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That didn’t stop them from trying again with Medal of Honor: Warfighter, an even bigger disappointment - one that we knew was coming. Why would EA launch another modern FPS running on the same game engine as Battlefield 3 with a smaller feature set? It was impossible for it to succeed and now Medal of Honor is dead (again) although EA says it will eventually make another comeback. So, now there’s talk of annualizing Battlefield....

ESPN.com’s Marc Stein was told that James and the Cavaliers will visit the Heat on Dec. 25. The Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson reported a week and a half ago that such a matchup was likely. We’ll know for sure Wednesday evening when the NBA announces the full 2014-15 schedule. MORE: LeBron’s homecoming | Slimmed-down LBJ | Pros, cons of Wiggins move to Minny The Christmas party won’t be James’ first meeting against his latest old team....

A bad pick or bust doesn't always have to mean choosing a player that crashes and burns in epic fashion, a la B.J. Upton in 2013 or Tim Lincecum in '12. Simply drafting a few guys who fail to meet their price tag can hurt your chances at a fantasy title, and it can be awfully easy to be blinded by big names and hype on draft day. MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: All-Sleeper Team | Download 2014 Draft Kit...

Unless injured, Saina is likely to register an easy win here. Things will get interesting for Saina in round 3, where she will meet Sayaka Takahashi of Japan who is seeded 13 in the tournament. No player can be taken lightly in such a big tournament. Sayaka will of course try to turn tables on Saina. But Saina is likely to prevail. Tough road ahead If things go to script, Saina will face the No....

Both the U.S. and World teams boasted an impressive collection of arms, with 14 of the 20 Futures Game hurlers hitting 95 mph or better on the radar gun. Nationals righthander Lucas Giolito (No. 6) has the most upside of the group, but it was his hanging breaking ball to Javier Baez that ended up in the seats, giving the World team its only runs of the game. Giolito showed resilience after giving up the bomb, sharpening his location and mixing his pitches better to retire the next two hitters without incident....

Lee brings a classic build (6-foot, 192 pounds) and decent 40 (4.52) to the position. He might have been a top-five pick had he declared for the NFL Draft in 2012. He chose to stay in school, however, and his receiving totals dropped off as a junior (57 catches, 791 yards, 4 TDs). A knee injury and inconsistent quarterback play contributed to the drop-off. Still, this is a guy who can go off when paired with the right quarterback....

Whatever they call him, the U.S. skier is one of the world's best and the cameras will be zoomed in tight on him at the Sochi Games next month. Not that Ligety particularly wants all that attention. He's more of your mellow, 'surfer dude' type who considers any day he can't at least swoosh through waist-deep powder a wasted opportunity. Ligety quickly dismisses the notion that all eyes will be on him in Russia with a casual wave of a hand....

Ligety was 1.22 seconds slower than Pinturault after the slalom, which was held in the morning because of heavy cloud cover, but came into his own in the downhill to top the podium. Ligety, 29, had Olympic and world championship super combined titles to his name before Friday, but this was his first victory in the discipline at a World Cup competition. "It’s nice to win a super combined finally," Ligety said....

Iowa State took home the tournament championship last season, and it will look to repeat for the first time in school history. Kansas may be the Cyclones’ biggest challenger, as the Jayhawks have reloaded this season and have nine championships to their credit since the Big 12 Tournament’s inception in 1997. MORE: 2015 NCAA Tournament key dates | Best Expanded Bracket Era coaches | Tournament records that won’t be broken...

“I could not be happier for Ereck and his family as he prepares to live out his lifelong dream of playing in the National Football League,” Miami coach Al Golden said in a statement. “Ereck has made a lot of sacrifices to put himself in this position.” MORE: SN’s latest Mock Draft | Draft order, 1-20 | The U’s greatest players Flowers’ decision comes on the heels of running back Duke Johnson declaring he is ready to begin his NFL career....

So, what do you do if you don’t get one of those guys? Fortunately the 3B rankings don’t thin out for a while, so you shouldn’t have a problem coming up with a draft strategy that still affords you a quality third basemen. 2016 FANTASY BASEBALL RANKINGS:First | Second | Short | Third | Outfield | Catchers | Starters | Relievers | Prospects 2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: 3B After the top four, Todd Frazier and Kyle Seager make solid, if boring, picks....

That’s not to say you should throw out your rankings and cheat sheets and completely overhaul your draft strategy; but it never hurts to grab some depth in the middle and late rounds that could give you a boost in a specific category or two. Second base is a good spot to do that this year. We’ve already talked about the sleeper potential of Addison Russell and Starlin Castro, so here’s five more 2Bs whom will likely be easy to grab in your fantasy baseball draft....

The league and adidas unveiled revamped uniforms that this year’s biggest NBA stars will wear at the All-Star Game in Toronto. PREDICTING THE ALL-STAR TEAMS: Eastern Conference: Porzingis? | Western Conference: No Cousins? The red-and-white Western Conference and white-and-blue Eastern Conference uniforms feature a maple leaf overlay on the front of the jerseys as a tribute to the national symbol of Canada, while Toronto’s skyline is featured across the back....

Amakhosi’s Venezuelan striker Gustavo Paez and Zimbabwean duo Edmore Chirambadare and Teenage Hadebe are registered as foreigners. Former Zimbabwe captain Willard Katsande, who has the South African permanent residency permit, is registered as a local. Squad List: Bernard Parker, Bonglethu Jayiya, Bruce Bvuma, Brylon Petersen, Daniel Cardoso, Dumisani Zuma, Edmore Chirambadare, Emmanuel Letlotlo, Erick Mathoho, George Maluleka, Hendrick Ekstein, Itumeleng Khune, Keagan Buchanan, Kgotso Moleko, Khotso Malope, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Lorenzo Gordinho, Brilliant Khuzwayo, Nkosingiphile Ngcobo, Gustavo Paez, Tsepo Masilela, Philani Zulu, Joseph Molangoane, Ramahlwe Mphahlele, Ryan Moon, Sibusiso Khumalo, Siyabonga Ngezana, Teenage Hadebe, Willard Katsande, William Twala, Wiseman Meyiwa, Yusuf Bunting....

For 21 members of the Indian squad, it will be a small but significant step in their careers but for an expectant nation which has never fielded a team in a football World Cup, it will be a giant leap towards realising its dream of competing in the senior World Cup. However, looking past the significance of the momentous occasion, India have a daunting task of pitting their wits against the USA for 90 minutes in their Group A opener....

In the buildup to Friday’s curtain-raiser between the Portland Timbers and Minnesota United, we at Goal have taken a broad look at the league by surveying MLS general managers about a variety of topics, providing our preseason power rankings, breaking down both conferences on the Goal USA podcast and offering our predictions for 2017. Looking for team-by-team content? Over the past month, we interviewed players, coaches and executives from all 22 MLS clubs....

These young guns have battled the odds unlike any other core in its infancy in the league as of today. Without Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, these Celtics played 19 games in the playoffs, won 11 of them and could conceivably have ended up in the NBA Finals but for some Game 7 yips that caused Terry Rozier, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart to all but shoot them out of the championship hunt....

Understandably, a lot has been made of the acquisitions they’ve made ever since, what with Rajon Rondo, Lance Stephenson, JaVale McGee and Michael Beasley signing as free agents with the Lakers following the LeBron move. Which means that the Lakers’ young core is being slept on, as of now. Without going into how the likes of Mo Wagner and Mykhailiuk will fare as rookies, they still have four greatly talented young players who would be great additions to most other teams....

The Premier League big boys had all collected maximum points, except Arsenal, who can be forgiven as they faced last year’s record-breaking side Manchester City. Liverpool and Chelsea were the most comfortable in their victories, with the Reds brushing West Ham aside in a 4-0 win whereas Chelsea beat Huddersfield 3-0. City, as mentioned, beat Arsenal in a 2-0 success at the Emirates, whereas last year’s runners-up Manchester United got a narrow 2-1 win over Leicester in the season’s first match....

The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback would like nothing more than to redeem himself for that 30-9 home loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars (11-6) in Week 5 in Sunday’s AFC Divisional Playoff game. Jacksonville’s October road win was part of their incredible improvement after going 3-13 last season. The Jags won the AFC South thanks in part to a 5-4 record away from EverBank Field. CAN THE STEELERS ESTABLISH THE RUN?...