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The 27-year-old right-hander is dominating the competition, and that was once again quite apparent Friday night when he ran his record to 13-0 with Washington’s 5-1 win over the Pirates at Nationals Park. MORE: Braves’ Freddie Freeman has cancerous mole removed Strasburg carried a no-hitter into the fifth before Starling Marte led off with a single. He stole second and later scored on a broken-bat single by Jordy Mercer. And thank you for playing, Pirates....

Rivera played at Iona College where he went 5-7 with a 2.65 ERA last season. He also set a school record with 113 strikeouts while recording 27 walks in 85 innings. He was drafted last year by his father’s Yankees in the 29th round, but he chose to return to school for his junior season. SPECTOR: Why the MLB Draft will never be a big deal While his father’s accomplishments are impressive, Rivera wants to separate himself and create his own legacy....

The leaders meeting comes at the end of NATO’s 70th year, with cracks appearing between key alliance members over a range of issues including a potential detente with its historic adversary Russia. Russia’s recent foreign policy belligerence has given the Cold War-era pact a shot in the arm, prompting collective soul-searching and increased military investment after a period of record low spending. NATO strengthened its military presence in eastern Europe following Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukrainian Crimea and Moscow’s subsequent support for separatist fighters in the east of the country....

Speaking with German newspaper Rheinische Post, Lavrov compared the roughly $1 trillion NATO budget to Russia’s $50 billion military budget, and suggested Western nations were being forced to confront a non-existent threat by the U.S. NATO and Russia moved closer together in the first decade of the 2000s, with the establishment of the Russia-NATO Council to improve cooperation and understanding. However, the past nine years have seen relations sour. NATO nations have pivoted to face an increasingly belligerent Russia which has supported armed revolts in Ukraine, launched covert assassination efforts in the U....

The incredible sales of the remastered version of The Last of Us proved that PS4 players didn’t mind buying previous-gen games and Sony expects to see similar sales from the Nathan Drake Collection. It may be hard to imagine that that majority if PS4 owners somehow skipped over the most popular exclusive franchise on the PS3, but according to Sony’s research, around 80% of PS4 owners have never played a single game in the Uncharted franchise....

Naughty Dog Co-President Neil Druckmann wrapped work on The Last of Us’ HBO TV series a couple of months back and the focus has once more shifted to Sony’s Uncharted movie. However, other unannounced titles from the developer are kept under lock and key and no word has been shared on them as of yet. Recently, Druckmann’s appearance at a high profile tech conference teased some exciting news for Naughty Dog fans....

Reports suggest that the winger has expressed his desire to leave Los Rojiblancos as he looks forward to a new challenge. Pellegrini, who is in talks to take over at the Etihad, is said to be a huge fan of Navas. When asked about a potential move to England and City, Navas said: “You can be excited when you are there and you dream, but we are going to wait until the season ends and for summer to come to see what happens....

The Navy will require Reynolds to serve his five-year commitment to the force in the Naval Reserves, allowing him to play football full-time. New England Patriots long-snapper Joe Cardona is getting the same treatment. MORE: Grading the 2016 draft | Every team’s post-draft to-do list In a statement, Babus said the decision to allow Reynolds and Cardona to play professional football “will provide the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Navy (DON) significant favorable exposure, enhance national recruiting, and serve as a positive ongoing contribution to DoD public affairs efforts,"...

The 33-year-old actress died in July 2020 when she went out on a rented boat on the lake northwest of Los Angeles with her young son, Josey Hollis Dorsey. Her body was found in the lake five days later with her death officially ruled an accident. The actress’s family filed a lawsuit against Ventura County Parks and Recreation Management, and the United Water Conservation District over the incident and a lawyer representing the family said they had accepted a private settlement to help Rivera’s young son, who “endured” his mother’s death on the lake....

It has not been announced oficially, but this season seems to be the end for Mavericks veteran, and the entire NBA has showered Nowitzki with love and affection for his contribution to the game over his 21-year career. The legacy that he leaves behind in Dallas, is going to go unmatched for decades to come. He has been the face of Mavericks for a long time and has led the team in almost every statistical category....

The Lakers led almost for the entirety of the match and ultimately finished with a 127-101 win. When LeBron got hurt, the Lakers had a 14-point lead. The Warriors went on a 14-2 run after that and cut the Lakers’ lead to just 2 points; it seemed as if the Lakers wouldn’t be able to recover from LeBron’s injury. But Kyle Kuzma and Rajon Rondo made good plays on the following possessions, and the Lakers again garnered control of the match....

Both teams have started this year fairly bad and will look to change things in this game. While the Timberwolves will look to build momentum from their last game after their win, the Lakers will look to snap their losing streak in hopes of showing Magic Johnson and the authorities that this young team can get wins even without their injured star LeBron James. James is expected to miss this game as well....

The Celtics are coming off a win against the Minnesota Timberwolves, whereas the Mavericks routed the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday. Let us see how things stand for both teams tonight. The Boston Celtics perspective After suffering a loss at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, the Celtics pulled off a comeback with a win against the Timberwolves without Kyrie Irving, who missed the fixture due to an eye injury....

A lot of it has to do with the type of offense The Bucks are playing right now. They lead the League in Points scored per game as they average 116 points a night making them the best offensive team in the NBA at the moment. Head Coach Mike Budenholzer deserves a lot of credit for running the offense by spacing out the floor. All the five guys stand really wide on the floor making “help defense” virtually impossible because defenders are so away from each other....

The Bucks have a 39-13 record and are 1.5 games ahead of the second placed team, Toronto Raptors, in the Eastern Conference. The dominance of the Bucks can be seen on both ends of the court. They are ranked No. 2 in the league in points scored per game, 1st in rebounds per game, 2nd in blocks and 7th in points allowed per game. They have the best net differential of all teams in the NBA....

RELATED: NBA 2K22: How To Create The Best Custom Jumpshot There are some occasional exceptions to the rule, of course. Every year, NBA 2K22 looks at each newcomer and tries to gauge which ones will be immediately successful. A high overall rating means they might begin the year as a starter or make their teams a contender. 10 Corey Kispert - 74 The Julius Erving Award is given to the best small forward in basketball in college and the winner in 2021 was Corey Kispert....

Over the next five weeks, players can level up their progression for a total of 25 players, starting with some gold-tier units and ending with a Dark Matter card. Along with a new series pack and locker code, NBA 2K22 is pulling out all the stops for Season 6 to take off and be bigger than its predecessor. RELATED: NBA 2K22 Reveals Season 6: Zero Gravity In MyTeam, players can perform tasks as part of the Agenda series to receive rewards based on performance....

NBA 2K23 added a total of eight new cards to this collection. They also introduced a three-part challenge that players can complete to get a free ‘Silencers Pack’ and other goodies. This new pack highlights some of the best NBA players the game has ever seen. NBA 2K23 MyTEAM: Silencers Pack Players and challenges The ‘Michael Jordan Pink Diamond’ is the pack’s master card, and the ‘Silencer Pack’ includes some of the best NBA players ever....

Shaquille O’Neal is the most dominating center in the NBA today. After all, entering this week, he leads all big men in scoring and ranks in the top five in rebounds per game. But Shaq, who has played for the Lakers for two-plus seasons, will be the first to tell you he doesn’t know everything about the game. That’s the reason he decided to meet Bill Russell at Planet Hollywood in Los Angeles during the lockout....

Giannis Antetokounmpo put together an otherworldy NBA Finals performance in the 2021 championship round vs. the Suns, officially ascending to the throne of one of the world’s very best players and leaving zero doubt that the Bucks are a stalwart in the Eastern Conference. That all said, the Bucks don’t open as favorites to repeat in 2022: Early odds sit with the Nets, who are a healthy favorite to emerge from the East and represent the conference in the 2022 NBA Finals....