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Washington guard John Wall has been ruled out for Game 2 in Atlanta after injuring his left wrist in Sunday’s 104-98 victory in Game 1. MORE: Celtics offseason outlook PHOTOS: Must-see Round 2 photos Wall has averaged 17.4 points and 12.6 assists in five playoff games this season, and certainly will be a major loss for the Wizards on Tuesday. Still, it’s probably best that he takes time to rest his wrist with a 1-0 lead and significant swelling still posing a problem....

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) started distributing the $600 checks after President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan $900 billion coronavirus relief package approved by Congress last month. Prior to signing the bill, Trump pushed to fatten the second check amount to $2,000. A measure to boost the payments passed the House, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly blocked a standalone vote in the upper chamber....

The USC/Dornsife poll is tracking changes in Americans’ views throughout the presidential campaign and predicted that Trump would win in 2016, when it was partnered with the Los Angeles Times. The latest figures from USC/Dornsife show Biden leading Trump by 11.2 percent on October 20. Biden led by almost 13 points in the same poll on October 13 and has been declining every day since. These numbers indicate the election tightening slightly but still show Biden with a substantial lead on the president....

An analysis by political scientist Alan Abramowitz for the election forecaster Sabato’s Crystal Ball found Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, ahead in more than a dozen states critical to Trump’s success and Clinton’s downfall in 2016: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin Not only is Biden leading Trump in hypothetical head-to-head matchups in each of these areas, but he’s also performing better than Clinton’s vote margin from the 2016 contest....

However, in the opinion of receiver Ja’Marr Chase, one player was being particularly “disrespected” ahead of the 2023 NFL playoffs: Joe Burrow. Chase expressed to ESPN’s Kimberley A. Martin his confidence in Burrow as a top-tier quarterback. He also made a lofty comparison when discussing the play of his signal-caller in reference to that of Bills starter Josh Allen. “[Burrow] is a true quarterback,” Chase said. “Look, Josh Allen’s a great QB too, but Joe can do it all....

As most suspected, and Madureira now reveals, 4-player co-op was always planned for Darksiders. Obviously it didn’t happen with Darksiders 1 or 2, but Madureira suggests it might have been possible with number 3. But why didn’t the first two Darksiders games have co-op? As Madureira explains, it was about the limitations of the consoles. Basically, there was a trade-off between Darksiders’ graphical fidelity and the potential for multiplayer....

Peltz, with a net worth of about $1.7 billion according to Forbes, has previously said he voted for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, but later expressed regret over that decision. During a Wednesday interview with CNBC, he touted his close ties to Manchin—a key Democrat pushing back against significant portions of President Joe Biden’s agenda. “Machin is showing them the way and they are fighting him....

Manchin said that he had taken a “deep dive” on the issue of D.C. statehood and concluded that an amendment was required during a Friday interview on West Virginia MetroNews’ Talkline radio show. The senator, a moderate Democrat and frequent obstacle to passing legislation favored by progressives, said he would not support the current push for statehood. Last week, the House passed a statehood bill from the chamber’s non-voting D....

The relief package would increase the federal unemployment benefit to $400, a $100 raise from the bill that was passed in December. Benefits are set to expire on March 14, raising the pressure for the Senate to pass another relief package, but Democrats face pressure from progressives to do more and moderates to do less. Manchin told reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday that he supports $300 weekly unemployment payments because it’s “consistent with what we’ve been doing....

Less than 24 hours after Joe McKnight’s tragic shooting death in his native Louisiana, the man suspected of killing the former USC standout and NFL running back is a free. Authorities have not charged 54-year-old Ronald Gasser who was detained overnight after the incident with McKnight, 28, citing an ongoing investigation. McKnight’s football family took to social media to express their outrage, followiing Gasser’s relief. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2016...

Dolphins coach Joe Philbin is no different from the rest of us. After the team checked out “Straight Outta Compton” together, he let someone gas him up to get on stage and rap. Yes, 54-year-old Springfield, Mass. native Joe Philbin was spitting bars before a crowd of people. My man also had on a white tuxedo, top hat and all. A guy was playing AC/DC on the guitar and Philbin was reading his lyrics off a sheet of paper....

Rogan, host of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, said Carlson and Jones had made “logical” points, while Stelter hadn’t addressed their arguments directly during his comments on the network’s Reliable Sources on Sunday. Stelter called Carlson a “conspiracy-monger” and compared him to Jones, airing a supercut of clips contrasting the two hosts, after Carlson had claimed the National Security Agency (NSA) was spying on him. Rogan said: “Both men were saying things that are logical....

England suffered another humiliating batting collapse on Day 3 of the final Test in Hobart, losing nine wickets in a session to lose by 146 runs. The tourists crumbled from 68-0 to 124 in the fourth innings, chasing 271 for their first Test win in Australia since 2011. Speaking to reporters after the game, Root declared he remains fit to lead and is eager to restore England’s reputation as a Test side....

At the end of his postgame press conference, he said into the mic, “These new referees f—ing suck.” MORE: Elton Brand apologizes to Magic Johnson So what was Embiid upset about? While he didn’t say specifically, it was likely a result of the no-call in the late stages of the game. The Celtics were up by two points with about 36 seconds left when Embiid was driving to the basket on what would have been a game-tying score....

He further stated that within the ISL, everyone regards NorthEast United’s philosophy and model in high regard and hence, are being mooted as the ideal franchise. “NEUFC will be the first team in ISL to break-even. This is the fourth season of ISL and we will break-even in fifth or sixth season. So, it is just one or two more seasons," Abraham said at a press conference in Guwahati....

He also held the United States championship five times and wielded World Tag Team Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship two times each. The 41-year-old is also a multiple time Royal Rumble winner and also won the Money in the Bank briefcase in 2012. The list focuses on his 16 year WWE career and ranks his top five championship reigns. The ranking is not exclusively dependent on the length of the reign but factors like overall quality also played a huge role....

“I didn’t mind slowing down, but the pandemic was the longest I’ve gone without acting in front of an audience,” Lithgow told Newsweek in an exclusive interview. Lithgow’s solution to the hiatus was lending his voice talents to Broadway’s most famous fictitious playwright in the Audible Original audio drama, The Guilty. “I became a fixture at Bell Sound Studios in Hollywood for several days of recording,” he said. Lithgow stars in the 9-chapter series as Osmond Box, “a very flamboyant auteur,” he said....

Mourinho is right. The club has to have a structure in place to bring players through and to identify the next option to replace Terry when he decides to call it a day in a Chelsea shirt and his career. “No-one is irreplaceable. Difficult to replace, yes. To replace one by one, it is also very difficult. Very difficult. But to replace by good time, a good structure, a good dynamic, good options, it is possible....

John Tortorella, coach of Team USA and the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, is no fan of athletes using “The Star-Spangled Banner” to protest a personal cause, as San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has done in recent weeks. Should any of his players try it, they’ll be disciplined. “If any of my players sit on the bench for the national anthem, they will sit there the rest of the game,” Tortorella told ESPN’s Linda Cohn on Tuesday....

Abbott and Biden are already clashing over what the administration says is the governor’s delay of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to provide COVID-19 coronavirus tests and quarantine facilities for migrants arriving at the border, while also complaining about the danger of new arrivals exposing Texans to the virus. Biden has now approved a FEMA deployment to the southern border, possibly opening up a new front in the conflict between Austin and the White House....