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Last month, The Academy announced its decision not to include live presentations for eight Oscar categories during the 94th Academy Awards telecast on March 27. Electing instead to pre-tape the award presentations for best documentary short, film editing, makeup/hairstyling, original score, production design, animated short, live-action short and sound, the decision to cut the categories came as an attempt to increase ratings and keep the show under three hours....

The two-time major winner teed off his Open first round alongside reigning champion Henrik Stenson and Kim Si-woo, that trio having missed the earlier driving rain in Southport. All three started with pars on a first hole that has already claimed many victims, including the man who had the honour of the opening tee shot, with 1998 champion Mark O’Meara carding an eight. Spieth birdied the second and then made back-to-backs gains at eight and nine to lead by one, with Welshman Stuart Manley in the clubhouse having signed for a 68....

Spinal Stenosis Types and Symptoms Your spinal canal runs through each vertebra and contains and protects the spinal cord and the lumbar nerve roots. Spinal stenosis most commonly occurs in the lower back (called lumbar stenosis) and neck (called cervical stenosis).   Very rarely, the thoracic region (mid to upper back) of the spine is affected (called thoracic stenosis). The most common symptoms of thoracic spinal stenosis include: Leg pain, numbness, and/or weaknessUnsteady gaitLow back pain...

Spinal synovial cysts typically develop in the facet joints, which are the junctions that keep the vertebrae (spinal bones) interlocked. They can occur anywhere in the spine, and most of them occur in the lumbar region (low back). Symptoms For most people, synovial cysts won’t cause any symptoms. If a synovial cyst is compressing a nerve, it can cause back pain, weakness, or numbness. Synovial cysts can affect one side of the spine or both, and they can occur at one spinal segment or at multiple levels....

The three teams this time around are Team Grub, Team Fun, and Team Gear. Players should pick the team their friends choose so folks can team up with them during the weekend event. Those that don’t plan on partying up online should pick the team they most resonate with or the one they believe will be the winner. And for those confused on how to actually choose a team in Splatoon 3, here’s how to do it....

This Splatoon 3 guide will show players exactly where to look to find all decorations in the Alterna story mode. RELATED: Awesome Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In Splatoon 3 The Crater Decoration The one decoration players can grab in The Crater can be found after completing the second introductory stage. Throw Smallfry at the fuzzy goo stuff, and there will be a spot on the ground for players to shoot at....

The Splatoon series originally launched on the Wii U, which also saw the origins of amiibo, collectible toys-to-life figures. The figures are typically designed off of playable or main story characters in the series they originate from, and offer special perks when tapped to a compatible Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, or Nintendo Switch game. Splatoon has seen amiibo released based off the playable Inklings and Octolings, as well as amiibo sets based off of the idols of the first two games....

This decision comes on the heels of Splitgate’s surprise popularity, which caused its concurrent player count on Steam to rise from around 5,000 players to nearly 175,000 players within weeks. At one point 1047 took Splitgate servers down to establish a better queue system for the game, which originally was only meant to handle 65,000 concurrent players at a maximum. Since then, the game has hit the incredible milestone of 10 million downloads across its various platforms, and 1047 now wants to hone in on server stability and capacity....

In case you didn’t know… The Mae Young Classic saw 32 of the best women’s wrestlers from around the world fight it out to become the second winner of the competition after Kairi Sane was able to see off Shayna Baszler in the final of the tournament last year. Follow Sportskeeda for the latest WWE news, rumors and all other wrestling news. The field for the competition saw a number of familiar faces including former Divas Champion Kaitlyn and former TNA Knockout’s Madison Rayne and Sienna who were known as Ashley Rayne and Allysin Kay as part of the competition....

Ndidi has studied and played for the Don Bosco School in Panjim and is fully acquainted to life in Goa after moving here with his family seven years ago. “It is great to have you back,” remarked the Don Bosco School Principal Rev Fr. Avin Carvalho. “Ndidi was a hard working footballer for our School and I am sure he will be successful with Sporting Clube de Goa,” stated Fr....

In today’s show, co-hosts Matt Lutovsky (@MLutovsky) and Troy Machir (@TroyMachir) discuss: Rob Manfred being appointed MLB’s 10th commissioner What commissioners can actually do, if anything DeMarcus Cousins’ knee injury during a Team USA practice Is Cousins’ apparently non-serious leg injury still going to sour players from international competition, especially after Paul George’s serious leg injury? The launch of the SEC Network and why it could be bad for college sports fans Week 2 of the NFL preseason and why Johnny Manziel is the only thing that matters (Just kidding – he’s not) A new (and great) idea for the Ice Bucket Challenge...

Unsealed indictments state that a grand jury indicted Terry Watson with 13 counts of providing cash or travel accommodations to Marvin Austin, Greg Little and Robert Quinn valued at nearly $24,000 in an effort to sign them. Watson also faces one count of obstruction for not providing records sought by authorities. The 39-year-old Watson, based in Marietta, Ga., was arrested Wednesday morning, released on a $50,000 secured bond and made his first court appearance in the afternoon....

Temperatures in San Francisco have reached a scorching 105 degrees, and while humans have been able to retreat to their air conditioned homes, squirrels in the area can only resort to “splooting” to keep cool. Alison Hermance, a worker at WildCare in San Rafael told SFGate that her animal hospital had “been receiving lots of calls about hot animals, including concerns about squirrels ‘spread out flat.’” “If you see a squirrel lying down like this, don’t worry; it’s just fine,” tweeted the NYC Parks Department in August, in response to concerned residents who had seen squirrels laying on their bellies during a heat wave in New York last month....

Saul made just three appearances during World Cup qualifying for La Roja and watched all four matches of their turbulent campaign in Russia, which ended with a last-16 penalty shoot-out loss to the hosts, from the bench. However, the 23-year-old Atletico Madrid star was handed a starting berth in Luis Enrique’s first match since being appointed coach and scored as Spain overcame England 2-1 in the Nations League at Wembley....

The Juventus forward missed the 1-0 home defeat by Georgia on Tuesday with a thigh injury but will be available for Spain’s Group D opener against Czech Republic in Toulouse on Monday. “I feel very well,” Morata told a news conference in Ile de Re, Spain’s headquarters during Euro 2016. “The pain has passed and I didn’t play the last friendly in order to arrive better. “If the coach decides, I will be ready to play against the Czech Republic....

As is custom, the competition will feature the previous season’s Copa del Rey finalists along with the sides that finished first and second in the Spanish top flight. This year that means Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will all be vying for silverware in Saudi Arabia. MORE: Ronaldo gives honest assessment of Man United Athletic are the reigning Super Cup champions after defeating Barcelona 3-2 in last year’s final....

“Beisbol has been berry, berry gud to me” has become a fixed part of the American cultural lexicon. The refrain initially popularized by Chico Escuela was, in fact, based on a fictional character (Escuela) created by African American comic Garrett Morris. MORE: MLB wants Spanish interpreters for all teams | Diamondbacks hire coach with unusual abilities Dealing with the press, more specifically, the predominantly white, English-speaking sportswriters, remains among the most intimidating dimension of a Latino big leaguer’s career....

Earlier this week, average daily coronavirus cases in France and Spain reached their highest levels since April, while new cases in Italy were reported to have more than doubled over a three-week period. Weekly totals of new cases across Europe have mostly increased from June, according to data compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO). Here we take a closer look at the recent rise in new cases across Spain, Italy and France....

THE COURSE Long-track heats involve two skaters who switch lanes every lap. Athletes race twice (starting once from each lane) and their times are added together. Klap skates allow a wider stride that keeps the blade on the ice longer and helps skaters negotiated the course’s tight curves. THE SKATE The klap mechanism consists of a sharp, thin blade and an upper plate that attaches to a standard skate boot....

So, as is the case with any creative indie title, it was only a given that Spelunky 2 would also be graced with a whole host of mods that can drastically improve the overall experience. Keeping this in mind, here are some excellent mods for Spelunky 2 that fans of the indie title should definitely check out. 10 Bray’s Map Gen Overhaul The levels of Spelunky 2 are procedurally generated, with small snippets of content taken from preexisting files and mashed together to create wholly new and unique levels for every run....