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Here’s a reminder of the key settings for DraftKings single-game contests: It’s full-point PPR, and there are three-point bonuses for 300 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, and 100 receiving yards. The Captain pick costs 1.5 times a player’s original price, but he also gets his point total multiplied by 1.5. MORE DK SHOWDOWN: How to win a Showdown contest DraftKings Showdown Picks: Ravens vs. Dolphins $50,000 budget, need at least one player from each team....

The first film in the series, X, premiered in March 2022. West’s most recent film Pearl is a prequel to X and explores the origins of the titular character when she was a young woman in the early 20th century. RELATED: Mia Goth Returns In Trailer For X Prequel Pearl As reported by Deadline, the short teaser features an overhead shot of the famous Hollywood sign, redone to spell out the title MaXXXine....

Before continuing, it is important to address the elephant in the room. This “war drama” (that reads more like a bro comedy) is Peter Farrelly’s follow-up to Green Book, which, despite winning an Academy Award for Best Picture, remains to be extremely polarizing. Many have stated that the 2018 drama, taking place in the 1960s and depicting the relationship between a Black pianist and his Italian-American driver, perpetuates the “white savior” narrative....

Woods, who has won a record 18 World Golf Championships in his career, finished at even-par 71 for the round, with a run of three consecutive birdies from the fourth through the sixth holes helping his case. His success stalled, however, and he didn’t get another birdie until the 15th hole, which turned out to be his final birdie of the round. MORE: Watch the WGC-Mexico live and on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial)...

The first round of the FedEx Cup playoffs event proceeded as scheduled Thursday despite demonstrations against racial injustice after the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. BMW CHAMPIONSHIP: Leaderboard, live scores for Round 2 NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS games have been postponed, while tennis’ Western & Southern Open was also paused. In a statement, the PGA Tour said it supported players and teams who chose not to participate, and Woods said golfers agreed with the body’s position....

“I have no answer to that, and neither do my surgeon or physios,” Woods said in a press conference Tuesday at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, where his foundation is serving as tournament host. “There is no timetable.” MORE: Capturing Tiger Woods | 50 years ago, Charlie Brown arrived in a much different sports world Woods said the last time he hit a golf ball was a left-handed chip shot nearly two months ago, and that he has found it difficult to deal with the long recovery....

Tiger Woods missed the first two majors of the season following March surgery, but he’ll make his return this week as he tries to knock off some rust prior to the British Open. He announced his return on his Facebook page last week: “After a lot of therapy I have recovered well and will be supporting my foundation next week at the Quicken Loans National. I’ve just started to hit full shots but it’s time to take the next step....

This marks the first time in the tournament’s history that Woods will play. MORE: Best photos from the 2015 PGA Championship | Jason Day roars into Round 2 as storms halt play Woods has five holes left to play in the rain-delayed PGA Championship but will most likely miss the cut, as he is 4 over par. The only way Woods can qualify for the Fed Ex Cup Championship is to play in the Wyndham and win or finish second....

Ian Kinsler hit a solo homer in the third, and the Tigers added two more runs in the eighth off Kyle Gibson (13-12). “We’re in. We’re in,” Kinsler said. “A lot of hard work was put into this, from every single one of the guys.” Detroit entered the game with a postseason berth already wrapped up, but the Tigers led the division by only one game over Kansas City. The victory gave Detroit the division championship — regardless of what the Royals were doing in Chicago against the White Sox....

The video of the heartwarming greeting surfaced on Reddit’s r/aww thread. It was posted by u/Thund3rbolt, who does not seem to be associated with the video directly. As seen below, the clip shows the mom’s two daughters watching a television show or movie on a laptop outside. Behind them, their mother sneaks up and props her head behind them. The girls are oblivious for a few moments, but eventually one of them notices that their mother is resting her head just inches behind them....

Meanwhile, baseball was stealing the headlines this week as Bryce Harper and Nolan Arenado signed big deals. In the NFL, a receiver was arrested and in the NHL, the trade deadline had plenty of excitement. That is what’s happening this week in US Sports. Harper agrees to sign with Phillies Bryce Harper has finally found a home. The six-time All-Star and 2015 National League MVP has reportedly agreed to a 13-year, $330million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies....

MLB finally made a move and the NHL did not stay silent on the trade front either. This was a very eventful week in US Sports. Trade deadline features big surprises, expected stays The NBA trade deadline is always an adventure and Thursday’s was no exception. All but seven teams made some kind of deal before the deadline and some really big names moved while others stayed put. Marc Gasol went to the Toronto Raptors, Nikola Mirotic found a new home via the Milwaukee Bucks and Markelle Fultz is on his way to the Orlando Magic....

Former House Speaker: If it’s clear next October that we can create a national movement that would be like the Contract With America, then I’d be interested in running. What really matters is to recognize that the challenge of the next 20 years is the biggest challenge we’ve had as a country since April 1861. We do not realize how hard it’s going to be. So I’m going to spend from now until October of ‘07 laying out a series of policies and a strategy for winning the future....

One cast member to get a noticeable upgrade from her Witcher 3 iteration was definitely Yennefer of Vengerberg, even despite her game personality already being somewhat different from her book counterpart. That said, every single Yennefer has that Aretuza beauty going for her and with video game Yennefer being the most iconic representation, she’s also the go-to option for cosplay. RELATED: 15 Action RPGs To Play If You Like The Witcher 3...

Harrison, a former NFL safety and current NBC Sports analyst, told Newsday on Tuesday that if he was playing for Denver in Sunday’s game, he would try to take out the Carolina quarterback by any means necessary. MORE: Dream Super Bowl team | Newton holds court in media session “If I see Cam Newton running the ball and he’s a quarterback and I’m on defense, I’m trying to hurt him,” Harrison said....

The 31-year-old, who recently ended his career after spells with Aston Villa, Stuttgart, Lazio, West Ham United, Wolfsburg and Everton, feels homosexuality remains a taboo in the footballing world. Following the revelation of former USA international Robbie Rogers, Hitzlesperger has opted to follow suit and says it has taken years to find the courage to come out. "I am speaking up about my homosexuality because I want to get the discussion about homosexuality among athletes going," Hitzlsperger told Zeit....

A photo of Massie wearing a small debt clock on the left breast pocket of his jacket was shared to Twitter by CNN Capitol Hill reporter Melanie Zanona on the same day that Massie was named to the powerful House Rules Committee. “@RepThomasMassie built himself a national debt counter,” Zanona wrote. Massie has long been critical of the level of U.S. national debt and has indicated that he’s likely to oppose raising the debt ceiling later this year....

The safety agency’s report, a copy of which was shared with Newsweek, warned consumers about the risks heavy furniture and other items can pose when they are not secured in some way. The warning came shortly before sports fans across the country were expected to spend increased amounts of time with their entertainment systems to watch the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, which begin on Friday, and Super Bowl LVI on February 13....

Today their addresses have been revealed. THQ has announced that Nordic Software, Gearbox Software and 505 Games have paid a collective $6.55 million dollars toward acquiring the aforementioned properties. Here’s how the “lots” have been divvied up : $4. 9 million from Nordic Games Licensing AB, a Swedish-based video games publisher, for Darksiders, Red Faction, MX vs ATV, Other Owned Software (includes Destroy all Humans!, Summoner and more), and Other Licensed Software (includes Marvel Super Hero Squad, Supreme Commander and more); $1....

The Free Press’ Chris Solari reports that a Title IX investigation determined those three players violated that policy, according to an attorney who represents the victim. The players have yet to be named. “They have not been expelled or dismissed from the school at this point because it has not gotten to that stage yet,” Lansing attorney Karen Truszkowski told the Free Press. MORE: Dantonio knows no easy answers for Spartans...