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Speaking on Friday to Sportsnet 590 in Toronto, Bettman outlined what the league is doing to get ready to put players back on the ice and fans back in the seats at an undetermined point in the future. At this point, the commissioner said, everything is on the table. “We have an internal task force that has been meeting two times a day, in the morning and afternoon, and we are exploring every contingency,” Bettman said....

The Club Tijuana defender has just begun preseason with the Xolos, but he has the club’s blessing to secure a move to MLS this winter. The Columbus Crew currently have MLS discovery rights to Garza, but sources tell Goal USA the Crew do not intend to sign him. Several other MLS teams are already expressing interest though, making a move back home look like a good bet for the Texas native....

Each state imposes its own taxes on gas and the price can be pushed up by other fees such as sales tax. Those fees are in addition to the federal tax on gas, which currently stands at 18.4 cents per gallon. President Joe Biden is considering a federal holiday on gas taxes amid high prices at the pump and an annualized rate of inflation that stood at a 40-year high of 8....

Justin Gatlin ran 9.90 seconds in the rain to set the 100-meter qualifying pace at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials, sending a message to global foes that he is ready for battle. “I hope so, running in these conditions,” Gatlin said on Saturday. “A true warrior will go out there and battle in this situation. It defines warriors how well you get up for this.” Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic champion, was unable to defend his title at the 2008 Beijing Olympics while serving a four-year doping ban....

Three-time APRC champion Gaurav Gill, Sandeep Sidhu, Lhakpa Tsering and Philippos Matthai led the four-wheeler brigade while Dakar Rally exponent CS Santosh, R Nataraj, Aishwarya PM and Imran Pasha topped the two-wheeler charge, setting the stage for a battle royale. The 17th edition of the Desert Storm, an FMSCI-approved event, has become the ultimate test for man and machine, with the temperature soaring past 50 degrees this summer. The organisers, Northern Motorsports, have made a rare concession this year, scheduling the special stages early in the morning and late in the evening to counter the heat....

California voters have already begun receiving sample ballots for the recall election, which is scheduled to take place on September 14. All California voters will receive mail-in ballots that pose two questions, the first asking if they want Newsom to be removed from office. If more than 50 percent of voters cast their ballots in favor of recalling Newsom, the second question listing 46 candidates who qualified for the recall ballot will determine who becomes the next California governor, with the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes ascending to the office....

Getty, 26, is the great-granddaughter of oil baron J. Paul Getty and heiress to one of the wealthiest fortunes in California history. Newsom attended the wedding after having not been seen at a public event in the 13 previous days. He had been scheduled to appear at the United Nations’ COP26 Climate Conference in Scotland, but scratched it off his agenda at the end of October. Some criticism was angled towards Newsom after various outlets documented the opulent nature of the wedding compared to the message being sent by COP26....

RELATED: Best Game Of Thrones Kings & Queens In The History Of Westeros Game of Throneshad no tolerance for weakness, and fans loved the show’s merciless storytelling. With so many capable characters often cut down, the best swordsmen stand out even more. Usually not only because they could fight but also because they survived significantly longer than other characters. 5 Bronn Even though he was never one of the main characters in Game of Thrones, Bronn became one of the fan favorites....

First off, Days Gone 2 was pitched but ultimately rejected by Sony after the first game’s tumultuous development cycle. The studio has reportedly been moved to work on a new game in an unannounced series, but fans seem to be a bit troubled by the news. It’s evidence that PlayStation is changing, though, for better or for worse. RELATED: Game Rant Arcade Episode 16: E3 2021 is Going Digital, Outriders Review...

Kicking things off, Summer Game Fest’s schedule has been revealed, boasting an impressive lineup of game companies that will be featured as partners. The show starts just a few days before E3, so it’s unclear just how many major reveals fans will be getting. That being said, there are promises of new world premiers, which is an exciting thought. RELATED: Game Rant Arcade Episode 21: 25 PlayStation Games in Development, Resident Evil Village Review...

So, in this week’s Game Ranter Banter the crew shares differing opinions on the Assassin’s Creed 3 reveal, the hype and and future surrounding Mass Effect, along with our desire for a Super Mario RPG sequel. Let’s begin. Mass Affection Spree (By Brian Sipple) March 1’s Assassin’s Creed III-American Revolution announcement seemed to be an effective pause button for the deluge of Mass Effect 3 coverage that had been dominating the month of February....

Our readers are as knowledgeable and opinionated as our own writers, so here is the place for all of you to discuss these stories as well as any others that may have piqued your interest throughout the week. - Benjamin Kendrick Mortal Comeback Mortal Kombat has exploded back into the pop-culture arena with a brand new nostalgia-fueled Mortal Kombat (read our review) as well as a gritty webseries in Mortal Kombat: Legacy....

Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m.: James Reimer is back in net for the Maple Leafs; he hasn’t played since he was pulled from his second start of the season on Oct. 5. The battle between him and Jonathan Bernier will be worth watching as long as it exists, and right now, Bernier’s got the lead. Buffalo Sabres at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.: Can the Sabres (0-6-1) score in the first period?...

Kirby has remained one of Nintendo’s most popular original characters ever since his first appearance on the original Game Boy. Aside from his regular appearances in Super Smash Bros. games, his most recent solo outing, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, was released for the Switch in March 2022. And while Link and the Zelda franchise have been just as constant, plenty of Nintendo fans would argue that Kirby has Link beat when it comes to cuteness....

Netflix has been delving deeper into the gaming world, including their recent release of the League of Legends adaptation Arcane. In time for the holidays, though, Netflix has released the newest installment of The Princess Switch movies. In these movies, the main star Venessa Hudgens plays identical characters with different clothes and accents to differentiate between them. Hudgens plays out various shenanigans throughout the movies, switching places with the other Hudgens look-a-likes and, ultimately, saves Christmas against the odds of a deadline....

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Headlining GameStop’s Deal of the Day sale is last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The retailer is offering pre-owned versions of the game for only $17, which is 57% off its list price of $39.99. However, the price of a brand new copy of the game remains unchanged at $59.99. Black Ops 4 was released last October of 2018 and was included in the list of the 10 best selling video games as of April 2019....

We reached out to a few different GameStops to see if any employees had been told about the rumored game rental program. As some may expect, all three employees we spoke to denied the existence of such a program. “I don’t know anything about that,” one employee said. “They haven’t said anything to us if it’s real or not.” Another GameStop employee we spoke to was surprised to hear that such a rental program was even rumored....

The gang were sentenced to between four and 17 years in prison after snatching the child in Anglesey, an island off the northwest coast of Wales, on November 4, 2020. Caernarfon Crown Court heard how Anke Hill, 51, and Wilfred Wong, 53, abducted the child from their foster carer as they arrived home from school. Wong held a knife to the foster carer’s throat while Hill pulled the child out of the car seat and took them to another vehicle....

The youngest player in the eight-woman field is now 2-0, all but assured of a place in the semfinals. Muguruza, who is from Spain and was runner-up at Wimbledon, defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday. MORE: 30 days of Ronda Rousey | PGA Tour event starts Thursday in Malaysia Key to her victory: winning 28 points on the 36 times she came to the net. Also Wednesday, Patra Kvitova defeated fellow Czech Lucie Safarov 7-5, 7-5....