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In the 42nd edition, there were a number of talented sophomores who were featured, but it was Sierra Canyon High School (Calif.) sophomore Cody Riley who stepped up for his team the most over a four-game span that ultimately saw his team win the consolation bracket championship. MORE: Top players in the Class of 2015 | Top dunkers | Best hoops conferences At 6-8, 240 pounds, Riley is a talented forward who bullied his defenders for a majority of the weekend....

Jason Bennett from Tempe told ABC15 that his mom, sister, aunt, cousin and niece had all died from the disease, which has now killed more than five million people worldwide. “It’s a tragedy,” Bennett said. “I don’t even know what to say anymore. Like, five people?” The man said his Christian faith provided him with a small degree of comfort but that the passing of the family members was extremely distressing....

Arizona House GOP leaders failed to pass their $1.9 billion income tax cut measure today after Cook joined Democrats in voting against it as the wildfire moved closer toward his district. Republicans were aware of Cook’s intention to oppose the measure, but forced a vote in hopes that he would change his mind. Cook explained his decision to constituents in District 8 in a Facebook post on Sunday. “As a conservative Republican with a consistent conservative voting record, I believe we need not mirror the federal government and continue with the borrowing and debt,” he wrote....

The Chandler Police Department have warned residents in East Valley to be on high alert as they investigate the women, according to AZ Family CBS News. It comes as people across the U.S. mail their ballots ahead of the November 3 presidential election. But this woman has been going door-to-door, asking to take people’s ballots and turn them in, according to the broadcaster. More and more people in the Chandler and Mesa area have reportedly come forward to say that they have encountered the woman on their doorstep....

Survival games like Minecraft, Conan Exiles, and No Man’s Sky often offer creative modes that allow players to express their building imagination without the threats of the game causing them to have to repetitively restart. In addition to these games, Ark: Survival Evolved has tons of blueprints to use through the building and crafting process, and as a result, it isn’t difficult to put hundreds of hours into the game in the standard game mode and creative alike....

The Volunteers were recently upset by Alabama but remained in the top ten of the AP poll. Match Details Fixture: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Tennessee Volunteers - NCAA Men’s Basketball Date & Time: Wednesday, January 6th, 2021, 7 PM ET Venue: Thompson-Boiling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers Preview The Tennessee Volunteers suffered their first conference loss of the season on Saturday to Alabama. In the defeat, the Volunteers suffered their lowest point total of the season, scoring 63....

As the team’s Twitter account noted at Penn State’s expense. MORE: Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman will learn from first big-game miss Shortly following the victory on Saturday, Arkansas football’s Twitter account trolled its Nittany Lion counterparts by posting a technical statement of fact about the team’s history in the Outback Bowl: For those out of the loop, Arkansas’ post is nearly identical to a heavily ridiculed Penn State tweet from February that claimed a Nittany Lions football player had played in every Super Bowl — except for five, dating back to 1967....

Within a year of launching Phase 4 of the MCU, Marvel Studios has already had multiple projects that have featured more than one hero. Along with the main protagonist, one of the other Avengers or heroes has made an appearance and played an important role in the specific plot line. Even though it is technically a standalone project, fans get to see more than one hero in action. And this isn’t obviously the end, as upcoming projects are following a similar path....

Retailing at $249.99, the Nightbuds offer a comfortable way to enjoy whatever sleep-aiding sounds you choose. Want to know whether these little lullaby earbuds can grant you a full night of restful sleep? Read on… But, before you do, you should know that, from now until February 25th, MUO readers can enjoy an exclusive (and very generous) 20% off the price of the Kokoon Nightbuds. Just head to the Kokoon website and enter the code JGAME20 at checkout to save yourself 20%!...

Smart toys bring a younger generation into the technological world. But the question arises whether or not these smart toys are more trouble than they are worth. What Are Smart Toys? Smart toys refer to engaging and customizable electronic devices integrated by artificial intelligence. Using sensors, speakers, cameras, microphones, or keyboards allows kids to create their own play experience. They give children a jump-start into technology and act as a valuable educational tool, introducing critical modern skills like programming....

The bye weeks take place from Week 6 to Week 14, with all 32 teams getting a chance to rest up for the following week. Week 7 grants the most byes for the season with six, while only two teams get Weeks 8, 11 and 12 off. The Cowboys (5-1) are coming off of a close 35-29 OT win over the Patriots in Week 6. With around 23 million tuning into the Sunday afternoon matchup, it was the most watched mid-afternoon game on CBS since 2015....

Reports have hinted at marital troubles for weeks, starting with Brady deciding to unretire. Despite dealing with issues in the past, the couple has always come out stronger. Of course, Brady and Gisele are yet to open up about their recent issues, focusing on the NFL season and work respectively. As per recent reports, Tom Brady and Bundchen are still living apart, even if they are in the same city....

He may have waved goodbye to Arsenal’s inconsistencies, but the Red Devils’ 2-0 defeat at Tottenham was riven with all the problems the Chilean must have he had left behind at Emirates Stadium. On Sanchez’s Premier League debut for the club, United were abject. From the first whistle to the last they were second best, save for a short period in the first half when the new signing was at his most influential....

A handful of other events, designed with safety in mind, competed to divert attention away from the Area 51 gates. An educational event called Area 51 Basecamp set up outside of Rachel, Nevada, while the Facebook group creator Matty Roberts moved his scheduled event to downtown Las Vegas. Still, some hopefuls arrived at Area 51 with no apparent plan. Twitter users responded with memes. Most of the internet jokes seemed to hold a genuine concern for the safety of visitors and of Area 51 security....

Palmeiras has agreed to sell Argentina international striker Hernan Barcos to Brazilian rivals Gremio. But the Sao Paulo-based football club is seeking $3 million and up to four players in return for the 28-year-old, reports Xinhua. “We have a situation which is not necessarily a bad one for us. There are some issues that we have to resolve quickly,” Palmeiras executive director Jose Carlos Brunoro said Friday. It is understood Gremio is willing to part with defender Vilson, midfielder Leo Gago, midfielder Rondinelly as well as strikers Marcelo Moreno and Leandro for the deal to go ahead....

Adelaide chief executive Grant Mayer confirmed Batistuta is the club’s prime target to replace Guillermo Amor, who departed on Wednesday. Amor departs Adelaide United Amor guided Adelaide to their first A-League title in 2015-16 but he oversaw a disappointing championship defence as the Reds finished ninth in the 10-team league last season, with 48-year-old Batistuta now favourite to fill the vacancy despite his limited coaching experience. “We can’t sit on our hands,” Mayer told News Limited on Thursday....

A new study has shown Arizona to be the most “anti-mask” state, according to a survey by the Survival At Home website, which tracked over 150,000 tweets posted on Twitter over the past month that referenced different anti-mask-related hashtags including #nomask, #burnyourmask, #nomasks, #antimask and #iwillnotcomply, among others. Arizona’s daily case count has been mostly increasing from around May 18, just days after the state’s stay-at-home order expired on May 15....

In a letter to Arizona state Senate President Karen Fann, who has frequently pushed the debunked claim of widespread voter fraud in the last election, Brnovich said his office’s Election Integrity Unit looked into allegations of dead voters which were made in the heavily disputed audit from the company Cyber Ninjas. The audit, which was ordered by Fann, claimed that 282 individuals who died before October 5, 2020, voted in the November 3 presidential election....

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah dismissed the lawsuit brought by the state’s GOP—which challenged the 2020 election process—as “disingenuous” and “groundless.” Former President Donald Trump and many Republican allies have repeatedly pushed false claims that the 2020 election was “rigged” or “stolen.” But dozens of lawsuits challenging the election’s integrity have been dismissed or rejected across the country, including by judges appointed by Trump and other Republicans....

Sumlin, who was fired on Nov. 26 after Texas A&M went 7-5 in regular season play this season, takes over for a program that went 7-6 in 2017 and 43-35 during the Rich Rodriguez era. He will reportedly be paid $14.5 million over five years. MORE: Looking at 2017 FBS coaching changes Sumlin went 51-26 over six years at Texas A&M. His team’s highest finish came in 2012 — his and A&M’s first season in the SEC — when the Aggies finished No....