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Before Dynamite: Grand Slam, which marks the company’s debut in New York City, Rhodes sat down with Scott Fishman of TV Insider to discuss all things AEW. With “Rhodes to the Top” starting next week and his rematch against Malakai Black airing tonight, Rhodes was asked if he believes audiences will have a greater appreciation for everything AEW has done in such a short period of time. In response, Rhodes explained why he believes this show is proof that the company is doing what they were told couldn’t be done....

No. 15 St. John’s (11-1 SU, 6-2-1 ATS) at Seton Hall (10-2 SU, 10-1 ATS) (12 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1) Line: St. John’s -2, Total: 127.5 The Red Storm’s sole loss came against Gonzaga, and they’ve won seven in a row. They’ve also covered five of their last six and stayed UNDER in four of their last five. The Pirates have won three of their last four. Their only ATS loss came at Georgia as a 4....

Line: Villanova -2, Total: 129.5 (visit our odds page for current college basketball point spreads and totals) Butler has won seven of its last eight games, covering the spread in six of them. The Bulldogs are 4-1 against ranked teams this season, and 12-2 SU and 7-5 ATS at home. This is the first time Butler will be catching points at home since it hosted Creighton a year ago, last Feb....

The NCAA released a look at the statistics one month into the season, which shows scoring is up 5.43 points from the same point last season from 68.38 to 73.81, with free throws and field goals accounting for approximately 50 percent each of that total. That shared increase of field goals and free throws is important to show that the extra scoring is not coming strictly from just additional trips to the free throw line stemming from more fouls being called by the officials....

In other words: It’s college football awards season. Despite the focus on awards such as the Heisman Trophy, there are actually a handful of other pretigious awards available for the best college players in the nation, ranging from top defensive player (Bronko Nagurski, Chuck Bednarik awards) to the top receiver (Biletnikoff) and punter (Ray Guy Award). The number of awards, coupled with several finalists for each individual honor, can be dizzying for college football fans to keep up with — were it not for Sporting News, which has awards season covered....

“Those of us in New York and the Northeast are worried about you, our friends, our loved ones and our viewers across the country, now more than ever really,” Smith said on Friday night in the final segment of The News with Shepard Smith. “This new COVID surge is awful. So, follow the Fauci. Not for us, we are mostly good around here, we are worried for you.” Smith was referring to Dr....

That’s what CNN has planned for this spring, with the upcoming launch of their streaming service CNN+. The news giant just unveiled a ton of details on the streamer, including monthly cost, as announced in an official company blog post. CNN+ will debut at $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year, with a significant discount for early adopters. If you sign up for the service during its first four weeks, you’ll pay half that, $2....

Other names also recommended by the COA are that of former Indian players Anshuman Gaekwad and Bharat Reddy alongside GK Pillai. Details The Lodha Panel in its original recommendations wanted GK Pillai, Mohinder Amarnath, Diana Edulji and Anil Kumble as part of this Steering Committee. However, in its fourth Status Report to the Apex Court, the COA informed the Court of the fact that both Amarnath and Kumble “communicated their inability to be part of the Steering Committee” while Edulji cannot be part of the said committee as she is currently a member of the COA....

That’s why Mike Krzyzewski enlisted the help of his grandsons to send a text message to former Duke standout Justise Winslow in a new ESPN commercial. MORE: Dick Vitale in the Duke-UNC rivalry | Super Saturday preview We know Winslow’s emoji game is strong.

Now he’s finding ways to win against the odds as United’s coach. Wednesday’s 3-1 success at Paris Saint-Germain sent United into the Champions League quarterfinals courtesy of a Solskjaer-style, injury-time winner. “This is how we do things at Man United,” Solskjaer said after the game, with the same pride he showed wearing the jersey. “Of course we fancy ourselves. We can go all the way.” Although there will be stronger teams left in the competition, it might not be wise to bet against United given the way Solskjaer engineered a victory against PSG despite missing 10 players through injury and suspension....

During a press briefing U.S. Coast Guard Miami Sector Captain Jo-Ann Burdian said that during a search of Florida’s Northern straits over the past 24 hours, officials found four more bodies, “[b]ringing the total to five deceased bodies we’ve recovered in our search area,” she said. The comments by Burdian come shortly after the 25-foot capsized boat was discovered by a “good Samaritan” Tuesday. In a statement, the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast Twitter account wrote that the individual discovered a man “clinging to a capsized vessel approximately 45 miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet....

Since then, EA has been the big name looking to bring Codemasters into its stable of studios, and it seems a deal with the company is relatively close to being locked in. According to VGC, Codemasters’ Executive Director Ian Bell, CEO Frank Sagnier, and CFO Rashid Varachia have all agreed to vote in favor of the EA acquisition, with the publication noting that this decision is a “binding agreement.”...

All of your favorite shows do it now; having to wait months for the next episode to resume is like waiting to get a cavity filled at the dentist. The wait is unsatisfying, even if the end result is. The 2019 season has already offered a ton of intrigue. The Mariners were good, until they weren’t. The Yankees were broken, then they kept winning. The defending World Series champs answered some questions, but still haven’t looked great....

Interestingly enough, Rhodes responded by referencing his arch-rival Seth Rollins as he quoted the fan’s tweet and tweeted out a GIF of the former Universal Champion. Additionally, Rhodes also sent a short message to his fan, as he seemed quite impressed with the artwork: Check out Cody Rhodes’s tweet responding to the tattoo below: Rhodes returned to WWE earlier this year and was welcomed back by Rollins at WrestleMania 38....

Line: Louisville -4.5 , Total: 137.5 (check our odds page for current point spreads and totals) Louisville (23-6 SU, 11-16-1 ATS) is in fourth place in the conference at 11-5, trailing Virginia (16-1), Duke (13-3) and Notre Dame (12-4). The Cavaliers have already wrapped up first place. Coach Rick Pitino is more concerned about getting his team focused after a major late season distraction. Starting point guard Chris Jones (13....

Other games to watch this weekend are the rivalries. Will Texas be able to slow down Oklahoma’s offense in the Red River Rivalry? Can FSU’s leaky offensive line hold up against Miami’s surging defense? And can Florida pull out another upset this week as they host LSU in the Swamp? WEEK 5 NFL DFS: Values | Stacks | Lineup Builder When the writers at CFBDynasty debate their weekly college fantasy player rankings and college DFS rankings, we start by looking at Vegas lines....

Here are more tips and value picks for your FanDuel lineups, with an extra emphasis placed on GPP tournaments (large-scale, big-money contests). MORE: College fantasy football playbook | FanDuel NFL strategy Best college football FanDuel values for Week 1 Tommy Armstrong, QB, Nebraska ($8,800). Armstrong is coming off a strong close to last season against Iowa and USC. He finished in the top half of Big Ten quarterbacks, and his $8,800 price against a not-so-strong BYU defense makes him a great pivot play off the higher-priced, chalkier options this weekend....

Rhodes and Punk shared time in WWE together. However, a singles clash between the two never manifested. CM Punk worked a methodical match, targeting Dustin Rhodes’ damaged knee for the better part of the bout. That wasn’t to say Rhodes got no offense off on the former WWE Champion, and on a number of occasions, it looked as though he could steal the win. Neither man found their finish as the match took it’s physical toll, with Punk having to cradle Rhodes for the pin....

The answer: business news had ceased to be cool, especially to average Janes and Joes who lost their shirts in the market crash. Misery has been the bottom line in business media for the past few years, with falling ad revenues and layoffs. Even the housing boom and stock-market rebound failed to give much of a lift to the likes of Fortune and BusinessWeek, which have lost readers, and ad dollars, to the Web....