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The Arsenal forward recorded a spectacular second-half hat trick in the Gunners’ 5-1 win over West Ham, scoring in the 72nd, 80th and 86th minutes. Arsenal led 1-0 on Mesut Ozil’s first-half strike when Sanchez doubled the advantage, collecting the ball 25 yards from goal before beating his man and firing an angled shot inside the far post. The Chile international extended the lead to 3-0 eight minutes later, taking a clever first touch at the top of the box and firing past Darren Randolph....

Proceedings kicked off on a note too familiar. The Field of Dreams movie ended with Kevin Costner’s Ray Kinsella having a catch with his dad. This year’s Cubs-Reds cornfield spectacle started with Kevin Griffey Jr. and Sr. - MLB’s most iconic father-and-son duo doing the same. “Hey, Dad, wanna have a catch?” Griffey Jr. asked his father after the pair emerged from the depths of the Dyersville cornfield on Thursday....

The Rapids entered play with just five goals scored in eight games. However, they exploded at home against the Earthquakes, scoring three times on their way to a 3-0 victory over the visitors. And the best goal of the bunch came from Shkelzen Gashi, with a big help from Badji. Spirit acquire USWNT star Pugh With the Rapids up 2-0 in the 56th minute, Badji got onto the end of a long ball....

The Englishman, who has three wins on the European Tour, moved to five under for the tournament with an ace on a glorious Saturday in St. Louis. Wallace, playing alongside Jordan Spieth, might regret celebrating by throwing his ball into the crowd after plucking in out of the hole rather than keeping it is a memento. The 28-year-old, who had never previously made a cut at a major in three attempts, was eight shots behind leader Brooks Koepka following a tee shot he will never forget....

Jordan Morris scored in the 56th minute of the Western Conference final second leg Sunday, giving the Sounders a 1-0 win on the day and a 3-1 aggregate triumph over the Colorado Rapids. Sounders striker Nelson Valdez slipped in Morris, who beat a charging Zac MacMath to the ball and lifted an outside-of-the-foot shot into the back of the net. The Sounders got goals from Morris and Nicolas Lodeiro to claim a 2-1 win in the first leg Tuesday before finishing the job by handing the Rapids their first home defeat of 2016....

Frustrated by the outcome, the former Olympic wrestler was visibly emotional as she suffered her first defeat inside the octagon. The Japanese combatant suffered a severe injury to her left arm after Virna Jandiroba caught her in an armbar at the end of the opening round of their preliminary card bout at UFC Vegas 29. The damage to Kanako Murata’s arm was very noticeable as she wasn’t even able to lift it above her waist....

The rescue took place in the Swansboro neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, early Sunday afternoon after the car’s owner called for help. Video footage shows how a Richmond Animal Care and Control officer retrieved the ginger and white cat after firefighters removed a number of panels from the vehicle dashboard. The kitten was handed back to the vehicle’s owner 18 minutes after the firefighters arrived on the scene. The Richmond Fire Department said in a statement on social media: “Every call is different for our firefighters, but we’re glad this one had a pawsitive ending....

Manchester is leading from the front, City and United setting the pace and already suggesting we may well be looking at a two-horse race for the Premier League title. It’s Pep Guardiola versus Jose Mourinho, though this time it’s been considerably more pleasant than their rivalry in Spain. At least so far, but the pressure is building. City appear set to continue their fine start, with a home tie against a hapless, rock-bottom Crystal Palace outfit looking like a banker – particularly with City having won nine of their last 10 versus Palace, who are yet to earn a single Premier League point or score a goal....

Bisping put forth his Buffer imitation during an interview with Brendan Fitzgerald. You can watch it at the 0:40-minute mark of the video below: Fitzgerald noted that people, including fighters, love Bisping because he doesn’t put on an act and is genuine about who he is. On that note, Fitzgerald asked ‘The Count’ whether he remembers realizing this at a certain point in his life. Michael Bisping responded by stating:...

Gonzaga ended UCLA’s Cinderella run with a heart-pounding 93-90 win. It extends Gonzaga’s record to 31-0 this season and, on Monday, the Bulldogs can become the first team since 1976 to finish a season with a perfect record. The last to do it was the Indiana Hoosiers, who won the national championship 45 years ago with perfection. If Gonzaga can accomplish it, the Bulldogs will need to beat a Baylor team that looked almost perfect in their win over Houston in the other semifinal earlier in the night....

Israel Adesanya’s prowess and performance recently landed him on the top of ESPN’s MMA power rankings. Therefore, it came as no surprise that Izzy was very excited for UFC 246 when former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor faced off against Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in the main event. Izzy can be seen reacting to a fight in a video released on YouTube. Adesanya can be heard mentioning that Conor McGregor brought a lot of attention to the sport of mixed martial arts at a time when it was needed....

WFAA posted a video of the altercation online Tuesday showing the escalating dispute between the coach and the umpire at a baseball tournament in The Colony. The incident is the latest in a string of confrontational behavior by adults at youth sporting events. Fallout from the incident, which occurred Saturday, is still unfolding as police have yet to announce charges. The video shows the confrontation as the umpire declared a player safe after sliding across home plate....

One YouTuber taking the reins in exploring Ghost of Tsushima from an academic standpoint is Metatron. Metatron is a well known Italian YouTuber who tackles not only Japanese History but language, weaponry, and video games. With Metatron being a Japanese professor, he decided to take a look at a game that sought to be a realistic representation of the samurai era. RELATED: Ghost of Tsushima Partners With Tsushima Tourist Board...

When Ubisoft released information about the Watch Dogs 2 season pass last year, Showd0wn was listed as part of the No Compromise DLC package. However, the development team has since made the decision to release this content for free, in the hopes of building a sizeable player base for matchmaking purposes. “We really wanted to have as many people as possible playing the mode for a better challenge, better matchmaking time and quality, and a healthier, more active community,” said the game’s live producer, Kris Young....

Announced back in September, it seems that the addition of Aiden Pearce to Watch Dogs Legion is one that the game’s developers are putting some extra thought into. According to Legion producer Lathieeshe Thillainathan, the game’s team is “writing the whole story again with Aiden’s personality.” The producer went on to state that this means “Aiden will be integrated into all original cinematics” to help acknowledge the character’s personality and history....

Armel, of American Fishing Charters, was out on a fishing trip on December 30 when he hooked the great white. Twenty minutes later, Armel finally managed to get the shark right next to the boat. He estimated it to be a juvenile great white, measuring about 8 feet in length and weighing around 500lbs. “It was like wrestling a Volkswagen,” Armel told Newsweek. “That’s the best way I know to describe it....

The actor reportedly posed right in front of Pixar Pier and took pictures with the iconic Pixar and Disney characters, entailing Bob Parr, Elastigirl, Woody, Buzz, Joy, Sadness, Mickey Mouse, and Minnie Mouse. The pictures reportedly went viral after Pixar posted them on Twitter the next day. Fans were quick to note and point out that Chris Evans looks like he has been photoshopped into the pictures. However, that was not the truth....

Line: USC -17, Total: 56 Line movement: The Wynn opened USC -17 on Sunday, jumped to -17.5 nearly immediately, before underdog money pushed the line down to -16.5 on Monday. The point spread has since been bet back to -17, where it sits across Vegas as of this Thursday morning posting. Visit our odds page for updated college football betting lines. Trends that matter: Washington is 9-1 ATS off a bye in its last 10…USC is 15-7 ATS last 22 off a bye....

In the final, Kyrgios will face Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, who has had a stunning 2019 season. In the semi-final clash, Medvedev dominated his German opponent Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-2 to cruise into his 4th final of the year. The Russian has been sensational throughout the tournament and is yet to drop a set en route to the final. On the other hand, Kyrgios saved a match point against Tsitsipas, having had to toil hard to get past the young Greek....

Washington’s HIV/AIDS Administration has been criticized for not tracking the data about infections properly prior to this report—which was the first of its kind. But reporting hasn’t been the only problem. The district has had at least one unique obstacle in its fight against the disease—it is the only city in the nation subject to a federal ban on financing needle-exchange programs with local tax dollars. This is a significant setback, given that intravenous drug use is the second most common means of spreading HIV/AIDS (after sexual contact)....