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The Yankees center fielder officially will be returning to the majors Monday, when the team hosts the Orioles, according to team manager Aaron Boone. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN Hicks, 29, has been sidelined since spring training when he complained of back discomfort. However, he’s been with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for his rehab assignment, where he hit his first home run of the season Saturday....

For its part, the team is open to trading Hill, according to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. The news came after D-backs manager Chip Hale said Friday that Hill had lost his second base job to the younger Chris Owings and would begin the season backing up at second and third base. Owings is moving from shortstop to second to accommodate the younger Nick Ahmed. MORE: Bold predictions for the season | D-backs introduce the Churro Dog...

News of Cranston reprising his role as Walter White during the NFL final first surfaced in December when the snack brand teased Heisenberg holding a bag of White Cheddar-flavored corn chips in the middle of the desert. It didn’t take long for that image to fire up the imagination of many Breaking Bad fans, who dreamed of a possible reunion. Popcorners will be giving viewers what they want on Super Bowl Sunday....

Aaron Rodgers told ESPN about his experience as the Jeopardy host. Rodgers had this to say about the preparation heading into hosting the show. Rodgers went on to tell ESPN: One thing that Aaron Rodgers couldn’t prepare for is the answer that one contestant gave during one of the questions. How did Aaron Rodgers react to the Jeopardy contestants answer? Aaron Rodgers knew that the contestant was writing something that he was unsure about sharing with the Packers quarterback....

The Packers and the four-time MVP quarterback appear to be headed for a split this offseason, with the rumor mill churning about a potential trade in the coming months. So, where will he go? According to reports, we already know where he won’t go: Any one of the 15 other NFC teams. The Packers, reportedly, won’t ship Rodgers to anyone in the NFC, which cuts his market quite dramatically....

The Packers quarterback can make all the throws whenever he wants. Even the ones that don’t count for anything at all. MORE: Classic Aaron Rodgers photos | Why the Packers are SN’s Super Bowl pick During training camp practice in Green Bay, Rodgers bombed a throw down high downfield into a team net. The throw is nothing out of the ordinary for Rodgers, who makes the throw fairly often and has connected on even better ones in the past....

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) Saturday selected 30 shooters for the rifle, pistol and shotgun events. Some 10 shooters will take part in six shot gun events. “The pair events have been deleted from the program of Commonwealth Games 2014 and this has brought down the number of medals in the Commonwealth Games 2014, compare to Commonwealth Games 2010,” NRAI secretary general D.V.Seetharama Rao said in a statement....

Today it seems like all of America has a little piece of Napa Valley in it. While California remains America’s wine king, more than 40 states are now producing wine–15 of them with wineries of sufficient quality to rate a mention in wine guru Robert Parker’s buying guide. About 25 percent of the wineries in this year’s Orange County competition were from outside California–and a Virginia white captured gold. Elsewhere, a Texas red won a gold medal at San Francisco’s National Wine Competition and an Illinois wine finished second in a national tasting of some 120 whites....

In pre-pandemic times, the annual grand final is celebrated over the weekend in Victoria’s capital, Melbourne. But the city’s lockdown meant two Melbourne teams played for the national premiership on Saturday in Perth, where there are no reported COVID-19 cases. According to state data, a third of the 1,438 new infections in Victoria on Thursday violated pandemic regulations by participating in social gatherings over the celebratory weekend. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below....

South United is a Bengaluru-based football club which runs a coaching camp in Dharavi, Mumbai. Around 125 kids play the game with a hope that football will one day pave the way for financial and mental stability. South United Club, backed up by Loco Sports, provides kits and tiffins for these footballers. Every Saturday and Sunday, coaches attend training programmes at the slum. One of the coaches, a former Indian international, Raman Vijayan, while commenting on the Dharavi training camp, said, “You simply cannot believe that there are at least 10 to 15 under-13 and under-16 boys who have tremendous potential considering their basic skill....

Brown has been one of the best wide receivers in the NFL the last several years as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was selected to seven Pro Bowls in the last eight seasons, and he was named All-Pro four-consecutive years. After last season, the Steelers traded Brown to the Oakland Raiders for a pair of draft picks. Here’s a brief timeline, according to ESPN, of Brown’s off-field dilemmas:...

Fair or not, New England’s run of six Super Bowl victories in 18 seasons has been accompanied by sharp criticism and suspicion from rivals. The team cites its doubters as motivation for continued success. But many of the key controversies of one of the best dynasties in NFL history remain misunderstood. Here is the backstory to each of the major Patriots-related incidents that have occurred under Bill Belichick — some proven to be innocuous or not even illegal in the first place, and others more devious....

The new Echo will serve as a digital command centre and will be designed for showing users upcoming events on their calendars. Users will be able to use the smart home device to control lights and locks when connected to their network. It would also play songs and videos from streaming services, and answer any questions that one might have for Alexa. - Advertisement -

Lillard – or ‘Lillmatic’ as I like to call him – is set to make history by competing in five events in the course of three days of the All Star Weekend, basically everything unless you count the Celebrity Game or Shooting Stars as events (and I don’t). In what is turning out to be a helluva year for the young Trailblazers point guard, Lillard who won the Rookie of the Year award at the end of last season has led Portland to become surprise contenders this season, and was deservingly named an All Star in just his second season....

“I have been a chess enthusiast all my life, my grandmother taught me the game, since then I have been playing the game, I am always looking for people to play with. It is a wonderful and beautiful game, a game which really builds the mind of a child and their analytical abilities,” said Aamir, who was present at an event to honour chess genius Vishwanathan Anand with the Hridaynath Award, an award to honour accomplished personalities across various streams....

Video of the drill, which aired on NFL Network and spread rapidly across social media, shows the seven-time first-team All-Pro placing his hands on Garcia’s neck before “punching” the rookie several times. Garcia, listed at 6-5, 302 pounds on the Rams’ roster, could only stand there as Donald sent his head careening back and forth. Donald in an interview with I AM ATHLETE’s Brandon Marshall described the unorthodox drill as “run scoop” — a means of controlling his gap and funneling the ball carrier straight to him....

Putting Rodgers and Jones together sounds like a win-win solution on paper, but when that paper becomes money, the Packers aren’t in a good spot. They will be just about even with 2021 salary cap once all of their rookie draft class is signed. Jones is guaranteed $15.3 million in salary for this season and carries more than a $23 million cap hit for the Falcons. Only Atlanta (thus the interest in moving Jones), Chicago and New Orleans have worse cap situations than Green Bay....