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Unbeknownst to the team, it had already committed a critical error before the players even took the field at Kinnick Stadium: In a since-deleted tweet, the program’s athletic department posted a photo of players taking the field; one was freshman running back David Holloman, whose jersey somehow featured a misspelled version of the team name. Behold, “Indinia.” BENDER: College football Week 1 takeaways Indiana later tweeted a photo sans spelling errors, but wasn’t quick enough....

As I sat down at the iconic King David Hotel with the group, I noticed that they were engaged in quite animated (albeit polite) conversation and heated debate, which was casually interrupted with the occasional request to pass a dish across the table. At that point, I thought to myself: “Wow, they are just like us. This could be any Shabbat dinner table, anywhere in Israel or basically any Jewish family across the world....

“I’ve seen Megan Rapinoe almost bully players into kneeling because she really wants to stand up for something in her particular way, but it’s our right as Americans to do it in whatever way we’re comfortable with,” she said while on All of Us: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Show last Tuesday. She described kneeling during the anthem as “divisive.” “I do appreciate the fact that there’s no national anthem right before the game to really remove that decision from athletes,” she said....

The first week has seen some scintillating action so far as the fans have witnessed their favorites out on the court at the Perth Arena in Perth. Roger Federer and Serena Williams were on the opposite ends of the court yesterday, with Switzerland coming out on top in the end in the mixed doubles encounter after the tie being level at 1-1. It was a fascinating match which saw two of the world’s best players take on each other....

Naturally, though, since Horizon: Zero Dawn is still in the middle of its production process, fans will have to wait a mite longer until they’re able to try it out for themselves. Thankfully, however, the YouTuber known as NGIN has uploaded a video of the game’s tutorial, which offers up a look at some of the basic actions and fundamental types of gameplay fans should expect to find within the title when it launches....

Another title that has PlayStation fans excited is God of War Ragnarok, the sequel to the 2018 reboot of the franchise that sees protagonist Kratos battle the Norse gods alongside his son Atreus. A PC port of God of War was recently released to plenty of fanfare, adding the ability to customize the game’s accessibility options in new creative ways and unleashing a handful of mods that give players more fun to fool around with....

During Horizon Zero Dawn, Aloy’s reluctance to fully open up to her friends and companions was a central part of her personality. For its sequel, Guerrilla Games has decided to expand this idea by making it a key aspect of the hero’s character arc in Horizon Forbidden West. The studio has partly achieved this through the creation of the Base. Within this old-world location, Aloy can interact with an eclectic cast of people, in a manner similar to the companion system seen in the Mass Effect series....

So, Ashly Burch’s talent is not really up for debate. However, even though she’s been established as an incredible voice actor for quite some time, Horizon Forbidden West challenged her to give not just one, but three critical performances that showcase her talent like never before. Spoiler warning: this article does contain story spoilers for Horizon Forbidden West. RELATED: Aloy and Lara Croft Have Had a Similar Impact in Gaming...

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has received a membership offer from the Horizon League to replace Valparaiso, according to The Detroit News. MORE: Way-too-early college basketball rankings for 2017-18 Valparaiso left the Horizon League in May for the Missouri Valley Conference to replace Wichita State, which jumped to the AAC. IUPUI was one of the five schools Sporting News had projected could replace Valpo. IUPUI is currently in the Summit League, where the Jaguars compete in seven men’s sports and nine women’s sports....

Apart from the upcoming sequel, Horizon Zero Dawn has been getting a lot of attention recently. It’s built about a successful 2017 launch with a recent PC port, crossover appearances for Aloy, a comic series, and more. Horizon Zero Dawn has established itself as one of the great PlayStation exclusive titles, even earning nods from other games like Ghost of Tsushima and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. Horizon is here to stay, and based on a new change to the original logo, it might have a big future beyond Forbidden West....

Commander Coil, a 3-year-old gelding, died Friday after suffering a fatal shoulder injury, marking the 24th thoroughbred fatality at the California track since Dec. 26. Another horse, Congrats Gal, died Friday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore ahead of Saturday’s 144th running of the Preakness Stakes. No cause of death was immediately announced. Santa Anita and Pimlico are both owned by the Stronach Group. “Congrats Gal suffered sudden death after the eighth race [Friday],” the Maryland Jockey Club and the Stronach Group said in a statement, via the Los Angeles Times....

If South Korea achieves its target at next year’s Games, it will surpass its record gold tally of six at the 2006 Torino Olympics and at Vancouver four years later. South Korea won a record 14 medals at Vancouver, taking six silver medals and two bronze to finish fifth overall. “Right now, I’d say we’re locked to win about six gold medals,” Lee Jae-kun, head of the National Training Centre in Seoul, was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday....

Occasionally, a spider bite may cause an allergic reaction. Bites from black widows and brown recluse spiders are dangerous because they are poisonous. This article will describe different types of spider bites, how to treat them, and when to see a healthcare provider. Common Spider Bites Most spider bites are harmless and share the same symptoms as a bee sting, including pain, redness, and swelling. All spiders make venom but most of them have fangs that are too small to puncture the skin....

The fourth season of Vodafone PBL, organised by Sportzlive under the aegis of Badminton Association of India, will kick off in Mumbai on December 22 with the final being held in Bengaluru on January 13. With no retention or Right to Match (RTM) card at disposal, the Players’ Auction was always going to be a keen contest for teams to get the combination right while looking for that one Icon Player who can inspire them to bigger glory....

The law enforcement officers went to Mattie Walker’s home in Garland, Texas on Thursday and presented her with a letter from DHS warning her she could face criminal charges. DHS Special Agent Joshua H. Henry confirmed to The Dallas Morning News that a letter Walker had shared on Twitter after the visit to her home was genuine. Walker also showed Henry’s business card in the photo featuring the letter....

As policymakers and professionals in the health and housing sectors embark on a post-pandemic recovery process, they must work together to deliver solutions that simultaneously promote a person’s health and housing stability. This will help speed up the recovery by allowing experts to share resources, align efforts and more purposefully address systemic root causes of illness and housing instability. Any financial, time, or resource investment in housing stability is an investment in health and vice versa....

The pardon for Homer Plessy arrived nearly 97 years after his death, which occurred in 1925. In 1892, Plessy boarded a whites-only railroad car in protest of a Louisiana state law segregating trains. Upon refusing to leave, he was arrested. Plessy was charged with violating the “Separate Car” act. He pled guilty to the charges and Judge John Howard Ferguson fined him $25. Today, the fine would be around $763....

Using the data that will be collected during this pilot program, the Honda Research Institute plans to begin providing road condition data in early 2022 to help enhance the efficiency of the road maintenance operation in Ohio. They are also exploring how connected vehicles can access the anonymized data to adjust Honda and Acura Advanced Driver Assistance System’s (ADAS) perception settings and warn drivers if lane markings are faded or are in need of repair....

Honor 8 review: Price and release date In the UK the Honor 8 is available in three colours: Sapphire Blue, Pearl White and Midnight Black. A fourth Sunrise Gold version is available only in the Middle East and Russia for now. The phone comes in 32GB and 64GB variants with up to 128GB of additional storage possible through micro-SD, though this card occupies the Honor 8’s second SIM slot. Both have 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM....

The MagicBook Pro made its debut in Europe at IFA 2020, but without a high-end display or discrete GPU, it struggled to live up to the ‘Pro’ name. Despite launching after Honor’s split from Huawei, the new Intel version retains all the hallmarks of previous MagicBook Pro devices. With an appealing price tag and dedicated Nvidia graphics card, can this updated 16in PC compete with the best laptops you can buy?...