And the ‘Noles are as little as a one-point favorite over the Canes in some Vegas books? Something doesn’t jibe here. But leave it to the good folks at the College Football Playoff to make it all better. When the CFP selection committee released its rankings earlier this week, the move of one-loss Oregon ahead of unbeaten FSU did what no pre-game speech from ‘Noles coach Jimbo Fisher could:...
The university declared Thomas academically ineligible Friday night. He will miss at least the Seminoles’ remaining 23 regular-season games, beginning with Saturday’s Atlantic Coast Conference opener at Notre Dame. Coach Leonard Hamilton declined to comment. Thomas averaged 14.8 points in the ‘Noles’ first eight games. He is one of three FSU players averaging double digits; Montay Brandon (13.4) and Xavier Rathan-Mayes (12.3) are the others. (Source: The Associated Press)
Speaking in the press conference at the end of the day 1, Williamson said: “They bowled very well. They sort of picked up from where they left off in Auckland (in first Test). Credit goes to their bowling attack. The Basin Reserve pitch was a tough one to bat on but gave the credit to the Indian bowlers for exploiting the conditions well.” He added: “Looking at the pitch, we expected it to be tough....
UFC president Dana White confirmed on Monday night that a full crowd of 15,000 fans will be able to attend UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida, on April 24. “I have been waiting a year for this day to tell you: ‘We’re back’,” White said in a video he posted on his Twitter account, adding the event will be held at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, which held three UFC events in May last year....
Netflix’s Fuller House ran for five consecutive seasons before finally coming to a close in 2020. Although it’s only been barely 2 years since Fuller House wrapped, talks and rumors of another Full House offshoot being in the works are starting to circulate. Sweetin has claimed that if the opportunity was presented for her to reprise her role as the famous Stephanie Tanner, she would jump at it in a heartbeat....
The U.S. has already evacuated 2,000 people under the Special Immigrant Visa program. That initiative has capacity for 34,500 more applicants, but this may not be enough. On July 22, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to provide 8,000 more visas under the SIV program for Afghan interpreters, contractors and other U.S. allies who may be vulnerable as the Taliban seizes the country. The House voted in favor of the resolution H....
The Democrat incumbent beat the Republican candidate endorsed by the former president on Tuesday night, achieving 51.4 percent of the votes compared to Walker’s 48.6. The result now means the Democrats have a 51-seat majority in the Senate, with the party already regaining control of the upper chamber in November. Even if Walker won Tuesday’s run-off election, the Democrats would still control the Senate in a 50-50 split by way of Vice President’s Kamala Harris’ tie-casting vote....
Colonel Alexei Sharov, who commanded the 810th Guards Separate Order of Zhukov Brigade in the Russian Marines, was reportedly shot dead in the southern port city of Mariupol, where tens of thousands of people remain trapped amid a siege. Sharov was the fifth colonel to be killed in the war and he joins five generals as well several other top-ranked Russian military officials, including captains and majors. Many of the deaths have not been officially confirmed by Russia’s ministry of defense, but have been confirmed by Ukraine’s ministry of defense and other media sources in Russia and Ukraine....
It came shortly after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave full approval to Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine and following a spike in virus-related deaths in the military. Vaccination deadlines vary depending on the military branch. Active duty Air Force personnel must be fully vaccinated by November 2, while the Navy’s deadline for active duty personnel is November 28. The Army’s deadline is December 15. But the vaccine mandate has led to some service members declaring on camera that they are refusing to get the shot, despite the risk that they may face discipline or even be discharged for failing to comply without an approved exemption....
Owners of an Xbox 360 and a television supporting 3D are currently able to enjoy games like Black Ops and Crysis 2 in the glorious third dimension, but with both images being combined to form the ultimately 720p image. That apparently isn’t tapping into the console’s full potential, at least according to a source claimed by Eurogamer. In the mystery insider’s opinion, the fact that Microsoft hasn’t released a firmware update making full stereoscopic 3D - presenting a completely rendered 720p image for each eye - is only a sign that the company is waiting to announce it....
Bruce is a cranky deer villager with blue fur, yellow striped horns, and a confident expression. His fashion sense has him sporting a black After-School Jacket and red undershirt by default, and he has the nature hobby. The striped pattern on his head and the smooth curve of his horns make him resemble a gazelle or goat rather than a deer. RELATED: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Player Shares Animal Villager Tool Discovery...
As a massively multiplayer online title, Lost Ark features much of the content typically associated with similar titles in this genre. There’s grinding for loot, multiple quests to be taken alongside the main narrative, and of course, raids, where a number of players can take on increasingly difficult enemies leading up to an epic final boss fight. One such piece of content is the Guardian Raid. Guardians are huge beasts in the lore of Lost Ark, and often covet some impressive loot that the player can access in the raid....
Detective Pikachu was directed and co-written by Rob Letterman and stars Ryan Reynolds who plays a spunky and wise-cracking detective that is an adorable and talking Pikachu. But Justice Smith’s character, Tim Goodman, is the only person who can hear and understand Pikachu when he speaks. Tim Goodman was once a Pokémon Trainer but gave up on his pursuit when his mother passed away. Now with his dad missing, he has to team up with Pikachu to help find out what happened....
There has also been a rumour that Cena may appear on the 25th Anniversary Show of Raw. Cageside Seats have recently speculated that Cena may be in a feud with Samoa Joe post-Royal Rumble, as most of his bookings have him in tag team matches facing Joe. In case you didn’t know… Recent weeks have seen Samoa Joe involved in a feud with the Intercontinental Champion, Roman Reigns. Despite facing him in a couple of title matches recently, Joe was unable to win the title itself....
In case you didn’t know… The New Day have yet to make their debut on SmackDown Live mainly due to the knee injury of Kofi Kingston. However, the pair of Kingston and Big E were seen recently on a cricket talk show called Extraaa Innings T20 in India. The heart of the matter The New Day have not been seen on RAW since they lost to the Revival and they haven’t made their debut on SmackDown Live since the Superstar shakeup....
Students at at least 15 universities across the U.S.—including the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, Yale University, the University of Chicago, Brown University, Georgia Tech—and Britain—including the University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh—are participating in the day-long #NoTechForICE protest to raise awareness around Palantir’s relationship with ICE. The big data software company, which was founded by President Donald Trump supporter Peter Thiel, has faced growing scrutiny in recent years over its contracts with ICE, which have seen it provide the embattled agency with software since 2014....
This Frostpunk event kicks off with players encountering a mysterious stranger visiting the players’ city shortly after becoming autonomous. The figure is revealed to be an exhausted man from New Manchester, a neighboring city that is quickly running out of resources. While players certainly have the choice to leave New Manchester to die, the option to solve it is one that can’t be accomplished without tremendous effort. RELATED: Frostpunk: How to Get Steam Cores...
Apex Legends requires good team composition and strategy. If players want to be successful, they need to fill specific dynamics on their team. As of right now, though, the popular FPS only has one playable character that can heal allies. With this in mind, many players appear to be hopeful that another healing-centric character could expand team options. RELATED: TimTheTatman Explains Why He Won’t Play Apex Legends While some Apex Legends players want character buffs, CrazyGuyWithAOwlMask went above and beyond to suggest an entirely new legend....
The Democrat — citing multiple sources — reports that Tallahassee Police responded to an apartment complex in reference to domestic battery at 12:35 a.m. on Wednesday. Police notes corroborate that report, reporting that officers responded to a domestic incident at the same time. MORE: Biggest QB battles of 2018 season Francois, the 2016 ACC Rookie of the Year, was absent for most of the Seminoles’ 2017 season after suffering a torn patella in FSU’s season-opening game against Alabama....
But Bush was going to take it, gingerly, quickly, thankfully. Looking tense before the cameras on Sunday night, the governor praised Gore in brotherly tones and said that he would resume transition planning. He named his running mate, Dick Cheney, to head the project and asked the Clinton administration to help him open a transition office. He called on Gore not to contest the election results. “I respectfully ask him to reconsider,” said Bush....
