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Six-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson is a strong advocate of shortening the Cup schedule. MORE: SN Power Rankings | Danica wants to stay with SHR | First quarter storylines Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick says NASCAR needs to take such changes even further and shake up the entire schedule. NASCAR currently runs 36 Sprint Cup points races — 26 regular-season events, followed by the 10-race Chase. The 10-month schedule — one of the longest in professional sports — also includes two special events, putting Cup teams on the track for 38 weekends....

Once the deal was done, he has stepped out of that position, however. Taylor criticized Love’s defense, toughness and ability to eclipse either LeBron James or Kyrie Irving in the Cleveland pecking order. MORE: Wolves owner criticizes Love | How Love picked No. 0 | Irving, Dragic handles “I think emotions are definitely running high right now,” Love told ESPN’s “Mike & Mike,” as ESPN.com noted . “For Glen to say that, I just think that he should be focusing on the players that he just received....

Take China’s exchange rate, for example. The renminbi–fixed at 8.3 per U.S. dollar since 1994–is an important pillar of the Chinese economy, underpinning that country’s spectacular export growth. China just surpassed Japan and is now the world’s third largest exporter after the United States and Germany. Lately, however, many Americans have begun to complain that the renminbi is too cheap. Millions of Chinese and others are bringing back their U....

Keys had dropped just one set in five previous meetings and rarely looked troubled in extending that record with a 6-3 6-4 victory in 75 minutes in Osaka. The fifth-seeded American’s aggressive style, which led to her hitting 24 winners, proved decisive as she set up a second-round clash with qualifier Zarina Diyas. “I feel good, I’m always a little bit nervous ahead of my first matches,” Keys said. “It’s always hard to get out there and get all the nerves out, I started a little slow but I was really happy to get the win....

To fully unlock all of the cosmetic items, beat all the levels, and unlock the Platinum trophy, KeyWe players have to repeatedly play mini-games called Overtime Shifts. Unfortunately, the Snowball Fight Overtime Shift is broken on the PlayStation 5 version of the game. The bug makes it virtually impossible to earn a gold “Postmaster” rating in KeyWe, which in turn locks players out of unlocking all of the trophies in the game....

God of War Ragnarok was officially released today on PlayStation consoles, and it’s one of the highest-rated games of the year. Ragnarok is also the highest-rated first-party PS5 game on Metacritic. Only Elden Ring has a higher score on Metacritic than God of War Ragnarok in 2022, and the two games will probably go head-to-head for various game of the year awards. Now, it looks like KFC made great use of Ragnarok’s hype through a perfectly placed ad....

The entire family have been doing press ahead of the launch of their new reality TV show, The Kardashians which launches on Hulu on Thursday April 14. Looking ahead to their rebooted TV show, they appeared in The Kardashians: An ABC News Special where they were pressed on a number of topics. The love lives of Kim, Khloé and Kourtney are all under the spotlight in the new series, and they were grilled about the topic while in conversation with Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts....

The clip, which was posted on July 18 by account Kardashianicon, has recently gained lots of traction online, with many people taking to Twitter in the last few weeks to share their outrage. In the video, which has 4.8 million views, the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 37, can be heard voicing her controversial opinion in an interview with British podcast host Jay Shetty. The fitness aficionado tells Shetty: “I can’t stand people that are like eating a bucket of Häagen-Dazs ice cream, [saying] ‘I’m so fat!...

She was extremely excited to get Rawls’ jersey for Christmas, as evidenced by her mother who filmed the moment. But Sophie’s Christmas was about to get a whole lot better, because Rawls saw the video and reached out to the family to spend some special time with his fan. MORE: Seahawks peaking at right time | Playoff Picture before Week 16 MORE: 2016 NFL Mock Draft | Why the NFC East sucks | Fantasy RB rankings...

Recently, Kid Icarus: Uprising’s director, Masahiro Sakurai, spoke about the game on Twitter to celebrate its 9th anniversary. While Sakurai mentions that he often receives fan requests asking for a remake or sequel to the beloved 3DS title, Sakurai says a Kid Icarus: Uprising remake or sequel would be “difficult” to develop. RELATED: Fan Experiment Sets Out to See if People Are Still Playing 3DS Games Online in 2021...

To be fair, children’s literature has grown Lip a lot since Sandburg’s time. Books now address issues (racism, the environment’) unheard of just a few years ago. A lot of the efforts are ham-handed, but quite a few are extraordinarily sophisticated. If you want a point of comparison, check out More Rootabagas (Knopf. $18). a collection of posthumously published Sandburg tales which today read like case studies in willed whimsy....

It was Saensombbonsuk who got off to a great start by leading 2-0 in the early goings of the first game. Srikanth won his first point courtesy an easy forehand putaway near the net. Before long, the Indian led 7-4 with as he upped the ante on his opponent with aggressive badminton. Srikanth led 11-8 in the interval. The No. 2 seed relied on his smashes to unsettle the Thai player....

If he ever runs for president again, John Kerry says he won’t get “Swift Boated” once more: he’s put together a “documented portfolio” in his defense. The old Kerry magic is back! Score: 41 Panderfest ‘08 rolls on: Yankee fan Rudy Giuliani backs the Sox, then accepts an endorsement from Pat Robertson, who insulted Rudy’s city by blaming 9/11 on gays, feminists and the ACLU. Score: 95

Justin Upton had an opt-out clause after the 2017 season, and he used that as leverage to get an extra year added to his deal with the Angels. Masahiro Tanaka had an opt-out clause, too, but he chose to stay with the Yankees instead of becoming a free agent. Greg Holland exercised his opt-out clause, and he’s one of the most desirable relievers on the market this offseason. MORE: Opt-out clauses no longer reserved for MLB’s elite...

The production of ketones can occur during fasting, when following a low-carbohydrate diet (keto diet), or in people with diabetes when blood sugars are high and there is not enough insulin to utilize glucose. People with diabetes who have elevated ketones can develop a dangerous condition called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Without treatment, this condition is life-threatening. Learn more about ketone levels, what they mean, and when to test for them....

According to ESPN, the injured superstar is in New York with business manager Rich Kleiman “evaluating free agency options.” Potential destinations will be plentiful for Durant when free agency begins June 30 as the Knicks, Nets, Warriors and others will try to land one of the top players in the NBA. Durant has been heavily linked to the Nets and has reportedly met twice with fellow free agent Kyrie Irving about joining forces in Brooklyn....

A huge part of Deadpool’s charm and why he succeeded at the box office with over $1.5 billion in revenue from both films was the perfect marriage of the “hero’s” antics with Reynolds’ own humor making the perfect fourth wall-breaking cocktail that meant it stood out noticeably from any other superhero film. Thus, there lied the question of just how Wade Wilson would fit inside Disney’s PG-13 Marvel universe....

President Barack Obama hosted the event as part of a week of championship celebrations, greeting the crowd with a hearty, “Congratulations to Kevin Harvick, the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion … hey!” MORE: In-car audio at Bristol | Food City 500 winners and losers | Latest standings Team co-owner Tony Stewart joined Harvick and the crew from his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Chevrolet, which won five Sprint Cup races in 2014 on the way to Harvick’s first career Cup title....

He was also trying to find the positive aspects of the change. MORE: 10 to watch at Pocono | Was Childers penalty too harsh? Team engineer Dax Gerringer worked as crew chief for the Pennsylvania 400 after NASCAR officials suspended Childers one race. Childers was banned and fined for a lug nut violation discovered after last Sunday’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Without Childers in the fold, Harvick said the team worked together differently this week — and that’s not all a bad thing....

After losing a portion of his ear, Klein left the ice, had his ear reattached and came back to score the game-winning goal in overtime. MORE: Graphic guide to NHL season | Rangers sign young cancer patient | Senators fire Pat MacLean Here’s the incident in the first period that forced Klein to receive 13-14 stitches to his left ear: “I don’t know if anybody saw his ear there, but he lost a piece of it and they sewed it back,” Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said, according to NHL....