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It’s not as wrong as it seems when driving through South Carolina to get to Atlanta for the Labor Day weekend race, the date once synonymous with Darlington that was taken away in a failed attempt to generate excitement in the Los Angeles market. PHOTOS: Classic photos from Darlington | NASCAR’s most unqiue trophies | Drivers by state For 54 years, Darlington ran the prestigious Southern 500 on Labor Day weekend until that date was moved to Auto Club Speedway, giving a second date to the California track that annually sold out its lone event....

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Two Russian rowers will miss the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, which open on Friday, despite being given a reprieve by the top sports court to compete. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Thursday that the exclusion of Anastasia Karabelshikova and Ivan Podshivalov over a past doping sanction, as called for by the International Olympic Committee, was “unenforceable”. CAS then sent the case back to the International Rowing Federation (FISA) to decide on their eligibility “without delay”....

The Royals have been the laughing stock of the sports world for decades. Every team in the four major professional sports has made a playoff appearance in the last 20 years – every team except for one. This is a franchise that only makes national news when the GM says 86 games is like “winning the World Series” or its color commentator mistakes the moon for a planet. For 28 years now, the Royals have been the ultimate symbol of ineptitude and absolute gutter trash, a machine of potential built on hype designed to rob its customers as they walk through the gates and not care about morality, and nothing summarized it better than their despicable performance in a 9-2 loss to the Houston Astros on Monday night....

Back facing the Twins on Monday, where the elder Rally Mantis passed away on Aug. 12, the Royals announced that Junior will no longer be traveling with the team. MORE: Watch a toddler rank all 30 MLB mascots While a praying mantis can live up to six months, the Royals will have to live vicariously through a series of mantis merchandise in the form of toys, masks and T-shirts worn by fans at Kauffman Stadium for a stretch run including 14 more home games....

Many titles are not well received at release due to bugs or confusing concepts that lose the interest of players. However, some games are able eventually to win over their audiences after some time has passed. By listening to their current audience or seeking out a new one, some RPGs have finally found their place, allowing them to make history. Updated October 21, 2022, by Megan Smith: New role-playing games are constantly being created and published for players to enjoy, however even titles from a couple of years back have had its own sudden breath back to life....

This is a show, with dozens of characters of all ages, a thousand things going on and lots of fun ideas like the “Rock Island” number, in which straw-hatted traveling salesmen inside a railway car whip around a high-speed patter song to the jolting rhythm of the train. Willson, a true music man, showers the audience with melody and rhythm, from Marian’s romantic “Goodnight, My Someone” to “Trouble,” in which Hill spellbinds the entire town into thinking him a savior....

Anyone that played WWE 2K20, particularly at launch, can attest to its game-breaking details and nearly unplayable nature. Developer 2K Games seems to have realized the error of its ways, as it announced there would not be a WWE 2K21 in the year 2020. Instead, a new game was brought out called WWE Battlegrounds, though that also dealt with glitches upon launch. A new report suggests another break may not be taking place this year....

Now, it’s worth mentioning that Banjo-Kazooie is owned by Microsoft, and the likelihood of a brand new, full-fledged Banjo-Kazooie game coming to the Switch seems highly unlikely. Even though Microsoft was willing to lend Banjo and Kazooie to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it seems like the company would want to keep a brand new Banjo-Kazooie game to itself. Then again, Nintendo has an established history of funding projects owned by other companies to get them on its platforms....

Here is the statement from the European champions in full: “Real Madrid CF communicates that, in response to the will and request expressed by the player Cristiano Ronaldo, he has agreed to transfer to Juventus FC. “Today, Real Madrid wants to express its gratitude to a player who has proved to be the best in the world and who has marked one of the brightest times in the history of our club and world football....

She’ll settle that in less time than an average television commercial, the way she did last Saturday when she made quick work of previously unbeaten Bethe Correia in UFC 190. Rousey will, however, gladly lay down her hardware for a worthy cause. MORE: Classic photos of Ronda Rousey | Rousey knocks out Correia in 34 seconds TMZ reports Rousey gave up a replica of her UFC women’s bantamweight belt to a judo school in Brazil on Wednesday....

The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion will put her comedic talent on full display at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York as the host of “Saturday Night Live.” Rousey becomes only the third female athlete ever to host “SNL,” joining figure skater Nancy Kerrigan and tennis great Chris Evert. MORE: Rousey, as seen on TV | Athletes on “SNL” History shows handing athletes the keys to the “SNL” kingdom can be a hit-or-miss proposition....

Republicans, despite President Joe Biden’s floundering approval rating and economic woes, failed to retake control of the Senate and only won a slim majority in the House of Representatives. As the midterm dust has settled, some have blamed former President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates while others are calling for new RNC leadership. Noem, during an appearance on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures, was asked if she supports McDaniel’s RNC reelection bid, but questioned if Republicans are successfully messaging their policies....

Ronnie Lott, along with former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, are leading a group investors in negotiations with city officials, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. MORE: First-round ‘busts’ with second chances | Potential San Diego stadium perk The group is described as predominantly African-American and includes Fannie Mae Chairman Egbert Perry, along with Lott and Peete. Lott played with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1991-92 after spending the first 10 seasons of his career across the bay in San Francisco....

Not looking good if this is the strategy the Lakers are going to use because sooner or later they’ll run out of shoes.

While it takes some running backs years to attain that controlled, decisive running style that leads to long term success, Bengals rookie Giovani Bernard has already begun to showcase those skills and prove why he deserved to be the first running back drafted in the 2013 class. Here’s an excerpt of our report from pre-draft on Bernard: “He is a versatile, multi-cut runner best suited for a man blocking scheme, who is not only explosive in the open field, but also a solid receiver, sound blocker, and competent inside runner who can be a drive sustainer....

As in, the rookie guard isn’t leaving the Knicks anytime soon. Trier scored 19 of his career-high 23 points during a second-half surge, fellow rookie Mitchell Robinson had his first double-double and the Knicks beat Dallas 118-106 Friday night, handing the Mavericks their sixth straight loss. “I’ve been here, what is this, 10 games now?” Trier asked, overshooting the number by one after missing just two shots (8 of 10)....

Southgate’s decision to exclude Rooney cannot have come as a surprise to anyone who has seen him at Manchester United over the past 18 months or so. But for an upturn in form in January, his club form has been consistently off the mark for too long, with only his record-breaking spell for England rescuing his reputation to any noticeable extent. But the fallout from Saturday’s labored victory over Malta was dominated by Rooney’s inability to win over a section of the England supporters, and the buildup to Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier was all about what the absence of the 117-cap skipper might do for the rest of the side....

Are Barca morphing into Mou’s Madrid? The former Borussia Dortmund manager led the Reds to two major finals in his first season as Anfield boss, losing both, and has transformed the club into Premier League title contenders. Red Devils captain Rooney, who equaled the club’s all-time goalscoring record at the weekend in the club’s 4-0 win over Reading in the FA Cup, also voted for Wales boss Chris Coleman following their strong Euro 2016 campaign in France....

The 31-year-old has agreed a two-year-deal at Goodison Park after passing a medical on Saturday. Rooney left Everton for United in 2004 for a reported fee of £27million, which made him the world’s most expensive teenager at the time. He went on to win 12 major trophies for the club in 13 years, including five Premier League titles, three League Cups, the FA Cup, the Champions League and the Europa League....