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As it turns out, for now, not much. The USGA, the governing body that runs the U.S. Open, announced on Tuesday they would allow all qualified golfers to participate in the tournament this year. “We pride ourselves in being the most open championship in the world,” the USGA wrote in a statement, “and the players who have earned the right to compete in this year’s championship, both via exemption and qualifying, will have the opportunity to do so....

Fans will be conspicuous by their absence when the season resumes after a four-month hiatus this week, but bookmakers believe the lack of spectators could significantly help LeBron’s bid to bring the NBA title back to Los Angeles for the first time in a decade. The Los Angeles Lakers arrived in the NBA’s bubble at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, as the only Western Conference team to have already secured a playoff spot....

However, even though Eevee is featured within the Paldean Pokedex alongside all eight of its current confirmed evolutions, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet once again didn’t introduce a new Eeveelution. What seems to trouble fans most about this is that Eevee has now gone three generations without an update to its line, making a new Eeveelution even more overdue. But though fans have been without a new Eeveelution since Gen 6, it’s possible that Game Freak decided Scarlet and Violet wouldn’t be best placed to introduce new evolutions due to the other focuses these games have....

The Duke of Cambridge indicated he wants an investigation into whether BBC journalist Martin Bashir spun a web of lies to coax his mother into the landmark TV broadcast. At the time, the princess was separated from her husband but not yet divorced and still within the institution of the royal family. However, her brother Charles Spencer claims Bashir whipped up her paranoia by claiming palace aides were plotting against her and the prince was in love with nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke....

The Monarch, 95, cancelled her attendance at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 14, months after two health scares in October and November 2021. However, there is a Service of Thanksgiving in memory of Prince Philip’s life due to take place at Westminster Abbey, in London, on March 29. Buckingham Palace has not indicated whether the queen will be able to attend and did not state why she pulled out of Commonwealth Day....

Although Mane played an important part in Liverpool’s successful 2021/22 season, in which the club advanced to three finals and finished one point shy of the Premier League title, he had one year left on his contract at the age of 30. It became apparent that a departure was a possibility even before the UEFA Champions League final loss in May. Talks between Liverpool and the player on an extension had apparently cooled by then, and media were already inquiring about his future....

Slowly but surely VPN is becoming a household word. There are three main reasons why you’d want to use a VPN: to browse the web anonymously without being tracked, to make it safe to use public Wi-Fi which isn’t protected by a password and, third, to unblock websites or content that you can’t otherwise access. When we asked Tech Advisor readers about using a VPN, we found that the majority – 67 percent – of those who already used one did so for privacy online....

Now, we know who his replacement will be. Matt Ryan was traded by the Falcons to the Colts on Monday afternoon in exchange for a third-round pick. News of the deal was first reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo. The Colts are hopeful that Ryan, 37 in May, will be able to provide them with a multi-year answer at the quarterback position and make them a playoff contender once again....

What better way to end the NFL’s 100th season than to see the Chiefs try to win their first Super Bowl in 50 years before the Cowboys win their first in 24 years? The upcoming season is about tapping into professional football’s history but also fast-forwarding to its future. Headlined by Andy Reid vs. Jason Garrett and Patrick Mahomes vs. Dak Prescott, this Super Bowl matchup would represent the best of the game’s new school and old school, offense and defense....

What’s the Common Charger Directive, and When Will It Be Enforced? On June 7, 2022, The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement to implement a common charging port for a wide array of consumer electronics devices. The directive will be implemented by Fall 2024. Device manufacturers have agreed to a grace period of 24 months to ensure hardware compliance. Does the Common Charger Rule Only Apply to Smartphones?...

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) inquiry, which began last year, has ramped up in recent months. Tuesday’s incident involving Perry is the third major action from the FBI to seize electronic devices from close allies of former President Donald Trump, who allegedly played a role in the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. In a statement announcing the seizure, Perry said that the device has information beyond his legislative and political activities, including “personal/private discussions with my wife, family, constituents, and friends....

With discourse taking place regarding the current competitive tournaments found in the game, such as the Solo Cash Cup, players are reminding others that things are much better than they once were. This Pop-Up Cup series that was featured in Chapter 1 is the main focus of how things used to be. The materials earned were a welcome addition, but the ability to edit enemy structures and the format had players seething....

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Saints were fined $500K and docked their 2021 seventh-round NFL Draft pick Sunday for a mask-less locker room celebration that went somewhat viral. The Patriots were also fined, at a cost of $350K, for violations stemming from October when Cam Newton and others tested positive for the coronavirus. New Orleans received a bigger punishment due to being a repeat offender to violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols....

After months of rumors and leaks, Google officially has revealed the next phones in its Pixel lineup, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Unlike past Pixel devices, the new smartphones will feature a Google-made processor called Google Tensor. While Google has yet to share any exact specs about the device, the series of tweets it shared as part of the announcement mention better performance and processing power compared to previous chips used in Pixel phones....

On the October 10, 2002, episode of SmackDown, a woman named Tracy claimed to have had a three-month affair with The Undertaker. He admitted on the October 17 episode of SmackDown that he knew Tracy, but denied that he had cheated on his then-wife, Sara. Gewirtz wrote about the storyline in his book, “There’s Just One Problem…: True Tales from the Former, One-Time, 7th Most Powerful Person in WWE.” He recalled how Tracy even called The Undertaker by his real name, something AJ Styles later did in 2020:...

Many viewers who had not been keeping up with the show’s production difficulties, however, wondered why there were only four episodes in the Season 7 drop, and whether more were on the way. After all, Season 7 is meant to be the final season of the Netflix series, leading many to think the show was ending on somewhat of an anti-climax. Why does Grace and Frankie Season 7 only have four episodes?...

Miguel Herrera courted the then-Real Sociedad forward but his advances were rejected. So too were all approaches made by those involved with the Mexican federation between 2012 and 2014. It doesn’t seem to make sense. Most of us never make it to any significant level in the sport, and those who do have brushes with greatness still talk about their stints with this academy or playing with that future superstar no matter how long ago those glory days came....

In cricket, for close to a quarter of a century, for a billion Indian souls, Sachin Tendulkar was the living, breathing embodiment of that emotion. The numbers he piled up are scarcely believable but Tendulkar’s genius, his enduring legacy and his impact on an emerging nation and its inhabitants went far beyond mere numbers, as extravagant as they may have been. He empowered an entire nation to believe, to have the audacity to reach for the stars and the conviction to see the journey through....

With these words, all the pain and anguish that Liverpool fans had suffered over the last 3 decades was forgotten. Having missed out on winning the league by the narrowest of margins the season before, they were not to be denied last year. On 22 July 2020, despair turned to ecstasy as Jordan Henderson lifted the Premier League trophy for the very first time in Liverpool’s history. It brought to an end their 30-year wait for the league title....

He is, as he will happily tell you himself, a one-off – some may even go as far as to call him special. Bet on Man Utd to win the PL That reputation has been cemented during a productive opening 12 months in charge of Manchester United, and the challenge now is to enhance it. There is every reason to believe that will happen, with the omens looking good for a club enduring an uncharacteristic drought on the league title front....