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In a statement issued by the BCCI regarding the auctions for IPL 2019, they mentioned that Madley is set to miss the auction. The man himself took to Twitter to announce that the Indian board has replaced him with Edmeades. Reminiscing his stint at the helm of numerous IPL auctions, Madley has also reiterated that selling MS Dhoni for USD 1.5 million to Chennai Super Kings remains the highlight of his career....

The Senate passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act on a 65-33 bipartisan vote Thursday evening. Spurred by the elementary school shooting Uvalde, Texas, and other recent massacres, the legislation seeks to keep firearms from dangerous individuals. However, gun control advocates pointed out that the bill doesn’t reinstate the 1994 ban on semiautomatic military-style rifles that has been credited with reducing firearm-related violence. Fifteen Republicans senators joined Democrats in voting for the legislation, which allowed it to clear a legislative filibuster in the evenly divided chamber....

In A Starting Point’s second chat looking into monopolies, antitrust laws and the power of Big Tech, Chris Evans and Mark Kassen talked with GOP Senator Mike Lee of Utah about the fine line of government regulation on businesses. During the chat, Lee echoed the sentiment of Senator Amy Klobuchar, his colleague on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights who spoke with ASP about monopolies earlier this week....

Merkley, a Democrat who represents Oregon, made the comments during an interview on NBC News Meet the Press, criticizing legislation recently passed by Congress that provided $4.6 billion in additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security to address the growing number of detained migrants and overcrowded facilities. “It did nothing to change the blockade of children at the border, being left in Mexico. It did nothing to change the for-profit system of Homestead [a detention center in Florida] where 3,200 children capacity — the largest child prison in American history is being established,” the senator said....

In his first game in Ottawa since rejoining the team after entering the NHL/NHLPA assistance program, the Senators forward notched a hat trick in a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks. His fifth career three-goal game started off with a redirect of a Nikita Zaitsev shot over the shoulder of Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko. An emotional Ryan potted his first goal since opening night on Oct. 2 against Toronto....

After missing the first five games of the 2017-18 campaign while recovering from offseason foot surgery, Karlsson made his way back onto the ice for the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. What should’ve been a triumphant moment for the Senators was spoiled by the visiting Vancouver Canucks, who eased to a 3-0 victory on the strength of a goal in each period of play. The Senators outshot Vancouver 32-24, but the Canucks were more clinical in front of goal....

The plan was for fans at Canadian Tire Centre to join Sens' the dance team and dance to, presumably, a version of the song "Hey Baby." There was an instructional video on the team’s website and everything. That, sadly, is as close as we’ll ever get. Hat tip to the dude walking down the stairs and ruining everything.

Although serious talks won’t start till after the Super Bowl, the jockeying, posturing and sideline-handicapping has already begun for the high-stakes negotiation between the NFL and the television industry to win the rights to air games into the next century. For pro football, it might not seem like the best of times. Ratings are down; owners and players are squabbling; two big football towns (and important TV markets), Cleveland and Los Angeles, are without a home team....

The post from user YourFriendBlu was shared late on Wednesday night to the site’s “Tippytaps” group, which has 815,000 members. It has since been upvoted more than 16,500 times. YourFriendBlu titled the post: “You guys really liked my senior kitty’s feeble taps, so I got a better video of them.” In the clip, a ginger cat paws at his owner, who calmly continues recording despite his pet’s adorable attempts to get his attention....

Rio De Janeiro, Feb 6 (IANS) Brazilian driver Bruno Senna has quit Formula 1 to race for Aston Martin in this year’s World Endurance Championship (WEC). The 29-year-old was dropped by Williams last year after finishing 16th in the F1 drivers’ standings with 31 points, reports Xinhua. “I want to move forward and get back to winning races,” Senna told Autosport. The former Williams, Renault and HRT driver had been linked with a move to Force India before Tuesday’s announcement....

RELATED: 5-Letter Words Ending With FTY This can be very frustrating, especially for those with a particular strategy in mind. However, just because a certain Wordle challenge isn’t what players expect doesn’t mean they should give up on the onset. In fact, sometimes, all players need to overcome a difficult Wordle puzzle are the right clues. What It Means Having an idea of a word’s definition can help players solve the challenge term much faster....

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) confirmed Williams’ participation in the competition as a wildcard, with a statement on their official website reading: Williams, on her part, said that she is excited to be back on tour on grass - a surface where she has enjoyed rich success throughout her career. Williams will be competing in Eastbourne for the first time since 2011, when she lost 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 to Vera Zvonareva in the second round....

Sawant, a 48-year-old Indian immigrant, began her political career in 2012 under the Socialist Alternative party. She has openly pushed for measures such as rent control and cutting police funding. Seattle’s move to make the minimum wage $15 was attributed by many to pressure she put on business leaders and the city’s former mayor. The recall ballot question refers to several accusations against Sawant. The first is a small campaign finance violation that Sawant already paid a fine for....

Things didn’t look good for the Sounders through most of the season, though. Coach Sigi Schmid’s run with the club ended in late July after a loss against Sporting Kansas City, with the team languishing near the bottom of the table at 6-12-2. MORE: Sounders look to start and stay strong Schmid was replaced by assistant coach Brian Schmetzer for the July 31 showdown with the LA Galaxy, which, coincidentally, was the first match for new designated player Nicolas Lodeiro — and the tide turned for the Sounders relatively quickly....

While Nintendo’s trademark player avatars eventually made their way over to the Switch, the system has not utilized them all that much aside from allowing them to appear in select games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as act as profile icons. However, with the recent announcement of Miitopia for Switch, it seems that Mii’s may be making a comeback, and now a new discovery regarding “Special Miis” has been found in the console’s Software Development Kit....

Lyndon Brentnall, whose firm provided event security at President Donald Trump’s Stop the Steal rally on January 6, told the Associated Press, “All the documents and communications requested by the subpoena were handed in.” “As far as we’re concerned, we ran security at a legally permitted event run in conjunction with the U.S. Secret Service and the Park Police,” he said, adding that his firm had “every intention” of complying with the committee....

The shooting occurred after a man taking part in what was billed as a “Patriot Rally” in downtown Denver sprayed mace at another man on Saturday afternoon, The Denver Post reported. That man then shot the other with a handgun near the courtyard outside the Denver Art Museum, according to the Post journalist who witnessed the incident. The Denver Police Department (DPD) said it was investigating the shooting as a homicide after the victim later died....

The device was extremely popular even with non-gamers, resulting in the appearance of the mini SNES less than a year later. Since then, Sega has joined in by releasing a few mini and micro consoles, including the Sega Genesis Mini in 2019, which features 42 games, and the Sega Genesis Mini 2 that launched in October 2022 and comes with over 50 titles that originally released for the Genesis and Mega-CD peripheral....

Besides the standard edition of the game, anyone looking forward to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice can also pre-order the Collector’s Edition. Pricing information is unavailable at the time of this writing, but this is everything that the Collector’s Edition will come with for those interested: Full Game 7” Shinobi Statue SteelBook® Collectible Artbook Map Digital Soundtrack Replica Game Coins Besides revealing the Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Collector’s Edition and confirming its release date, Activision reiterated that Gamescom 2018 attendees will be able to go hands-on with the game....

Selection Sunday is nearly here, setting in stone — for the most part — which teams will make the 2021 NCAA Tournament. While there are a few sure bets, other teams will need to rely on strong finishes or even win their conference tournament to make it into the final field. The NCAA selection show will have a lot to unpack: not only what teams make it in, but also seeding, which is itself a fascinating and occasionally controversial part of the process....