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Jameis Winston had to show that he was ready to lead the Buccaneers while Cam Newton had to prove he was ready to return to form as an NFL MVP. Both were coming off forgettable starts but only one was able to turn it around in Week 2. Winston was able to lead Tampa Bay to a 20-14 win at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Bucs’ defense helped shut down Newton and company, who had a chance to complete the comeback when they had the ball, trailing by six points, inside the five with time winding down....

The back-and-forth contest came to a screeching halt with a number of sloppy plays, timeouts and replay reviews in the fourth quarter. Both Houston and Oklahoma City failed to make a field goal attempt in the final minute. That sequence went a little something like this: Thunder: Missed shot Rockets: Turnover Thunder: Missed shot Rockets: Missed shot Thunder: Blocked shot, turnover Rockets: Made one of two free throws Thunder: Missed free throw, retain possession Thunder: Turnover...

The 28-year-old was fatally shot outside a bowling alley in Houston, Texas in the early hours of Tuesday morning after a night out with his uncle and fellow Migo, Quavo. Takeoff—given name Kirsnick Khari Ball—died after a “stray bullet” hit him during an alleged argument outside the venue, according to his record label. Tributes poured in for the young rapper from around the world, with one fan digging up an early photo of the trio, which included former member Offset....

In addition to Chubb, the Browns have Kareem Hunt, Amari Cooper, and a pair of decent TEs who hold some value in DFS. Meanwhile, the Steelers have a solid wide receiver corps with Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool, and rookie George Pickens. If Claypool or Pickens has a good performance in your lineup, that would give you a significant boost and could be the difference between cashing and coming up empty....

Draped in black and donning a beaked mask, Corvus clearly evokes imagery of a raven. He even shares his name with the genus of birds that includes crows and ravens. However, the star of Thymesia doesn’t just bear a striking resemblance to these ominous birds for the sake of looks; the cultural significance behind ravens also bleeds into several aspects of the game’s design. RELATED: Thymesia Is A New Game That Looks Like Dark Souls With More Stylish Combat...

The organizers of the June 4 Museum want to protect staff and visitors while they seek legal advice. Authorities have also banned public ceremonies for a second year as part of China’s efforts to eradicate pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong. Hong Kong was the last place in Chinese territory where the violent 1989 crackdown on protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square was marked with candlelight vigils, among other events. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below:...

The friendly was delayed for 25 minutes before fans agreed to put the flag away, resulting in the Chinese side returning to the pitch. The China U-20 team was controversially included in the fouth-tier Regionalliga Sudwest this season after just 19 teams qualified for the league. Needing to fill up the teams’ fixture list, the side was added as part of a five-year agreement between Germany and China with the aim of improving Chinese youth football....

Before dropping down to atomweight, ‘No Chill’ was a fixture in the upper echelon of the women’s 125-pound ranks, with impressive wins over Michelle Nicolini, Ayaka Miura, and most recently, Meng Bo. The 32-year-old former boxer accumulated a 10-2 record overall, with seven of those wins taking place inside the circle. However, the two blemishes on her slate came at Xiong’s hands during her two failed bids to take over the women’s strawweight throne....

The round, reported by multiple media outlets, appeared to shake the believability factor of a tabloid report less than two weeks ago saying Woods and Dufner’s ex-wife, Amanda, had been dating “for months,” and that Woods went so far as to fly her to Seattle when he was preparing for the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. MORE: American winners of British Open | Looking back at 2014 | Spieth wins John Deere...

While some critics feel that Woods still needs to make technical adjustments to his swing after being sidelined by back pain and spine surgery, the 41-year-old dwelt on the positives after shooting a level-par 72 in the second round at Torrey Pines outside San Diego. “I hit it much better today,” Woods told reporters after posting a four-over total of 148 to miss the cut by four strokes. “I made a couple of little tweaks and changes in my swing and my set-up which was good....

For now, Woods remains focused on his recovery from back surgery. His plan is to be ready for the U.S. Open in mid-June. Observers believe his first tournament of 2016 will be the Memorial, the first weekend of June, if not The Players Championship, which starts May 12. MORE: Tiger won’t win another major | Woods’ era of greatness During a clinic at his annual Tiger Jam charity event, Woods was asked when he’d be back on the course competing in a PGA tournament....

But despite the pain, Woods had a strong showing at the inital event of this season's FedEx Cup, and as of Sunday, was in contention to win the tournament at Liberty Golf Course in Jersey City, N.J. But following a fairway shot on the par-5 No. 13 hole, Woods fell to the ground in apparent pain, and grimmaced as his ball found its way into a nearby swamp. As of publishing, Woods is nine-under for the tournament and is just two shots back of the lead with four holes to go....

The first English language live-action film based on a video game was 1993’s Super Mario Bros. This film has now gone down in infamy for being iconically bad, and sadly that seems to be the case for a lot of these video game adaptations. Scrolling through a list of them, it’s rare for many to have a Rotten Tomatoes score above 50%. Some recent films have some good scores like Detective Pikachu with a 68% and Sonic the Hedgehog with 63%....

A pair of 2015 breakout stars, Dietrich Fast and Georgios Zisimopoulos, final-tabled the event. It was Fast’s second WPT final table this month; he won the WPT L.A. Poker Classic for his first career major. MORE: Joseph McKeehen wins World Series of Poker Speaking of titles, 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Ari Engel continued to ride high on the WSOP Circuit, picking up his eighth career Circuit ring at a preliminary event at WSOPC Atlantic City....

One superstar has switched teams while a saga involving another may still have a long way to go. It’s a different story in MLB, where numerous players remain unsigned, including two of the biggest free agents in league history. All that and more are here in this look at the week in U.S. Sports. The first blockbuster trade has dropped Everyone knows the NBA is a year-round sport not confined to the action on the court....

Both the U.K. and Germany have started to ease the lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, but public gatherings remain banned amid fears of a second wave of infections. Despite the U.K. government’s measures, people ventured outside for rallies in London and Manchester this weekend to support protesters in the U.S. following a week of unrest triggered by Floyd’s death on Monday. In London’s famous Trafalgar Square, protesters on Saturday kneeled as they chanted Floyd’s name and slogans including “No justice, no peace!...

The Associated Press reported that the remains of a four-month-old panther were found on Tuesday within Big Cypress National Preserve and a three-year-old panther was found dead that day on the edge of the park. The remains of a 10-year-old panther were also found on Tuesday just north of Southwest Florida International Airport. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Florida panthers represent the only known breeding population of puma in the eastern United States, but they were placed on the endangered species list in 1967....

Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas are in a thunderstorm’s path Thursday and Friday. All three states were subjected to an arctic blast that affected much of the U.S. around Christmas, threatening the Texas power grid, causing blackouts and plunging Louisiana and Eastern Texas temperatures into the teens. Some areas in Arkansas saw subzero temperatures. Thermometers have started to return to normal and the three states are back to typical winter behavior and are facing thunderstorm and isolated tornado threats....

The tourists were traveling toward the city center Wednesday in an Uber car when one passenger asked the driver to pull over near the Lins complex of shantytowns, Rio’s police said in an statement. An armed man quickly approached the car, told the passengers to get out, and the Uber driver fled the scene when he heard what he thought was a gunshot. The driver immediately went to the nearest police station to report the incident....

No. 13 Wisconsin took control early and cruised to an easy 35-14 home win over the No. 11 Wolverines on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers improved to 3-0 while Michigan dropped to 2-1. Here are three takeaways from Wisconsin’s impressive win Michigan has work to do Michigan’s start to the season has not been ideal. The Wolverines were inconsistent in their opener against Middle Tennessee State and barely escaped with an overtime victory over Army....