicts killed 155,072 soldiers, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the U.S. coronavirus epidemic has claimed over 205,600 as of October 5, 2020, according to Johns Hopkins University. In fact, the number of U.S. COVID-19 deaths surpassed 155,000 in late July, according to Johns Hopkins. The VA states that 4,431 American soldiers died in the Iraq invasion from 2003 to 2010, 2,445 American soldiers died in Afghanistan skirmishes from 2001 onward, 58,220 American soldiers died in the Vietnam conflict from 1964 to 1975, 36,574 American soldiers died in the Korean conflict from 1950 to 1953 and 53,402 Americans died in World War I from 1917 to 1918....

The study, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, looked at symptomatic cases from 11 healthcare facilities in the U.S. between July 1 and 29. The study’s final sample of 314 eligible participants included 154 people who tested positive for coronavirus and 160 control participants. Although similar numbers reported always wearing a mask or face covering when in public places (71 percent of positive cases compared to 74 percent of negative cases), the CDC study found that that those who tested positive were twice as likely to have eaten at a restaurant in the two weeks before testing positive....

At the time of writing, the U.S. has 6,814,696 confirmed cases, with India and Brazil having the second and third highest case numbers respectively, as shown in the below graphic. The U.S. has confirmed 199,531 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19), with 2,590,671 confirmed recoveries. According to Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus map, New York, New Jersey and Texas have the highest numbers of deaths respectively. This graphic, produced by Statista, illustrates the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in each state....

Trading was suspended on several stocks Monday after they hit the daily 10 percent limit the country allows companies to drop in a single day. The SSE Composite Index had its biggest daily drop for four years, closing nearly eight percent lower, with manufacturing, materials, and consumer goods companies hit particularly hard. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has lowered short-term interest rates and pumped an extra 150 billion yuan ($22bn) into the economy to improve liquidity in the banking system....

MORE: Tragic losses in sports this year Smith, 34, was fatally shot around 11:30 p.m. CT on Saturday in New Orleans’ Lower Garden District. “Many of these bullets perforated vital organs, including the lungs and heart,” said Rouse, whose information came as part of a preliminary autopsy after Smith’s death for which Cardell Hayes, 28, has been charged with, among other things, second-degree murder. Smith’s wife, Racquel, also was shot twice in the incident that apparently was triggered by a traffic incident in which the Mercedes-Benz Will Smith was driving reportedly initially hit Hayes’ Hummer SUV....

Many of America’s largest corporations have announced they are withholding support and employment of people and institutions that enabled former President Donald Trump’s attempt to undermine democracy. While these calls are a great start, these efforts must be ongoing to make real impact. The question for corporate leaders who have already taken steps to denounce the attacks on January 6 is simple: How serious are you about playing a part in ensuring a functioning democracy when the heat is off and the cameras are gone?...

Correa was placed on the 10-day disabled list on Tuesday, a day after injuring the thumb while batting during the Astros’ clash with the Seattle Mariners, and is expected to be out for six to eight weeks. He posted a picture of himself post-surgery on Instagram with the caption: “Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers! God has a plan for everything. Successful Surgery, now ready for what’s next.”...

Rotorua: Some call it the Las Vegas of New Zealand, although there are no casino slots–just lots of tourists. The small city, located in the central part of the north island, is famous not just for being the heart of Maori culture, but also for its thermal springs and bubbling mud. Head to Whakarewarewa (www.whakarewarewa.com), a Maori village in the midst of the thermal reserve. Locals provide tours of the village, and you’ll have the chance to watch traditional Maori dancing and singing and enjoy delicious corn boiled in the thermal waters....

The Blues striker has become embroiled in a heated debate regarding his future at Stamford Bridge, with the riches on offer in the Chinese Super League said to have turned his head. ‘Chelsea wouldn’t last without Costa’ He played no part in a 3-0 victory over Leicester City on Saturday, with his absence put down to a back complaint. Speculation regarding an imminent exit refuses to go away, though, with the winter transfer window open and Chelsea having already seen Oscar and John Obi Mikel leave Stamford Bridge for Asia....

The Crypto Bill at a Glance A bipartisan bill proposed in June by New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand and the Wyoming Republican Cynthia Lummis is in part a response to the crypto crash, but also to a growing chorus of institutional market participants demanding more sensible guardrails to foster growth. Coined by the bill’s authors, “the most substantial and comprehensive bipartisan effort to provide certainty and clarity to the growing digital asset and blockchain industries....

And it’s not just that he has decent pitching numbers. He has pretty great pitching numbers. So let’s ask this question: Could Ohtani win the Cy Young, too? It’s not as crazy as you might think. He’s not the favorite at this point, but he’s within shouting distance with a little more than a month left in the season. He was the AL’s starting pitcher at the All-Star Game, remember, but that was largely a “give the fans who they want to see” decision by Rays manager Kevin Cash, skipper of the AL squad....

The Warhammer franchise has been waging an all-out offensive on the world of video games these days. It seems like a matter of time before the grimdark world of 40K takes the big and small screens by storm. If anyone seems destined to make that happen, it’ll be Hollywood’s biggest fan of the franchise Henry Cavill. We live in a time of increasing cultural nerdiness. As the world around the hardcore fans of niche properties grows more fascinated with those concepts, those in the smaller communities become more normal by comparison....