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Originally announced back in November, the game got a fresh marketing push this week with the launch of its official website and a brand new trailer. The website updates a fair bit of information about Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds, including its story. This time, players will play as beta testers for a virtual reality game whose world, they soon realize, is actually real, which leads them into an adventure where they must fight enemies and rebuild their kingdom in order to save the two worlds from ruin....

Australia A batsman Nic Maddinson will return home on Monday night after sustaining a tendon injury to his right index finger. The injury occurred when he took an outfield catch during India A’s second innings on Saturday. “Nic’s finger will need to be immobilised in a splint for the next few weeks so unfortunately he will not be able to participate in the remaining four-day match of this tour,” Australia A physio David Beakley said....

Seri featured in his side’s 2-0 loss to Napoli in the Champions League play-offs on Tuesday evening, a result which eliminated Nice from the competition 4-0 on aggregate. Nice 10/1 to beat Amiens 2-0 Barca have long been linked with a move for the 26-year-old midfielder, and speculation has only intensified following Neymar’s €222 million move to PSG. Reports earlier this week suggested that Seri had said his goodbyes to his team-mates ahead of a move worth in the region of £37m....

“We are very pleased with the surgery and the procedure went extremely well,” said Ron Courson, a UGA senior associate athletic director. “Following his discharge, Nick will start his rehabilitation program and we are optimistic for a full recovery.” MORE: College football: Best images from Week 8 Chubb tore his PCL and two other ligaments in his left knee in a horrifying injury during the first drive of UGA’s game against Tennessee on Oct....

But now, leaders in diabetes care are encouraging people with diabetes to also monitor their “time in range” (TIR)—the percentage of time that their blood glucose remains within set parameters. In late June, Dexcom, a company that develops continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGM), along with singer Nick Jonas, who lives with type 1 diabetes and uses a CGM, launched a global campaign to promote TIR. The campaign, called the Global Movement for Time in Range, hopes to spread awareness among people with diabetes about the benefits of focusing on TIR, instead of solely leaning on other diabetes control methods....

The Australian, who was forced to play his final four singles matches in three days at the tournament due to bad weather, faced Yoshihito Nishioka in the final on Sunday afternoon (local time). Nishioka had beaten top seed Andrey Rublev to book his place in the decider but he was broken on his first service game by a fired up Kyrgios. The 27-year-old didn’t look back from there as he held serve and wrapped up the first set 6-4 with an ace....

The Ravens, though, are heading into a showdown with the Steelers next Thursday. For many teams, this might be a look-ahead spot. In fact, most teams fail to live up to expectations, going 48 percent SU and 46 percent ATS the game before playing next Thursday at home. But the Ravens are 3-0 in that spot since 2011, and are 5-0 SU and 3-1-1 ATS the game prior to a short-rest Thursday game....

While all the teams try to reposition themselves, our mission is to find winners against the NFL odds. Primarily we are looking to find the best value on underdogs who have real chances to win outright. This method gives up two opportunities to win, either with the outright upset or having the points and beating the spread. Here is what has caught our eye for Week 3. MORE: Get the latest NFL odds at Sportsbook Review...

The Packers quarterback put up Madden-like numbers in the Packers’ 42-24 win over the Raiders on Sunday. Rodgers finished 25-for-31 passing for 429 yards, five touchdowns and a perfect 158.3 rating. He also had one rushing touchdown. His performance, which helped push Green Bay to 6-1 on the season, put him in elite company. Rodgers registered his fifth career game with five-plus scoring passes, joining just six other quarterbacks to perform that feat, including Drew Brees (10), Peyton Manning (9) and Tom Brady (6)....

Last year saw a few expected names in Connor McDavid (Hart Trophy), Auston Matthews (Rocket Richard Trophy) and Aleksander Barkov (Selke Trophy). There were a bunch of surprises such as Marc-Andre Fleury winning his first career Vezina (and then, um, being traded) and sophomore defenseman Adam Fox winning the Norris. A couple of guys went wire-to-wire as well, such as Kirill Kaprizov’s Calder Trophy twirl. What the upcoming season brings is anyone’s guess, but expect those names mentioned above — and a couple more — in the conversations....

The “Two Man Advantage” may fill easily based on increased demand tonight. That has an $8 entry with $35,500 prize pool ($3,000 goes to first place). Also, there is the Fantasy Hockey World Championship qualifier which has a $33 entry fee. Several good GPPs are out there at a range of prices via the “Spin O’ Rama” GPPs. The top tournament offers a $25,000 first place purse. Vegas has a few over/unders at six, but watch for potentially higher scoring matchups that could dud....

The Blackhawks dealt center Andrew Shaw to Montreal while the Canadiens sent forward Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals. MORE: Leafs take Auston Matthews | NHL Draft photos For Eller, the Canadiens received second-round picks in 2017 and 2018 from the Capitals. To acquire Shaw, Montreal used a second-round pick (39th overall) this year while Chicago will also get a second-rounder (45th overall) from Canadiens, who had acquired the pick from the Minnesota Wild....

The Sabres hit the jackpot by winning this year’s lottery and the right to select Rasmus Dahlin, a defenseman billed as a transformative talent and Buffalo’s presumptive slam-dunk choice at No. 1 overall. Hailed for its depth, the rest of the 2018 class has plenty to offer teams picking outside the lottery, too. Below is the complete draft order for all seven rounds. The list will be updated with player selections June 22-23, as well as other transactions....

The date circled is when unrestricted free agents begin signing with new teams, restricted free agents with arbitration rights begin having their next contracts dictated by a third party and general managers start playing the fun game of, “Should we or should we not do an offer sheet?” This season’s list of unrestricted free agents is intriguing, with the likes of Alex Ovechkin, Dougie Hamilton and Gabriel Landeskog among the top players on the market....

The Associated Press is reporting that the league has settled on Vegas — as an expansion team, assuming prospective owner Bill Foley can pay the $500 million fee. This isn’t the first credible report of the news, but it’s a good rule of thumb: When the AP says something is true, it’s true. So, yay, hockey on the Strip! The NHL beat the NFL at something! MORE: What about Las Vegas and the NFL?...

While the consensus believes that winger Alexis Lafreniere and center Quinton Byfield are all but guaranteed to be the first two picks in this year’s draft, the depth of superior talent in this year’s pool, specifically forwards from the Canadian Hockey League and Europe, makes the difficult job of predicting the draft’s outcome all the more enjoyable. Additionally, the NHL standings, even as late as New Year’s Day, are so tightly packed that teams currently holding home-ice advantage in the first round may very well end up near the bottom of the league’s overall standings by April....

Minnesota’s sixth consecutive showing in the Stanley Cup playoffs is tied for the league’s third-longest streak. Though Winnipeg has far less postseason experience, making only its second appearance in franchise history, a high-powered offense and steady goaltending place it among this year’s championship favorites. The Wild’s veterans won’t go quietly, but injuries are adding up at the wrong time of the year. The Jets, meanwhile, are well rested (relatively speaking) and free of injuries to key players as the playoffs begin....

In addition to having home ice advantage in the postseason for the first time since 1988, the Islanders wielded a .673 winning percentage in playoff overtimes, the best mark in NHL history. After Mathew Barzal did everything but score the game-winning goal, Josh Bailey entered the frame and netted the rebound to give New York a 4-3 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. The goal was Bailey’s first career postseason marker after 820 games played — all with the Islanders....

Since the salary cap came into play in 2005-06, teams in a playoff position on the fourth Thursday in November have gone on to make it 77.8 percent of the time, according to calculations by our friends at Opta Sports. Over that span, on average, fewer than four teams out of playoff contention at this time of year reverse their fortunes in time to make the Stanley Cup playoffs. Last year, it turned out 14 of the 16 playoff teams were in place by Nov....

Edmonton has traded winger Milan Lucic to the Flames for forward James Neal, the teams announced Friday. Lucic, 31, and Neal, 31, are both in the middle of long-term contracts with their respective teams and are coming off disappointing seasons. Neal was great with the Golden Knights in 2017-18 and signed a five-year, $28 million deal with Calgary before last season. He rewarded the team by scoring seven goals and adding 12 assists....