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WHAT WE’RE READING The articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. The story of former NFL star David Meggett's history with rape from SB Nation is troubling, to say the least. (Carve out a lot of time to read this one.) [READ MORE] 2. We linked to the Dr. V's Putter story on Grantland last week. Since then, there has been a thorough examination of the story's reporting and its presentation that is also worth your time....

VIDEO OF THE DAY Had a bad day? Watch what Aaron Rodgers did for one girl and you'll smile. WHAT WE’RE READING The five articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. With Ray Rice and Bernard Pierce, why can't the Ravens run the ball? [READ MORE] 2. A growing rivalry between Scott Boras and Jay Z? Sign me up. [READ MORE] 3. George Brett threatened to shoot a guy....

There are plenty of DFS cheat sheets out there, but once the season starts, you need to know numbers — as in stats, particularly stat splits. That’s how you find the best DFS sleepers and value picks when putting together lineups for FanDuel and DraftKings contests. MORE MLB DFS: vs. RHP splits | SN Fantasy DFS | DFS Playbook PRO | Play FanDuel MLB! Best way to find a daily fantasy baseball sleeper Splits aren’t as important in other sports, but they’re huge in baseball....

Fans of Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance and its sequel still miss clearing dungeons, collecting loot, and defeating massive bosses alongside a co-op partner. While those PlayStation 2-era classics have seen their fair share of imitators over the past 20 years, the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is its first real spiritual successor. Once again, players head into the depths of dangerous, D&D-themed environments, looking for gold, gear, and trouble from any ugly that crosses their path....

Crunchyroll is a massively popular video streaming service specializing in anime with over 100 million registered users. The streaming service has over 5 million paid subscribers, and over 1,000 different anime titles to choose from. RELATED: Funimation Completes $1.2 Billion Deal To Buy Out Crunchyroll Crunchyroll is now helping to close this streaming gap in the Switch’s market, becoming one of the few video streaming options on the platform with its new app, available now from the Nintendo eShop....

Extrapulmonary cryptococcosis (which includes cryptococcal meningitis) is classified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an AIDS-defining condition. Overall, cryptococcal meningitis is the most common infection of the central nervous system and the third most frequent complication in people with AIDS. With the advent of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), cryptococcosis incidence has declined steadily in the developed world since the mid-1990s. However, from a global perspective, the annual number of deaths attributed to cryptococcal meningitis is currently in excess of 625,000 with the highest prevalence occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, where mortality is estimated to be between 50% and 70%....

Cy is far from alone, as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has projected that consumers are on track to lose more than $1 billion this year to cryptocurrency scams. In May, the agency also reported that consumers had sent more than $2 million to impersonators pretending to be Elon Musk over the previous six months, and that 7,000 had reported losses of more than $80 million from other cryptocurrency scams....

Even when they become mainstream in usage, disruptive technologies can be hard to understand and even harder to regulate. Legislators are making choices today that affect any number of possible situations that could exist in the future. They may stifle innovation with an ill-considered turn of phrase based on a constrained or incorrect understanding of the underlying technology. Thanks to a few pages in the bipartisan infrastructure bill that has now passed in the Senate and the House, our government officials have stumbled into a hornet’s nest related to cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and the impact of the legal language used in our laws on this nascent industry....

Both Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider franchise have become an iconic part of video game history. Fans have been awaiting the franchise’s return since Lara Croft’s last appearance in 2018’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider. During today’s Unreal Engine 5 Showcase, Crystal Dynamics officially announced the title’s development, along with an announcement that it will be “powered by Unreal Engine 5”. The next Tomb Raider game will be built using Unreal Engine 5 Since the PS1 debut, Lara Croft has established herself as an icon in the video game industry....

Palace’s night seemed to be going from bad to worse when, after Mamadou Sakho received a straight red card for a high lunge on Adam Smith in the 20th minute, the Eagles lost Patrick van Aanholt to injury. But Van Aanholt’s replacement Schlupp – who scored in Saturday’s 2-0 win at Burnley – was ultimately the difference, as he struck home at the culmination of a fine run in the 76th minute....

A minority of Palace fans attempted to gain entry to the Amex Stadium without tickets and two stewards had to be taken to hospital because of injuries sustained as a result of the disorder. The club said they have seen images of the incident, with “bangers and flares” used by the Palace fans involved. Many more innocent Palace supporters were then denied entry to the stadium as police looked to take control of the situation, with the club set to take action against the individuals once they are identified....

Arsenal looked tetchy right from kick off, with the usually reliable trio of Ramsdale, White, and Gabriel looking on completely different wavelengths. The absence of Tierney made matters worse, with Tavares among many Arsenal players who had a game to forget. The Gunner struggled with the ball and were forced into mistakes by an aggressive Palace press. The compact shape of the hosts meant that Arsenal couldn’t get their attackers into the game, and they had to go long and lose the ball, or risk losing it to the press....

India won by an innings and 137 runs - their biggest margin of victory against South Africa - in Pune on Sunday to wrap up the series with a match to spare. Virat Kohli’s side took the opening match by 203 runs and the tourists will have to show a vast improvement in order to avoid a whitewash in Ranchi. Moroe has called for fans to back Faf du Plessis’ side in a transitional period in a new era following the departure of head coach Ottis Gibson and the retirement of key players....

The Solidarity Cup match was set to be played on the 27th of June at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. However, CSA didn’t receive any government clearance for the resumption of sporting activities and consequently, the dates for the 3TC tournament had to be pushed back. Nonetheless, the line-ups and playing conditions will remain completely unaltered. CSA’s acting Chief Executive Jacques Faul seemed happy that the exhibition match was taking place on South Africa’s anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader Nelson Mandela’s birthday....

Dolphins have a good blend of experience and youth with the likes of Dane Vilas and Andile Phehlukwayo leading the way for them and would be looking to get off to the perfect start at the expense of the Knights, who boast of a good bowling unit to bank on. With the Kingsmead playing host to this promising clash, here are a few tips and suggestions to help you pick your Dream11 team....

Atletico Madrid on Costa alert The Russian champions have travelled to Campoamor in search of some warm-weather training during their mid-season break, only to have their plans thwarted by a different kind of ‘blanca’ – snow. Instead of working up a sweat in the sun, widespread snow on the Iberian Peninsula has left them training in conditions far more akin to their native Moscow. CSKA have friendlies again Wohlen and Piast Gliwice booked in for the weekend and they will hope that the weather clears so that they can reap the intended benefits of their trip....

What Is a CSO File? A file with the CSO file extension is most likely a compressed ISO image file. The format is also referred to as “CISO.” It was the first compression method available for ISO files and is often the preferred method for archiving PlayStation Portable games. The format supports up to nine compression levels. Although it’s less likely, some CSO files may instead be compiled shader object written in the Microsoft-developed High-Level Shader Language (HLSL)....

Cubs first baseman Mark Grace hit .647 (11-for-17), with three doubles, a triple, a homer and eight RBIs in the five-game series Giants first baseman Will Clark hit .650 (13-for-20), with three doubles, a triple, two homers and eight RBIs. Truly epic stuff. MORE: The top 50 players in the 2016 postseason I was 13 years old when that series happened, and I had no dog in that fight — in fact, I kinda despised both teams — but I was in awe of the hitting display put on by those two first basemen....

Cubs fans lined the streets of Wrigleyville, the Magnificent Mile and Grant Park as a wave of buses and trolleys made their way past some of Chicago’s most historic landmarks. MORE: Photos from a wild scene in Chicago Cubs fans lined the streets of Wrigleyville, the Magnificent Mile and Grant Park as a wave of buses and trolleys made their way past some of Chicago’s most historic landmarks. People jockeyed for position hours before the parade started, hoping to see the players, coaches and heads of the organization that brought home a championship for the first time in 108 years....