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On Tuesday, the Finns released their Olympic roster, which features a few of those guys; Aleksander Barkov, Olli Maatta, Mikael Granlund and Sami Vatanen were all born in the 1990s. That's a good thing. Finland won bronze in 2010, but many of its best players are close to the end of their careers. MORE OLYMPIC ROSTERS: Sweden | Slovakia | Czech Republic | Latvia Not on the roster: Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, who's dealing with the aftereffects of an infection in his surgically repaired hip....

While we’ve seen game-related announcements at D23 before, this will be the first showcase to focus exclusively on the topic. Importantly, its existence marks a significant reversal of course concerning Disney’s policy on gaming. In 2016, the company shut down all internal game development in favor of licensing its properties to third-party studios. Since then, many games featuring its properties have been announced as part of Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft showcases....

Compton Centennial senior Eriana Pula stands at 5-foot-10 and 250 pounds, KABC TV reported. She plays both offensive guard and defensive tackle. MORE: 130 classic Sporting News covers Pula is so good that many observers don’t even realize they’re watching a female. “I did not know when I scouted her that she was a girl,” said Kevin Steele, a scout for the game’s organizer Plays and Grades. “I didn’t see that....

The 68-year-old, who was the first American woman to walk in space, emerged from her submersible Limiting Factor on Sunday following successful completion of her dive to the Deep, which lies at the bottom of Mariana Trench in the western Pacific—the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. Sullivan and Limiting Factor’s chief pilot, Victor Vescovo—a 54-year-old explorer, private equity investor and retired U.S. navy officer—began the dive on Saturday after the submersible was lowered into the water above the trench from the expedition ship....

A few days later, the First Lady was back in more forbidding territory: her home in Washington, where news of ongoing White House scandals–Travelgate and Whitewater–dominated. Sitting in the third-floor solarium of the White House Residence, she was pleasant and gracious with a couple of reporters from NEWSWEEK who had ostensibly come to talk to her about her new book, “It Takes a Village,” but who were predict-ably asking about the latest revelations....

When I returned to Buenos Aires last month for the first time in 11 years to profile Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo, I found a city plagued by very different economic pains: deflation and a looming, full-blown depression. Men without jobs roam the city peddling cheap items and finding few buyers. With the country mired in a nearly three-year-old slump, many Argentines talk openly about abandoning the land of their birth: a taxi driver of Greek parentage says he plans to emigrate to his ancestors’ native island in the Aegean later this year....

This came out after Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel Green, opened up about one unnamed actor in an appearance on The Howard Stern Show. While speaking to Howard Stern, Aniston spoke of a guest star who thought they were “above” the show, which did not impress her. She said: “It was as if they were just too ‘above’ this, to be on a sitcom. “And I remember when we were doing a network run-through, the network and the producers would just laugh....

These typically occur when an abscess develops in perianal tissues and breaks through the walls of adjacent structures as it grows. Fistulotomy can help open and drain the pocket so that the tissues can heal and close the abnormal passage. What Is Fistulotomy? Fistulas can develop in different parts of the body as the result of an infection, injury, surgery, or severe inflammation. Fistulotomy is one of several techniques that can be used to treat them, but it is typically reserved for cases involving the anus or rectum....

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To keep things somewhat simple, the list below is only of people who were intended as “main eventers” (thus, no X-Pac, the poster child for this sort of thing), and we’ll just stick with WWE because if we include WCW, then that’s a whole other kettle of fish. Also, I’m not including Rocky Maivia, because that was never supposed be a main-event character. I also reserve the right to go back in and add WWE champion Jinder Mahal to this list if that abomination comes to pass next month....

Here are five NFL offenses that look the most different this year. Jacksonville Jaguars What’s new: First four draft picks were quarterback Blake Bortles, wide receivers Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson and guard Brandon Linder; running back Maurice Jones-Drew left as a free agent; running back Toby Gerhart signed as a free agent; quarterback Blaine Gabbert was traded; guards Will Rackley and Uche Nwaneri were released; wide receiver Justin Blackmon is suspended indefinitely; tackle Luke Joeckel returns from October broken ankle....

The camp — an annual who’s who of potential college talent, as well as talent evaluators — runs through Sunday. MORE: SN’s Preseason All-Americans | Coach rankings, 1-128 By the time the kids in the recruiting class of 2017 head home, with bags of swag, you can expect these five questions to be answered: Who comes out No. 1 in the Elite 11? Based on 247Sports’ Composite rankings going in, it’s the No....

Sure, the NCAA reinstated Penn State’s postseason eligibility. The Nittany Lions also get all 85 scholarships back effective in 2015-16. Penn State also is eligible to compete in the Big Ten Championship Game. Big news, right? “Probably in a lot of ways just because how our society is now, in some ways it was anti-climactic,” Franklin said on the Big Ten teleconference Tuesday. “Everybody knew already. I found out from the media....

He also holds four Maryland kick and punt return records. And he’s just a junior. MORE: Top 25 fared | Harbaugh tantrum | SN Week 2 picks Head coach Randy Edsall told Daniel Gallen of Baltimore Sun Media Group that Likely “probably” has all the qualities of a great return man. “I mean, he’s probably right,” Likely said after hearing of Edsall’s praise. Edsall is likely right. Watch for yourself:...

One (Notre Dame or Florida State) is guaranteed to lose this weekend. Another (Baylor) is dealing with a dangerous letdown game at West Virginia. Still another (Ole Miss) plays a potentially dicey home game, and another (Mississippi State) is guaranteed to stay unbeaten for at least one more week because it doesn’t play. Then there’s Marshall, which could win each of its remaining games by 40 points and still not be invited to play in one of the two College Football Playoff semifinals....

Well, if you turned on your TV to watch college football Friday hoping for some predictability, sorry. Top 25 teams Nebraska, Boise State and Houston all were upset, as was heavy favorite North Carolina. MORE: Seven candidates to replace Charlie Strong at Michigan Here are a few observations on a day that gave “Black Friday” new meaning for several teams that saw their postseason hopes fizzle: It will be tough to surpass Washington for the College Football Playoff....

At least a handful of states within the midwest and eastern portions of the country have reported an increase in new COVID-19 cases per capita (100,000 people) in a recent two-week period. Weekly new cases in the U.S. have been rising since late September, after decreasing from late July and flattening out from late August, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Here we take a closer look at the five states that have seen the greatest rise in new infections per capita over the past seven days since October 20, from the previous week, according to data compiled by The New York Times....

In response a well-prepared and long-formulated plan, ‘Operation London Bridge,’ was put into effect by the British state. Ten days of national mourning were declared in the U.K., with the Queen’s body due to lie in state in Edinburgh then Westminster, where the public will be able to pay their respects. A funeral is expected to take place within two weeks at Westminster Abbey, though the exact date is yet to be confirmed....

The No. 24 Cornhuskers welcome the Hurricanes in a game that doesn’t quite have the punch it had from say, 1983-2001. It’s an elimination game of sorts for either team as the far as the College Football Playoff is concerned. Miami has lost at least four games eight straight years and Nebraska has lost at least four games in 10 straight seasons. The loser falls into that kind of season....