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The Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies all won in blowouts on Sunday, setting up a pair of tiebreaker games on Monday. The Cubs (95-67) will host the Brewers (95-67), while the Dodgers (91-71) will host the Rockies (91-71). It is the first time in MLB history there have been two tiebreaker games on the same day. They are a relative rarity. There have only been four tiebreakers since 2000, and only one since 2013....

You may remember this move from noted BFFs Elvis Andrus and Adrian Beltre of the Rangers. But let’s be honest, this doesnt get old, and perhaps this is the start of a beautiful friendship.

Until that night at Busch Stadium, three months from Monday, the teams appear content merely to chat about their NL Central rivalry — especially in recent days at their respective offseason fan fests. “You’re seeing guys take less money to come here and you’re seeing guys who want to be a part of something special,” pitcher John Lackey told the Chicago Tribune during the Cubs Convention. “It has become that....

Chicago must now select a new skipper at a critical juncture. Most of its stars will become free agents in the next couple of years, meaning there is urgency for the new hire to return to the postseason right away. The role will not be easy, then, and will require someone capable of handling scrutiny during down stretches. MORE: Where will Joe Maddon manage in 2020? Here are six possibilities...

Entering the game down 3-0 in the National League Championship Series, the Cubs had to apply some magic from last year’s World Series-winning run. The offence perked up just enough to get that done in game four. Cubs manager Joe Maddon was ejected for the second time this series after a ruling was overturned. Dodgers’ Curtis Granderson was originally called for a third strike, but umpires reversed the unchallengeable play....

And yet that is what Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal says he fears as the series heads to Los Angeles, tied at a game apiece. According to the Los Angeles Times, Grandal used Game 1 as an example, with the Cubs’ Ben Zobrist on second base, Addison Russell at the plate and the Dodgers’ Joe Blanton on the mound. “All the sudden, Russell is not taking good swings at sliders, looking like he’s looking for a fastball and in a certain location,” Grandal recalled....

For whatever reason, the club has decided that a parting of the ways is the best for the best and the player’s lack of form in the season just finished suggested that he was neither at the peak of his form nor especially in the right frame of mind. Dismissals tended to be of a similar nature and indicative of a player who was not entirely ‘there’ from a mental attitude perspective....

CureVac is working toward finalizing late-phase clinical trials of CVnCoV, its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. While details on the effectiveness of the vaccine in humans are not complete yet, it has been shown to be highly effective in protecting against the virus and its emerging variants in animals. Early human trials showed that immune responses were created by the vaccine and the CureVac vaccine caused few side effects. The company aims to have a vaccine ready for distribution later in 2021....

Should Curtly Ambrose get the job, he will be working with England’s budding pace bowlers to help prepare them for the demands and rigors of international cricket. He will also be expected to work with the country’s senior team, as well as lead the tours of the England A squad. Working with the likes of Jofra Archer, Tom Curran, Olly Stone and many more of England’s talented fast-bowlers will no doubt be a mouth-watering prospect for Curtly Ambrose....

Simmons, the former Ireland coach, was appointed to the vacant position following the conclusion of the cricket World Cup last month, reports CMC. “I know for sure, Simmons is a team man. I’ve never worked with him as being a coach, but I know as a team person he will bring something different,” Ambrose said on Saturday. “Working with him for the last four days - because we had a management meeting and he laid out his plans - I’ve been very impressed with what he has to offer and I can see that there will be some changes going forward....

The West Indies managed just six wickets on a gruelling third day of the second Test here as England prospered, but team bowling consultant Curtly Ambrose praised the bowlers for sticking to their plans on a difficult pitch. England finished Thursday on 373/6 in their first innings in reply to the Windies’ 299 with Joe Root striking an unbeaten 118 and left-hander Gary Ballance (77), captain Alistair Cook (76) and opener Jonathan Trott (59) all chipping in with half-centuries, reports CMC....

To be sure, the sepia-toned hype of those days wasn’t all hot air. Marconi’s “magic box” and its contemporaneous inventions kicked off an era of profound changes, not the least of which was the advent of broadcasting. So it does seem strange that a century later, the buzz once more is about how wireless will change everything. And once again, the commotion is justified. Changes are afoot that are arguably as earth shattering as the world’s first wireless transformation....

India enter the competition as one of the favourites and will look to lift only their third World Cup trophy. India have the right blend of youth and experience in the squad along with some match-winners who can prove to be pivotal in their journey in the tournament. In this article, we look at three key players who can help India win ICC World Cup 2019. #1 Jasprit Bumrah Without a shadow of a doubt, Jasprit Bumrah is the best fast bowler in the world today....

Dhawan’s absence sparked fears of his injury being a long term one which could subsequently keep him out of India’s upcoming pivotal clash against New Zealand. Dhawan was hit twice on his hand, first in the 9th over when he tried to negotiate a stinging shorter ball from Pat Cummins when he was on 24. After the first blow, the medical team immediately attended to him, and the opener went on to score a ravishing 100 which set the foundation for India’s colossal 352 run total....

North Carolina Representative Patrick McHenry, the senior Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the Ransomware and Financial Stability Act last week to curb ransomware attacks and implement new guidelines for those affected by the breaches. The bill seeks to protect critical infrastructure in the U.S. and will focus on financial market utilities, large securities exchanges, and technology service providers that are considered essential for banks’ core processing services....

Recent attacks on the Colonial Pipeline and SolarWinds have placed a greater spotlight on the issue as companies rapidly brace to protect their digital infrastructure, which has become ever more essential in wake of the pandemic. But the public and private sectors in the U.S. face a common problem—a chronic shortage of skilled workers. Some 359,000 American jobs remain unfilled, according to a 2020 survey by a cybersecurity training nonprofit called (ISC)2....

They almost earned the status of national heroes last year, after NATO’s accidental bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. Cyberkiller and his fellow hackers went on an anti-U.S. rampage, trashing several high-profile targets, including the Web site of the American Embassy in Beijing. Furious Chinese hackers around the world joined the online riot. A photo of Bill Clinton with a Hitler mustache appeared briefly on a U.S. government Web site....

It’s probably going to be a whole year, if not more, until the console versions of Cyberpunk 2077 are fixed. Just look at The Witcher 3 between its launch and the final product before the first big DLC pack. The start and end result are hugely different so it will be interesting to see how this game shapes out in 2021 and beyond. RELATED: Cyberpunk 2077: The 10 Biggest Fixes The Game Needs...

Cyberpunk 2077 is set to be released worldwide tomorrow, i.e., 10th December 2020. Earlier, CD Projekt Red had asked gamers and content creators to not leak gameplay-related content before the game’s official release. However, certain videos and images of the gameplay had been making the rounds on the internet before Cyberpunk 2077 was released. Cyberpunk 2077’s intimate scenes are making their way to Pornhub The way Cyberpunk 2077 has handled sexual themes has already been talked about by a lot of people....