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So now the Isleys are back. Again. A couple of weeks ago their new CD, “Eternal,” debuted at No. 3 on the pop charts, just behind ‘N Sync. (“The Isleys were a boy band,” Ernie says. “In the 1950s.”) They’d told everyone this would be their biggest record ever. How did they know? Partly from their careful planning with the label, and their obsessive, if informal, market research. As Ernie puts it, “We’re not guessing when it comes to making records....

The Hall of Fame ceremony airs on March 5. ROH announced in October it will be making changes to its business operations and look to provide a new mission and strategy for the promotion. The promotion is expected to return on April 1 with its Supercard of Honor event. MORE: When will Ring of Honor return to action? Jay and Mark Briscoe made their ROH debuts in 2002. Following a brief hiatus, they returned to the company in 2006 and have dominated the tag team division for years....

But, then there was a boom of thunder that delayed the start for about an hour. The race went green at 9:03 p.m. ET. MORE: Bristol to get its groove back | Junior, Gordon update UPDATE: A caution came out after Lap 31 from rain and soon led to a red flag at Lap 38 around 9:15 p.m. ET. Kyle Busch was leading as drivers got out of their cars and NASCAR immediately worked to dry the track....

The U.K.’s Ministry of Defense said 1,295 people in 27 boats were intercepted on August 22. The figure tops the previous daily record of 1,185 in November last year, according to the BBC. More than 22,000 people have made the journey across the English Channel this year, compared with fewer than 12,500 at the same point last year, the BBC reported. The latest figures show that dangerous crossings across the English Channel are continuing despite the U....

After enjoying a surprising and extended stint as Cliff Steele/Robotman on DC’s delightfully surreal HBO Max series Doom Patrol, Fraser gave audiences another pleasant treat when he joined the cast of the upcoming Batgirl movie. Keeping things real in DC land, he’s set to play the villainous arsonist Garfield Lynns/Firefly in the Leslie Grace-led film, and it seems as though fans are already excited to see where he’ll go with the character....

New Zealand’s brash and brilliant wicket-keeper batsman Brendon McCullum played his debut match for New Zealand against Australia in January 2002 at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the tri-nation VB series. McCullum was selected for the match purely as a batsman, and opened the innings for New Zealand along side left -hander Mark Richardson. He lasted just 15 deliveries before being run-out by a Brett Lee throw for just 5....

It turns out that the rights for the same are with Bret Hart but due to a miscommunication, the Network went ahead to release the videos without consulting Bret. As per the reports, Bret’s parents gave the rights to the content to him, before they passed. Later, Bret found out the same on Twitter and immediately contacted WWE’s Mark Carrano, The Wrestling Newsletter noted. Mark responded to Bret by saying that WWE owned the rights for the same after a deal with Ross Hart and Bruce....

What's the occasion for this gunslinger-turned-mountain man to surface? The NFL Draft, of course! He's got predictions (via SQOR), which you can check out below. To review: Favre likes Johnny Manziel as the QB of the draft. He's big on Sammy Watkins and thinks he could go No. 2. He sees QB for Jacksonville. He describes Khalil Mack as "interesting." MORE NFL DRAFT: Final mock draft | Top 100 prospects | Trade potential...

Shortstop Orlando Arcia was ranked MLB.com’s No. 6 prospect before his promotion three years ago. Former Milwaukee shortstop and onetime top-100 prospect Jean Segura was 23 when he made an All-Star appearance in 2013, and former second baseman Jonathan Villar was 25 when he stole 62 bases for the club in 2016. Now comes second baseman Keston Hiura, who was called up Tuesday. His presence should not be overlooked: As baseball’s No....

Harris came under fire after posting a tweet on Saturday alongside a smiling photo of herself that said simply: “Enjoy the long weekend.” The president posted a similar message on his Twitter account alongside a photo with an ice cream, telling Americans: “Stay cool this weekend, folks.” In an appearance on Fox & Friends on Sunday morning, Mast, a decorated veteran who served in the U.S. Army for more than 12 years and lost both his legs while deployed in Afghanistan, was asked about those tweets....

This is the second time the Indian contingent is set to take part in the BRICS U-17 Cup, with the previous occasion being the country’s participation in the inaugural season in 2016. In case you didn’t know… The BRICS U-17 Cup, a tournament that is played amongst five teams from the BRICS unions’ countries namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa was established in 2016 and the inaugural tournament was played in Goa from the 5th-15th October 2016 which saw Brazil finishing as champions while South Africa emerged runners-up....

The Premier League’s bottom team Crystal Palace won their first away point of the season after holding Brighton & Hove Albion to a goalless stalemate in a match lacking action on Tuesday. It was the first time Palace had kept a clean sheet this campaign, but they also missed the game’s best chances, as home keeper Mathew Ryan made a fine double save to deny Christian Benteke and Wilfried Zaha in the 14th minute....

Brignone protected her lead from the morning downhill with a solid slalom run to beat Roni Remme of Canada by 0.38 seconds. Remme, a 23-year-old University of Utah student, was fastest in slalom to get a first career podium finish. Wendy Holdener was third, trailing 1.04 behind Brignone, two weeks after retaining her world title in combined at Are, Sweden, where Remme was fifth. Brignone also won a World Cup combined at the sun-bathed Swiss venue for the past two seasons....

RELATED: Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl: Best Grass-Type Pokemon & Where To Catch Them Ground-type Pokemon are among the strongest in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, with high physical stats and immunity to Electric-type moves. With the game’s addition of the Grand Underground, players have even more opportunity to hunt for these Pokemon. Here are some of the best for aficionados of this type. Updated March 28th, 2022 by Russ Boswell: There are a lot of amazing ground-type Pokemon for trainers to catch throughout Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl....

For the second consecutive, Carl Edwards will begin as fastest qualifier. He will have plenty of company. Matt Kenseth joins Edwards on the front row, and all four Gibbs Toyotas are in the top five positions. MORE: 10 drivers to watch | Joey Logano keeps focus | Kyle Busch’s win streak Friday’s qualifying set the 40-car field for Sunday’s Food City 500. The race will go off at 1:13 p....

Skyward Sword’s Nintendo Switch port brought a number of quality-of-life changes in 2021: Gameplay was refined, textures updated, and the often criticized motion controls were dampened to better suit the Switch hardware. It was a significant step to rehabilitating Skyward Sword’s reputation, and Nintendo seems to be taking some cues from the Wii’s only exclusive mainline Zelda title with Breath of the Wild 2. It’s apparent that the company is not willing to give up on the game, and the upcoming release could be a chance to prove it correct....

Uploading to their YouTube channel recently, user Digital Dreams has been showing off what The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild can look like when run through some visual modifications. The footage shows the game in stunning 8K resolution, with everything in the scene popping with vibrancy. As well as a graphics mod, there is the user’s own ray tracing reshade thrown into the mix to boost the lighting effects in the game....

The 2015 Breeders’ Cup will be held at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky. on Oct. 30-31. Four races will be run Friday afternoon, then another nine on Saturday, starting shortly after noon ET. The $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic is set to begin at 5:35 p.m. ET. MORE: How Triple Crown winners fared after | Chrome’s Classic bid denied American Pharoah is expected to run in the Classic, the richest event in American horse racing....