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On January 21, the Facebook page for the pirate-themed Vessel Taphouse in Lynwood, Washington, posted about an upcoming show where attendees could “catch the virus” and made reference to the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Everett Herald reported on Friday. “Come see the show, maybe catch the virus, or just stay home and whine,” the post read. “Tickets 10 bucks or 6 with proof of Omicron positive test. Have you had enough?...

A Promised Land, sold under the Penguin Random House imprint Crown, moved more than 887,000 units in the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday, the first day it was available for purchase, according to a Penguin Random House press release obtained by Newsweek. “We are thrilled with the first day sales,” Crown publisher David Drake said in a statement. “They reflect the widespread excitement that readers have for President Obama’s highly anticipated and extraordinarily written book....

The teams shared 10 tries, but it was Jantjies’ late intervention that decided it after the Barbarians recovered from 28-7 down. Juan Manuel Leguizamon opened the scoring just three minutes in against his fellow countrymen with Handre Pollard converting. But Argentina turned things around and tries from Matias Orlando, Ramiro Moyano, captain Pablo Matera, and Sebastian Cancelliere saw them reach 28-7 after 18 minutes. The Barbarians were awarded a penalty try seven minutes before the break when Matera was penalized for pulling down a maul behind the Argentina tryline....

Winners of the bronze medal last time out in 2014, Les Bleus trailed 65-61 in the fourth quarter but delivered an 18-0 run to finish the Group K clash and prevail 79-65. With a number of nations needing to compete in qualifiers without NBA talent, Amath M’Baye scored a team-high 18 points on his international debut. The Virtus Bologna power-forward also contributed five assists for Vincent Collet’s men as they joined Czech Republic in the finals in China....

A goalless draw on Wednesday at the Allianz Arena was enough to seal a semi spot for the sixth time in the past seven seasons for Bayern, who were 2-1 winners against the La Liga side last week. Jupp Heynckes’ men join Liverpool, Roma and Real Madrid in the semi-finals. Madrid needed a controversial stoppage-time penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo to see off a phenomenal Juventus comeback, while Roma’s 3-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday saw them improbably dump out Barcelona on away goals....

Bale has been out of action since April with a torn calf, while James sat out Madrid’s 4-1 thrashing of Celta that put them on the brink of the title. Lacazette confirms he will leave Lyon But both have been included in Zinedine Zidane’s 25-man squad to face the Andalucians on Sunday. A point will be enough for Madrid to take their first Liga crown in five years, as they also look forward to the Champions League final against Juventus in two weeks time....

After scoring in Real’s 3-1 victory earlier this month, Bale threw one arm under the other towards the Atletico fans, a gesture considered offensive in Spain. La Liga filed a complaint against Bale for what it described as “a gesture of potentially obscene meaning” but the referee did not include the incident in his report. The RFEF has confirmed in a statement it has not “found a breach of the rules of the game or action deserving either warning or disciplinary action”....

CS: GO is the game that popularized Butterfly Knife skins. In fact, it is one of the most coveted cosmetic items in the game. Since Valorant’s release in June 2020, Riot Games have successfully captured a large part of the competitive first-person shooter player base, a space that was earlier dominated by CS:GO. Notably, some of Valorant’s in-game cosmetics have also been inspired by CS:GO, like the Ruin Dagger, which has its resemblance to the Falchion Knife in CS:GO, or the Prime Knife, inspired by the Karambit in CS:GO....

Mario Balotelli scored his third goal in two games for AC Milan to snatch a share of the points in a 1-1 draw at Cagliari on Sunday as Roma’s slump continued with a 3-1 defeat to Sampdoria. AC Milan remain fourth, 14 points behind leaders Juventus but will drop to fifth if city rivals Inter account for Chievo at the San Siro in Sunday’s late game. Balotelli, signed from Manchester City 10 days ago, grabbed a brace, including one goal from the penalty spot, in a 2-1 win over Udinese last week....

But at least one game has our panel split: South Carolina, which will start Dylan Thompson at quarterback, at Missouri. Standings through eight weeks: Against the spread (last week): 51-29: Jon Cooper, SaturdayDownSouth.com (5-5) 46-34: Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune (6-4) 46-34: Mike Griffith, MLive.com (5-5) 44-36: Bill Bender, Sporting News (4-6) 43-37: David Matter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (5-5) 43-37: Andrew Carter, Raleigh News & Observer/Charlotte Observer (7-3) 41-39: Ken Bradley, Sporting News (4-6)...

The question of whether to lift the arms embargo is as old and fractious as the war itself. (In the latest NEWSWEEK Poll, two thirds see the crisis as a “tragedy” that can’t be resolved “if the two sides want to keep fighting.”) Last week’s Senate action gave new life to the issue, pitting the United States against its European allies, and Congress against the White House, which has promised to veto the measure....

It has been an exciting year for Bandai Namco, as the company has released multiple game of the year contenders. It started the year off strong with Little Nightmares 2, an excellent (and unnerving) sequel to the original Little Nightmares, expanding the narrative and world that began there. Then at the beginning of summer, Bandai Namco released Scarlet Nexus, an innovative anime-inspired, action RPG, and subsequently brought summer to a fantastic close with Tales of Arise, the latest entry in the massive RPG franchise....

The hosts will be coming into this series on the back of a brilliant performance in New Zealand, where they held the Kiwis to a 1-1 draw in Tests away from home. It was a promising display by the Bangla Tigers who will now aim to carry on that momentum in this home series. Their last ODI stint came way back in July 2021 when they whitewashed Zimbabwe 3-0....

According to the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, four men from Atlanta stole more than $4 million from the Bank of New York Mellon. The people involved in the theft used the money to purchase personal vehicles, gold, trips, and, of course, a suite at Philips Arena for Hawks games. MORE: Durant out for season | Griffin does Austin Rivers impression | NBA Draft stock report The crime was initiated by Zachary Vaughn, who worked at the bank from 2005 to 2013....

It now seems that the Apex Legends developer has dropped the ban hammer once again, as many of those banned as part of this new ban wave have voiced their complaints online. This came as part of the April 3rd update and has been rather thorough, as players who even changed their IP addresses were banned after a few hours, with most complaints coming from those who paid for some type of Apex Legends cheating software....

The T10 format has unexpectedly picked up well and is spreading like wildfire across the globe. The Barna Royals duo of Captain Syed Shafaat Ali and wicketkeeper Taqqi Ul Mazhar have already excelled in previous editions of the league. The Royals will look to play around the two explosive and experienced batsmen. The City Lions have a sharp and fearsome bowling line-up in the form of captain Amar Shakoor along with Ibrar Hussain and Nawazish Ali....

According to UEFA’s Club Licensing Benchmarking Report, Barca’s cumulative attendance in 2015-16 was 1.5million, besting United’s 1.43m. Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund outstrip both in terms of average attendance, with 81,178 at their Signal Iduna Park home, although Germany’s top flight being an 18 as opposed to a 20-team competition contributed to their overall attendance coming in third at 1.38m. West Ham reject £20m Payet bid All three sides enjoyed better attendances than Real Madrid, who attracted an average of 71,280 to the Santiago Bernabeu and 1....

? After a slow and dull start by Barca, Arda Turan set up Suarez and the Uruguayan rounded Sporting goalkeeper Ivan Cuellar to tap in the opener in the 29th minute. Rafinha then headed in Sergi Roberto’s cross at the near post for the second three minutes later. Sporting lost captain Alberto Lora to a second yellow card for a late challenge on Roberto in the 74th minute. With nine minutes remaining, substitute Paco Alcacer hit the crossbar but Neymar pounced on the rebound and tapped in....

Speculation has been mounting that the Brazil star is prepared to leave Camp Nou, while a report in Neymar’s homeland on Tuesday has claimed that he has accepted a contract offer from PSG, who are prepared to smash the world transfer record and pay his €222million release clause. However, Mestre is adamant that the 25-year-old is not going anywhere. “I’m 200 per cent sure that he is going to stay,” Mestre told a news conference....