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On Thursday, the 20-year-old Porter exploded for 50 points and 11 assists to become the youngest player in NBA history to record a 50-point, 10-assist performance. James was nearly three years older when he became the then youngest player to achieve the feat 11 years ago. The record-breaking night from Porter came with a bonus, as he led his Houston Rockets team to a 143-136 win over the title-contending Milwaukee Bucks....

The former Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin player believes he had the potential to make it in the most successful Spanish club but blew away his chances. Boateng played for Las Palmas in the Spanish top-flight last campaign before returning to the German Bundesliga to join the Eagles as a free agent in the summer of 2017. And the 31-year-old expressed satisfaction with a decent career which has seen him play across the four top European leagues including the English Premier League and Italian Serie A....

Steele enters the final round in Malaysia tied with Justin Thomas. There are plenty of players, including former world No. 1 Adam Scott, who could catch the leaders in the final round. MORE: Leaderboard | More surgery for Tiger Woods | Tennis: Surprising WTA Finals pairing Steele was in a similar position at the Frys.com Open two weeks ago. He melted over the final 18 holes and shot a 76....

EA’s recently announced a remake of the first Dead Space game, created by EA’s Motive Studio. The remake will use the lessons learned from Dead Space 2 to create a more immersive experience, and the studio intends to keep the story intact. RELATED: Dead Space Creator Reacts to Remake Announcement Michael “Mike” Yazijan was the art director on Dead Space 2. Dead Space 2’s art direction plays a massive role in its impact on the player, so Michael coming back to work on the remake of Dead Space means fans can count on the art direction being stellar....

Keys lost the opening set but hit 55 winners to upstage Wimbledon champion and fourth seed Kerber on Thursday. Rain wreaked havoc throughout the day just like it did for Halep on Wednesday, but the top seed returned to complete her victory against Australian qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic. Two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova saw off Kristina Mladenovic, but US Open champion Sloane Stephens was sent packing by Elise Mertens. KEYS RALLIES PAST KERBER...

AIR POWER History’s fiercest aerial bombardment was carried out by dozens of types of warplanes in more than 100,000 sorties. F-117A Stealth fighters made precision strikes; state-of-the-art Apache helicopters and slow-flying A-10 Thunderbolts hit Iraqi ground forces; above it all, B-51 bombers pounded away. LOGISTICS Getting a half million U.S. troops to the gulf was called the greatest feat since Hannibal crossed the Alps. Supplying them with billions of tons of food, fuel and equipment was just as important....

In a recent interview, the rising Swedish-Russian UFC star shared his opinion on the former two-time champion and his friends and family being insulted by YouTuber-turned-boxer, Jake Paul. It is widely known how much Khamzat Chimaev dislikes The Irishman for his prior comments about Dagestanis and Chechens. He has been making it even clearer of late by constantly calling McGregor out. The interviewer asked Khamzat Chimaev what he would do if he saw Conor on the street....

Along with seven gold medals, Haryana took home one silver and five bronze medals and their coach attributed the success in the sport to support from the government and presence of infrastructure in the state. “The support from our government, the infrastructure and the exposure they get has created confidence in our girls. They are fearless and despite trailing, they fight till the end with a killer instinct. “I feel that makes the difference,” Haryana coach Vijender was quoted as saying in a media release....

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore received the virtual torch before Rathore joined athletes in taking the pledge as the Games were declared open at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, a media release issued here said. Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s message was read out and displayed on the occasion. Several sportspersons including Sushil Kumar, Olympian hockey winners Gurbux Singh and Ajit Pal Singh, badminton legend P Gopichand, shooter Gagan Narang, gymnasts Dipa Karmakar and legendary woman footballer Bem Bem Devi were present....

The CFP semifinals will kick off at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET on New Year’s Eve, organizers announced Tuesday. To the traditionalist, those games will be the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, and the Orange Bowl in Miami, with the order of the games set to be announced on Dec. 6. MORE: SN Top 25 | Coach rankings | Bowl projections | Top 25 front seven players The undercard to the semifinals is the Peach Bowl, which will kick off at noon ET on Dec....

The spectacular run of Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen was stopped in the men’s singles semifinals on the penultimate day’s play of the competition. Former champions Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen produced their best but it was not enough against an inspired opponent. Kidambi Srikanth went down fighting against second seed Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia 19-21, 20-22 in a pulsating encounter which lasted 44 minutes. Earlier in the day, Lakshya Sen’s sensational run was halted by Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew 18-21, 12-21 in 46 minutes....

Incumbent Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are against Democrat challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in a race that is expected to be tight. If either Perdue or Loeffler manage to retain their seat, the GOP will hold a narrow majority in the Senate, making it difficult for the new Joe Biden administration to pass legislation. Georgia voting rights activist Stacey Abrams has been tirelessly advocating for voters to get out in the state and she is backed by numerous pro-Biden celebrities who have been urging their fans to vote Democrat....

According to Klay Thompson, the forward is “dying” to return from his strained calf. “Just him being back there in the locker room and being around practice, I know he’s just dying to get out there on the court,” Thompson said Wednesday (via The Mercury News). “But we definitely feel his energy, and we can’t wait until he comes back. We miss him.” Durant has missed the Warriors past two games after suffering a left calf strain late in the third quarter of Golden State’s Game 5 of the conference semifinals against the Rockets....

According to Feige, Marvel Studios will no longer sign new stars on for multi-film deals right out of the gate, instead electing to take things on a project-by-project basis. This means that no longer will any unfortunate big names get wrangled into 9 appearances from the get-go like poor Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. Now, the focus will be on the present rather than the future of Marvel, putting more effort into refining upcoming releases and presumably allowing for more flexibility all around....

Harvick was second overall but first among the four Chase for the Sprint Cup finalists in the 90-minute practice session at the 1.5-mile track. Harvick turned a lap of 178.95 mph, slightly slower than Brad Keselowski’s lap of 179.004 mph. MORE: Lawmaker: Busch should be suspended | France promises tougher stance | France likes new Chase | Team orders in play? Among the other three championship contenders, Ryan Newman was ninth, Denny Hamlin 11th and Joey Logano 22nd....

And now, KFC China has gone ahead and done something similar, only to a greater degree. Instead of teasing a new phone, the fast-food chain decided to tease a brand new electric car, almost as if to tell McDonald’s that it was thinking too small by baiting a 5G device. RELATED: Arby’s Creates Life-like Final Fantasy 7 Remake Tributes Just like McDonald’s, however, the car was a ruse. What KFC actually ended up unveiling was a brand new type of chicken nuggets....

Following his emphatic victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement and said that he wants to be named as the top pound for pound fighter in the official UFC Rankings. Now the undefeated champ has taken to Instagram to post rankings that show him at the top spot ahead of Jon Jones. Dana White recently stated that he believes Khabib should be #1 on the list....

Nurmagomedov successfully defended the UFC’s 155-pound strap by submitting interim champion Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi over the weekend. Following the victory, Nurmagomedov, who improved to 29-0 in his career, stunned the world by announcing his retirement. It didn’t take long for people to speculate who could become the next lightweight king and how the UFC should go about the process of crowning one....