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The rap that accompanies the gameplay footage, although unlikely to challenge for any music awards, is as entertaining as it is unapologetic about its single-minded focus on the various fiery ends enemies can meet in-game. The video itself is even more over-the-top, as one might expect from a game whose publisher has offered its players the chance to win a real-life island by pre-ordering Just Cause 3, featuring main character Rico Rodriguez setting anything he can get his hands on ablaze....

Yes, foreign students have to be more determined than ever. They need to allow more time for the vetting of their visa requests, and rejections are more common than before. But no, the number of foreign students enrolled in American universities hasn’t gone down yet, although some schools are reporting a drop in applicants. While there’s been a decline in students from the Middle East, Asian students now make up 51 percent of foreign enrollment, with Indians leading the pack, followed by those from China and South Korea....

LSU’s Joe Burrow took home the Heisman Trophy during the 2019 season, but as he and many other players have declared for the NFL draft, a new wave of players have taken over as potential candidates for the 2020 trophy. The favorites to take home the coveted Heisman are listed below. Justin Fields, quarterback, Ohio State After finishing third in the 2019 Heisman Trophy voting, Fields remains in the conversation and many sportsbooks have him listed as the outright favorite....

The Baltimore Ravens running back wrote about a recent trip to San Quentin prison as part of a juvenile delinquency deterrence initiative that takes at-risk youth to prison and exposes them to the realities of incarcerated life. While touring the facility, Forsett and the teenagers met some of the “good behavior” prisoners, who spoke about the importance of making good decisions. MORE: Disgraced athletes | NFL reportedly tried to influence brain study...

Herbert, the Chargers’ 24-year-old No. 6 overall pick from 2020 will be taking on Lawrence, the Jaguars’ 23-year-old 2021 first overall selection. However, the vibe surrounding both clubs is very different. For the Chargers, they feel the clock ticking on Herbert’s rookie pay-scale contract. The Jaguars, meanwhile, have the feeling of a team ahead of schedule after Lawrence’s rookie year, which was fraught with tension thanks to Urban Meyer’s firing before he finished his first season....

The Astros righty struck out his 3,000th batter against the Angels when he rung up Kole Calhoun in the fourth inning. Verlander becomes just the 18th pitcher all-time to strike out 3,000 batters. He is a ways back from Nolan Ryan, who is first all-time with 5,714. It will take a few extra years for the 36-year-old to get there. Now, Verlander will try to join the 300-strikeout club as well....

Winslow, from St. John’s High School in Houston, chose the Blue Devils over Arizona, Florida, UCLA and Texas A&M and is joining center Jahlil Okafor (No. 1), point guard Tyus Jones (No. 2) and shooting guard Grayson Allen as part of the ’14 class. Okafor and Jones, along with Okafor’s father, had been publicly pressuring Winslow via Twitter in the last several days to come to Durham. All three recruits took an official visit to Duke in late October, and all three wore the same Duke T-shirt courtside for a Blue Devils exhibition game, raising speculation that they already had vowed solidarity....

The man, identified by Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office as Travis Popplewell, of Stanford, was assaulting his girlfriend and a child in the house on Poplar Estates Road in Somerset when another child, identified as the woman’s son, shot him with a handgun, police said according to NBC12. The shooting took place at around 8 p.m. in what police revealed is the woman’s home. According to deputies, Popplewell was pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner....

Ronaldo got away from his marker with some quick footwork before rolling the ball across for Mario Mandzukic to tap into the net in the 59th minute. The 33-year-old Ronaldo has been involved in 44 percent of Juve’s goals this season, having scored 10 and assisted six others. And Mandzukic is clearly reaping the benefits. The Croatia international scored five goals in 32 league matches last season and already has six in 10 this campaign after developing an impressive understanding with Ronaldo....

The pair are due to meet on Tuesday evening, and violence erupted in Seville on Monday after a confrontation near the city centre. Vitolo: Sevilla eager to reach last 16 One fan was stabbed in the incident and taken to hospital, while two others received minor injuries. The Juventus supporter is 25-years-old, and is currently being monitored at the intensive care unit at Virgen del Rocio hospital. His diagnosis is severe but he is stable....

Nicolo Zaniolo ready to extend his stay at AS Roma The Argentinian sensation has been subject to numerous speculations as Tottenham Hotspur, Bayern Munchen, Juventus, and Real Madrid are all said to be interested in him. However, Nicolo Zaniolo, who joined Roma from Inter Milan last summer, has said that he is ready to stay at the Stadio Olimpico. The 19-year-old attacking midfielder has thus far made 35 appearances in all competitions for Roma this season, scoring six times and providing two assists....

The agency claims that the Serie A champions breached a contract agreement by disallowing Cristiano Ronaldo to play the game as he was obligated to do so by contractual terms. In case you didn’t know Juventus went head-to-head with the K League All-Stars on Friday last week in a game that saw both sides play out a 3-3 draw at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. The game saw a notable absence in the Bianconeri starting squad as Ronaldo was seen on the bench throughout the game, to the disappointment of the 63,000 fans gathered at the venue....

In case you didn’t know… Ronaldo sensationally left Real Madrid last summer after the 2018 World Cup in Russia to join Juventus, with a mutual aim between the club and player to win the Champions League. However, this wasn’t to be as Juventus were knocked out of the quarter-finals by Ajax, despite Ronaldo scoring five goals in four games in the knockout stages of the tournament. The heart of the matter It has been reported that Ronaldo has informed the Juventus management that he doesn’t dislike Allegri but that he expects more support in the penalty area....

Juve completed the second part of what they hope will be a treble by beating Crotone to retain the Scudetto last week, having already won the Coppa Italia. Massimiliano Allegri has resisted the temptation to rest his star strikers, though, with Higuain, Dybala and Mario Mandzukic all set to start versus Bologna. However, the head coach has decided that Buffon and Chiellini will not play ahead of the Cardiff showpiece against Madrid on June 3....

Wenger, after a disappointing season for the Gunners, which fell in the second round of the Champions League and in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup while settling in third place in the English Premier League (EPL), wants to rebuild the backbone of his team this summer, reports Efe. As reported in the Daily Telegraph on Friday, Morata, 23, has become the “top summer striker target” of the French coach, who had tried to gain the services of the Spanish international two years ago....

With 10 wins from 12 games and 30 points, La Máquina are cruising in the Clausura and have all but sealed their spot in the Liguilla quarter-finals. They’re currently on a 10-match winning streak and will be looking to extend it by another match against the struggling Juarez. Los Bravos have admittedly endured a tough campaign, claiming only nine points from 11 games. Unless there’s a drastic change in form, they don’t seem likely to qualify for the Clausura reclassification....

Talking to the YouTube channel V2A Emergency Broadcast System, a channel dedicated to post-apocalyptic media such as Mad Max and, indeed, Dredd, Kingsley confirmed the rights to Dredd had been returned to Rebellion and scripts have been written. Expressing his desire for a sequel to the 2012 Dredd film starring Karl Urban, he stated that “Basically we can’t go into production because of the [pandemic] and we’ve got scripts and everything is ready to go but the problem is, because of the pandemic…everybody’s funding changes and everybody’s shifting around....

The licence committee of the Dutch football association KNVB had proposed to revoke the professional license and that at the same time a new licence will be issued. With this new license Twente can return at the lowest professional level, which is the Jupiler League, the second level, reports Xinhua. Afterwards Twente went to court for a ruling in the case and the club from Enschede also appealed at the appeals committee of the KNVB....

The Alabama Court of the Judiciary, a panel of nine members, filed an unanimous order detailing concerns about Talladega County Probate Judge Randy Jinks’ actions. The court’s ruling followed a days-long hearing of testimony of Jinks’ racist and sexist comments that included him saying George Floyd “got what he deserved.” Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020. Jinks allegedly called Floyd “just another thug” and mouthed the n-word when referring to Black people during racial justice protests, according to court records....