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Halftime interviews are pointless. They’re wholly uneccesary and typically provide viewers with little to no insight. If you need to make a bathroom or beer run, the moment you see a sideline reporter shove a microphone in the face of a head coach headed toward the locker room, is your cue to handle your business. These exchanges, filled with cliche coachspeak (‘We just need to execute better and try to limit turnovers....

The Ukrainian military said the attack was carried out by members of the 93rd Independent Kholodny Yar Mechanized Brigade, a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communications (StratCom) said Wednesday: “When you are a professional in your field and you have a high-precision weapon at your disposal, you are able to destroy the enemy with minimal effort and get the maximum result. “This is easily proved by the soldiers of the 93rd OMBr Kholodny Yar, destroying enemy equipment with 155-millimeter artillery....

The Badgers have caused two Michigan State turnovers through two quarters in Saturday’s game, and Leo Musso capitalized big time on the Spartans’ most recent mishap. MORE: Top 25 tracker MSU running back LJ Scott coughed up the ball in the third quarter and Musso scooped it up and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown. The fumble recovery touchdown put Wisconsin up 20-6 on the Spartans in the third quarter....

The developer has released a 20-minute hands-off demo for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, which sees the player being tasked with trying to locate a creature named Slugg in order to acquire information. Throughout the demo, examples of how the game’s dialogue options change the shape of the mission can be seen, with certain choices opening up the opportunity for optional objectives. These narrative branches continue all the way to the end of the mission, where players have the choice to either spare or execute Slugg upon his capture....

However, the latest discovery, made after the most recent update, may be the most compelling. In preparation for Watch Dog 2’s upcoming DLC drop, Ubisoft released Patch 1.11. The update prepares the various gaming platforms for tomorrow’s expansion by adding a few features to the game and preparing. Players in Watch Dogs 2 have unearthed a mystery surrounding someone known as “The Shuffler.” Apparently, players started “hearing rumblings of weird text conversations between NPCs,” at least according to Redditor EpicStreamMan....

Still, most helicopter deaths in Warzone are a result of overly ambitious players who are attempting to kill. When this fan got into the helicopter, though, killing was most likely the last thing on his mind. With the zone closing in and decisions slim, he still chose to get into the vehicle with this unexpected result. RELATED: Call of Duty: Warzone Streamer Tricked By viral TikTok Video After securing the roof in Warzone, fan Gardenalle turned to take off in a nearby helicopter....

Much like his behavior, Kramer’s baseball loyalty is all over the place. MORE: Every MLB team’s worst regular-season moment Mets Fan? When Newman introduces the famous “magic loogie” incident, check out how Kramer punctuates Newman’s game recap: NEWMAN: June 14, 1987, Mets-Phillies. We’re enjoying a beautiful afternoon in the right field stands when a crucial Hernandez error opens the door to a five-run Phillies’ ninth. Cost the Mets the game....

Washington coach Chris Petersen is well aware of just how dominant Alabama has been this season. MORE: How much is enough for Playoff? Petersen’s Huskies will face the top-ranked Crimson Tide in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 31 in a College Football Playoff semifinal. The Huskies (12-1) came in ranked fourth in the final College Football Playoff rankings, ahead of Big Ten champion Penn State (11-2). When asked by ESPN on Sunday about fans who hold those “We want Bama” signs, Petersen gave a pretty honest response....

For some teams, though, the jokes land with better accuracy. The Washing Football Team is one of those squads. MORE: NFL moving forward with 2020 season on schedule Washington announced Wednesday that NFL games at FedEx Field will be played without fans during the 2020 season “with the health and safety of its fans and employees top of mind.” A portion of team owner Dan Snyder’s statement read, “We are fortunate to host the best fans in the NFL year after year....

That policy reversal has already entailed major political and economic sweeteners on the part of the United States, ranging from stalled enforcement of existing sanctions to the potential unfreezing of up to $1 billion as a goodwill humanitarian gesture toward Tehran. Administration officials have even signaled they are prepared to abandon other punitive measures (such as those levied in response to Iran’s persistent support of terrorism and its egregious human rights abuses) inconsistent with the 2015 nuclear deal they’re seeking to revive....

Cameras caught Washington teammates Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen in a sideline scuffle following a Dallas score that put the Cowboys up 28-7 in the second quarter. Payne, who was standing, was seen poking his index finger into Allen’s temple, causing the latter to stand and take a swing at his teammate. The two were separated by defensive line coach Sam Mills III. MORE: Allen, Payne get into sideline altercation during Cowboys game...

Washington head coach Chris Petersen announced Friday that Cyler Miles will take a voluntary leave of absence from football activities this spring due to personal reasons. MORE: Most entertaining multi-position players | Sorting out Ohio State’s QB race | What next for OU? Miles was suspended for all of spring practices in 2014 for a violation of team rules, but Washington’s statement specifically says this year’s absence is not a disciplinary matter....

The former Pakistani captain announced the news on social networking site Twitter on Monday. “I am thrilled to announce that @iamShaniera and I are expecting our first child together. Thank you for your wishes&prayers #babyontheway,” tweeted Akram. The 48-year-old married his first wife Huma in 1995. The couple had two sons. However, Huma died of multiple organ failure in Chennai October 25, 2009. The former left arm pacer married the Melbourne-born Shaniera August 12 last year....

Murray stormed back from 4-6, 6-7(4), 2-5 down to eventually win 7-5 in the fifth set. The overall match time of 5h 45m meant that it was the second-longest match in Australian Open history, just eight minutes short of the 2012 Australian Open final between two of Murray’s greatest rivals, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. As Murray sealed the deal with a backhand winner down the line, his 69th winner of the match, he expressed great relief at first to end up on the winning side of a marathon battle, before letting out huge celebratory roars....

That was the day that Harvey the Hound, the Calgary Flames' mascot, was scheduled to make an appearance at the Black Diamonds' toy drive to benefit High River after they were affected by the Alberta flooding. Kids gathered around awaiting Harvey's arrival. Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, he never showed. Understandably, the players were crushed -- as were the rest of kids that showed up to pal around with Harvey....

WATCH: Sarmiento’s panenka fail The Queretaro forward scored a true golazo in the 66th minute of Queretaro’s trip to face Toluca in Liga MX play. The Brazilian took the ball off Toluca legend Sinha in the center circle, and wasted no time in blasting a shot into the upper 90 of goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera’s net. The Mexico international barely seemed aware there was a ball in the air, with the direct shot befuddling the goalkeeper who could do nothing about the attempt, remniscent of Beckham’s famous blast for Manchester United against Wimbledon and Villa’s own midfield strike weeks ago....

A Toronto FC forward was taking part in a preseason game against Minnesota United and showed that he may already be rolling into mid-season form, cutting past a defending and hitting a thunderous strike with his left foot into the top corner. Giovinco passes on China ‘for now’ Toronto came up just short of the MLS Cup title last year, losing out on penalties to the Seattle Sounders, and with the Italian finding his form this early on, nobody would be shocked to see them challenging again in 2017....

Paul, who is slated to fight former UFC star Ben Askren on April 17, holds a professional boxing record of 2-0-0. Although his opponents were far from being considered ‘professional boxers’, the YouTuber has now set his eyes on challenging arguably the greatest boxer of all time. In his latest call-out video, Jake Paul can be seen reading a poem to Floyd Mayweather. Apart from taking digs at the legendary boxer, ‘The Problem Child’ also made a disturbing remark against Iyanna Mayweather, better known as Yaya Mayweather, who is Floyd’s daughter....

Klopp’s best Liverpool quotes The Reds boss has enjoyed a bright year at Anfield and opted to relax by spending the day playing bowls with three supporters of his side. It was the first time Klopp has ever played the game, but his elderly adversaries did not go easy on him as he and his teammate were well beaten. “Five days ago, we got an email from Liverpool bowling club… Jurgen Klopp wanted to come and have a game of bowls with us,” Eric, chairman of the Trinity Bowling Club, set the scene....

But what about the typewriter? Or Rye bread and salmon? Are they as Swedish as Bjorn Borg? Former Sweden internationals Larsson and Ljungberg put their knowledge of their home nation to the test as they went head-to-head in the Swedish or Not Swedish game. UEFA is inviting fans to win the chance to play on the Friends Arena pitch, the day after the Stockholm stadium hosts the UEFA Europa League final on 24 May....