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To those unfamiliar with the NHL or Stamkos in particular, suffice to say that he has more than earned his spot on the cover of this year’s NHL 12. After coming out of nowhere last season to tie the Penguins’ Sidney Crosby for most goals scored, the 21 year-old Stamkos followed it up this year by reaching 40 goals faster than anyone, coming in second in overall goals scored with 45, and leading his formerly bottom-dwelling team to the Eastern Conference Finals....

The Riyadh All-Star XI vs PSG encounter on Thursday, January 19, finished 5-4 in favor of the French giants. Ronaldo managed to get on the scoresheet twice in what was his first on-field appearance since moving to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr. After the match, he posted four photos on his social media handles, one of which was with Messi, with the caption: Here’s his post: How the latest iteration of Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi panned out Lionel Messi opened the scoring at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, placing an expert finish from Neymar Jr....

Masha had a trippy day, Carmela was subdued and the Marconi family attempted to see their dead son one more time as almost every character’s storyline was given a surprising and ambiguously positive ending. The drama, based on a book by Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty and starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy, has proved popular with fans—as well as raising interesting questions about the effects of micro-dosing on health and wellbeing....

Appearing on Indian television channel WION on the segment “Straight Talk,” Joseph Wu said Taiwan was “on the front line” of Chinese authoritarian expansion. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and her top diplomats have been trying to strengthen ties with New Delhi, seizing on this summer’s border conflict between India and China, and making friends for the democratic state wherever possible. Despite no official reciprocation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi or his officials, the public in India appears to have taken to Tsai, especially on Twitter....

Just nine months on from guiding Leicester to one of the greatest achievements in professional sport, Ranieri lost his job on Thursday amid a relegation battle. Claudio Ranieri sacked by Leicester City Ranieri defied the odds and England’s elite, including Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham, to lead Leicester to the summit last season. However, it was not enough to spare Ranieri the sack, with Leicester just a point above the relegation zone ahead of Monday’s visit of Liverpool, though the Premier League title-holders are still in contention to reach the Champions League quarter-finals following their 2-1 first-leg loss at Sevilla on Wednesday....

Democrats have previously alleged the administration may have broken federal laws and guidelines in its numerous transfers of U.S. nuclear technology to the Middle Eastern country and was “rushing” the transactions. But the GOP report published Monday contradicts those claims, concluding that the Trump administration is “not rushing nuclear energy technology to Saudi Arabia,” “not conflicted from deliberations to transfer nuclear energy technology to Saudi Arabia” and has “not skirted requirements for congressional notification about nuclear energy technology transfers to Saudi Arabia....

[HTML2] Video games have evolved hugely in the scant few decades since they were invented, and in that time we’ve seen some truly amazing things from them. Just when gamers were starting to think they’d seen everything, however, indie studio Hello Games showed up at Spike VGX and humbly presented No Man’s Sky, possibly one of the most ambitious and creative upcoming titles that we’ve ever seen. Perhaps the closest we’ve come to experiencing something like No Man’s Sky before now is the Mass Effect series, which allowed players to explore the Milky Way and land on a select number of planets in each solar system....

One of the main reasons why many people are going without a PS5 this holiday season is due to the console’s scarcity and the inability to keep up with the demand. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused a supply strain that makes getting a PlayStation 5 console very difficult for anyone that wants one, and that problem has been exacerbated by other issues, namely scalpers and automated bots. RELATED: 91% of 2020’s Game Industry Revenue Was Digital...

The New York Mets offense could not string together enough hits to scratch across a run, losing in the 10th inning 2-1. The Mets’ record now sits at 73-40, holding a comfortable 6 game lead over the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. Max Scherzer performed excellently at the start for the Mets, going 7 innings and allowing just one earned run. The Mets pitching did their part, but the offense could not get anything going tonight....

The show, which premiered in July 2021, follows the life of Julia Haart, 51, who, after fleeing her ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, inspired millions around the world with her story of liberation. Haart’s family also feature in the show, especially her eldest three children (Shlomo, Batsheva and Miriam Haart) who now live in Manhattan, New York, with her. Her youngest son, Aron Hendler, also appears but in a smaller capacity as he still lives with his dad, Haart’s first husband Yosef Hendler, in Monsey....

505 Games is an Italian video games publisher known for publishing titles internationally and Naruto Shippuden 3D: The New Era will be their next release. Naruto has quickly become an international anime and manga hit, mirroring the likes of Dragon Ball Z and Pokemon, and 505 Games is proud to be the publisher to bring the first Naruto 3DS game outside of Japan. Ralph Pitt-Stanley, the Commercial Director of 505 Games had this to say about their announcement to localize Naruto Shippuden 3D:...

With a boost of three points pushing him to 94 Overall, Antetokounmpo finds himself rated behind a pair of former MVP winners. LeBron James (97 Overall) and Kevin Durant (96 Overall) are the only current players rated higher by the video game along with Kawhi Leonard (95 Overall). “NBA 2K18” REVIEW: New gameplay, features allow latest edition to shine The 94 rating is shared by last year’s MVP, Russell Westbrook, two-time MVP Stephen Curry, James Harden, and Anthony Davis....

Early-season performances are being reflected through the ratings adjustments, with names like Kemba Walker, Zach LaVine and Stephen Curry all receiving bumps for their hot starts. Other stars like Kyrie Irving, Karl-Anthony Towns and Draymond Green have already taken hits. MORE: “NBA 2K19” predicts the 2018-19 NBA season Curry is now up to 96 Overall, just a point off his career-high rating of 97 during the 2015-16 season, when he was playing at the same virtual level as peak LeBron James, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar....

MORE: SN’s College Football Playoff picks There’s no shortage of analysis that can be found on the upcoming games, but what’s always interesting are the video game simulations, which have proven to be adept at predicting results and identifying mismatches. Sadly the last college football video game was released in 2013. Despite that, “NCAA Football 14” still holds up well, especially with the ability to continue creating and sharing rosters....

Need for Speed: The Run is the first NFS title that literally puts the players in the shoes of the driver, both inside the car and out. First debuting at EA’s E3 2011 press conference while Game Rant was in attendance, The Run follows the protagonist (only known as “Jack” at this time) as he’s forced to race from San Francisco to New York, hitting real-world locales along the way as he runs from cops and other antagonists....

Read on for what date and time Season 2 is streaming, as well as a sneak peek at what fans can expect from these new episodes. ‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 2 Release Date The new episodes are coming to Netflix across the world on Thursday, July 15. Just like the first season, this new instalment has 10 episodes, all of which will be released at once onto Netflix....

A picture of three-year-old Lydia was shared on Reddit on Tuesday, where it received thousands of reactions from amused commenters. In the caption, her dad, Peter Nemr, wrote: “My daughter tripped and fell two days ago at the library. I had knee surgery and now she is vicariously experiencing her pain through me.” Lydia is seen in the picture leaning over a makeshift cane, holding her back and walking by the room where her father is busy recovering from knee surgery....

It’s been too long since we got the chance to play NHL 12 at E3 2011, but even then it was hard to grasp just how many changes would be made to the NHL formula this year. We were impressed with the updates that were apparent after just a few minutes of gameplay, but with the extended experience offered by the demo, it’s clear that plong time fans will have plenty more tools to add to their arsenal....

Hulu released the first three episodes of the show on August 18. The show sees Nicole Kidman star as a mysterious wellness retreat owner overseeing a new kind of therapy for an all-star cast of patients. The full series, based on a book by Lianne Moriarty, will have eight episodes, which will be released in the coming weeks. Here’s when you will be able to watch from episode 4 of the Hulu show and onwards....

The new series stars Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale and Michael Shannon as some of the guests looking to heal themselves at a health and wellness resort run by the mysterious host Masha, played by Nicole Kidman. Nine Perfect Strangers was written by Liane Moriarty and created for TV by David E. Kelley, both of whom brought audiences Big Little Lies. Like the hit HBO show, Nine Perfect Strangers features a catchy theme song as well as a wonderful collection of earworms on the soundtrack....