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Usually, when I test out kids’ toys or devices, I help one or both of my kids set them up and then I let them use the product on their own for a while to observe it in the wild, so to speak. This time, the Jooki Player stumped my daughter and me right out of the box. Even plugged in for some time, it would turn itself off going through the setup process, making it unclear what the problem was, whether it was power, connectivity or a number of other potential issues....

Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist, Jordan Binnington made 39 saves, and the Blues snapped Tampa Bay’s seven-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory over the league-leading Lightning on Saturday night. “It’s been a tough time on home games at the start of the year,” Tarasenko said after the Blues improved their home record to 20-15-2 and 10-2 in their last 12 at Enterprise Center. “We understand we can’t play like this at home....

England, bidding to avoid a whitewash having already lost the series at 2-0 down, saw Ian Bell top score with 82 before he gave his wicket away. At 210 for five in the 46th over, it seemed England would fall short of a competitive total. But a stand of 62 between Eoin Morgan (49) and Buttler gave England’s bowlers a score to defend under the floodlights in this day/night fixture....

Jose Mourinho’s dissatisfaction with his United side’s fortunes hasn’t even been taken out on Pep Guardiola. Such has been the chasm between the two sides, the Portuguese has found himself with little to bark at his old adversary about. Instead it is Antonio Conte whose ire Mourinho has attracted in order to pull off his usual trick of filling column inches with his antics rather than his team’s shortcomings....

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Josh spends the majority of the time wallowing in his own self-pity, worrying about whether he’s done enough, achieved enough, seen enough and loved enough, when in reality he has never been present enough to enjoy anything life throws at him. When we meet Josh, he is living with his best friend Victor (Arturo Castro), still powering through the breakdown of his relationship with ex-fiancée Megan (Juno Temple), dealing with a sense of loneliness and failure alongside just general unhappiness....

Warrington (27-0), from Leeds, Yorkshire, became the city’s first-ever world champion when he defied the odds with a split decision victory over Lee Selby for the title in May this year. The bout is still subject to IBF sanctioning but will be a huge domestic clash this year when the undefeated 27-year-old will face off against Northern Ireland’s current interim WBO World Featherweight champion, Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton (26-1)....

During the marathon news conference last Thursday, Alisa Yarovskaya from the state-run Yamal Region television channel took the microphone and asked Putin about what he could do to speed up the construction of a bridge over the River Ob connecting two local cities, Salekhard and Labytnangi, in the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region in north-west Siberia. She said: “Our governor Dmitry Artyukhov is doing everything possible to ensure that the project takes place but we hear less and less about it,” she said, asking if it was possible to make it part of Russia’s federal rather than local infrastructure plan....

Belcher's family requested his body be exhumed from a cemetery in Bay Shore, N.Y., an attorney told the Kansas City Star. Under question is whether Belcher had disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease believed linked to concussions. On Dec. 1, 2012, Belcher shot and killed Kasandra Perkins. He then drove to the Kansas City Chiefs' facilities at Arrowhead Stadium and killed himself in front of team personnel. MORE: Who was Jovan Belcher?...

“We are going to have zero distractions on the team this year,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said in an announcement Wednesday (via AL.com). He said he would not divulge details surrounding his dismissal. “It’s just between me and him. MORE: Recruiting week in review: ‘Bama, Auburn add offensive talent “I’ll just say this year there will be no distractions. He didn’t meet the expectation or whatever it takes (to be at Auburn)....

How Finn Balor and Johnny Gargano’s rivalry began on NXT? On the October 23rd edition of WWE NXT, the trio of Finn Balor, Johnny Gargano, and Tommaso Ciampa squared up to The Undisputed Era, only for Balor to turn his back on Gargano and take him out with a gruesome attack. The attack from Balor eventually led to Gargano suffering a legitimate neck injury after the former had performed the 1916 on Gargano on the ramp....

As he prepares for Monday night’s exhibition in Washington, a game that could decide whether he or Brian Hoyer start the regular season opener at Pittsburgh on Sept. 7, Manziel said he’s still got a lot to learn. MORE: Predicting QB battle winners | Monday night showdown | Manziel debut review “I don’t think I’m ready for Pittsburgh right now,” he said. Manziel, though, was quick to point out that he’s made progress during training camp and expects to get better in Cleveland’s offense....

Sorry — that’s what many fans might think Manziel should be trying to do. Turns out, he’s still living the high-flying lifestyle that helped wear out his welcome in Cleveland. He turned up after midnight Saturday night with his entourage in Las Vegas. Celebrity chef Mario Batali encountered the group at the Venetian Hotel’s TAO nightclub, and posted a picture on his Instagram account. MORE: Potential homes for Manziel | Browns fans vote for Manziel over Jim Brown...

The first of those agents, Erik Burkhardt, said he is still friends with Manziel, but felt it was best to sever ties on a professional level. MORE: 18 times Johnny Manziel has screwed up in his career “I still talk to Johnny and I care deeply for him,” Burkhardt told Fox Sports’ Peter Schrager on his podcast Wednesday. “As with all of our clients, life comes before football. [Football] is just a short, little microcosm of the rest of your life....

The former Raiders and Bucs coach recently spent time with the Cleveland quarterback as he prepares for his second NFL season, according to ESPN. MORE: Should Browns move on from Manziel? | Best photos of Manziel | Overrated NFL players Gruden, who currently works as an analyst for ESPN’s Monday Night Football, expressed interest in Manziel prior to the 2014 NFL Draft. He runs a QB camp segment on ESPN from time to time, tutoring young quarterbacks in the film room....

In granting the EUA, the FDA determined that the single-dose vaccine was effective in preventing COVID-19, with the shot’s known and potential benefits outweighing the known and potential risks. How effective is Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine? According to data from a global Phase III clinical trial reviewed by the FDA, the vaccine has an overall efficacy of 66 percent against moderate to severe COVID-19 four weeks after vaccination. Efficacy was consistent across all age groups....

Djokovic’s run at the Rogers Cup lasted only until the third round last week as the 13-time grand slam champion was stunned against Greek sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Wimbledon winner and 10th seed, however, regrouped with a hard-fought 6-4 7-6 (7-4) win over American Johnson at the ATP Masters 1000 event on Monday. Johnson saved eight match points but Djokovic was not to be denied a second-round meeting with Adriano Mannarino....

Goalkeeping great Buffon is expected to retire at the end of the campaign and Donnarumma is widely viewed as his heir in the Italy national team. The 18-year-old was embroiled in a contract saga at San Siro during the close season and eventually penning extended terms has not entirely mended relations with a section of the Milan support, who have jeered Donnarumma this term. His future continues to be the source of speculation, with LaLiga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid reportedly holding an interest....

“Well, Georgia voters are in trouble because of these efforts to disenfranchise them,” Ossoff said during a Tuesday interview with CNN. The Democrat claimed that the Republican Party has launched multiple efforts to disenfranchise Georgia voters. Ossoff stated that these efforts included lawsuits attempting to purge thousands of voters from rolls, forcing them to cast provisional ballots and trying to remove ballot drop boxes. “We are running the largest ‘get out the vote’ effort in American history....