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Caesars Sportsbook gives Prescott 9-1 odds to claim MVP, slotting him behind only Patrick Mahomes (4-1) and Lamar Jackson (13-2). Prescott, still without a long-term contract from the Cowboys, has drawn mixed reviews since his spectacular rookie season. Dallas is 27-21 under his leadership since 2017, which equates to a nine-win per season pace. He did have a strong individual 2019 campaign, throwing 30 touchdowns to 11 interceptions while setting career-bests in yards per pass attempt and aerial yards per game....

Venus Williams announced via Twitter on Wednesday that she will join her sister, Serena Williams, in withdrawing from the tournament due to a leg injury. In the video post, she said there have been times in the past that she has been able to figure out how to work through injuries, but that she “couldn’t make any miracles work.” She added that while she is trying to return to the court, she is not sure of a time table or target date for a return....

Verlander struck out 10 in his first game in Detroit since being traded to Houston in August 2017. The World Series champion Astros opened a three-game lead over Oakland atop the AL West. Verlander (15-9) made his major league debut with Detroit in 2005 and ranks among the top 10 on several of the team’s career pitching lists. The 35-year-old righty received a long standing ovation after a video tribute was played as he walked in from the bullpen, and another when he came out to warm up for the first inning....

Leonhart first posted his video of finding the rare 1999 holographic Charizard card in March, and a month later he uploaded another video on the subject, sharing with his fans the disappointment of the card being lost. Leonhart went through extreme measures to find his card, and in the recent video in which he reveals that the card has been discovered, he highlighted just how much he went through to try to find it....

Barca did the double over Valverde’s Athletic Bilbao in LaLiga last season, while Messi also curled in a free-kick winner to knock Athletic out of the Copa Del Rey in January. Prior to that, Messi hit a brace in the final of the 2015 Copa Del Rey against Valverde’s Basque side and the new Barca coach he is glad he will no longer need to face the Argentine. “Of course Messi is a unique player and he will have a role whereby he can play in any position and play well,” Valverde told reporters on Monday....

In response to a fan question on Twitter, developer Hardsuit Labs revealed that the overall length of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, will depend on the play style of the player, but on average, the studio estimated the game to run between 25-30 hours. The length of the sequel is somewhat similar to the average play time of the original game. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 was first teased last month via the mysterious dating app called Tender....

Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell DLC Evolutions Before getting into specifics about Vampire Survivors’ Legacy of the Moonspell DLC weapons, a general overview of how weapons are evolved may be pertinent. Quite simply, players that are trying to transform a weapon must get it to max level and then fulfill its evolution requirement, which is specified below. When those two things have been done, players should open a chest after the 10-minute mark to perform the evolution....

Klopps brands Ox rumours ’nonsense' Van Dijk has been linked with a big-money move away from St Mary’s Stadium, with Chelsea and Manchester City said to be chasing him after his impressive form since signing from Celtic in 2015. Captain Fonte, meanwhile, has reportedly attracted the interest of Everton and Manchester United, with only has 18 months left on his Saints contract. ‘Liverpool ready to pay for Jese’ But Puel has reiterated he does not have any plans to sell the duo in January and is not worried that Van Dijk has become distracted by the speculation....

The team played without a captain in 2018-19 after Henrik Sedin — who had served as captain since 2010 — retired alongside his brother Daniel. After the Canucks played their first two games of the new season on the road, they returned home for a ceremony in which Sedin and Orland Kurtenbach, the franchise’s first captain, presented Horvat with his new jersey at center ice. Rogers Arena stadium announcer Al Murdoch read a message of hope to the home crowd and to the Canucks’ new captain as Horvat swapped the ‘A’ he previously wore as an alternate captain for a “C” on his chest....

Last Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies right-hander threw out a runner at home plate in the 14th inning to become the first major league pitcher to record an outfield assist in a game since 1950. He returned to his normal job Monday and did it well, allowing two runs in a season-high seven innings to lead the Phillies to a 7-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. “He kind of carried some of the confidence from the outfield play to tonight,” Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said....

As the United States prepared to choose between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the Venezuelan vice minister of foreign affairs for North America said that Caracas remained neutral in the race. But he said the leftist-led Latin American power did have an interest in what kind of strategy Washington would take under the next president. “We will not comment on who should win. It is a sovereign decision that can only be made by the people of the United States,” Carlos Ron said....

Once he's drafted in the NFL, the Missouri defensive end will be judged strictly on whether he can play and whether he can help his team win. Everything else — even that he's gay — will be trivial. As the first openly homosexual player to enter the draft, Sam could face scrutiny unlike any player before him. But many of the greatest players and coaches in football history don't believe he'll be subjected to any hatred, harassment, discrimination or bullying by teammates....

Davis played his first two games with Peyton Manning starting, and is heading into his second game with Brock Osweiler starting, Sunday against New England (8:30 p.m. ET). MORE: Week 12 picks | Fantasy QB rankings | QBs who hung on too long Davis and Osweiler showed good chemistry last week in Chicago, hooking up for 6 catches for 68 yards. Davis told Sporting News that he and Osweiler also meshed quickly in a key moment off the field....

On the eve of one of the most important matches I have ever played with Paris Saint-Germain, I once again wanted to speak to you. In modern football everything happens very quickly. There were very few people who believed in us before the first leg against Barcelona and, since our victory, they all now think we are favourites to win the Champions League. We knew we had a chance against Barca, that we could create problems for them, but we knew we would have to put in a perfect performance....

Not yet. “I think I’ll be a pretty good artist someday,” says Poole. A multimedia pioneer, Poole, 33, is both a critic and a booster of his still-infant genre. “I’m convinced,” he says, “that 90 to 95 percent of computer art sucks because people get so excited by the technology that they forget what they sat down to make.” The result, he thinks, is “flat and plastic” work. As codirector of the Center for Creative Imaging in Camden, Maine, Poole is trying to change all that....

Messi scored his 100th goal in European competition on Wednesday, netting in Barca’s 3-1 Champions League victory over Olympiacos. Valverde is already hoping for more from Messi, saying he wanted the Argentina international to double that tally – this season. “I hope he reaches 200 goals this season,” he joked. “These numbers endorse what we see every day in training.” A Dimitris Nikolaou own goal gave Barca their lead, but they played the second half with 10 men after Gerard Pique’s red card....

Why Arsenal want to sign Monaco livewire Lemar Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea are being linked with swoops for Van Dijk, while Barcelona, Juventus and Tottenham are among the clubs said to be chasing Cedric. But Les Reed, Southampton’s executive director, insists his club have no plans to sell and hopes to have a quiet transfer window. “None of those players are for sale,” Reed said to Sky Sports. “I can’t make it any plainer than that and that’s the way we mean to go forward....

Heynckes is currently enjoying his fourth stint as Bayern head coach, having taken over from the sacked Carlo Ancelotti in October. The 72-year-old has made a huge impact on Bayern’s fortunes, with the club 17 points clear of second-placed Schalke at the top of the Bundesliga, with a DFB-Pokal semi-final and Champions League quarter-final coming up. Heynckes only has a contract until the end of the season, however, and Van Gaal - who won three trophies during a two-year stint as Bayern boss between 2009 and 2011 - claims the 72-year-old should call time on his career in May....

The 33-year-old striker opened the scoring in Sunday’s 3-1 Super Lig victory away at Akhisar Belediyespor before he was forced off at the end of the first half after tearing an eyelid. Van Persie was treated in hospital, after which he posted a statement via Twitter to confirm that the injury was not serious and that he expected to return to action swiftly. Dr. Mehmet Ozen, who examined the former Manchester United star, admits that he had no idea that he was treating a footballing celebrity, although he praised the Dutchman for being a good patient....