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The Pioneer Program is an appropriate title for such a thing, because Journey to the Savage Planet is about players being launched into space towards a mysterious and unknown planet. Players will be provided little to no equipment beyond what’s necessary for their immediate survival, if that, and must determine if the planet is fit for human habitation. Though it seems the bigger test will be to see if the player can survive at all in general....

The Real Madrid striker was released from international duty in September citing an injury, only to then feature for his club in LaLiga four days later. Serbia head coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic was reportedly irked, and Jovic has not played for his country since. However, with a key clash against Norway coming up on March 26, FSS sporting director Vladimir Matijasevic and Tumbakovic have held meetings with Jovic to get one of their star men back on board....

The veteran panelist, 79, walked out for the start of the show as usual with her co-hosts, but accidentally fell after attempting to climb into her chair—prompting a series of jokes among the TV personalities after helping her up off the studio floor. Later on in the show, Behar addressed the mishap in a more serious tone, as she recalled the January death of comedian Bob Saget, who passed away in his Orlando, Florida, hotel room after appearing to fall and hit his head....

The former Reds star posted a 4-7 record with a 4.76 ERA in 13 regular-season starts with the Royals, and he was equally bad in the playoffs until his two-hit shutout in Game 2 of the World Series. The Giants took a gamble on Cueto this offseason, believing the dreadlocked ace would regain his pre-trade form. They signed him to a six-year, $130 million contract. MORE: Must-see opening day photos...

“We’ll get Josh (McCown) some reps but maybe not as many as the others,’’ Pettine said, via Cleveland.com. “You’ll probably see Johnny out there with the ones. I don’t know if they’ve totally etched that in stone, but that was the direction we were heading. All the coaches kind of submitted their plan for their guys and it’s up to the coordinators to put that together, so I think that’s tentatively now what the plan is....

Passing Matt Crafton near the start/finish line with two laps left in Friday night’s Striping Technology 350 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, Sauter pulled away to win his second straight race in the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase. MORE: Sunday’s Sprint Cup starting lineup | Watch eight Chase contenders In the process, he deprived Crafton of a chance to clinch a spot in the Championship 4 finale, set for Nov....

RELATED:JoJo: How Araki’s Art Has Changed Throughout The Series Even with such an array of colorful characters, there are still some that don’t really get to shine the way other characters do. These characters aren’t necessarily bad; they just aren’t given the time they need to really show their full potential. They could be great, but lacked the time to really develop. Here are a few JoJo characters who deserved to be utilized more....

Although his system still isn’t clean, Jones’ eyes are finally dry heading into UFC 235. The UFC’s light heavyweight champion memorably wept in a news conference after getting pulled from UFC 200 in 2016, realizing his career was headed into a spiral. Jones cried again in a friend’s arms a few months ago when tests showed more traces of the steroid metabolite that could be in his system for years....

This week, Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea set sail for the second time. All Elite Wrestling invaded the liner this time around, with an episode of AEW Dynamite taking place directly from the ship. Last week, Jon Moxley advanced in the tournament to determine AEW World Champion Chris Jericho’s next contender. After knocking off Sammy Guevara, he was assaulted by the Inner Circle, leading to Jericho stabbing him in the eye....

DeMuth was right: Karr’s own statements were all prosecutors had. On Monday afternoon, Boulder District attorney Mary Lacy announced that she wouldn’t file charges against Karr for the brutal December 1996 killing of 6-year-old JonBenet. After 12 days of a media circus that started with Karr’s arrest in Bangkok August 16 and finished with Karr a prisoner in a Boulder jail cell, Lacy conceded that she found no meaningful evidence linking Karr to the murder....

In the aftermath of the Avalanche’s 4-1 series-opening win, several scrums broke out between the two sides, including one in front of the net between Blues forward Kyle Clifford and Avalanche defenseman Patrik Nemeth. But when Colorado goalie Philipp Grubauer got in on that battle, that prompted a response from St. Louis’ netminder Jordan Binnington. MORE: Former Predators goalie Chris Mason talks Nashville’s Stanley Cup chances Binnington made his way down the ice and had to be restrained from going after Grubauer, as you can see below via SportsNet....

But Jordan Morris is no ordinary MLS striker, and he’s no ordinary rookie either. As the most hyped (and most highly paid) homegrown player in league history, the Seattle Sounders forward kicked off his MLS career this past March under the shine of a considerable spotlight. “At first, that pressure was tough,” Morris said. “I think I let it get to me and not scoring those first five games, or whatever it was, a lot of people were quick to write me off already....

The two-time major champion proved why he spent two different stints on top the world rankings this season — and will now enjoy a third — with a gritty performance at East Lake that was capped by a 1-under 69 on Sunday to finish at 9 under for the tournament. MORE: PGA Tour winners in 2014-15 Spieth came into the playoffs with an overwhelming lead in the standings, but was quickly written off by many after missing two consecutive cuts to start the postseason....

The Chicago Cubs promoted Jorge Soler, another in what seems like an endless line of top prospects. Fantasy Source prospect guru, Frank Neville, offers a scouting report on the newest Cub: “Injuries and a suspension have slowed Soler’s rise through the minors but he’s performed well this season after a mid-year promotion to Triple-A. Soler has plus power (eight homers at Triple-A) and solid plate discipline (17 BB, 26 K at Triple) although he doesn’t profile to hit for a high average in the majors....

The baseball world watched Friday night as Clayton Kershaw made his first start since recovering from a herniated disc that had sidelined him since June 26. Despite the long layoff, the three-time Cy Young Award winner has seemed almost superhuman the past few seasons, and many fans probably expected to see a dominating pitching performance. MORE: Baseball’s worst September collapses, ranked They watched a dominant performance — but it came from Marlins right-hander Jose Fernandez, who completely shut down the Dodgers....

Manuel Pellegrini’s side are just three points behind the west Londoners but have a game in hand due the midweek postponement of last week’s fixture against Sunderland and boast a far superior goal difference. A crucial derby game against Manchester United has also been pushed back due to City’s involvement in the Capital One Cup final on in March. With Chelsea due to play before City on a number of occasions the Portuguese is adamant Pellegrini’s knowledge of exactly what is required of his side before they take the field gives them the upper hand....

Mourinho had said earlier this month that he was eager to return to coaching and that he would love to join a club as soon as the new season begins. But, it seems that the club won’t be the seven-time Ligue 1 winners Lyon for sure now. In case you didn’t know… The Portuguese manager, was one of the best-paid managers in the world, while he was still in the Old Trafford dugout, reportedly earning a whopping £18 million a year....

Gareth Bale returned to Tottenham Hotspur on loan from Real Madrid after a complicated few months at Santiago Bernabeu. Zinedine Zidane did not use the Welshman, and the club were actively trying to offload him for over a year. To Jose Mourinho’s delight, Gareth Bale is slowly getting back to his best, and the manager took a dig at his former club last night. He heaped praise on the Welshman and added that he would be checking the ‘Madrid websites’ to see what they have to say about the forward now....