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Can fans elsewhere be forgiven for shaking their heads at the draft lottery’s results? The Buffalo Sabres’ grand scheme to be the NHL’s worst team and most likely to win the draft’s first overall pick proved as successful as Rogaine treatments for NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly. Connor McDavid (Getty Images) GENTILLE: Bright side of McDavid as an Oiler | VIDEO: McDavis speaks | PLUS: Lottery details And the Oilers, third worst this season in their continuing run of incompetence, get the one guy who could step in and improve any NHL team....

The proposed law, Senate Bill [SB] 1142, was introduced to the state legislature on December 16 and would go into effect during the 2022-2023 academic year if passed. It would affect both public school districts and public charter schools throughout the state. SB 1142 would allow parents who believed their child’s school was carrying a book in violation of the law to “submit a written request to the school district superintendent or charter school administrator to remove the book....

The fourth-year junior from Allen, Texas, has won the job this preseason for Sporting News’ fifth-ranked Oklahoma team. OU announced the news on Wednesday that Murray, who transferred from Texas A&M, will replace 2017 Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield as the Sooners’ starter. Third-year sophomore Austin Kendall will be the backup. MORE: Oklahoma 2018 lookahead “Kyler did a really nice job in camp,” Riley said in a statement. “It was really a great competition between Austin and him, one that we carried on longer than maybe even we expected because of how well both guys played....

Line: Oklahoma -7, Total: 68.5 Line movement: Action has been in favor of Sooners since The Wynn opened them 4-point favorites. The line sits at -7 on Friday morning, gradually increasing without any pushback throughout the week. The total is trending south from an opener of 69.5, settling at 68.5 roughly a day before kickoff. Check out our odds page for updated college football lines. Trends that matter: OU is 8-2 ATS away from home versus a team with a winning home record…....

The Brooklyn Nets have struggled for form until now and have won as many as they have lost in the ten games they have played so far in the 2020-21 NBA season. 43 of the Nets’ points against the Memphis Grizzlies came from Caris LeVert alone. The Oklahoma City Thunder have finally come into form in their last two games. They have looked good defensively and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been in fine scoring touch....

Date & Time: Monday, 18 November 2019 (10:30 PM ET) Venue: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA Last game results Oklahoma City Thunder (5-7): 119-127 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers (15 November, Friday) Los Angeles Clippers (8-5): 150-101 victory over the Atlanta Hawks (16 November, Saturday) Oklahoma City Thunder Preview The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off an impressive win over the talented Philadelphia 76ers’ side, and their moving parts seem to be falling in place....

Leaving the team before the season is over is an unusual move for a college athlete, especially for an elite one on the No. 9 team in the country. But Walker suffered a concussion against TCU on Oct. 1 and hasn’t returned to play since. Concussions have been an issue for him in the past, as he missed last year’s Orange Bowl with one. MORE: Leonard Fournette not ready for ’the real world'...

Revealed at Microsoft’s X019 event in London, Obsidian Entertainment’s next IP is a survival sim called Grounded. It’s debut trailer also reveals a Honey, I Shrunk The Kids style twist in that the player and other participants appear to be outdoors and tiny. Bugs such as ants and spiders become bigger threats as players attempt to fashion weapons and armor out of common resources like sticks and bark. RELATED: The Outer Worlds Speed-Runner Beats the Game In Less Than 25 Minutes...

How To Play Wordle Wordle is a deceptively simple game. Although the rules are super easy to learn, the puzzles themselves can be extremely difficult. This article will dive into the rules of how to play while giving players some strategy for winning Wordle as well. RELATED: Wordle Clone ScrabWordle is Further Proof of the Game’s Versatility In order to play the original Wordle and the subject of this article, players will need to head to the New York Times Games Wordle website or the NYT crossword app....

If Oculus Rift is to do well, much of its success hinges on its price and the availability of games. Many games have already announced Oculus compatibility including Elite: Dangerous, DayZ, Project CARS, and Star Citizen. Even Oculus Rift support for Minecraft is a possibility. As for the Oculus Rift’s price, Oculus has estimated that the device on its own will likely cost somewhere between $200-400 but for those whose computers can’t handle the headset, the price could exceed $1,000....

Mitchell was the last co-founder of Oculus to leave the company, and went on to found Mountaintop Studios alongside some gaming industry veterans. Mountaintop Studios hasn’t announced any games yet, but it seems that fans can rule out a virtual reality game for the studio’s breakout title after Mitchell’s comments. RELATED: Oculus is Discontinuing the Oculus Go Standalone VR Headset Mitchell emphasizes that Mountaintop has not left VR behind in any way, just that its first game will focus on more traditional gameplay....

The injuries forced him to miss the preseason and first four games of the regular season. According to Beckham, the hamstring tears never fully healed. MORE: Beckham named SN’s Rookie of the Year | Best offensive rookie ever? Only one better “They healed up enough to where I could play with them, but they were never truly good and I’m still just working on them and trying to get ready,” he said following Sunday’s Pro Bowl....

Cleveland had a chance to tie or take the lead in the final minute Sunday but Baker Mayfield threw an interception in the end zone, sealing a 20-13 victory for Los Angeles. “We didn’t make enough plays to win the game,” Beckham told reporters in a postgame press conference (via the team’s official website). “We’re going against the team that was just in the Super Bowl last year so we’re going against a team that is very experienced and knows how to play this game....

With rumors swirling about what team Beckham could choose and which he would actually want to play for, new details are emerging that there may be a front runner among the remaining finalists for Beckham. Could WR Odell Beckham Jr. sign with the Patriots? Wide receiver free agent Odell Beckham Jr. has cleared waivers and is said to be interested in a few teams: the Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints....

The visitors looked confident from the outset and imposed their identity on the game quite early. The away side were willing to press the ball high up the pitch and that led to the hosts committing a few defensive errors. Odisha, meanwhile, were content to press the ball in midfield, meaning that Dimas Delgado and Erik Paartalu enjoyed plenty of time and space in possession. Subsequently, Bengaluru began carving out a few chances, although they were unable to make the net bulge....

The game got off to a pulsating start as Redeem Tlang put Odisha FC ahead after just five minutes. However, the Mariners got a chance to respond just three minutes later when Sahil Panwar hauled down Hugo Boumous in the box. Joni Kauko converted the resulting spot-kick to bring ATK Mohun Bagan level. Javi Hernandez then had a chance to put the Juggernauts ahead once again from the spot in the 24th minute....

The two sides are placed at opposite ends of the points table in the Odisha T20, as they have had contrasting fortunes in the tournament. Odisha Jaguars find themselves at the bottom of the points table after winning only once in nine games. They lost their previous game against Odisha Lions by seven wickets. The Girija Rout-led side are out of the playoffs race and only have pride to play for in their last Odisha T20 game...

The first bad omen in Tom Wicker’s “One of Us” comes in the preface. (The second, if you count the ponderously uninformative subtitle.) Wicker makes it perfectly clear what his book isn’t: “[It] is not a biography, nor is it a comprehensive account of Nixon’s career, or even of his presidency. It is too factual to be a speculation and too speculative to be the last word.” But he can’t quite say what it is: it’s not just about Nixon, he claims, but about “American politics, American lives, American dreams, American reality....

Fitbit co-founder James Park says that the official acquisition is “an incredibly exciting moment for us as a company and for our Fitbit community of users around the globe’, and that “with access to Google’s incredible resources, knowledge and global platform, the possibilities are truly limitless”. “Google is an ideal partner for Fitbit who will continue to put our users first and help further our mission to make everyone in the world healthier,” Park wrote in an open letter to Fitbit’s 29 million users....

Pjanic looks to join Juventus as they continue their rebuilding work after winning yet another Serie A title. Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Bayern Munich were all linked with the former Lyon midfielder. Pjanic is a deep-lying playmaker who could operate across the midfield. He scored 14 goals and assisted a further 13 more in 44 appearances for Roma. His biggest strengths are through-balls and short passes and is capable of influencing games all on his own....