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The 32-year-old former CY Young and MVP winner missed his last start with mid-back stiffness, but progressed well enough since to avoid the disabled list. Verlander also missed the first two and a half months of the season with triceps soreness, and has only made two starts in 2015. MORE: Ranking the top 10 unbreakable baseball records In those two starts, Verlander has allowed eight runs in 11 2/3 innings, including six earned runs on 10 hits in his last start against the Yankees....

Houston will start ace Justin Verlander in Game 4 of the ALDS on Tuesday on three days rest, the team announced Monday, and that is exactly what the 2011 Cy Young winner wanted. Verlander reportedly pushed for the Astros to give him the ball after Zack Greinke took the loss in Game 3. “You can’t put all your eggs in one basket and say, ‘If we lose (Game 4), we’ve got Justin and Gerrit in Game 5,’” Verlander said, via MLB....

He has just made 11 appearances with his last start being the 5-1 drubbing by Barcelona. City, Juventus, and Chelsea are reportedly the front-runners to winning his signature while PSG, Barcelona, Napoli, and AC Milan have also been rumoured as potential suitors. Isco started out in the Valencia academy before Malaga bought him for €6 million. He attracted a number of suitors with his performances for Malaga and eventually won the Golden Boy Award....

The imposing Croatia striker headed home in the 66th minute after Inter had missed a couple of golden opportunities as Juventus continued its seemingly unstoppable march to an eighth successive Serie A title. “Mario is a great forward. It’s no coincidence he was the Bayern’s striker when it won the treble,” Juventus coach Massimilliano Allegri said, referring to Mandzukic’s spell with Bayern Munich from 2012-14. “He’s a player who always has an impact....

Hakan Calhanoglu lowers demands as Juventus keep tabs AC Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu will lower his demands but is nowhere close to reaching an agreement over a new deal at the club, according to MilanLive. Calhanoglu is into the final months of his contract and he is free to enter a pre-contract agreement with any club from January. It is being reported that the player’s camp had been demanding an increase of €5 million in annual wages but the club hasn’t offered more than €2....

With its unique premise, Harvestella will appeal to a specific audience who love life sims and RPGs in equal measure. However, even though the game has a lengthy runtime, it’s still likely to leave that audience wanting more once they’re done with it. Fortunately, it’s not the only RPG out there that features management or life sim elements, so there are plenty of options for those looking for more....

Tovar was shot in Iola, a small city located in Grimes County, a little over 30 miles from the cabinet manufacturing facility where the shooting took place. He was injured while attempting to apprehend the fleeing suspect, who was eventually detained about two hours after police said he used a handgun to carry out the attack. The trooper was transported to St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan by helicopter, with DPS Lieutenant Craig Cummings saying that surgery had been performed at the hospital due to his injuries....

Court documents show that Busch petitioned a Delaware court to have new evidence considered in an effort to lift the Order for Protection from Abuse placed against him, but a judge denied the motion. MORE: Disgraced athletes | NASCAR sending wrong message? Busch was suspended indefinitely from NASCAR on Feb. 20 after a Delaware family court ruled he committed an act of domestic violence against former girlfriend Patricia Driscoll during a September spat at Dover International Speedway....

Newsom issued a regional stay-at-home order in December citing a surge of COVID-19 cases in certain areas of California. The owners of Pacers Showgirls International and Cheetahs Gentlemen’s Club in San Diego kept their places of business open despite Newsom’s order. On Friday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued a cease and desist letter to both clubs, claiming that the businesses could increase the risk of spreading COVID-19. Judge Joel R....

Prince Andrew, 61, is being sued by Virginia Giuffre, 38, who claims when she was 17 she was sexually assaulted by Andrew multiple times in 2001 after she was introduced to him by Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. During a virtual hearing, U.S. district judge Lewis Kaplan heard arguments made by Andrew Brettler, the prince’s attorney, who said the lawsuit “should absolutely be dismissed.” Brettler argued the $500,000 settlement made in 2009 made between Epstein and Giuffre, which was unsealed and made public Monday, meant Andrew was protected from being sued by Giuffre....

News of the decision was first published by The Hollywood Reporter. The plaintiffs now have until Jan. 18 to file an amended complaint that would allow them to be heard on appeal. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez of the Northern District of California stated that Netflix could not be held responsible for the actions that viewers take after watching programming released by the company. While Gonzalez acknowledged the tragic aspect of the lawsuit, she stated that Netflix was protected by its use of free speech....

Speaking to WCPO-TV, an ABC-affiliated local television station, Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Ruehlman said he calls ICE at least “10 to 20” times a year when he suspects a defendant of being in the U.S. undocumented. “I call ICE in a minute. I have no problem calling ICE,” he told WCPO. “I do not think every judge does that,” Ruehlman acknowledged. In fact, he said: “I think I’m the only judge that does that, but I do....

We started very early on Tuesday morning. At around 8 a.m. we met for a little breakfast at the Säbener Strasse. We have a big buffet to choose from, and my favorite meal is scrambled eggs and a bun with some jam. For me, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. At 8.15 we went to the airport on our team bus. When we arrived we immediately got on the plane....

Missing star quarterback and MVP candidate Carson Wentz, the Philadelphia Eagles are the first top seed to go into their opening playoff matchup as underdogs. That is perhaps the greatest illustration of the lack of faith in Wentz’s replacement Nick Foles as he leads the Eagles into a matchup with an Atlanta Falcons team that produced an excellent defensive effort to knock off the Los Angeles Rams in their Wild Card matchup....

How To Play Wordle Although there are tons of copycats, clones, and even an official Wordle board game, there is only one original. Wordle is currently hosted on the New York Times Games site where it has lived since the newspaper purchased it earlier this year. All hints and rules in the article will be about this version; other Wordles will have different answers and may even have different rules. Here’s how to play:...

The Japanese expo that focuses on the anime and manga industry is set to go down this weekend, and it’s the perfect place for anyone looking for the latest news and updates from their favorite properties like Dragon Ball, One Piece and more. HOW TO WATCH JUMP FESTA 2021 Jump Festa 2021 can be attended by downloading the JUMP FESTA 2021 online app. Unfortunately, at the time of this article’s writing, the app seems to be region-locked and is unavailable in the United States....

Fujii has been accused by a whistle-blower of trying to derail the planned privatization of the highway corporation by inflating its net worth a staggering $50 billion, lying to Parliament and purging reformers who opposed his leadership. Those charges, first leveled in July, have so far failed to bring down Fujii, who denies conspiring to block reform and says the internal audit that showed the corporation to be insolvent was “unofficial....

South Africa’s right-arm fast medium Junior Dala has been called in as replacement for Morris, who played four games aggregating 46 runs and three wickets to show for his efforts. Dala came into prominence during the recent series against India, where he played all three T20 Internationals taking seven wickets. He was one of the finds for South Africa in the T20 series which they lost 1-2. Dala will be wearing jersey No 3 for Daredevils...

A 4-0 victory Tuesday over Costa Rica put the U.S.men’s national team in position to advance with a tie against Paraguay. In that event, Costa Rica would need to pull an upset against Colombia to be even with the Americans on points and to win by an overwhelming margin to turn a tiebreaker in its favor. MORE: Klinsmann’s worst moments | Team USA in Copa “This is already a knockout game on Saturday....

Liverpool’s 30-year long wait for Premier League success is one of the best examples of this proverbial never-ending wait exemplified by the drama. After dominating English football in the 70s and the 80s, the Reds had to wait for three decades to get their hands on the coveted title, but at last, the wait is finally over and all the credit for their success goes to their manager, Jurgen Klopp....