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Rafael Nadal piled up so many soaked white towels next to his sideline bench the following night that it looked like laundry day. The man he beat after five sets and nearly five hours, Dominic Thiem, found it impossible to run in shoes he called “completely wet.” And a day later, Novak Djokovic’s quarterfinal opponent made an unusual plea to leave the court at 2-all, right in the middle of a set, so he could change out of his drenched clothes and sneakers — and Djokovic was OK with it, because it gave him a chance to remove his shirt and chill out for a bit....

Some of the best conversation starters are the least likely invitees to what is, after all, the World Economic Forum. As one executive puts it: ““There are three kinds of people at Davos. World leaders, economic leaders and the entertainment.’’ This year, the entertainment included Mexican magical realist Laura Esquivel (the author of ““Like Water for Chocolate’’), who talked cooking, and broccoli cultist Dean Ornish. Not to mention: Patriarch Bartholomew...

Nintendo announced that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate producer, Masahiro Sakurai will present a special livestream of Terry Bogard in the Switch fighting game showing off the character’s various moves and other gameplay accoutrements. Fans of Smash Ultimate are familiar with these Sakurai livestreams, as the popular producer has hosted similar shows for previous DLC fighters like Joker from Persona 5, The Hero from the Dragon Quest series and, most recently, Banjo-Kazooie....

When Snowpiercer Season 2 airs Snowpiercer Season 2 is set to start on Monday, January 25 in the U.S., with the first episode “The Time of Two Engines” set to air at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT on TNT, with the episode repeated at 9 p.m. / 8 p.m. Episodes are then set to air weekly. The TNT synopsis for the episode reads: “Mr. Wilford has arrived. As this new threat rattles Snowpiercer to its core, Melanie [played by Jennifer Connelly] makes a move that can’t be undone....

The film is being produced by Original Film, founded by Neal H. Moritz. Moritz and his production company are have grown rapidly over the past decade on the back of several major franchises. Original Film is known for the Fast and the Furious series, as well as XXX, Cruel Intentions, and more recently 21 Jump Street and Goosebumps. They’ve had plenty of hits (and misses), but must see something special in Sleeping Dogs....

The first Slime Rancher game started out in early access in January 2016, and was released in full on August 1st, 2017 on PC, Mac OS, Linux, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The colorful game stole hearts easily with the bouncy slime creatures players could catch, becoming a cult classic. Players enjoyed collecting and feeding slimes, holding pool parties with them while building personal farms, wondering for years what else the planet of Far, Far Range had to offer, including the mystery of the Slime Sea....

The Kings promised a whole lot in the ongoing edition of the CPL. However, they haven’t quite been able to convert the potential into substance as they are languishing at the bottom of the points table in the CPL. The 120-run loss to the Jamaica Tallawahs has hurt them big time. In their second CPL game, the Kings defeated the Trinbago Knight Riders by five runs. Tim Seifert gave them an almighty scare, but the Kings managed to hold their nerve....

Skipper Virat Kohli (35 not out) and Cheteshwar Pujara (37 not out) resurrected the innings after England’s leading pace duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad dealt early blows by sending back openers Murali Vijay (20) and Lokesh Rahul (0) early in the session. Electing to bat on a fresh Vizag track, India were reduced to 22/2 before Kohli and Pujara battled a few anxious moments to put an unbeaten 70-run stand for the third wicket....

NASA is on Thursday, March 17, set to roll its hulking Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Until now the rocket has been under construction in NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building. The rocket is the backbone of NASA’s new human spaceflight program, Artemis, which is currently aiming to put humans back on the moon by 2025. At the same time, private U....

The Sly Cooper series was a pillar on the PlayStation 2, developed by Sucker Punch, the team behind the upcoming title Ghost of Tsushima. It spawned three titles on the platform, with a fourth released on PlayStation 3 nearly 10 years later. The series as a whole was well-received and fondly remembered by many. These fond memories seem to be a key reason to bring the series back, and with the last entry ending in a cliffhanger, it would only make sense....

The two men have history, as Velasquez beat Lesnar to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The word ‘beat’ is an understatement, since Velasquez decimated The Beast, and it seems as though their feud from UFC is set to be continued here. The moment Lesnar was announced to take on Kofi Kingston for the WWE Title, almost everyone knew that Kingston’s time was up. The New Day member had a great run with the title, but he had lost the momentum over the last couple of months and it was perhaps time for a change....

While our understanding of the genetics of lung cancer is in its infancy, there are some hereditary mutations that may increase risk. In addition, the transformation of non-small cell lung cancer to small cell lung cancer is now being seen more often in people treated with EGFR inhibitors. Studies that look at lung cancer risk do not always separate out the different types of lung cancer. That said, this article will explore some of the common risk factors that have been identified, as well as general risk factors for the disease....

Hillary Clinton is not going down without a fight. In the past day, she has visited the Ohio towns of Pomeroy, Rio Grande and Hanging Rock (in Rio Grande she made a pit stop at the original Bob Evans family restaurant, where Chelsea joined her for a meet and greet), as well as Houston, Ft. Worth, and Waco, Texas. After arriving in Ft. Worth on Friday morning at about 2 a....

PARIS (Reuters) - As the stench of rotten, uncleared garbage wafts through parts of Paris and pilots prepare to strike, French President Francois Hollande said he would do what was needed to ensure protests do not spoil the Euro 2016 soccer tournament starting on Friday. “France was chosen to host this big event and will live up to the scale of the task,” Hollande said, adding that a smooth running of the world’s third biggest sporting event would also showcase a country bidding to host the 2024 Olympics....

Smith claimed his maiden PGA Tour title at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in April and gave himself a fighting chance of adding another at TPC Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The 24-year-old shot a blemish-free eight-under 64 to top the leaderboard after picking up five birdies on the front nine and another three after the turn. Smith has missed seven cuts in 10 starts on the PGA Tour since his victory six months ago, but should still be in Malaysia at the weekend after an impressive start....

Despite the difficulties in stopping, most adult cigarette smokers want to quit. In 2015, 68% of adult smokers wanted to quit. More than 50% of adult smokers made an attempt to stop in the previous year. In 2018, 55.1% of adult smokers said they attempted to quit in the previous year, but fewer than 10% of adult smokers succeeded in quitting. Quitting smoking can lead to symptoms of nicotine withdrawal like cravings to smoke, anxiety, depression, and weight gain....

Line: UConn -3 Total: 135 MORE: College hoops live odds | ATS standings Trends: SMU 21-3 SU, 9-11 ATS, 11-9 O/U. UConn 18-7 SU, 10-11-1 ATS, 9-12-1 O/U. KenPom efficiency ratings: SMU 19 (overall), 5 (offense), 91 (defense). UConn 24, 82, 8 Effective FG percentage: SMU 56.0, UConn 52.4 EFG% against: SMU 47.1, UConn 43.6 Pick: After covering five of six, UConn has now dropped three straight against the number....

If you want to put on young big men like DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis — both with deserving numbers — you have to be willing to omit stalwarts like Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki. Guards like Mike Conley, Ty Lawson, Goran Dragic and Isaiah Thomas have pretty good cases, but they’re not going to dislodge the likes of Tony Parker and James Harden. The Eastern Conference has 11 players with a player-efficiency rating of more than 20....

The bracket for the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix is set. Via Sporting News, the Viacom-owned promotion revealed the 10-man field and matchups that will be taking place exclusively on DAZN, starting at Bellator 206 with a trilogy fight between former welterweight champion Douglas Lima taking on former welterweight champion in Andrey Koreshkov. On that side of the bracket is the biggest grudge matchup in Bellator history, as U.K. stars Michael “Venom” Page and Paul Daley will finally lock horns....