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Helldivers 2 Players Celebrate the Launch of the Democracy Space Station Helldivers 2 Players Celebrate the Launch of the Democracy Space Station The Democracy Space Station is finally operational and Helldivers 2 players are loving it. Will it fulfil all the expectations? Source link #Helldivers #Players #Celebrate #Launch #Democracy #Space #Station Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Pressure on as Schmidt duels with Gatland for 12th time Pressure on as Schmidt duels with Gatland for 12th time New Zealand friendly foes and international coaching duellists, the pair have been battling for years — yet rarely has the pressure been ramped up quite so high for the Wallabies’ Joe Schmidt and Wales’ Warren Gatland in their crunch Cardiff Test. This 12th duel of the pair’s much admired coaching brains on Sunday (Monday ADT) at the Principality Stadium comes with a feeling of real jeopardy for 61-year-old Gatland should Schmidt’s side consign Wales to a record-breaking 11th successive defeat. It seems hard to imagine this proud rugby nation would continue to stick by Gatland should the Wallabies seal an even more terrible Welsh run than when another Kiwi coaching great Steve Hansen oversaw 10 straight losses between 2002 and 2003. And Schmidt could be just the man to deliver the ******* *****, as he has a fine record against the man he once played alongside in a New Zealand teachers’ team, having won seven and lost three of their 11 contests as coaches. Yet, ironically, the 59-year-old Wallabies’ mentor, so often the target of jovial wind-ups by Gatland down the years whether he’s been with Ireland, New Zealand or Australia, reckons the fabulous win over England last weekend has put him under more pressure too. “It’s funny, I feel under more pressure than I was last week, because last week, nobody expected us to win. Suddenly, when expectation shifts and you’re up against a team on a losing kind of run, you’re expected to win,” mused Schmidt. “But it doesn’t actually mean anything in terms of the players running out and getting the job done, so I think everyone feels pressure.” Among coaching head-to-heads, Schmidt and Gatland’s rivalry has only ever been exceeded in internationals by Graham Henry and Robbie Deans, who faced each other 15 times, while Michael Cheika locked antlers with Hansen 14 times. Despite Schmidt orchestrating narrow wins in Sydney and Melbourne in July, he’s seen enough of Gatland’s latest charges to declare “they’ll be incredibly hard to beat … they’re dogmatic the way they go about their defensive work and very hard to break down. “And, obviously, this time last year, Wales put 40 points on the Wallabies in the World Cup. So it’s not like they’ve metamorphosed into a bad team. They got very close to beating a number of teams in the Six Nations too. “I’ve known Gats for a long time. He was obviously highly successful in his previous tenure with Wales. “I think anyone can have a lean spell when teams are transitioning.” With a side featuring six changes from the one that accounted for England and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii starting on the bench, Schmidt is trusting some of his experienced thirty-somethings to come to the *****, like Nic White, Samu Kerevi and Will Skelton. “Will and Samu didn’t play last week, but they’re two really, really well respected players within the playing group. They’re both genuine leaders on the pitch and in preparation to get what we need done on the pitch, that’s a bit of a bonus,” said Schmidt. “Samu is a high impact player, a handful to defend, and defensively, he’s slotted in really well. So we just want a really solid game from him and the ability to challenge the line, at the same time being really accurate in what he does.” Source link #Pressure #Schmidt #duels #Gatland #12th #time Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Jake Paul defeats Mike Tyson with ease in Netflix spectacle Jake Paul defeats Mike Tyson with ease in Netflix spectacle In a display far more spectacle than spectacular, Jake Paul easily trounced 58-year-old Mike Tyson via unanimous decision (80-72, 79-73, 79-73) on Friday night in a bout that paired two celebrities known far more for their personalities than their current athletic abilities. For 60 seconds, it looked like Tyson might thrill the packed AT&T Stadium crowd in Arlington, Texas, with a performance reminiscent of his heyday in the ’80s and early ’90s. For the next 19 minutes, he looked exactly like a man nearing his 60th birthday who hadn’t fought a professional boxing match in 19 years, landing just 18 total punches. Paul spent much of the ****** dancing around Tyson with his arms arrogantly low, taunting the legendary knockout artist to come close. But Tyson never built up any offense, gradually turning more and more into a statue while Paul pieced him up with fluid combinations and sharp left hooks. Afterward, Paul said it was an honor to share the ring with Tyson and called the former champion the GOAT. As for the exhausted Tyson, he said he was “totally happy” with his performance, while admitting he went into the ****** with an injury. He refused to elaborate. He also said that he might like to ****** again, and offered to ****** Paul’s brother, Logan Paul, who was standing in the ring. Logan Paul, who had an exhibition with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2021, shot back a puzzled look and a quick retort: “I’ll ***** you, Mike.” Netflix’s stream of the card, a big moment for its ambitions in live sport, drew widespread frustration from fans who experienced buffering and freezing issues. Still, the card featured one of the most exciting women’s boxing matches in recent history in the co-main event between rematching rivals Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. After Taylor won the pair’s first match in April 2022, she won the rematch with a controversial unanimous decision, setting up a potentially thrilling trilogy. Serrano tearfully pledged to keep chasing big moments for her sport. Hardly anyone, conversely, will be calling for a rematch of the main event between Paul and Tyson. The louder calls will almost certainly be for Tyson to step away from the ring for good. And, perhaps, for Paul to ****** better competition if he wants to be serious about progressing in the sport. He didn’t call out any new opponents, but did say that he was the route for boxers to make big paydays, and repeated his claim that he could deliver that even to Canelo Alvarez, who is perhaps the sport’s most bankable star right now. Tyson, one of the biggest stars in sports when he was heavyweight champion, looked like a shell of the boxer who last fought professionally in 2005. And that Tyson was a boxer who quit on his stool before the seventh round against journeyman Kevin McBride. He opened the door for Friday night’s bout with an exhibition four years ago against Roy Jones Jr., a draw that featured Paul on the undercard early in his boxing foray. Against the 27-year-old Paul on Friday night, each one of Tyson’s four decades of in-ring damage was evident. The YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul was far quicker in his combinations, far twitchier in his reflexes and far more fluid in his combinations, using his three-inch height advantage to keep Tyson out of range. While it was clear Tyson trained significantly, as evidenced by his flashes of power in the first few rounds, he had little hope of matching Paul’s gas tank. Just six months ago, Tyson suffered a medical emergency on a flight that left him throwing up blood and eventually losing 26 pounds, he said in the buildup to the ******. While the two-and-a-half-inch ulcer in his stomach didn’t prevent the rescheduled bout from taking place, its effects clearly played a major role Friday. The bout was fought with 14-ounce gloves — rather than the traditional 10-ounce gloves — over the course of eight two-minute rounds, as opposed to the typical 12 three-minute rounds for men’s championship fights. But despite the exhibition-like rule changes, the ****** was certainly spirited, with Paul sticking his ******* out to mock Tyson at one point. At the weigh-ins Thursday, Tyson delivered a stiff slap to Paul after Paul appeared to step on one of his feet. Paul said later the same day: “It’s personal now. He must ****.” With the win, Paul improves to 11-1. Earlier this year, he knocked out Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship star Mike Perry, and he has defeated former UFC stars Nate Diaz, Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren in recent years. Paul joins a list of Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Danny Williams and the aforementioned McBride as the only men to defeat Tyson. Tyson’s loss will go on his professional record, lowering his career mark to 50-7. Required reading (Photo: Al Bello / Getty Images for Netflix © 2024) Source link #Jake #Paul #defeats #Mike #Tyson #ease #Netflix #spectacle Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Disney removes a Star Wars movie from its 2026 release lineup Disney removes a Star Wars movie from its 2026 release lineup You’ll have to wait for more than a couple of years for the next Star Wars movie. According to Variety and The Wrap, Disney has pulled an untitled Star Wars film from its 2026 release lineup and replacing it with Ice Age 6, which is set to premiere on December 18 that year. It’s not quite clear which film that is, but Daisy Ridley announced at the Star Wars Celebration in London last year that she was going to reprise her role as Rey in a new film. The movie will be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who also directed some episodes of Ms. Marvel, and will be a direct sequel to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Set 15 years after the events of the previous film, the upcoming movie will reportedly revolve around Rey as she establishes a new Jedi academy and build a new Jedi Order. Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders, Angelina Jolie’s Maria) joined the production when he replaced the original screenwriters last year, but he also left the project in October. Lucasfilm’s search for a new screenwriter might have contributed to the film’s delay. While the next installment in the main Star Wars series won’t be coming out in 2026, a film that’s part of the franchise will still be coming out that year. The Mandalorian & Grogu, a continuation of the Disney+ TV series directed by Jon Favreau, has already started filming and will be released on May 22, 2026. The Wrap also says it was “assured” that the next Star Wars film was “still very much in development,” which hopefully means that it won’t end up being cancelled like the movie planned by Game of Thrones’ creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Source link #Disney #removes #Star #Wars #movie #release #lineup Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump, but the vice president is still pushing donors for more money after the election. Democrats are sending persistent appeals to Harris supporters without expressly asking them to cover any potential debts, enticing would-be donors instead with other matters: the *********** president-elect’s picks for his upcoming administration and a handful of pending congressional contests where ballots are still being tallied. “The Harris campaign certainly spent more than they raised and is now busy trying to fundraise,” said Adrian Hemond, a Democratic strategist from Michigan. He said he was been asked by the campaign after its loss to Trump to help with fundraising. The party is flooding Harris’ lucrative email donor list with near-daily appeals aimed at small-dollar donors — those whose contributions are measured in the hundreds of dollars or less. But Hemond said the postelection effort also includes individual calls to larger donors. One person familiar with the effort and the Democratic National Committee’s finances said the Harris campaign’s expected shortfall is a relatively small sum compared to the breadth of the campaign, which reported having $119 million cash on hand in mid-October before the Nov. 5 election. That person was not authorized to publicly discuss the campaign’s finances and spoke on condition of anonymity. But the scramble now underscores the expense involved in a losing effort and the immediate challenges facing Democrats as they try to maintain a baseline political operation to counter the Trump administration and prepare for the 2026 midterm elections. It also calls into question how Democrats used their resources, including hosting events with musicians and other celebrities as well as running ads in a variety of nontraditional spaces such as Las Vegas’ domed Sphere. Patrick Stauffer, chief financial officer for the Harris campaign, said in a statement that “there were no outstanding debts or bills overdue” on Election Day and there “will be no debt” listed for either the campaign or the DNC on their next financial disclosures, which are due to the Federal Election Commission in December. The person familiar with the campaign and DNC’s finances said it was impossible to know just where Harris’ balance sheet stands currently. The campaign still is getting invoices from vendors for events and other services from near the end of the race. The campaign also has outstanding receipts; for example, from media organizations that must pay for their employees’ spots on Air Force Two as it traveled for the vice president’s campaign activities. Within hours of Trump picking Florida *********** Matt Gaetz for attorney general on Wednesday, Harris’ supporters got an appeal for more money for “the Harris ****** Fund,” citing the emerging Trump team and its agenda. Gaetz, who resigned his House seat after the announcement, “will weaponize the Justice Department to protect themselves,” the email said. It said Democrats “must stop them from executing Trump’s plans for revenge and retribution” and noted that “even his *********** allies are shocked by this” Cabinet choice. Another appeal followed Friday in Harris’ name. “The light of America’s promise will ***** bright as long as we keep fighting,” the email said, adding that “there are still a number of critical races across the country that are either too close to call or with the margin of recounts or certain legal challenges.” The emails do not mention Harris’ campaign or its finances. The “Harris ****** Fund” is a postelection label for the “Harris Victory Fund,” which is the ****** fundraising operation of Harris’ campaign, the DNC and state Democratic parties. Despite the language in the recent appeals, most rank-and-file donors’ contributions would be routed to the national party, unless a donor took the time to contact DNC directly and have the money go directly to Harris or a state party. The fine print at the bottom of the solicitation explains that the first $41,300 from a person and first $15,000 from a political action committee would be allocated to the DNC. The next $3,300 from a person or $5,000 from a PAC would go to the Harris for President “Recount Account.” Anything beyond that threshold, up to maximum contribution limits that can reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, would be spread across state parties. Officials at the DNC, which is set to undergo a leadership change early next year, indicated the party has no plans to cover any shortfall for Harris but could not explicitly rule out the party shifting any money to the campaign. ___ Cappelletti reported from Lansing, Michigan. Source link #Kamala #Harris #raised #billionplus #defeat #Shes #sending #persistent #appeals #donors Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

NFL Week 11 roundtable: Harbaugh’s Chargers, Mahomes and Allen meet again, Steelers-Ravens NFL Week 11 roundtable: Harbaugh’s Chargers, Mahomes and Allen meet again, Steelers-Ravens The Philadelphia Eagles already kicked off Week 11 full of high stakes, outlasting the Washington Commanders on Thursday night to seize control of the NFC East. Now comes yet another date between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills, a pair that could be considered division rivals if we didn’t know any better. They’re about to play for the eighth time since 2020, with three of those games in the postseason. Perhaps a fourth in their futures. The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers shouldn’t take a ********* to any NFL rivalry this week or ever. Once again, the game means something with first place in the AFC North at stake and a pesky three-game Steelers win streak Lamar Jackson and company would love to end. Three of our NFL writers, Jeff Howe, Zak Keefer and Mike Sando, discuss what’s ahead. Once again, the Steelers and Ravens are meeting in a high-stakes game. What’s been most impressive about Russell Wilson since assuming the starting role in Pittsburgh? Is the MVP award Lamar Jackson’s to lose at this point or is anyone else seriously challenging him? Howe: The Steelers have been smart to accentuate Wilson’s strengths, and they’re continuing to lean on the ground game. Wilson has gotten into trouble in recent years when his offenses have been too pass-happy, so credit Arthur Smith for staying disciplined with his approach. Jackson has a sizeable lead in the MVP race, and I don’t see him relinquishing it as long as the Ravens keep winning. Otherwise, Josh Allen and Jared Goff could get back into the discussion. Keefer: Credit Mike Tomlin, who pulled a winning quarterback off the field in Justin Fields — the Steelers were 4-2 with him starting — and made his team better by replacing him with Wilson. This Steelers team reminds me a bit of the old Seattle Seahawks squads: excellent defense, sound run game, smart quarterback who can occasionally take the top of the defense. Since Week 7, Wilson ranks fifth in EPA per dropback and seventh in passer rating. As good as the rest of this roster is, that’s more than enough. At this point, Jackson is leading the MVP conversation, but plenty will be decided as division titles and playoff seeds shake out. Still, it’s hard to argue with his consistent excellence: in 2024, Jackson has the highest passer rating through 10 weeks (123.2) of the past 25 years. Sando: I’ve liked how Wilson has fit into the Steelers without any of the fanfare that went along with the Russell Wilson Show late in his Seattle tenure and into his time with the Denver Broncos. We aren’t hearing anything about his mansions or celebrity interactions or any other trappings of stardom. Jackson is the runaway MVP favorite not just for his league-leading production but also for the context of that production. He’s overcoming especially poor play from the Ravens defense/special teams to win 70 percent of his starts. As detailed in my column Thursday, he is 3-1 in games when other regular starters have a 5-45 record this season (those when the defense/special teams finish with ******-10 combined EPA or worse). It’s remarkable. Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes meet once again as well. Bills-Chiefs always gives us a thriller. What or who makes the difference this time around? Howe: If Allen isn’t the difference maker, I’m not sure we should expect anything to change a couple of months from now in the playoffs. The Chiefs defense has done more than its share to pick up the offense, but this is where Allen needs to assert himself. He has to be the most dominant player in the game. But even with that type of performance, Allen has won three consecutive regular-season matchups with the Chiefs, but he’s 0-3 against them in the playoffs. There’s still work to be done regardless of the outcome this weekend. Keefer: The Bills are hurting at wide receiver, but the run game — plus Josh Allen’s brilliance — has carried them to 8-2, the second-best record in the conference, behind you-know-who. Buffalo is third in scoring despite Amari Cooper and Keon Coleman missing time, and tight end Dalton Kincaid is out Sunday. But I love how coordinator Joe Brady has leaned on the run game this season. James Cook has been excellent, and Ray Davis has been a spark off the bench. A win for Buffalo on Sunday could pay it back down the line: The Bills’ best chance at (finally) getting past the Chiefs in the playoffs has to come in Orchard Park. And I don’t believe Kansas City, even at 9-0, has the top seed — and home-field advantage — locked up just yet. This team could easily lose a couple down the stretch. Sando: I’m picking a 23-21 Bills victory on a late field goal, on the thinking that the odds will catch up to Kansas City at some point after so many close games. The Bills have won the last three regular-season games between the teams. They have never lost the turnover battle to the Chiefs in seven meetings between the teams when Allen was in the lineup. If that trend continues, I’ll take Buffalo in a close game. The Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Chargers take on Sunday night. Where is Jim Harbaugh in your Coach of the Year race? Why do the Bengals keep ending up on the wrong side of close games this year? Howe: Dan Campbell should be in the lead because the Detroit Lions have been the best team and continue to play in their coach’s likeness. Mike Tomlin might not be far behind. But if the voters defer to the coach who most exceeded expectations, Dan Quinn and Jonathan Gannon will get a lot of recognition. Harbaugh has predictably left his imprint on the Chargers, doing a nice job with their physicality, discipline and quarterback. They are not going to be a welcome sight if they make the playoffs. Keefer: Harbaugh has quietly done a terrific job, especially after the Chargers rehauled their skill position talent outside of quarterback Justin Herbert in the spring. But I’m with Jeff — no one’s done a better job this season than Dan Campbell, who’s coaching the most complete team in football. Quinn, Tomlin and Gannon also deserve consideration — as does Kevin O’Connell in Minnesota. For the Bengals, this franchise needs to re-evaluate what they’re trying to do on defense. Because that unit has substantially regressed from the team’s run to the Super Bowl after the 2021 season. If Cincinnati wants to help Joe Burrow, start there. Oh, and sign Ja’Marr Chase, too. What if every one-possession NFL game had the opposite result? pic.twitter.com/wpj5Yk3bNR — Kelley Ford (@KFordRatings) November 13, 2024 Sando: I’m not certain of this, but research leads me to believe the Bengals have lost so many close games because, in addition to being poor on defense, they overly prioritize passing the ball, optimizing offensive play calling and saving time for their offense, at the expense of controlling games/clock in the late going. That seemed to be the case against Baltimore. It’s something I investigated when looking at how Burrow has performed in the clutch. The Chicago Bears (vs. Green Bay Packers) and Las Vegas Raiders (at Miami Dolphins) have made changes to their offensive staffs. Expect any real difference or is the problem deeper with these teams? Howe: The Raiders still don’t have a quarterback, so I don’t anticipate any substantial turnaround there. The Bears just need to get Caleb Williams to play within the offense and not get bogged down by making too many decisions, which has led to slower play, too much time in the pocket and a league high in sacks. A new play caller might provide the boost Williams needs, but the Bears’ issues extend beyond their rookie QB. Keefer: I’m most curious to see what Thomas Brown does leading the Bears offense. Williams is undeniably talented, and they have weapons, but Chicago’s scheme has been so clunky this season, it feels like the rookie hasn’t had a chance to settle in. For Brown, that’s Job No. 1 — find some easy completions for Williams — much like Kliff Kingsbury does for Jayden Daniels in Washington — and let him tap into his talents when he needs to. The playoffs are an afterthought: The rest of this season in Chicago should be about giving Williams the best chance to improve heading into Year 2. As for the Raiders, they’re in quarterback purgatory. It’s time to take a swing high in the draft and find the next one. Otherwise, the cycle will just keep repeating. Sando: The problems run much deeper than the coordinators, but the changes could help. The Raiders’ combination of Scott Turner with his father, Norv, provides a clear upgrade in experience and pedigree. In Chicago, it’s clear Shane Waldron wasn’t getting through to players. Perhaps players respond favorably to Brown’s taking control. I don’t know whether the trajectory will be upward beyond an initial bump, however. Who has been more disappointing this season? The Houston Texans or the Dallas Cowboys? Howe: I wouldn’t call the Texans a disappointment. They’re dealing with injuries at receiver, and the offensive line is getting exposed. There’s also got to be an adjustment ******* when a young team is expected to have success, rather than sneaking up on everyone like the Texans did last year. Their opponents are gearing up for the Texans as a measuring stick, and there’s a learning curve that comes with that. The Cowboys, though a regression was predictable, are closer to obtaining the No. 1 pick than the final wild-card spot. They’re up there with the New York Jets among the biggest disappointments in the league. Keefer: The Texans are such an interesting team this season. Three quarters into Sunday night’s game, they were looking at 7-3 and a signature win over the best team in football, the Lions. Then Detroit staged its comeback. Something in Houston’s not right: the offensive line has been wildly inconsistent, and the passing game is feeling the effects of not having Nico Collins for the last month, plus Stefon Diggs is now out for the year. The good news for Houston: It’s in one of the worst divisions in football, and the AFC South is still eminently winnable, even with a mediocre record. The answer, though, is Dallas: How a 12-win team each of the past three seasons has fallen this far, this fast, is stunning. Sando: The Cowboys are far more disappointing, except to the millions of professional Cowboys haters out there. Dallas has faltered at just about every turn and is seeded 13th in the NFC and on pace to win five to six games, far short of the Cowboys’ preseason Vegas win total (10), with no hope for making a playoff push now that Dak Prescott is injured. The Texans are leading their division and, at 6-4, are on pace to exceed their 9.5 preseason win total. (Photo of Lamar Jackson and Cole Holcomb: Justin K. Aller / Getty Images) Source link #NFL #Week #roundtable #Harbaughs #Chargers #Mahomes #Allen #meet #SteelersRavens Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The DSS Is Under *******. All Helldivers 2 Players, Report for Duty The DSS Is Under *******. All Helldivers 2 Players, Report for Duty The ******* on the DSS is in progress and all Helldivers 2 players are giving their best to fend off those pesky bots. Source link #DSS #******* #Helldivers #Players #Report #Duty Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

What Trump’s proposed China tariffs could mean for Apple’s profits What Trump’s proposed China tariffs could mean for Apple’s profits President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariff strategy could spell bad news for the tech hardware market, but Tim Cook’s Apple might not feel as much of the pain. On the campaign trail, the former president vowed to impose a universal tariff of between 10% and 20% on all imported goods and at least a 60% tariff on goods from China. Yet, some analysts say that Apple’s high ****** profit margins may provide a buffer, unlike other companies with smaller margins that also have extreme exposure to ******** manufacturing. “While AAPL is thought of as the ‘poster-child’ for leveraging ******** manufacturing, and thus most at risk if tariffs were to be instituted, they don’t face the most significant [earnings per share] headwind in our coverage given they have a higher ****** margin than peers, which limits the incremental tariff impact,” Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring told clients in a note this month. AAPL YTD mountain AAPL, year-to-date That reassurance comes as Apple has been underperforming the stock market’s ‘Trump plays’. For instance, Tesla – which soared nearly 15% the day after the election – has jumped almost 28% in the eight trading days since the vote. Apple over the same span has barely budged. The iconic iPhone and iMac maker has also underperformed the rest of the market for the entire year thus far. While Apple has gained almost 17% this year, the S & P 500 has advanced about 23%, excluding reinvested dividends. ***** out of earnings During Trump’s first term in office, Apple dodged tariffs on its core products when the U.S. reached a trade agreement with China that exempted some consumer goods made in that country – such as phones and computers – from the charges. But assuming there are no exemptions for Apple this time around, Morgan Stanley foresees an EPS loss for the company of 5.5% under a 15% tariff on U.S.-bound imports from China. Under a 25% tariff on goods from China, the Wall Street investment bank sees an EPS loss for Apple of 9.2%. Those estimates make Apple the fifth most vulnerable tech company to potential tariffs on goods from China in Morgan Stanley’s research coverage. “Ultimately, it’s a negative,” CFRA Research analyst Angelo Zino told CNBC. “It’s going to somehow eat into Apple’s earnings, whether it be through potentially lower volume if they push through it or via just lower margins if they were to absorb some of the cost.” Still, Zino believes any impact could be relatively muted – and potentially offset by moves by the president-elect to put the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the company in limbo. “This is a company with, I’d say, greater pricing power than just about any other company out there,” Zino continued. “If you get this tariff across the board, it probably impacts, in my view, Apple less than it does others out there from a negative perspective.” Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan agrees, seeing any tariff impact as “manageable.” He sees a 60% tariff on ******** goods possibly resulting in about a 4% hit to Apple’s EPS. That’s if Apple opts against raising prices in the U.S. in response to tariffs. If Apple chooses to raise prices by 10% to pay for higher tariffs, the Bank of America analyst said it would have an even smaller, “negligible” impact on earnings. As a result, he has a buy rating on the stock, and his price target of $256 implies nearly 14% upside from Friday’s close. Others, like Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi, forecast about a 7% hit to Apple’s EPS. By contrast, Dell – which he noted looks positioned to be “most vulnerable” to tariffs – could see an EPS impact of up to about 90%, according to his model. Apple appears “less vulnerable than most might believe,” Sacconaghi said, thanks to its already high profit margins. He has an overweight rating on the stock and a 12-month price target of $240, which would equal more than 6% upside ahead, as of Friday’s close. How could Apple respond It’s also possible the Trump administration could continue granting exemptions for Apple after the inauguration on Jan. 20. If not, Apple could still mitigate any impact by expanding its manufacturing in other countries, such as India – which it’s already begun to do. Last fiscal year, Apple doubled the number of iPhones it makes in India, producing $14 billion worth. The company makes 14%, or about 1 in 7, of its iPhones there. “If a new tariff is imposed on imports from China, Apple could have its manufacturing partners ramp up production in India and ship to the U.S. from there,” BofA’s Mohan told clients in a recent report. “The same applies to other Apple products that are manufactured in countries outside of China, including Vietnam, Malaysia and others.” At the end of the day, Mohan assumes that 80% of all Apple products sold in the U.S. could be sourced from countries outside China. Partly for that reason, Jason Snipe of Odyssey Capital Advisors is sticking with Apple. Tariffs aside, he points to future iOS updates with the release of the iPhone 17 – notably, the incorporation of new Apple Intelligence features – as the catalyst for another sales “supercycle.” “It might be in a trading range for a little while,” the chief investment officer told CNBC. “But I do think once the focus shifts, the new administration comes in, all this tariff talk starts to quiet down some, I think that’s when people will start to say, ‘Wait a minute, I think Apple has legs.'” Source link #Trumps #proposed #China #tariffs #Apples #profits Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Teams suing NASCAR — Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports — to race in 2025 Teams suing NASCAR — Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports — to race in 2025 While the outcome of the antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR ******** unclear, there’s now one certainty: The teams suing NASCAR — Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports — will race in 2025. The teams said Saturday morning NASCAR modified the 2025 “open” agreement for all teams by removing a clause preventing them from bringing legal action. That clause was the subject of an injunction request that is now under appeal. Though the teams continue to seek a court order to race as “charter” teams — which comes with guaranteed entry into each race, along with much higher payouts — the new development means 23XI and Front Row will at a minimum be allowed to show up for each race. While that seemed like a likely outcome, the teams can reassure their drivers and sponsors they’ll still be competing as the lawsuit continues to move forward. “We are pleased to announce that NASCAR has removed the anticompetitive release requirement in its open agreement, which will now allow 23XI and Front Row Motorsports to race as open teams in 2025,” the teams’ attorney Jeffrey Kessler said in a statement. “My clients will continue their appeal to the Fourth Circuit to issue an injunction so that they can run as chartered teams therefore avoiding irreparable harm. “Both race teams are pleased that they will continue to be a participant in this sport that they love while fighting to make it fair and just for all.” Racing as “open” teams does come with competitive risk. If more than 40 cars show up for an event such as the Daytona 500, the drivers would have to qualify their way into the field — meaning there’s a chance big names like Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick could miss the race. NASCAR and the teams faced off in court on Nov. 4, when the teams asked U.S. District Court Judge Frank Whitney for a preliminary injunction that would both waive the clause in question and allow them to sign the charter agreements that was offered on Sept. 6. But on Nov. 8, the judge denied the teams’ request and ruled it was too early for them to claim the level of irreparable harm that meets the standard for an injunction. “Although Plaintiffs allege they are on the brink of irreparable harm, the 2025 racing season is months away — the stock cars remain in the garage,” Whitney said. “At this stage, the teams are no closer to irreparable harm than they are to the command, ‘Drivers, start your engines,’ at the first race of the 2025 season.” The teams appealed Whitney’s decision to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, but no date has been set for a potential hearing. NASCAR did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Required reading (Photo: James Gilbert / Getty Images) Source link #Teams #suing #NASCAR #Michael #Jordans #23XI #Racing #Front #Row #Motorsports #race Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Parts of The First Descendant Community Are Asking for Gender Swapping, Devs Offer Their Two Cents Parts of The First Descendant Community Are Asking for Gender Swapping, Devs Offer Their Two Cents Over the last few days, more and more people asked about gender swapping in TFD on the official Discord channel. Originally, this started from a comment by user Running Bunny, who noted that the future releases for Ultimate Descendants will be predominantly male (since most of the ****** already have their Ultimate variant, except Luna and Hailey). “ Source link #Parts #Descendant #Community #Gender #Swapping #Devs #Offer #Cents Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Kamala Harris raised more than $1 billion for her campaign. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors after defeat. Kamala Harris raised more than $1 billion for her campaign. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors after defeat. Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump, but the vice president is still pushing donors for more money after the election. Democrats are sending persistent appeals to Harris supporters without expressly asking them to cover any potential debts, enticing would-be donors instead with other matters: the *********** president-elect’s picks for his upcoming administration and a handful of pending congressional contests where ballots are still being tallied. “The Harris campaign certainly spent more than they raised and is now busy trying to fundraise,” said Adrian Hemond, a Democratic strategist from Michigan. He said he had been asked by the campaign after its loss to Trump to help with fundraising. The party is flooding Harris’ lucrative email donor list with near-daily appeals aimed at small-dollar donors — those whose contributions are measured in the hundreds of dollars or less. But Hemond said the postelection effort also includes individual calls to larger donors. One person familiar with the effort and the Democratic National Committee’s finances said the Harris campaign’s expected shortfall is a relatively small sum compared to the breadth of the campaign, which reported having $119 million cash on hand in mid-October before the Nov. 5 election. That person was not authorized to publicly discuss the campaign’s finances and spoke on condition of anonymity. But the scramble now underscores the expense involved in a losing effort and the immediate challenges facing Democrats as they try to maintain a baseline political operation to counter the Trump administration and prepare for the 2026 midterm elections. It also calls into question how Democrats used their resources, including hosting events with musicians and other celebrities as well as running ads in a variety of nontraditional spaces such as Las Vegas’ domed Sphere. Patrick Stauffer, chief financial officer for the Harris campaign, said in a statement that “there were no outstanding debts or bills overdue” on Election Day and there “will be no debt” listed for either the campaign or the DNC on their next financial disclosures, which are due to the Federal Election Commission in December. The person familiar with the campaign and DNC’s finances said it was impossible to know just where Harris’ balance sheet stands currently. The campaign still is getting invoices from vendors for events and other services from near the end of the race. The campaign also has outstanding receipts; for example, from media organizations that must pay for their employees’ spots on Air Force Two as it traveled for the vice president’s campaign activities. Within hours of Trump picking Florida *********** Matt Gaetz for attorney general on Wednesday, Harris’ supporters got an appeal for more money for “the Harris ****** Fund,” citing the emerging Trump team and its agenda. Gaetz, who resigned his House seat after the announcement, “will weaponize the Justice Department to protect themselves,” the email said. It said Democrats “must stop them from executing Trump’s plans for revenge and retribution” and noted that “even his *********** allies are shocked by this” Cabinet choice. Another appeal followed Friday in Harris’ name. “The light of America’s promise will ***** bright as long as we keep fighting,” the email said, adding that “there are still a number of critical races across the country that are either too close to call or with the margin of recounts or certain legal challenges.” The emails do not mention Harris’ campaign or its finances. The “Harris ****** Fund” is a postelection label for the “Harris Victory Fund,” which is the ****** fundraising operation of Harris’ campaign, the DNC and state Democratic parties. Despite the language in the recent appeals, most rank-and-file donors’ contributions would be routed to the national party, unless a donor took the time to contact DNC directly and have the money go directly to Harris or a state party. The fine print at the bottom of the solicitation explains that the first $41,300 from a person and first $15,000 from a political action committee would be allocated to the DNC. The next $3,300 from a person or $5,000 from a PAC would go to the Harris for President “Recount Account.” Anything beyond that threshold, up to maximum contribution limits that can reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, would be spread across state parties. Officials at the DNC, which is set to undergo a leadership change early next year, indicated the party has no plans to cover any shortfall for Harris but could not explicitly rule out the party shifting any money to the campaign. More Source link #Kamala #Harris #raised #billion #campaign #Shes #sending #persistent #appeals #donors #defeat Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Look inside this millennial’s tiny home in the woods of Denmark Look inside this millennial’s tiny home in the woods of Denmark For years, 36-year-old Anders Boisen lived in apartments all over the city of Aarhus, the second-largest in Denmark. Despite having a comfortable living situation — a two-bedroom apartment he shared with a girlfriend at the time — and a job working in city development at a local municipality, Boisen tells CNBC Make It he felt confined by his lifestyle and the societal pressure of what life should look like at his age. “I had this claustrophobic feeling about living in an apartment, not so much because of the size of it but more because of the lifestyle that seems so predefined,” he says. It took Boisen around eight months to finish building his tiny home in the woods. Anders Boisen During that time, Boisen came across a YouTube Channel that featured people living in tiny homes that were totally off the grid. “I thought it was very inspirational, and it opened my eyes to a new possibility where I could actually live more economically free, and I could also live relatively sustainably,” he says. “If I could build a house that is off the grid and in sync with nature, then maybe I could learn how to get a better sense of life on a philosophical level.” Boisen left his apartment and moved into a garden house where he came up with the idea to build a tiny home of his own. In 2018, Boisen started building a mobile one, but it was stolen just a few months later. “It was all over the news here in Denmark, but we didn’t find it,” Boisen says. Boisen’s bedroom is a lofted area above the kitchen area. Anders Boisen But Boisen didn’t give up and started building another the following year. In the spring of 2020, Boisen finished the tiny home after working on it on and off for eight months. He did most of the building himself and estimates he spent 80,000 to 90,000 Danish Krone or USD $11,366 to $12,787. The tiny house is six and a half meters long and two and a half meters wide, or 21.3 feet long by 6.6 feet wide. At the time, Boisen lived on a piece of land he he’d been renting for over a year. To finish building the tiny home, Boisen quit his job and focused on the project full-time. He also started a Facebook group to share his journey, and some of the people he met there helped with the building process along the way. “I realized how personalized this home already was because I had built most of it on my own, so it was filled with my own memories and personal decisions,” he says. “But it also had the memories of all the people who came and helped out. It was qualitatively very different from what I imagine, having a contractor build a house for you.” Since quitting his job, Boisen has made his career creating content for YouTube and giving talks around the country on tiny living and life off-the-grid. Boisen’s kitchen features a mini stove and a lot of shelves for storage. Anders Boisen While Boisen has fond memories of building his tiny home, he admits there were many technical issues along the way, including having to move the house itself and a ***** in the roof. “At that time I hadn’t secured the framing enough so it wasn’t stabilized. When I moved the house, it ended up tilted to one side, and it was hard to correct it later on,” Boisen says. “It was a setback and I was kind of bummed out. In my dreams I dreamt about burning the house down because then I would get rid of the problem. But, of course, I didn’t do it but it was very stressful,” he adds laughing. Despite those challenges, Boisen says there is no greater feeling than seeing the tiny home he built be finished. “There were bad things but it was a nice feeling knowing I was creating something that will be my home. You get this giddy feeling because you’re so excited about the things that you’re doing. It was like realizing a dream,” Boisen says. “I wasn’t just building something like a roof over my head; I was actually building a dream. It was like stepping into a new chapter in my life and all the things that will hopefully follow in that life.” Opposite the kitchen is the living area and a mudroom. Anders Boisen In September 2021, Boisen bought a plot of land about 17,800 square feet outside of Aarhus for 160,000 Danish Krone, or USD $22,791, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. “It’s at the end of a dirt road and it doesn’t have immediate neighbors. It also has a meadow and a big forest adjacent to it so it feels a lot ******* than it really is,” Boisen says. A month later, Boisen had the tiny home moved from the property he was renting to the land he now owns. The bedroom has a small window and a skylight. Anders Boisen Living off the grid in a forest Boisen made sure his tiny home was equipped for life off the grid, which he defines as “self-sufficient with water, electricity, and heat.” The house has a rainwater filtration system, solar panels, and batteries to store energy. Boisen has lived in the tiny home for over four years now and says he’s run out of power several times and water just once. Now he keeps a close eye on his water tank, takes short baths if his tank is starting to run low, and aims to save water in other ways. “I tend to think I need power but then I think to myself is it the lack of power or is it how much power I’m actually consuming and that’s been part of my journey,” he says. Boisen built an outhouse to give guests some privacy. Anders Boisen In the winter, Boisen uses less power and lives more sustainably by storing certain items like milk and condiments outside in the cold instead of using electricity for a fridge. “The point of this house is to teach me how to consume less resources and that was part of the idea from the beginning,” Boisen says. “I wanted to see how low you can go in terms of still living comfortably in a tiny house. My journey is to not only make the tiny home liveable but also adjust my need for resources and my behavior. The house nudges my behavior in a way.” The tiny home has solar panels and batteries to store energy. Anders Boisen Boisen also has a permaculture garden — which Better Homes and Gardens defines as one that “helps build soils and doesn’t rely on synthetic inputs” — where he’s growing potatoes, several berries, apples, leeks, cabbage, and different kinds of herbs. “I try to plant permanent plants that will give me a yield for the greatest amount of time,” he says. “I will be expanding my entire food production because right now it’s only on an experiment level, but from next season, I will expand the size of the garden considerably.” Boisen says growing his own food is an extension of his original journey to trying to be self-sufficient. “On a personal level it teaches me how I can be more in sync with the seasons and with nature in general. In order for me to grow food, I need to learn a whole lot about gardening. It gives me joy that every season has its own types of foods so you’re always looking forward to something and you’re always eating food that is local and seasonal.” Boisen uses his food scraps to feed his chickens and composts it to use for the soil in his garden. Boisen bought the plot of land where his tiny home sits in 2021. Anders Boisen Since finishing up the initial work on the tiny home, Boisen has added a mud room and upgraded the water filtration system. He’s getting ready to build a new house and sell this one. Boisen says the plan is to build a tiny home that is more practical for having a family and continuing a self-sufficient lifestyle: “I’m in a way, preparing for the future.” He plans to finish the new home next spring. Conversions to USD were done on November 15, 2024, using OANDA conversion rates. All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. Want to earn more money at work? Take CNBC’s new online course How to Negotiate a Higher Salary. Expert instructors will teach you the skills you need to get a ******* paycheck, including how to prepare and build your confidence, what to do and say, and how to craft a counteroffer. Start today and use coupon code EARLYBIRD for an introductory discount of 50% off through November 26, 2024. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It’s newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life. Source link #millennials #tiny #home #woods #Denmark Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Russini’s what I’m hearing: This NFL coach hiring cycle is going to be huge Russini’s what I’m hearing: This NFL coach hiring cycle is going to be huge The judge, jury and ************ wants back in. It took Bill Belichick one Super Bowl title, as a 14-point underdog to the “Greatest Show on Turf” St. Louis Rams, to gain complete control of the New England Patriots organization. The results were historic. Belichick’s success in New England with Tom Brady — six Super Bowl titles over two decades — earned him the trust of ownership and gave him the authority to operate with little oversight. The setup with another team might not be quite the same. Belichick wants as much authority as he can get in his next job, but very few teams are willing to grant any candidate the kind of freedom he had in Foxboro. Regardless, make no mistake: Belichick wants to be an NFL head coach in 2025. “Coaching is in his blood; he wants this,” a person close to Belichick shared over text. Belichick has spent this season working in media, appearing on seemingly every network and podcast as he tries to stay top-of-mind with the goal of working a whistle, not a microphone, next season. The 72-year-old is staying ready. This is what I’m hearing from around the league this week: • The upcoming coaching cycle could be very big — three themes to remember and the buzziest name (it isn’t Deion) as flirting season begins • The Jets could have decisions on their quarterback, coach and GM — just as their owner is leaving • Twenty-three million reasons Daniel Jones might have taken his last snap as a Giant • What’s behind the Ravens’ defensive struggles • The Bengals should have learned some roster-building things from the champs • It’s Anthony Richardson again in Indy — what does that mean for Shane Steichen and Chris Ballard? • The only tech advice I will ever give you The names — and themes — of the upcoming coaching cycle Seven head coaches were hired last winter; many across the NFL expect that number to be higher this year. The most coaches hired in a cycle is 10, most recently after the 2021 season. This upcoming coaching cycle might not hit double digits, but it will be close. It’s not even Thanksgiving week, there is still so much football to be played, yet conversations about the next wave of coaches are already brewing among owners and their front-office staffs. Search firms are collecting information, agents are making calls, and, most importantly, teams that know they want a change are already meeting internally to discuss the possibilities. From what I gather, flirting season is in full swing. • It’s too early to say whether Ben Johnson, the Detroit Lions’ highly regarded offensive coordinator, will become a head coach, but he is widely considered one of the top candidates. Despite interest last season, he chose to remain with the Lions to continue to learn and grow. With that in mind, the playcaller hopes to work with a strong owner and quarterback, but I’m told he will be particular about his pick. We’ll see if this is the cycle when he decides to jump in. • Coach Prime isn’t landing at The Star. The 57-year-old University of Colorado coach and Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback has said publicly he wants to stay in college football, despite some theories that Jerry Jones is targeting his former star. Sanders holds an 11-10 record over two seasons with the Buffaloes, and as of now, I have not spoken to a team decision-maker interested in bringing Sanders in as an NFL head coach. (A real shame; his sunglasses would be perfect for that glaring sun in Dallas.) Jerry Jones brought in Deion Sanders as a free-agent star in 1995, but a reunion 30 years later is unlikely. (Paul K. Buck / AFP via Getty Images) • For now, the former player-turned-coach getting the most hype around the league is former Titans head coach and current Browns consultant Mike Vrabel. As owners look around at the league’s successful head coaches, the culture-builders stand out (think Dan Campbell, Mike Tomlin and Raheem Morris). Vrabel fits into that category, a former player who can unite a locker room while holding his players accountable. Vrabel was a finalist for the Chargers and Falcons jobs last year. He wants to coach in 2025 and I expect him to have his pick of available jobs. • Speaking of Vrabel, a decision-maker expecting to make a coaching change pointed out to me a trend they are focused on bringing to their team for 2025: a physical brand of football. Pointing to the Chargers, Chiefs, Packers, Lions and Eagles, he made it clear that this season has proven running the football is part of a winning foundation. Trends always make their way back around! • New Raiders ********* owner Tom Brady represents “excellence,” according to Raiders majority owner Mark Davis. While Brady is busy broadcasting for Fox and may have only 10 percent equity in the Raiders, I expect his involvement in running the team to be closer to 90 percent. We already know the organization wants to lean on Brady when picking a future quarterback. One of Davis’s strengths is his openness to listening to experienced football people, and he values Brady’s understanding of what it takes to win at a high level. GO DEEPER NFL Draft 2025 Big Board: Travis Hunter takes No. 1 spot, 4 QBs in updated top 50 Jets in limbo Both the NFL and the Jets are operating as if owner Woody Johnson will leave the organization again when (or if) he’s nominated the ambassador to the ******* Kingdom by President-elect Donald Trump. In 2017, Johnson was nominated for that position in January but didn’t leave until the summer, once he was confirmed. Christopher Johnson, his brother and the vice chairman of the Jets, took over in his stead. It appears headed that way again, and plenty is hanging in the balance for the organization — the Jets will need to decide on their quarterback, head coach and possibly general manager this offseason. I’m told no decisions have been made on any of the above, but let’s be clear: There is no guarantee Aaron Rodgers will be back in a Jets uniform in 2025. Rodgers, who turns 41 in December, said this week that he wants to play next year, and while Woody Johnson hasn’t been thrilled with his star QB’s performance, Rodgers has a strong relationship with Christopher Johnson. The next month-and-a-half will help shape the team’s decision. The Jets do not owe Rodgers any guaranteed money in 2025. They would need to pay him a $35 million option bonus plus his $2.5 million salary if they decide to bring him back. Rodgers has a cap hit of $23.5 million. They are projected for a top-10 pick — No. 8, per Tankathon — which could put them in a position to draft a quarterback too. Last week’s loss to the Panthers in Germany might have been Daniel Jones’ final time behind center for the Giants. (Kirby Lee / Imagn Images) A Daniel Jones decision to come The New York Giants, on a bye week, have yet to inform their quarterbacks who will be starting Week 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Both GM Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll left the door open in their latest media availabilities, but this could be it for Daniel Jones. The team is sitting at 2-8 and the organization faces significant financial implications tied to Jones’ contract: $23 million of his 2025 salary becomes guaranteed if he suffers a season-ending injury. That financial risk is one reason the Giants might decide to bench him if their playoff hopes remain dim; the backup options are Drew Lock and Tommy DeVito. The Ravens’ defensive dip If we were sitting at the bar together right now, we could debate dozens of NFL topics until the last-call bell. But the one topic that needs no arguing? Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is the best player in football right now. His performance is so exceptional that even an opposing AFC coach couldn’t help but acknowledge: “If he was doing this with the Baltimore Ravens defense of the past, Baltimore would be the best team in the league. The Chiefs may be undefeated, but they’ve been heavily reliant on defense and special teams. Jackson is single-handedly winning games.” Will the Ravens overcome their defensive struggles and pave the way for Jackson to reach the Super Bowl? Last year, Baltimore’s defense was the first in NFL history to lead the league in points allowed, sacks and takeaways. This year, under first-year defensive coordinator Zach Orr, the Ravens rank 27th in yards allowed and last against the pass. Baltimore has given up 253 total points this year, and 106 (41.9 percent) have come in the fourth quarter. I’ve had multiple coaches and front office members point to the Ravens feeling the loss of their defensive trio of coaches: former defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald (now Seattle’s head coach), former defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson (defensive coordinator in Tennessee) and former defensive line coach Anthony Weaver (defensive coordinator for Miami). Those three were instrumental in shaping the Ravens’ defensive strategy, and their absence has been keenly felt. The team selected Orr as the defensive coordinator over Weaver, who interviewed with the Commanders and Falcons for the head coach job and ultimately left the organization to join the Dolphins. As of late, Weaver’s group appears to be headed in the right direction, with a top-10 defense in the league. They are third in third-down defense and 11th in red-zone defense. The Dolphins are thriving under their first-year defensive coordinator, and I expect Weaver to once again garner significant head-coaching interest. GO DEEPER QB Betrayal Index: Lamar Jackson acing his toughest test; Justin Herbert finally gets a break Burrow can only take Bengals so far The 4-6 Bengals are on pace to be the only team to have each of the following in the same season: the passing yardage leader, receiving yardage leader and sack leader. Yet, they find themselves ninth in the AFC standings. There’s a league-wide belief that Joe Burrow and this offense can propel the team into the playoffs, but overcoming this defensive performance ******** a significant hurdle. Efforts around the trade deadline to strengthen the defense — they tried to get a defensive tackle and corner — were in vain. Even the recent workout with former Dolphins corner Xavien Howard, who was offered a deal, didn’t lead to an agreement. The team hoped Howard could help against Steelers wideouts George Pickens and Mike Williams, whom the Bengals will face twice after their Week 13 bye. I’m told the two sides couldn’t come to a financial agreement. A member of an AFC front office was critical of Cincinnati’s unwillingness to redo their defense the way the Chiefs have over the last few years. Just look at the last time these two teams faced each other in the AFC title game, after the 2022 season, to now. Kansas City has consistently revamped its defense through the draft, free agency and player development resulting in a younger, more dynamic group. The Bengals, meanwhile, have remained stagnant and their players have aged. Defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo has been known for his creative schemes, which previously masked roster deficiencies. However, this season, injuries and inconsistent performances have exposed vulnerabilities that scheme alone can’t cover up. Scoop City Newsletter Free, daily NFL updates direct to your inbox. Free, daily NFL updates direct to your inbox. Sign Up The Colts’ QB flip-flop Two weeks ago, the Colts seemed to be in survival mode. By benching Anthony Richardson, the fourth pick of the 2023 draft, and replacing him with 39-year-old Joe Flacco, coach Shane Steichen — and, by extension, embattled general manager Chris Ballard — were trying to save Indy’s season, and possibly their jobs. The Colts were 4-4 at the time; they’re now 4-6. Flacco, a turnover machine the past two weeks, is Richardson’s backup again. They’re not necessarily tapping out on the season (too soon?) but owner Jim Irsay is undoubtedly tired of the organization’s inability to find a top-shelf quarterback since Andrew Luck’s sudden retirement more than five years ago. Though with Richardson’s injury history, there’s still a chance we could see Flacco again at some point. Richardson, like many young quarterbacks, is experiencing significant growing pains, but it makes sense for the franchise to see what he’s got and continue to evaluate him. That said, the Colts have some big decisions to make at season’s end, and it’s a very open question as to who will be making those calls. A bit of life advice Finally, this has nothing to do with football, but since I learned a difficult lesson this past week I wanted to pass along some advice so you can avoid the same mistake: Write your passwords down on a piece of paper and put it in a safe place. If you depend on your phone as much as I do, don’t keep your passwords stored in your actual phone! It’s been a long week, but I’m happy to be back on track — and if you want to hear more about my self-inflicted *****, listen to the latest episode of the “Scoop City” podcast: (Photo: Winslow Townson / Getty Images) Source link #Russinis #hearing #NFL #coach #hiring #cycle #huge Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Everything We Know About Delta Force Everything We Know About Delta Force It’s not every day that we receive a competent “Battlefield-*******,” though Delta Force, from developer Team *****, is shaping up to take on the crown with its free-to-play first-person shooter. From what we played during past beta periods, it’s an exceptionally good time, with fast-paced, satisfying ground combat, high-speed vehicle encounters, and customization options that keep us grinding for more ******* XP round after round. Here’s everything we know about Delta Force! When Can You Play Delta Force? Delta Force’s official release date is December 5. While Team ***** considers this an open beta, the game launches on Steam Early Access for everyone to download and play. If you missed out on previous beta periods, this is an excellent time to give the first-person shooter a genuine shot! What Are the Delta Force System Requirements? With the FPS launching first on PC, knowing the system requirements beforehand is essential to ensure your computer can run the game successfully. Thankfully, they’re not overly demanding. Minimum System Requirements OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-4150 / AMD FX-6300 Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 / AMD R9 380 / Intel Arc A380 Memory: 12 GB RAM DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 50 GB Available Space (SSD Recommended) Recommended System Requirements OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500x Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6G / AMD RX5500 XT / Intel Arc A580 Memory: 16 GB RAM DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 50 GB Available Space (SSD Recommended) Related: Delta Force Pay-to-Win Elements Will ‘Absolutely Not’ Be a Thing Is Delta Force Coming to Consoles? Yes! Delta Force is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, though there is no official release date for either system yet. Developer Team ***** revealed it’s targeting a Q1 2025 console release for the free-to-play first-person shooter. Alongside the console release, PC players will receive full controller support. Does Delta Force Feature Cross-Progression? When Delta Force is finally available on all systems—PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S—it will feature cross-progression between each platform, allowing you to download and play anywhere you want. If you have multiple systems, download the FPS on PC and Xbox Series X|S, for example, and you’ll find that your stats, ******* XP, and rank all transfer over. What Game Modes Does Delta Force Offer? On launch, Delta Force will include three game modes: Operations: An extraction shooter game mode featuring 3-person squads of Operators surviving, looting, and escaping with high-end items, all the while fighting against both AI and other squads of human players. Warfare: The iconic, expansive game mode featuring PvP combat with large-scale encounters, including vehicles and Operators, across massive maps. ****** Hawk Down: An old-school, cinematic experience for those who grew up playing the Delta Force: ****** Hawk Down games of old. Who Are the Delta Force Operators? Delta Force features a wide array of unlockable Operators, or unique characters with abilities and personalities, to play as, including: Uluru Hackclaw Vyron D-Wolf Shepherd Luna Stinger Team ***** promises additional Operators in the future, though it’s unclear how many they have planned. Related: The Full Delta Force: Hawk Ops Weapons List Does Delta Force Feature Vehicle Combat? Delta Force features extensive vehicle combat—land, sea, and air—across its various game modes. On launch, we’ll have access to multiple military vehicles, such as: M1A4 Battle Tank FSV Wheeled Tank Destroyed AH-1035D ******** Helicopter All-Terrain Vehicle LAV-G1 IFV LAV-AA ******** Vehicles A few of these are generic military vehicles meant for quick insertions. Others, like the M1A4 or AH-1035D, fill more specialized roles on the battlefield. Will you be playing Delta Force daily? Find a competent squad by visiting the Insider Gaming community forums! Speaking of first-person shooters, you might want to unlock Dragon’s Breath in ****** Ops 6 to put a stop to all those Omnimovement-abusing players! Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest news and exclusive leaks every week! No Spam. Source link #Delta #Force Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Blink Mini 2 review: this home security camera is good price, but unimpressive performance might make you think twice Blink Mini 2 review: this home security camera is good price, but unimpressive performance might make you think twice Blink Mini 2 review: two-minute review The Blink Mini 2 is a home security camera that can be used indoors, and outside when combined with the Blink Weather Resistant Power Adapter sold separately. It has a list price of $39.99 / £34.99 / AU$69 and is available to buy at Amazon. Blink has followed in many other brands footsteps and requires you to pay a subscription fee to access recordings and most of the Blink Mini 2’s features. However, the camera does have the benefit of manual recording backup, though this will require an additional purchase of the Blink Sync Module 2 and a compatible USB drive. The setup process was blissfully straightforward, and the Blink Home Monitor app worked well for the most part, aside from a couple of random glitches and the over-complicated process of getting to the device settings from the homepage. (Image credit: Future) The design of the Blink Mini 2 is small and simple; the camera is cube-shaped and sits on a ball ****** that connects it to the compact circular base slash bracket, depending on whether it’s placed on a surface or fixed to a wall or ceiling. The ball ****** only allows for manual repositioning, so regrettably, unlike many of the best home security cameras, there’s no capacity for remote control movement, meaning I could only view one static area at a time. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have a privacy cover, so while camera and audio feeds can be disconnected in the app, if multiple people have access there’s no guarantee of privacy while the camera is operational. The activity and privacy zones did their job well. However, the process to select the areas was basic and was limited to a square or rectangular shape, which isn’t ideal if you want to block off your neighbor’s yard but the boundary isn’t straight or at the right angle. The privacy zones were also unsightly on the feed and recorded footage, replacing the area with an expanse of grey. In terms of performance, the Blink Mini 2 didn’t bowl me over. The video and audio quality were disappointing, but not bad considering how cheap the hardware is. The footage was grainy on the default standard image quality setting, and the picture pixelated when there was movement on the screen. The best picture quality setting fared better, with little pixelation and a slight improvement to the graininess. (Image credit: Future) For the most part, motion detection and person detection worked well. I needed to up the motion sensitivity from the default level of five to seven as it didn’t detect me on my return to the room. The Blink Mini 2 didn’t detect my cats when it was set to this sensitivity level, but there were a few occasions when it recognized my cats as people when I upped it to the maximum setting of nine. Overall, I wasn’t blown away by the Blink Mini 2, but for the price, it’s a good basic camera for those who don’t require crystal-clear footage or audio, and are just looking for something that won’t cost the earth to keep an eye on a particular area. If you’d like to check out some alternatives I recommend checking out our best home security cameras buying guide, which features several alternatives tailored to specific requirements. Blink Mini 2 review: price and availability List price: $39.99 / £34.99 / AU$69 Availability: US, ***, and Australia Release date: May 2024 The Blink Mini 2 is available at a list price of $39.99 / £34.99 / AU$69, which is fairly low cost for a smart indoor/outdoor home security camera. It was released in May 2024 and is available to purchase at Amazon, which is no coincidence when Blink is in fact an Amazon company. An upgrade to the previous generation, the Blink Mini, the Blink Mini 2 has been given some welcome new features including ****** night view, a wider field of view of 143 degrees and a built-in spotlight as standard. Additionally, it offers person detection and can be used outdoors, but additional purchases are required. It’s a big positive that it’s possible to store recordings locally, which requires an additional Blink device and a compatible USB drive. As with other smart home security cameras, it also offers a cloud subscription service that gives access to recordings and additional features via the Blink Home Monitor app, downloadable from the App Store, Google Play, or Amazon Appstore. If you intend to store your recordings locally, you’ll need to purchase a Blink Sync Module 2, and a suitable USB flash drive, which will save photos and videos from up to ten Blink cameras. Without a subscription plan, you’ll have access to your recordings if you’re backing them up via the Blink Sync Module 2 (but you’ll have to back them up manually), will receive motion-activated notifications, and can access the live view for up to five minutes at a time. It’s worth stressing here that if you choose not to continue with the initial free trial all recordings will be deleted, so make sure to back them up first if you take this route. Blink Mini 2 subscription options Blink Basic Plan: In addition to the features available without a plan, you also get live view and motion event recording, unlimited cloud storage for up to 60 days, automatic local storage backup every 24 hours, instant video access, video sharing, person detection, and photo capture. Applicable to one device only. Price: $3 / £2.50 / AU$4.95 per month, $30 / £24.99 / AU$49.95 per year Blink Plus Plan: Along with the benefits of the Basic Plan, you’re able to snooze notifications, get 10% off Blink device purchases at Amazon, and use the Blink Moments feature, which seamlessly stitches together multiple events into one video. Applicable to all Blink devices. Price: $10 / £8 / AU$15 per month, $100 / £80 / AU$150 per year Blink Mini 2 review: specifications Swipe to scroll horizontally Price $39.99 / £34.99 / AU$69 Resolution Up to 1080p HD Motion detection Yes – customizable in app Dimensions 2 x 2 x 1.5 inches / 51 x 51 x 40mm Audio Two-way audio Connectivity Wi-Fi Power supply Plug-in power, USB-C in, USB-A power adapter Privacy cover No Field of view 143-degree diagonal Storage Cloud subscription. Manual backup possible with Blink Sync Module 2 and USB flash drive Blink Mini 2 review: design and features Easy setup No privacy cover No remote control capabilities The setup process was fairly quick and simple, I just needed to download the Blink Home Monitor app, scan the barcode on the back of the Blink Mini 2, and follow the step-by-step instructions. The only small stumbling block was when the app claimed that my phone ******* to connect to the Mini 2’s Wi-Fi hotspot automatically and to select it manually in my Wi-Fi settings. Before I got to my settings, the app pinged me a notification to let me know that the camera had connected successfully, so we got there in the end. Available in ****** or white, the Blink Mini 2 is similar in size to its predecessor and has a rather dazzling spotlight above the camera lens that can be toggled on or off from the app. The camera sits on a sturdy but easily adjustable ball ****** that connects it to the base, but this is only for manual positioning, meaning it cannot be moved remotely. (Image credit: Future) As an indoor/outdoor camera, the Blink Mini 2 can sit happily on a flat surface on its stand or can be screwed to a wall or ceiling using the bracket that’s integrated into the base. It’s worth noting that to use outside it will require the Blink Weather Resistant Power Adapter, which is sold separately. Along with the Sync Module 2, the Blink Mini 2 can connect to other Blink devices, such as the Blink Video Doorbell, transforming the Mini 2 into a plug-in chime every time the doorbell rings. Unlike some other indoor cameras, such as the 4.5-star rated Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam, the Blink Mini 2 doesn’t feature a privacy cover, so there’s no way to manually cut the audio and visual feed to the camera short of just unplugging it. It was possible to block the camera view via the app if necessary by setting a privacy zone, though. (Image credit: Future) When I set one of these zones up myself to check how efficient they were, the live feed kept showing me the spinning-wheel-of-***** and wouldn’t load, so it seemed to struggle with this extra requirement initially. The video clips still recorded when spotting movement, however, and it was undoubtedly clear where the privacy zone was, as the image in this area was covered by a grey rectangle. By the time I’d finished testing this, the live feed had gotten itself back together, and the privacy area was again marked by a grey block, so nothing was viewable within that area. It’s also possible to disable video recording and, as promised, it didn’t record anything after I switched it on. There’s also a setting to disable the audio connection, and true enough after applying this setting it cut off the feed to the microphone both on the live view and in recorded footage, so it was still possible to see what was going on but no sound was present. So while these are good features, privacy cannot be guaranteed if others can access the camera feed. Design and features score: 3 / 5 Blink Mini 2 review: performance Some lag and pixelization Privacy areas work well, but they’re unattractive Standard IR night vision performs better than best daytime setting I used the Blink Home Monitor app to enable the different settings for testing and to view the live feed and recordings. In my opinion, the process required to get to the camera’s settings is somewhat inefficient. To access the camera settings for the Blink Mini 2 from the homepage I had to go into the settings menu, into device and system settings, then into Office (which is what I’d named my location), click on an inconspicuous all devices button, then click on TechRadar Office (the name of my Blink Mini 2), before I’m finally shown the device settings that I need. Admittedly, if I clicked on the three dots icon from the live view and then tapped device settings, it got me there too, but if you install a few cameras or devices at once, getting to the devices’ settings all gets a bit long-winded. Video quality is set to standard by default, and although I wasn’t impressed with it, it was acceptable for the low price. The footage and live view were quite grainy, and some pixelization occurred when movement was present on the screen. This isn’t what I expected to see after viewing the marketing material, but at a $40 price tag, I suppose you get what you pay for. The other two settings available were saver mode, which reduces video quality, and best, which is meant to be higher quality. The best footage was still grainy – but not as severely as it was in standard mode – and it did seem to pixelate less when there was movement present, so there was some improvement. (Image credit: Future) As was the case with the Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam, the Blink Mini 2’s Night View in ****** was only functional with enough ambient light. I found that I needed an LED lamp on in the corner at medium brightness for the image to be ********, and it did a good job of that. But if the environment was any darker than this it reverted to the standard ****** and white mode that we’re used to from other indoor security cameras. The ****** and white infrared night vision picture quality was great, and an improvement on the normal quality that’s recorded in daylight. The audio quality left me unimpressed. There was loud static noise when there wasn’t any sound to relay, and voices weren’t particularly clear – but it was adequate enough for a cheaply priced security camera. It was frustrating that clips didn’t auto-record if I happened to be viewing the live feed when an event happened. There was a button to save the recording on the bottom right of the screen, which is helpful and means that the clip can be saved. But I can err on the forgetful side, so if I happened to be looking at the feed when a burglar broke in, for example, I might well forget to hit save before coming off the feed to call the police. (Image credit: Future) I tested out the privacy and activity zones and found that the selection process is a little more restricted than in other brand’s apps, like Ring, for example. Instead of having adjustable multi-point areas, the Blink Home Monitor app only offers square privacy zones, with just four adjustable points. The activity zone area selection was even more basic, with an 8×8 grid of selectable rectangles. There was an advanced button I could click, but this only zoomed in on the image and offered more rectangles, so setting up the activity zones proved far more laborious than I’m used to. Nonetheless, the privacy zones worked, although it meant dealing with large grey squares over the live view and footage where I’d set them, which wasn’t the most aesthetically pleasing. Although my iPhone 12 Pro worked fine for viewing recorded content, and I could view it on my iPad too, I would have liked the option to view it on a browser as I could with some other brands’ camera feeds. So if you wanted to use Blink cameras to watch over your business, or to keep track of your pets around the house, you’re limited to smaller screens to do this. I kept the motion sensitivity on the default setting of five, to begin with, and for the most part, it worked well. Unfortunately, though, it missed me a few times when I came back in from leaving my living room. It had detected me each time I left, but despite me facing the camera each time I reentered a little while later, it didn’t react upon my return. I raised the sensitivity level to eight, and it detected me that time, so it’s worth testing out which sensitivity works best for you if you purchase a Blink Mini 2. (Image credit: Future) At the same time, I was testing the motion detection, and I also tested out the person detection setting, which is meant to limit motion recordings and alerts to only trigger when a person is present. My two Maine-*****-cross cats were the perfect test subjects for this experiment. They didn’t set off the motion recording when the motion sensitivity was set to seven; however, when it was set to nine, which is the highest setting available, it detected my ******* cat, Mr Jinkx, on a few occasions that he wandered through the viewing area. On the other hand, it only detected his daintier sister, who is only slightly larger than the average cat, on one occasion when she jumped onto the TV cabinet (and made a lot of noise while doing it). So I’d wager that you may get away with not receiving unnecessary notifications if you have a standard-sized **** cat, but it could be a different story if your pets are any larger. It was really easy for me to share recorded videos. I simply had to swipe left on the clip I wanted to send from the list, and it showed me the options to share or delete. Unfortunately, though, the first time I did this it caused the app to fall over. It returned to the clip list with the share screen still visible, and wouldn’t acknowledge any of my taps, so I had to force quit the app and reopen it. The recording did send, however, so that’s a positive, and the camera continued to detect my movements. I’m pleased to say I didn’t experience any further issues sharing clips after this occasion, though. When I tried to share a clip of Mr Jinkx sitting on the window sill, I found I couldn’t unlink it from the next clip, which also included me, having to tell him that he can’t jump through a closed skylight. Eventually, I found that the icon of a film snippet and a clock on the “cloud storage” bar at the bottom of the screen was to switch the list of recorded footage from moments to separate events. I’m glad the function was there, but as it looked more like a scheduling icon I didn’t find it very clear. Performance score: 3.5 / 5 Should I buy the Blink Mini 2? Swipe to scroll horizontally Attributes Notes Score Price Despite its downsides, this home security camera is well-priced, and the option to save footage locally is always a big plus. It’s just a shame that additional purchases are required to do this, and a subscription is required to access most of the features. 4/5 Design The Blink mini 2 is compact, lightweight, and easy to set up. However, it lacks remote adjustment, so you have to settle for static viewing areas. It doesn’t have a privacy cover either, so others could view the feed or listen in if they have access to the camera on the app. 3/5 Performance The image and audio quality are disappointing, but not terrible for the price. The ****** night vision feature worked well with ambient light, and the IR night vision was better quality than footage filmed in daylight. The customization of the privacy areas was limited, and they looked unsightly on the video footage, but they did the job. 3.5/5 Buy it if… Don’t buy it if… Blink Mini 2 review: Also consider Swipe to scroll horizontally Header Cell – Column 0 Blink Mini 2 Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam Wyze Cam v3 Price $39.99 / £34.99 / AU$69 $79.99 / £69.99 / AU$129 $36 / £56 / AU$59.99 Camera resolution Up to 1080p 1080p 1080p Motion detection Yes – customizable in app Yes – customizable Yes – customizable Dimensions 2 x 2 x 1.5 inches / 51 x 51x 40mm 2.37 x 2.37 x 5.78 inches / 60 x 60 x 147mm 2.05 x 2 x 2.3 inches / 52 x 51 x 58.5 mm Audio specs Two-way audio Two-way audio with noise cancellation Two-way audio and sound detection Connectivity Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Privacy cover No Yes – cover cuts audio and visual No Field of view 143-degree diagonal 143-degree diagonal360-degree pan 169-degree tilt 121-degree diagonal Storage Cloud subscription, local manual backup possible with Blink Sync Module 2 and USB flash drive Cloud only – subscription required Cloud subscription and local – up to 128GB microSD (with restrictions) Power supply Plug-in power, USB-C in, USB-A power adapter Plug-in power, USB-C in, USB-A power adapter Plug-in power, micro-USB in, USB A power adapter How I tested the Blink Mini 2 I tested it for a week at home and in a busy office I tested the sound and video quality, live and recorded I tested the ease of setup, usability, privacy settings, and motion detection I reviewed how easy the Blink Mini 2 was to set up, and tested its app and features. I tested the Blink Mini 2 in our busy TechRadar reviews office along with a quieter area of my home to establish how sensitive the motion detection was, and how efficient the privacy and activity zones were. I tested the frequency of notifications and reviewed live and recorded footage, paying close attention to the visual and sound quality, and evaluating how well the camera handled movement. I observed how well the Night ****** Vision worked in different environments, testing how well it performed in darkness and with varying levels of ambient lighting. I compared the Blink Mini 2 against our previous camera reviews, and benchmarked it against other indoor cameras I am currently testing. Read more about how we test. First reviewed October 2024 Source link #Blink #Mini #review #home #security #camera #good #price #unimpressive #performance Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Arsenal cruise to 3-0 win at Spurs in north London derby Arsenal cruise to 3-0 win at Spurs in north London derby Arsenal continue their resurgence under interim boss Renee Slegers with a comfortable 3-0 win at Tottenham in the north London derby. Source link #Arsenal #cruise #win #Spurs #north #London #derby Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Jannik Sinner is a tennis star. In Italy, his celebrity transcends his sport Jannik Sinner is a tennis star. In Italy, his celebrity transcends his sport TURIN, Italy — Olé, olé olé olé, Sinner, Sinner. Olé, olé olé olé, Sinner, Sinner. Jannik Sinner is trying to speak, but his own name is resounding too loudly across the Inalpi Arena in Turin. Lit up on billboards, written on placards, chanted across the aisles. Sinner, the first Italian to achieve the men’s world No. 1 ranking, isn’t just the featured attraction of the ATP Tour Finals tournament in his home country: He is the tournament, on the court and off it. There he is on billboards in the train station. There he is on banners hanging from light poles. There he is — well, not him, a character of him — on GialappaShow, a satirical comedy programme in the vein of Saturday Night Live, which does skits playing off Sinner’s poodle of red hair and his meticulously even manner of speaking. And there he is on the court, blowing away basically everyone who isn’t Carlos Alcaraz as he has done most of the year, slaloming into the semifinals with three wins from three and the noise of around 12,000 fans about his ears on every point. Three years ago, despite flashes of brilliance, Sinner had kind of stagnated in tennis no man’s land. Two years ago, he was a work in progress who fell short of making the season-ending Tour Finals here in Turin, the city that was supposed to be his northern Italian playground. A year ago he lost in the final to Novak Djokovic but beat him along the way, hinting loudly at what might be coming. Alcaraz said he was the next No. 1. This year, he fulfilled that prophecy: he is world No. 1 and maybe the most popular athlete in Italy — a country that doesn’t have a lot of sport oxygen left once soccer sucks on the hose. “It’s different,” Sinner said on Tuesday of competing on home soil for the first time in nearly a year. “I never take these chances for granted.” Jannik Sinner does not really have to ask an Italian crowd for more noise. (Clive Brunskill / Getty Images) Italy has a long and illustrious conveyor belt of soccer stars. Major figures in other sports, especially ones who can penetrate the consciousness of people who barely pay attention to sports, are far more rare. But the country does have a way of rallying mightily around its Olympic champions and standouts in other sports. For years, motorcyclist Valentino Rossi and then swimmer Federica Pellegrini were all the rage. People who have never clicked into a ski binding know all about Sofia Goggia, the Olympic downhill champion in 2018. Sinner is the latest of their number, and perhaps the most adored. Inter Milan played Napoli Sunday in a showdown of two of Italy’s biggest soccer clubs. The match drew 1.7million television viewers in Italy. Sinner’s match against Alex de Minaur of Australia, hardly a glamor matchup, drew 2.27million. Tennis stars in their homeland are always a featured attraction, but maybe because he is the first Italian No. 1, or maybe because of that unmistakable mop of red hair, Sinner in Italy seems a different order of magnitude. As his steady, subdued demeanor anchors his game of grace and fury, one of those oddball alchemical pairings of a star and a nation catalyzes match after match. Young and old alike are on board for the ride. He is what the Italians refer to as “fuoriclasse”, which roughly translates as out of this world, or world-class. He is one of the “predestinato”, predestined, as it were, for greatness. “He’s young, but he’s not young in the way he plays,” said Turin native Federico Vangha, who was sipping on Aperol spritzes on Tuesday evening with his girlfriend, another **** Sinner fan named Monica Merlo. Sinner walks duck-footed and does not appear to own a comb nor a hair dryer. His transformation from no-one’s idea of a Gucci model into, well, a Gucci model also makes him different. When he isn’t playing tennis, he’s now pitching: Gucci, Head, Nike, Rolex, La Roche-Posay, the pharmaceutical company, internet service provider Fastweb, Enervit, a nutrition company, and Pigna, a paper products company. The deal with Nike is $158million (£125.2million) over ten years; the annual value of his off-court deals is around $15m (£11.9m). He also has a deal with pasta company De Cecco, and Italian coffee magnate Lavazza. During changeovers, his opponents don’t even get a break. Video screens play commercial after commercial, Sinner drinking an espresso or pushing Intesa Sanpaolo, the financial giant. The madness started with the “Carota Boys”, the group of young men who seemingly will spare no expense to travel to a Sinner match wearing a carrot costume in honor of that flaming red hair. At his matches this week, the crowd has been littered with fans wearing fluorescent orange. Their shirts glow in the blue light of the Inalpi Arena, as the carrot and fox emojis — his other symbol — ***** orange across every social media platform. Jannik Sinner with his trophy for being year-end world No. 1. (Valerio Pennicino / Getty Images) Italian players who aren’t even in the tournament show up to watch is matches. Lorenzo Sonego, Sinner’s Davis Cup teammate, was courtside the other night. Everyone else, including the other seven competitors, are the supporting cast, even Alcaraz. “Exactly what I expected here in Turin,” De Minaur said in a news conference after Sinner beat him 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday. “Great atmosphere.” Taylor ****** said the Italian faithful were a lot to deal with, but not too much. He’s had some run-ins with some raucous crowds pulling for their own, especially facing Frenchmen at the French Open. That wasn’t this. “Fun match to play,” he said, even though he lost in straight sets. Ubiquity carries a cost, especially at home. Sinner has given up hope of going out for a cup of coffee or a meal this week. There’s always a horde of fans outside the players’ hotel in the middle of the city. He wouldn’t get very far. Better to stay in and rest. At least that’s what he tells himself, as fans ****** up to get a glimpse of a man who is a hero to them for his person as much as his tennis. “It’s important that he’s No. 1 but it’s who he is,” said Francesco Baccarani, a 12-year-old player who arrived at the Sinner-****** match wearing a red, white and green headdress. “He’s the example for all of us kids for how we want to play.” GO DEEPER Sinner confirmed as year-end world No. 1 after Alcaraz’s Shanghai loss Sinner is only 23. This could go on for a long time, especially with the ATP close to another five-year deal with Italy’s tennis federation that would keep the tour’s richest event in the country through 2029. Angelo Binaghi, the president of Italy’s tennis federation, the FITP, said in an interview in Turin that Sinner took something that was already happening — a growth in interest in tennis — and made it explode. His rise has coincided with expansion of a free-to-air tennis channel in Italy, SuperTennis, which has even begun carrying the U.S. Open. Conveniently enough, Sinner won that, and lots of less advantaged Italians who might not have been able to pay for television were able to see it. Now Binaghi has another problem — accessibility. There aren’t enough tennis schools and clinics to accommodate all the children who want to play, and building new courts and facilities is going to take time. “The bureaucracy,” he said, falling back on the notorious Italian lament. “It’s very difficult.” Still, Sinner is the answer to Italian tennis prayers in other ways. A few years back, it appeared Matteo Berrettini and his hammer-like serve might have a shot at the pinnacle. He made the Wimbledon final in 2021. Danillo Baccarani, Francesco’s father, said that the Berrettini power game doesn’t appeal to Italian tennis sensibilities the way Sinner’s does. Here, the tennis hero is Nicola Pietrangeli, the star of the 1950s and 1960s known for his stylish and instinctive play. “Sinner is more close to someone like (Roger) Federer,” Baccarani said. And what about the idea that Sinner is somehow less Italian, because he comes from the mountains of San Candido in northeastern Italy near the Austrian border that is closer culturally to its neighbor than to Rome? Sinner’s first language is *******. “A ******* idea,” Baccarani said. Sinner has managed to turn this into something of an advantage. With the retirement of Dominic Thiem, Austria is without a tennis star. The country has staked some claims to Sinner. All the hoopla is a something of a goof to him. “I’m just a 23-year-old man who just plays tennis,” he said in a news conference earlier this week. He walks outside, he sees a massive version of himself on a billboard. He turns on the television, he’s hawking coffee. His father was a chef. His mother a restaurant worker. He was supposed to become a skier. Jannik Sinner has assumed the mantle of Italy’s most-beloved sportsperson, at least outside of football. (Tallio Puglia / Getty Images) “I try to get used to it,” he said. “I’m just trying to play some good tennis.” Other than some other hotshot besides Alcaraz coming along, there is one thing that could send the Sinner train off course. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is seeking a ban of one or two years in its appeal of his doping case, which it submitted to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in September. Earlier this year, Sinner twice tested positive for clostebol, an anabolic steroid. Three tribunals convened by the tennis anti-doping authorities accepted his explanation that the substance inadvertently ended up in his system after his physiotherapist used it to treat a cut on his own finger, then gave Sinner a massage. WADA, too, accepts this explanation but believes he should bear some responsibility for the actions of his support team. Clostebol has become a problem in Italian sport, with numerous athletes in different disciplines testing positive as a result of using healing creams. Memories linger of the doping scandal at Juventus of the 1990s, which went to the highest level of the Old Lady of Turin. Sinner’s verdict is unlikely to come until 2025 and, even in Turin, it gets lost in the noise from point to set to, thus far at least, the inevitable conclusion. Gioco, partita, incontro, Sinner. And the olés strike up again. (Top photos: Getty Images; Design: Eamonn Dalton) (Additional reporting: James Horncastle) Source link #Jannik #Sinner #tennis #star #Italy #celebrity #transcends #sport Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

How Astro **** Could Keep the Content Train Rolling for Years to Come How Astro **** Could Keep the Content Train Rolling for Years to Come Following Astro ****’s recent DLC, the charming Sony-celebrating platform is sitting on a treasure trove of continuous content. Source link #Astro #**** #Content #Train #Rolling #Years Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 could be banned in Russia, and players could face ********* charges — Russian government will evaluate whether the game contains anti-Russian sentiments or terrorism justification S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 could be banned in Russia, and players could face ********* charges — Russian government will evaluate whether the game contains anti-Russian sentiments or terrorism justification The upcoming release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 could land Russian gamers in serious trouble. According to RBC-Ukraine News, the Russian government is considering a ban on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. Moreover, individuals who play it in Russia could face ********* charges for financially supporting “terrorism.” For some context, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is being developed by Kyiv-based studio GSC Game World. The game was initially scheduled for release in late 2022. Still, Russia’s ongoing war of aggression and upheaval as several developers relocated to the Czech Republic seem like valid excuses for a delay. RBC Ukraine News says that several factors could affect the legal status of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and any players in Russia. Firstly, the game may be banned entirely depending on its content. “There could be the most severe measures if ******** content is found in the game upon release, such as extremism, justification of terrorism, or incitement of ******* hatred,” said Anton Gorelkin, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Information Policy. Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl – Exclusive Smoking Barrels Gameplay Trailer – YouTube Watch On Secondly, gamers “might face ********* charges,” RBC reports, citing the musings of Russian lawyer Mikhail Mushailov. This will likely depend on whether or not it can be established that the developers support the Ukrainian military in any way. In short, if you want to enjoy a bit of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 action in Russia, you better watch your back. Last month, GSC Game World producer Evgeniy Kulik spoke to the BBC about the upcoming release. Kulik talked about how much effort was being put into making S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 a worthy successor to the original. The producer reminded us of the very real threat to life the Russian invasion represents: “Maybe half of our studio is currently working under the constant threat of being *******.” Despite this, Kulik reckons completing and publishing the game is very important. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is set in an alternate-history Chornobyl exclusion zone filled with dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies, and powerful artifacts. This first-person post-apocalypse open-world horror title is hoped to satisfy the expectations of fans of the original. The game is set for release on November 20 and can be pre-ordered for PC via Steam. Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. Source link #S.T.A.L.K.E.R #banned #Russia #players #face #********* #charges #Russian #government #evaluate #game #antiRussian #sentiments #terrorism #justification Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Georgia’s Abkhazia protesters refuse to quit parliament Georgia’s Abkhazia protesters refuse to quit parliament Protesters in Georgia’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Abkhazia have declined to leave the parliament building which they stormed the previous day, a departure proposed by the region’s president as a condition for resigning. Protesters had occupied the parliament in protest at an investment agreement with Russia. Russian news agency RIA reported that President Aslan Bzhania had said on Saturday he would resign and hold a snap election once protesters vacated the parliament in Abkhazia’s capital Sukhumi, and proposed a vice-president as interim head of state. “When they leave the building, I will write my resignation letter and in the new election we’ll see how much support they get,” RIA cited Bzhania as saying. He said he planned to run in that election. Crowds that gathered in Sukhumi rejected the deal and opposition leaders said they would only accept Bzhania’s unconditional resignation. “None of us have come here for the sake of seats (in parliament),” former Abkhazian prime minister Valery Bganba told the crowd. “We came here to save our people, our country.” At least 14 people were injured on Friday when opposition protesters clashed with police, Russian state news outlet RIA Novosti reported. MPs had gathered at the region’s parliament building to discuss ratifying measures allowing Russian citizens to buy property in the breakaway state. However, the session was postponed as demonstrators broke down the gate to the building’s grounds with a truck and streamed inside. Some threw rocks at police, who responded with tear gas. Protesters said in a statement on Saturday that the occupation was not against Abkhazia’s close ties with Russia but accused Bzhania of “trying to use these relations for his own selfish interests (and) manipulating them for the sake of strengthening his regime”. Russia said on Friday it was following the “crisis situation” with concern and urged Russian citizens to avoid travel to Abkhazia. Russia recognised Abkhazia and another breakaway region, South Ossetia, as independent states in 2008 after defeating Georgia in a five-day war. It maintains military bases in both regions and props up their economies. Most of the world recognises Abkhazia as part of Georgia, from which it broke away during wars in the early 1990s. with AP Source link #Georgias #Abkhazia #protesters #refuse #quit #parliament Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Here’s how the Argos and Blue ******** match up ahead of Grey Cup Sunday Here’s how the Argos and Blue ******** match up ahead of Grey Cup Sunday There’s a long list of things the Toronto Argonauts must do if they hope to upset the Winnipeg Blue ******** in Sunday’s Grey Cup game. Near the top is containing explosive Bomber running back Brady Oliveira. The Argos are planning a more-is-better strategy when it comes to preventing Oliveira from running wild at B.C. Place on Sunday. “The thing with Brady is that he is so powerful,” said Kevin Eiben, who shares Toronto’s defensive co-ordinator duties with Will Fields. “His legs are built like tree trunks. “You’ve got to have more than one guy on the tackle. We’ve got to swarm the ball.” Defensive tackle Jake Ceresna may be the first point of contact with Oliveira. He said proper attire is a must. Story continues below advertisement “You’ve got to tighten your ***** strap a little more and make sure you got your mouthpiece with you, because he runs the ball hard,” said Ceresna, who had 28 tackles, eight sacks and a forced fumble this year. “He runs the ball hard. He’s not an easy guy to tackle. He’s slippery, elusive.” 3:18 DT on the ********: 2024 Grey Cup preview At five-foot-10 and 222 pounds, Oliveira is built like a ***** hydrant. What he lacks in speed he compensates with brute force. He can make a tackler miss with a slick move or leave cleat marks on their chest running over them. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Oliveira led the CFL with 1,353 yards and 239 carries this year. He’s also dangerous as a receiver, making 57 catches for 476 yards and a touchdown. “You can never forget about him,” said Toronto linebacker Wynton McManis, rolling a toothpick around his mouth as he spoke. “He’s great in the pass game, catches the ball really well out of the backfield. Story continues below advertisement “Once he catches the ball, he’s a running back. Then his instincts just kick in. A tough player to deal with.” Oliveira was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding ********* at Thursday’s CFL Awards. He joins Jon Cornish, Russ Jackson and Tony Gabriel as the only players to win both awards in the same year. Toronto defeated Winnipeg twice this year. One game went to overtime. Both were decided three points or fewer. Oliveira had a combined 25 carries for 160 yards and 12 catches for 92 yards in the two games. He didn’t score a touchdown. He also fumbled once. Oliveira did some muscle flexing in the ******** 38-22 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders in last weekend’s West Final. He rumbled for 119 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries and added 22 receiving yards on two catches. During the season, Winnipeg was third in the league averaging 111.7 rushing yards a game. The Argo defence was second in allowing 85.1 yards a game. Safety Royce Metchie said one of the best ways to stop Oliveira is to not let him get started. Trending Now Canada Post strike: Purolator workers won’t handle packages, union says Ford government inks $100M deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink system 1:37 ******** fans at home and abroad get ready for Sunday’s Grey Cup “We need to get as many guys to him as we can every play,” said Metchie, who led Toronto with 87 tackles, plus had an interception and forced two fumbles. “Once he gets rolling, it’s tough to get him down. Story continues below advertisement “If we can get to him early and wrap him up, that would help us as the game goes on.” Oliveria is an emotional player. He leaps up after a big run, slapping himself on the helmet. Eiben said one player isn’t going to stop Oliveira. More on Sports More videos “Everybody has got to get to the ball and make sure when we get there, we are pushing him back,” he said. “He gets a lot of yards after contact. We’ve got to get at least three guys on the contact and try to push him backwards.” The Argos are also good at forcing a team to put the ball on the ground. Toronto was third in the league with 20 forced fumbles during the regular season and recovered four fumbles in the win against Montreal. “When you do make contact, try to get the ball out of there,” said Eiben. “We’ve been doing a great job of getting that ball out and turning turnovers into scores. “That’s going to be a big emphasis this week. Let’s create some turnovers.” Argos quarterback Chad Kelly will miss the Grey Cup after suffering a gruesome leg injury in the win over Montreal. That has made Toronto a heavy underdog heading into Sunday. Story continues below advertisement McManis said a strong showing on defence can give the underdog some teeth. “We can make a statement,” said McManis. “We can come out, be physical, change the game. That’s our plan.” &copy 2024 The ********* Press Source link #Heres #Argos #Blue #******** #match #ahead #Grey #Cup #Sunday Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Review | NoobFeed Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Review | NoobFeed The Outerhaven writes: The iconic third entry in the Dragon Quest series has now been remade in the HD 2D engine. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is the best way to play Dragon Quest III. It looks beautiful, sounds amazing, and is an extremely satisfying game to complete. Source link #Dragon #Quest #III #HD2D #Remake #Review #NoobFeed Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Asus dual-screen laptop with Arrow Lake-H CPU listed for close to $3,800 — new Zenbook Duo features Intel Ultra 9 285H, 32GB RAM, and 2TB SSD Asus dual-screen laptop with Arrow Lake-H CPU listed for close to $3,800 — new Zenbook Duo features Intel Ultra 9 285H, 32GB RAM, and 2TB SSD A UAE and Middle East-based online retailer just listed a laptop that sports Intel’s upcoming Arrow Lake-H processor. Although it’s still marked as ‘Out of stock,’ Gear-up.me (h/t @momomo_us) lists an Asus Zenbook Duo laptop with updated specs. The Zenbook Duo packs an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H chip, 32GB of RAM, 2TB SSD storage, and Windows 11 Pro. However, this dual-screen device isn’t the first to be spotted with the Arrow Lake-H CPU, as we’ve already seen Geekbench 6 benchmarks for the Dell Pro Max 16 with the same processor. The website lists the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H with 24 cores and a max CPU frequency of 5.6 GHz, although Geekbench leaks and the previous generation Intel Core Ultra 9 185H only have 16 cores. The 24-core Intel Core Ultra processor would likely sport the HX moniker and have a 5.5 GHz boost clock, but we will have to wait until January 2025, when the company launches the Arrow Lake-H chips, to confirm that. Intel says its Arrow Lake desktop CPU launch didn’t go as planned, although the company said it will release a patch within the coming month to fix its new processors’ gaming issues. We hope that Team Blue can avoid these problems with its Arrow Lake-H chips, specially designed for high-performance gaming and computing. Nevertheless, it had a relatively successful launch with its mobile-focused Lunar Lake chips, which could potentially beat Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips in the battery life department while avoiding the compatibility issues that still plague Windows on Arm systems. Aside from the anticipated arrival of more powerful mobile chips from Intel, the company is also expected to launch budget-friendly desktop Arrow Lake-S processors at CES 2025. These 200T and 200 non-K chips will have 65W and 35W TDPs spread across Intel Core Ultra 5, 7, and 9. Alongside them, Team Blue will likely announce its more affordable B860 and H810 motherboards, finally allowing budget-conscious buyers to enjoy Intel’s Arrow Lake chips. Hopefully, these chip launches would give Intel the breathing room it needs, especially as it’s still struggling after announcing a $1.6-billion loss in August. After all, Team Blue still has the edge in laptop and mobile computing (partly because of AMD’s own doing), even though Team Red is rapidly gaining on Intel’s dominance in the desktop space. Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. Source link #Asus #dualscreen #laptop #Arrow #LakeH #CPU #listed #close #Zenbook #Duo #features #Intel #Ultra #285H #32GB #RAM #2TB #SSD Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Welsh Government vows to change ‘beliefs and behaviour of the white majority’ Welsh Government vows to change ‘beliefs and behaviour of the white majority’ The Welsh Government has pledged to change the “beliefs and behaviour of the white majority” in Wales. Labour’s devolved administration vowed to eradicate racism by 2030, and set out an anti-******* action plan which insists that all aspects of public life are made “inclusive”. To meet the demands of the plan, public bodies have already launched policies which include potentially destroying statues of “old white men” that have been deemed offensive, and official reports have advised creating “dog free areas” to boost inclusion. The Labour Government has now revealed that one outcome of the plan will be a change in “the beliefs and behaviour of the white majority”. This is stated in an updated plan released with a foreword by Eluned Morgan, the First Minister of Wales, who has reiterated her “commitment to building an inclusive and equitable society for all our ******, ****** and ********* ******* people and communities”. An explanation of the “logic” of the refreshed action plan states that the overall “ vision of an anti-******* Wales” will be achieved through “shifts in knowledge, beliefs, experiences, and behaviour as well systemic and cultural changes”. It states that the outcomes of policy changes made to bring about this vision should take place at an organisational, societal, and ”individual” level. The plan adds that this “includes shifts in the beliefs and behaviour of the white majority”. Intended changes in society will be measured by the Welsh Race Disparity Evidence Unit, which will look at “whether we are seeing a reduction in any disparities”. The plan states that this reduction in ******* disparities must be pursued across all public institutions and in all areas of life, from Civil Service employment to the work of museums and art galleries. The Welsh Government as an employer has set out to “drive behaviour change” with action such as “induction for new recruits” and “options for mandatory training”. Youth work is also required by the plan to support its goals by encouraging discussions of racism among the young. The Labour Government gathered evidence to inform future policies intended to make the outdoors more inclusive for ******* minorities. One advisory report to the government suggested creating “dog free areas” to help achieve this. In order to realise the goals of the anti-******* action plan, museums, galleries, and public artworks have been told to set the “right historical narrative” that provides a “decolonised account of the past”. This version of Welsh history must be “one that recognises both historical injustices and the positive impact of ****** ****** and ********* ******* communities”. This has led to institutions such as Big Pit National Coal Museum being mandated to provide educational material which will “tell stories through the lens of ******, ****** and ********* ******* people’s experiences”. Welsh government directives have already led to official advice being issued on how to deal with potentially offensive statues of Admiral Nelson, the Duke of Wellington and Henry Morton Stanley, who all have monuments in Wales Government guidance created in 2023 stated that historical statues that often glorify “powerful, older, able-bodied white men” may be “offensive” to a more diverse modern public. The active advice to councils and other bodies responsible for public art states that such statues could be hidden or destroyed. Policy demands to bring about the vision of an anti-******* Wales led to a £130,000 project to make libraries more inclusive. Preliminary work produced guidance which sought to have librarians “challenge the “paradigm of whiteness”, and anti-******* training was only to be provided in buildings which were not themselves “*******”. A Welsh government spokesman said: “We are committed to creating an anti-******* nation by 2030. Our anti-******* Wales action plan is built on the values of anti-racism and calls for zero tolerance of all ******* inequality.” Source link #Welsh #Government #vows #change #beliefs #behaviour #white #majority Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Katie Taylor wins controversial rematch with Amanda Serrano to retain super lightweight title Katie Taylor wins controversial rematch with Amanda Serrano to retain super lightweight title Another Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano superfight, another heavily disputed judging decision. For the second time, Taylor defeated Serrano via a decision that left more fans questioning the scorecards than praising Taylor’s skills. Serrano fought through a gnarly cut above her right eye throughout much of the in the Arlington, Texas, bout thanks to a series of Taylor head butts, one of which resulted in a point deduction in the eighth round. Taylor appeared to be fighting from behind throughout the bout, with Serrano fighting with tremendous precision, but Taylor’s strong finish in the final four frames swung the judges’ scorecards to earn the Irish fighter a trio of identical judgments, 95-94. Afterward, Serrano was clearly gutted by the decision. “She kept head butting me, but we knew that from the very beginning from the first ******,” Serrano said in the ring. “That’s what they do, not only my ******, she did it with Chantelle Cameron. Listen, I’m a Boricua. I’m going to **** in this ring no matter what, no matter how many cuts I have on my face.” Serrano’s trademark early-****** onslaught had Taylor staggering from the first round when she connected on a mean overhand left in the final seconds. Serrano kept Taylor circling on her back foot through the first five rounds as the bout turned into a streetfight — exactly what Serrano wanted. Taylor’s combinations came to life in the final four rounds, much like she did in the pair’s first bout, to pull off the comeback once again. Afterward, both women said they would be open to a third ******, but not before Serrano’s trainer Jordan Maldonado interrupted the post-****** interview to say another bout would require better refereeing. In the ninth round, Maldonado told Ariel Helwani in a midfight interview, “(Taylor) is so ******, she leads with her head. She’s such a nice person outside, but she goes in there and is so ******. … She leads with her head, that’s her best attribute.” In many ways beyond the scoring disputes, it was a fitting sequel to their bout in April 2022. That bout had been dubbed the biggest women’s boxing match of all time because of the setting and a tightly contested split decision. Friday’s battle was even more filled with spectacle, as the co-main event of a card that was sure to draw significant viewership as the lead-in to Jake Paul fighting Mike Tyson. The bout was streamed on Netflix at no additional cost to its subscribers, an unusual forum for the sport compared with the more traditional offering of a single pay-per-view event, though many subscribers complained about problems with the stream being frequently interrupted, a likely sign of the popularity of the event. It was also staged at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, making the ring appear tiny compared with the football field below it and the giant screens above it. Taylor won the initial bout two years ago by weathering a surge from Serrano in its middle stages. Serrano, 36, is known for her heavy punch output and landed with far more success in the rematch than she did in 2022. Serrano, who fights under Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions label, would have become a two-division undisputed champion with the victory. Required reading (Photo: ********** Petersen / Getty Images) Source link #Katie #Taylor #wins #controversial #rematch #Amanda #Serrano #retain #super #lightweight #title Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]