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Every year since 1956, one player has been selected as the premier footballer in the world, with his performance over the preceding year adjudged to have been better than every other player. Some of the most legendary names in history have won this most prized accolade and every year features intense discussions and debates about the merits and demerits of the Ballon d’Or winner. With a few months until the end of 2019, anticipation is heightened over who will be named the winner of the 64th Ballon d’Or....

With a temperature of 18 degrees at kickoff and a field covered by snow as the game progressed, Saturday’s season opener surpassed the previous mark of 19 degrees set by Minnesota United’s franchise opener March 12, 2017. Andy Polo’s cross caused Colorado’s Deklan Wynne to score an own goal that gave the Timbers a 3-2 lead in the 66th minute. Benny Feilhaber weaved through several defenders to get a first look and then stabbed the putback to tie it at 2 for the Rapids in the 46th minute....

MORE: Must-see photos from the second round The Heat won despite using only eight players, thanks in large part to their backcourt duo of Goran Dragic (30 points and seven rebounds) and Dwyane Wade (22 points and six rebounds). The Raptors also got big numbers from their guards, as Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan combined for 59 points. The rest of the team, however, could only muster 32 points between them....

The game is Extra Terrestrials, a title developed back in 1983 by a Canadian company called Skill Screen Games. What makes the game so special is its rarity, as only about 100 copies were ever made. According to the seller, this is the only time the game has ever been listed for private auction, with all other copies currently known to exist being held in museums. Because of this, the game won’t come cheap....

The video starts by showing gameplay of the very first Ratchet & Clank game on the PlayStation 2 in a room with Ratchet & Clank posters on the wall. Anyone that remembers getting the original Ratchet & Clank PS2 game will recognize the posters as having legitimately come in the box, like the one that shows off all the weapons that Ratchet and Clank are able to collect in the game....

In an interview on NFL Network, Tucker said he could nail an 84-yard field goal — if conditions were perfect. MORE: 2016 fantasy football kicker rankings “We think about these things really specifically, if you send me out there you have a reason for it – because they think I can make a kick,” Tucker said Thursday. “To me it doesn’t matter where I just have to hit a good ball....

MORE: Norv Turner clarifies why he left Vikings Joe Flacco cleaned up his previous mess nicely Sunday afternoon. One possession after throwing an interception in the red zone, he connected with Mike Wallace for a 95-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown, giving the Ravens a 7-0 lead over the arch-rival Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium. That was cornerback Artie Burns who dove and missed the speedy Wallace — the former speedy Steeler Wallace, remember — over the middle....

Griffin suffered a hamstring injury during the first half of the team’s 19-14 defeat to the Steelers on Wednesday, though he remained in the game until the fourth quarter of the contest. MORE: Ravens stars frustrated with NFL’s handling of outbreak McSorley eventually replaced him, going on to team up with Marquise Brown on a 70-yard touchdown pass that gave depleted Baltimore a late glimmer of hope. It was one of two completed passes out of six attempts for the 25-year-old, who was a sixth-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Penn State....

The Bengals wrapped up the AFC North with a win over the Chiefs last week so now, the Ravens’ only hope is to get the final AFC Wild Card spot. They will need to win to have a shot at it, but they are relying on many other results to help get them there. The team is also dealing with numerous injuries. They have lost key playmakers in the secondary, an entire stable of running backs and Lamar Jackson, who has recently dealt with an ankle injury....

According to ESPN's Darren Rovell, the jerseys will go on sale for $110, one week before Allen wears the jersey against the Celtics on Jan. 21.

He will only sit on the pit box is if there is room. And … “I’m not tapping Chad (Knaus) on the shoulder,” he said with a laugh. MORE: Daytona schedule | Remembering No. 3 | Petty: Danica won’t win In fact, Evernham, considered one of the greatest crew chiefs of all-time with 47 wins and three championships with Jeff Gordon at Hendrick Motorsports from 1993-1999, has no plans to tap anyone on the shoulder or tell any crew chief how to do his job....

The Indianapolis Colts are among the group of teams looking into Rice. Schefter’s sources declined to reveal the names of the other teams showing interest. SN’s Vinnie Iyer: No good reason for any team to sign Rice | David Steele: Two games wasn’t enough Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer later reported that the New Orleans Saints, a team that according to Schefter expressed interest in Rice, are not a potential destination for the running back....

And yet, we had to hear the NFL say Rice met the league’s “iron fist.” Source: Michael Katz (Editor’s note: A previous version of this story included a clip of Adam Schefter that omitted other parts of his statements on Rice. We have removed the clip and apologize for its misleading nature.)

Neader was named on six of the 25 ballots cast, receiving a plurality of votes and barely edging Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos, who received five votes. He is the first Rays executive to win the award since Andrew Friedman in 2008. Sporting News has given an Executive of the Year award since 1936. OTHER SN AWARDS: NL Manager | AL Manager | NL Rookie | AL Rookie | NL Comeback | AL Comeback...

Very few people knew that Punk was going to be returning on that fateful day, and Paquette was one of the few. That said, there were those in the control room that worked for WWE who reacted like his return was a bad thing: Samoa Joe, Paige, Booker T, and Adam Cole were all backstage when Punk made his return, and none of them had a clue. To check out the entire conversation, do click on the link below....

Reactive hypoglycemia is one of two types of hypoglycemia unrelated to diabetes. The other is known as fasting hypoglycemia, which happens when you don’t eat for a long time or have certain medical conditions. The cause of reactive hypoglycemia is often unknown, although there are a handful of medical conditions associated with it. The treatment is typically focused on normalizing blood glucose levels by consuming a small amount of a sugary food or beverage....

A photo of Whitmer at the bar with a large group of friends was shared on social media by one attendee and later taken down, the conservative outlet Breitbart first reported. The picture showed the Democratic governor sat less than six feet apart from a couple of her friends, who were also not distanced from others at the table. Releasing a statement seen by the Associated Press on Sunday, Gov....

He was fired after he pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI regarding a December 2016 conversation with former Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. These talks were key during the agency’s investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Flynn also lied to Vice President Mike Pence about the same conversations. He was the only member of Trump’s administration to be charged during this investigation. Flynn was sentenced in December 2017, and the justice department abandoned the case earlier in 2020....

Players can only get the trident in one way. These weapons are so rare that they cannot be found as loot around the Minecraft world, nor can they be crafted. Tridents can only be found within a group of drowned. The group of drowned are mobs that are created when a zombie drowns underwater in the game. Players can find a group of drowned in the bottom of oceans or rivers....