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This series doesn’t have much meaning, as the Dodgers have locked up the best record in the majors, and the Rockies have been eliminated from playoff contention for quite some time. However, it will still be entertaining, as it always is when these division rivals meet up. New PointsBet players get 4 x $200 in free bets when they join here Pitching in this one is Chad Kuhl for the Rockies and Clayton Kershaw for the Dodgers....

The Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers said Friday that their weekend wild-card playoff games are sellouts. Normally, teams must sell out 72 hours before kickoff to have a game broadcast in their local market. The NFL gave the Colts, Bengals and Packers an extra day to do it. MORE: Playoff schedule | Picks | Playoff quarterbacks The Colts host Kansas City on Saturday. On Sunday, the Packers host San Francisco and the Bengals host San Diego....

The Indianapolis head coach wore a T-shirt that said “Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Berry” during a practice at training camp as a tribute to Chiefs safety Eric Berry. MORE: Classic training camp photos | Eric Berry says chemo ‘is a monster’ Pagano and Berry share a bond that goes beyond football; both have battled cancer in recent years. Pagano missed 12 games in 2012 while fighting leukemia. He reached out to Berry, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma last year....

Starting quarterback Luck has been on the Physically Unable to Perform list throughout the Colts’ preparations for the new season after undergoing labrum surgery in January. Despite being elevated to the roster, he is not expected to play in the Colts’ opener with the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday. Scott Tolzien had been expected to start in his stead, but he has now competition from Brissett, who the Colts received in exchange for wide receiver Phillip Dorsett....

Higuain, 32, is in his sixth season with the club and his current deal was set to expire after the 2017 season. The Argentine has become one of the most decorated players in Crew history, as one of only three players to register at least 40 career regular-season goals and 40 assists with the club. He is a two-time recipient of the Crew’s Most Valuable Player award, having won the honor in 2013 and 2014....

U.S. international Horvath signs with Club Brugge Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed, but Mensah will occupy one of the Crew’s designated player slots. “We are pleased to announce the signing of central defender Jonathan Mensah as a Designated Player,” Crew head coach and sporting director Gregg Berhalter said in a press release. “Jonathan is a physically dominant central defender who at a young age has already proven himself on the world’s biggest stage....

Ribery and Robben are both leaving the Allianz Arena at the end of the season, having spent a combined 22 years at the club. Bayern made a public play to sign Chelsea teenager Callum Hudson-Odoi in the January transfer window, having a series of bids for the winger rejected by the Premier League side. Sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has indicated Bayern could make another attempt to bring in England international Hudson-Odoi, but Pizarro feels Ribery and Robben’s replacements may already be at the club....

Gilead, the pharmaceutical company behind remdesivir, said data showed the drug reduced the risk of mortality by 62 percent, compared with standard of care. In analyzing clinical outcomes of patients, Gilead found those who were treated with only remdesivir had higher rates of recovery than those who were treated with remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine. After a median follow-up of 14 days, 57 percent of patients treated with both remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine recovered, compared with 69 percent who were given only remdesivir....

According to the Wall Street Journal, the retail giant is in early talks with Comcast to build Smart TVs featuring the X1 operating system. A New Contender for the Smart TV Throne Walmart already provides low-cost alternatives to flagship smart TVs through its Onn-branded range of devices. These televisions all rely on the Roku operating system, a popular alternative to Android TV. The new deal would see Walmart promoting Onn-branded smart TVs running Comcast’s X1 operating system and receiving a share of streaming service revenue in return....

“We will sit down with him,” the Gunners manager explained. “I believe if he can meet a point of agreement financially, he will want to stay.” On Thursday, Wilshere significantly strengthened his bargaining position with an imperious display in the middle of the park, as Arsenal claimed a crucial 3-2 win that moved them to within a point of fourth-placed Liverpool in the Premier League standings. Alexis Sanchez may have struck twice but it was Wilshere who was central to everything positive that Arsenal did on a freezing cold night at Selhurst Park....

Every actor who plays the president on “SNL”– Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Dana Carvey–gets a major publicity boost, but Ferrell, 33, may be the most unlikely Oval Office star yet. Though he’s been working on the show for six years, his signature characters–sternly lovable Janet Reno, Marty the unhip music teacher, Craig the overzealous cheerleader–are vastly more recognizable than their creator. “When I first started ‘Saturday Night Live,’ I remember thinking I’d better take the subways a lot, because once we do our first show, I’m going to be mobbed,” Ferrell says....

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When I went to college in the 1940s, the sex books were kept under lock and key in the UCLA library. I was too embarrassed to ask for permission to borrow those books. Seeking enlightenment, I looked at young women walking around the campus engrossed in one another, and I thought, “Well, at least they have each other.” I did not realize that even I was judging them, while perhaps envying them....

As has been the case for the better part of his two-decade stint as owner, fans are exceptionally mad with the Snyder family. Tanya Snyder was greeted by “sell the team” chants when she was shown on the video board on Sunday, while other fans in the stands responded with signs that mirrored the chant. Stadium security, though, apparently wasn’t a fan of the fans’ silent protests, with staff members ordering those with fans to stand down with their signs....

NBCUniversal has, since mid-August, began running a new type of advertisement on their streaming service, Peacock. These new commercials prompt the user to speak a specific phrase into their remote control in order receive a special offer or promotion. One example is Target, which asks the user to respond “Save With Suave” in order to receive a five dollar gift card. NBC has decided to refer to this system as an “On Command” advertisement....

But tournament selection chairman Joe Castiglione can tell you that 2016 almost certainly will provide the wildest Selection Sunday. MORE: One of these teams MAY win the Tournament | NCAA changes silly tournament wording Castiglione, the athletic director at Oklahoma, will chair the nine-member committee that — starting March 8 — will meet to select and seed the teams that will form the bracket for the NCAA Tournament. He said Wednesday in a national teleconference that the volatility at the top of the national polls and the variances in computer ratings should lead to an “unpredictable” tournament....

The Games, which are set to get underway with the Opening Ceremony on Wednesday, will see a number of former colonies of the British Empire come together for a grand multi-sport event. Saina Nehwal, who is one of India’s top medal hopes in badminton, stirred up controversy on Monday when she vented her frustration that her father, Dr Harvir Singh, was not given access (as an official) to the Commonwealth Games Village, despite promises from the Indian Olympic Association....

Sportskeeda has learnt that the issue is not ’entry’ related as has been reported widely. Instead, it is an accreditation related issue. The accreditation for athletes for the Commonwealth Games started in October and ended on 20th November, 2017. But it is not ideal to conduct trials and select the entire contingent so early as in such cases, the athletes’ performances might go down by the time the event starts....

Saying that it was a mistake on the part of the authorities, Batra assured that the matter will be sorted out by today itself. “It is being taken care of today. It was a mistake at ther end. The chef-di-mission, Vikram Sisodia, is in touch with the authorities and it will be sorted out. There will be a revised list today,” he told Sportskeeda. On Thursday, the final list of wrestlers was released on the official website and curiously enough, Sushil’s name was missing while the names of the 15 other wrestlers participating in the men’s freestyle 74 kg were there....