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Aaron Judge and Rafael Devers are tied for No. 1, with 3.2 fWAR marks. Judge is on pace for 60-plus homers and 130-plus RBIs. Devers is on pace for 35 homers, 65 doubles and a batting average pushing .340. Epic stuff. Jose Ramirez is a hair back in fWAR, at 3.1, followed by Mike Trout at 2.6, even with his recent slump. Tim Anderson (2.2), Xander Bogaerts (2.3) and the man with the new contract in Houston, Yordan Alvarez (2....

Other than the game’s MMO nature, nothing is known concerning what game the new Combat Designer could be working on. However, considering the previous MMO Everquest Next was canceled, it is almost certainly not that. Recently, Daybreak Games acquired Dungeons and Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online, leading some players to think its new game could be a follow-up to one of those acquisitions. It seems likely that the new game will be highly familiar to players, considering one of the essential duties for the Combat Designer is to “create fun, AAA quality designs in a fast-paced, iterative environment while utilizing a hugely popular IP....

Earlier this month ESPN announced its college football coverage team and Ponder was noticeably absent. There wasn’t a reason why until Thursday night when the well-respected reporter posted a picture on Instagram with a caption explaining her departure. MORE: Football’s female pioneers | Sam Ponder’s strong Jameis Winston take So good news for people who enjoy Ponder’s coverage. She’ll still be on ESPN and covering college athletics, she just won’t be doing sideline duties....

Kallas, a vocal critic of Putin and his war in Ukraine, told The Associated Press that the West also shouldn’t underestimate Russia’s military capabilities in Ukraine, as the military offensive launched by Russia approaches the four-month mark. She warned against pushing Ukraine to reach a negotiated peace deal with Russia in order to bring the war to an end, noting what happened after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, backed separatists in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, and seized territory in Georgia, a former Soviet republic....

NEWSWEEK: Many doctors currently tell patients that taking estrogen therapy for fewer than five years to relieve menopausal symptoms is reasonably safe. Do your results mean there’s no safe length of time to take it? Dr. Christopher Li: I think you have to look at the findings in context. There are different types of breast cancer. If we look at it by histology [the microscopic structure of the tissue], the most common type is ductal carcinoma....

The new Marvel Studios’ series follows Oscar Isaac’s Marc Spector/Moon Knight, a former mercenary who suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder and is also the avatar of Khonshu, an otherworldly entity once worshipped by ancient Earth people. Hawke’s character sees Moon Knight as an obstacle to his megalomaniac affairs, so he tries to get Spector to embrace his dark side. RELATED: Moon Knight Showrunner Wants Oscar Isaac’s Hero To Join The Avengers...

Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Activision Blizzard is already facing regulatory opposition in its home country, where the U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued to block the merger on antitrust grounds in December. The tech giant’s legal counsel promptly published a 37-page response arguing that the FTC’s lawsuit is violating the company’s constitutional protections, including its right to due process guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment. RELATED: Chile Approves Microsoft Activision-Blizzard Acquisition...

Though Lexi is new to the spotlight, Apatow is not, and following the cessation of Euphoria season 2 many are only recently discovering this. Daughter of actress Leslie Mann and director Judd Apatow, Maude Apatow comes from Hollywood royalty and began her career playing her mother’s daughter in her father’s movies. Since then, she has taken on many roles and proven herself to be one to watch. From This is 40 to The King of Staten Island, here are her five best movies and series....

In many ways, the doodles are mini-infographics as it has a lot of information engraved into it implicitly. The first one features 24 flags in total and is displayed on either side of the Google logo. While there are 16 flags on the left, there are only eight on the right of the logo. The logo is also modified in a way that the ‘L’ of Google shaped to look similar to the Eiffel tower with the colours of the French flag on it....

Fernando Santos has kept the core of his side intact, with 8 of the players who started the final in 2016 against France back in the squad. The return of talisman and captain Cristiano Ronaldo is the biggest news in the Portuguese camp, with the Juventus man yet to feature for the country since the 2018 World Cup. The squad though has undergone many changes as well, with 13 new faces in the squad compared to the title-winning one in 2016....

Arsene Wenger’s side conceded twice within 70 seconds in the first half at the Emirates Stadium and managed only a solitary Sead Kolasinac strike in return, although their 3-0 first-leg win was enough to see them through. Borussia Dortmund battled past Atalanta in Bergamo to reach the next round, while Atletico Madrid and AC Milan picked up 1-0 wins to ease through comfortably. There were tragic scenes in Bilbao, though, where a police officer died following clashes between fans ahead of the meeting between Athletic Bilbao and Spartak Moscow....

This explains why European retail is one of the few industries anywhere on the globe that have been generating a steady stream of deal making buzz. At a time when global mergers and acquisitions have fallen 81 percent from a 2000 peak of $3.4 trillion, the Safeway deal has been generating headlines since January. The bids, which started at [Pound sterling]2.9 billion, are now under review by Britain’s Competition Commission, the national trustbuster....

Whether a rivalry is based on geographical location, a previous flash point between the two clubs or by the sheer amount of times two particular teams have faced off against one another, deep-rooted derby dislike is one of the true cornerstones of world football. And it’s even worse if your team keeps getting beaten. With winless Everton looking set for another bruising Premier League day out this weekend as they face fierce foes Liverpool, we ask: what are some of European football’s most one-sided rivalries?...

Juventus forward Moise Kean scored his team’s second goal against Cagliari late in the 2-0 victory Tuesday and stood in front of the home fans with his arms outstretched. That seemed to trigger a furious and openly racist outcry from the fans. One of his teammates, Leonardo Bonucci, added fuel to the fire by saying Kean was partly to blame for the angry response. That prompted players on other teams to rush to Kean’s defense....

The rule changes would apply to the Schengen area, a group of 26 EU and several non-EU nations that suspended visa requirements to pass between the countries, a decision that has helped the economic health and other business benefits like shipping efficiency among the member nations. The proposed changes come as concerns rise over the coronavirus restrictions that reinstituted the border checks in some countries, slowing the travel process and disrupting the region’s supply chain....

The Warriors can draw on the fact that they have mastered what it takes to win, while everyone else will head into the playoffs trying to figure out on the fly what they need to do to hold up the Larry O’Brien Trophy in June. POWER RANKINGS: Rockets, Warriors battle for No. 1 As Warrior players are the first to admit, returning their top nine players from their 2017 championship team gives them a leg up on the competition....

That’s the same processor found in the modern MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and the revamped 24-inch iMac. This means the iPad Pro is truly a computer alternative, since it is running a desktop chip. However, while the power is certainly there for the iPad Pro to do amazing work, it is still limited, but not by the hardware. Let’s examine the issues. The Power of M1 The 2018 iPad Pro was the most powerful tablet on the market when it was released, and even the modest 2020 refresh kept the iPad Pro well above the competition....

Now in its second year, the “Be First” campaign “challeng[es] consumers to carve their own path to success,” the company said in a statement. “The campaign is modeled after the well-known boxing term ‘Be First,’ which is associated with dictating the pace of a fight by making your opponent follow your lead. The Be First campaign embodies this concept, challenging people to carve their own paths, and dictate the pace of their life, goals, and personal journey....