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In a breakout campaign in his first year with the Pels, Ingram won the Most Improved Player award, and was called up to the All-Star game. But his defense regressed last season, and his performances failed to lead his team to a winning record. The Pelicans finished 11th in the West, missing out on the play-in tournament after losing their final four regular-season games. Some of the blame for that can be put on head coach Stan Van Gundy, who has since been sacked....

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What is Goggles, how does Goggles work, and what are its implications for search as we know it? Let’s find out. Brave Releases Goggles in Beta Brave is celebrating its first anniversary by launching the Goggles feature, which will add another dimension to how you can use the search engine to find what you’re looking for. Currently in beta, Goggles offers you a new way to search the web. This new innovative feature was announced in a blog post by Brave on the company’s website....

Following a second serious knee injury in 15 months, Wilson made his comeback in the reserve side’s Premier League Cup match against Norwich City this month. He scored twice for the Under-21s in a 3-2 defeat by Cheltenham Town last week but Howe said the 25-year-old was still some way off from being ready for a top-flight game. “He is closer than he has been because he has had those two games under his belt but with the length of time he has been out, Callum has to get his fitness levels adjusted to the Premier League,” Howe told the Daily Echo....

– Big Plays: 16-11-1 (59.3 percent) – Other Plays: 29-21 (58.0 percent) – MP Leans (unofficial): 20-18-2 (52.6 percent) Our plays broke down as follows: – Favorites (official): 13-15, average CLV: +0.92 – Favorites (lean): 10-4-1, average CLV: +0.82 – Underdogs (official): 32-17-1, average CLV: +1.32 – Underdogs (lean): 10-13-1, average CLV: +0.79 Interestingly, we did worse on games where we had favorable line move. In all games (including leans) where the line either moved against us or did not move at all, our picks went 19-10; in games it moved our way we were 46-40....

Evans will never rival Dickens’s literary talents, but he bests him in marketing genius. “The Christmas Box” is the latest of a new crop of self-published best sellers such as “The Celestine Prophecy.” To promote his original edition of the book, the 33-year-old former advertising executive plastered ads on buses, traded books for radio plugs and, when the book began selling, hired an agent who negotiated a $4.2 million hardcover deal....

Garcia (34-0) failed to record a knockout for the sixth time as a professional in a fight that had many booing the lack of action. He was able to consistently block most of the punches thrown by Burgos (30-2-2) and won for the second time in the 130-pound division by scores of 119-109, 118-110 and 118-110. Garcia won the fight by landing 29 percent (163-of-567) of his punches. He also landed 24 percent of his jabs (81-of-339) and 36 percent of power punches (82-of-228)....

Muhammad Ali was buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, after one last drive through his hometown in a motorcade bearing his remains, CNN reported. The processional passed important spots in Ali’s life before heading to the ceremony for the private burial. Onlookers cheered his cortege as it passed by on its way to the cemetery. The ex-heavyweight champion and rights activist died last Friday aged 74. The service, attended by dignitaries and by several thousand people who acquired free tickets, was held at the KFC Yum!...

In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Malignaggi speculated about Paul’s next opponent. He called for the YouTuber-turned-boxer to take on a real boxer instead of an MMA fighter or a non-combat sports athlete. The former two-division champion initially discussed Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s prospects in a fight against Paul. He admitted that Chavez Jr. could bring Paul’s undefeated run to a halt. He subsequently offered his take on what kind of fighter would make for a great opponent for ‘The Problem Child’, before suggesting that he would fit the bill perfectly....

This weekend, ‘The Gypsy King’ and ‘The Body Snatcher’ are set to clash over Fury’s WBC and The Ring heavyweight gold. The bout is one of the biggest in British boxing history, with over 94,000 fans expected to pack into Wembley Stadium on Saturday. For certain bouts, when there’s a championship on the line, there will be a fighter on stand-by for if one of the headliners falls out. Fury has now revealed who exactly that replacement competitor is, and it’s none other than his friend and training partner Joseph Parker....

The past year could be considered a great one for boxing. In fact, it asks the question (for another time): Are we in a new golden age? As the calendar flips to 2023, several matchups have already gotten booked. Others are waiting to become official, and there are some that fight fans hope come to fruition. What fights would you like to see? The Sporting News looks into several potential fights that could take place in 2023....

Kitfox Games is an independent developer and publisher based out of Montreal. Its team has released several titles including Shattered Planet, a turn-based RPG about exploring a dangerous planet. Its publishing team will also be handling the upcoming release of Dwarf Fortress on Steam. RELATED: Visually Striking Roki Game Showcased at Guerrilla Collective Event With Boyfriend Dungeon, the team at Kitfox Games seems to be taking a very different approach....

Juan Fresnada, 60, died after he was attacked by five men outside a deli on Third Avenue in The Bronx, New York City, at around 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday, the New York Police Department said. His boyfriend, Bayron Caceres, 29, said they were leaving a McDonald’s when they were approached by a man who demanded money, the New York Daily News reported. Caceres told the newspaper that he and Fresnada went inside a deli to escape but the man followed them there....

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After an unsatisfactory performance in the first Test in Cardiff, Haddin had backed out from the playing XI at Lord’s in order to spend time with his daughter Mia, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer in children, and hospitalized. Following this, he was not selected in the Edgbaston Test – a highly controversial move by the selectors with which several players seemed unhappy. The 37-year-old took this in apparent good spirit and provided support and guidance to his replacement, Peter Nevill....

An official, privy to the development, said, “This is an unfortunate situation. But unavoidable family circumstances have forced 42-year-old T20 specialist Brad Hodge to not participate in the league.” Quetta shared their prayers with Hodge and unveiled Mahmudullah’s signing on their Twitter handle. In case you missed it… Hodge turned out for Peshawar Zalmi in the inaugural PSL edition and scored 93 runs from 4 matches including a half-century. Despite his age, the seasoned campaigner is still going strong in T20 leagues across the globe....

The dad of six—who shares kids Maddox, 20, Pax, 18, Zahara, 17, Shiloh, 16, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 14, with ex Angelina Jolie—gushed over the teen’s dancing skills. “It brings a tear to the eye, yeah,” Pitt told Entertainment Tonight of Shiloh’s hobby, before joking, “I don’t know where she got it from. I’m Mr. Two-Left-Feet here.” The Ad Astra star, 58, added that he would be happy for his children, no matter what career they choose....

Star 20-year-old midfielder Christian Pulisic also is on the 24-man roster announced Monday for games against Colombia on Oct. 11 at Tampa, Florida, and versus Peru five days later at East Hartford, Connecticut. Bradley, the 31-year-old U.S. captain, has 17 goals in 140 international appearances and figures to among only a few veterans who will be integrated with a young core group that has won three, lost two and tied three under interim coach Dave Sarachan....