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If you’re a current subscriber, you have a lot more coming your way. Read on after the jump to find out what Cryptic has planned for new updates and content. Here’s the news release: This Past Month Lots of power balancing meant free Retcons for everyone! Big changes to the Economy were made after we had overestimated the amount of resources players would accumulate while leveling. Increased item drops and decreased Retcon costs make it more affordable!...

South Africa slumped to defeat against India as their dented bowling attack failed to make a mark against the solidity of the Indian batting line-up. The promising run-chase dwindled as South Africa’s middle order failed to take charge against the Indian spinners. Pakistan, on the other hand, were exposed up front by the pace of the West Indies attack. Their top-order batsmen looked surprised by the pace of Kemar Roach and if not for Misbah-ul-Haq and Nasir Jamshed, Pakistan would have slumped to a total below 100....

Herath was the final man to be dismissed on Friday as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 250 in their second innings, having been set a mammoth target of 462. The 40-year-old ends his illustrious Test career with 433 wickets - placing him joint-eighth on the all-time list - and Chandimal was disappointed to see his team-mate bow out on a losing note. “It’s a really hard day for us because we all know how much Rangana has done for the team and Sri Lankan cricket,” said Chandimal in the post-match presentation....

Retain the Original Subject Depending on where you are, you may be able to change the subject by typing a new one in the Subject line when writing your reply. But this may not be the best path to take. Rather than change the subject, make it clear that you’re continuing an old thread and not starting a new one by including the previous subject line with the new one....

In general, Shields casts himself as an alienated, covetous nerd who’s wondering why we’re all such alienated, covetous nerds, why we’re so obsessed with celebrities when they make us even more depressed about “our unamplified little lives.” Roving far and wide in the pop-culture universe, Shields weighs in on the erotic power of women who wear glasses (“The arrogance implied in believing that one’s beauty can afford to be concealed is entrancing”), and on his quest to obtain a genuine Boy Scout belt: “I go so far as to schedule an interview for a troop leader position, until, fearing accusations of pedophilia, I end the charade....

The Devil In Me focuses on a group of filmmakers who are trying to make an impact in the industry. They receive an enigmatic invitation inviting them to experience a modern reconstruction of H.H. Holmes’s infamous serial killer house. With the protagonists jumping at the bit for the opportunity, they fail to recognize that not only is the location recreated, but so are the sadistic and vicious murders of America’s first serial killer....

Wide receiver Keenan Allen will miss “some time” after suffering a kidney injury in Sunday’s loss to the Ravens, coach Mike McCoy said Monday. FANTASY: Top waiver wire pickups after Week 8 | Week 9 WR rankings Although McCoy didn’t specify a timetable for Allen’s return, he is expected to miss next Monday’s game against the Bears at the least. San Diego will turn to Stevie Johnson, the second-most targeted receiver on the team with 24 catches for 283 yards, to fill in as Allen recovers....

“The Clippers and the team from Southern California,” Barkley said on “Inside the NBA” following Thursday’s showdown between the two LA teams, refusing to say the Lakers by name. “I’m not talking about these damn losers. Between the nitwits at TNT and the nitwits at ESPN, we talk about these losers more than any people in the world.” NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial)...

During TNT’s pregame show, Barkley heckled the network and apologized to viewers incessantly for airing the Knicks-Cavaliers matchup over the Pelicans-Rockets game that was in the same time slot. DeMarcus Cousins made his debut with New Orleans, and New York was trounced by Cleveland, 119-104. After the game, Barkley didn’t ease off the gas in his dislike for the New York franchise. MORE: Charles Oakley sits with Dan Gilbert for Knicks-Cavs...

Appearing on ESPN’s Mike & Mike radio show Thursday, Barkley was asked how he was going to “dominate Christmas." Instead, he went on a rant about how much he doesn’t enjoy the holiday. MORE: NBA’s Top 10 2015 moments | Grant Hill recalls Kobe’s Christmas greatness “So I’m not a big Christmas fan. I’m a firm believer that Santa Claus should only bring kids gifts. I think Santa Claus should bring everybody gifts until the get out of high school, and then that’s it....

Barkley made the remarks during an NBA on TNT broadcast on Tuesday, the opening night of the NBA regular season. The Nets last week banned Irving from participating in all games and practices until he becomes vaccinated. Irving is ineligible for home games due to a New York City vaccine mandate but away games might have still been a possibility since the league does not have its own mandate. However, the Nets chose to fully suspend Irving....

Barkley and video game publisher 2K Sports have not been able to agree on a financial agreement over the past few years to make the Hall of Famer a fixture in the game as both an analyst and a playable athlete. The money, however, is not for him — it’s for retired players. MORE: LeBron James reacts to “NBA 2K19” rating “Unless they give the retired players X amount of money, they cannot use my likeness,” Barkley said on the Scoop B Radio Podcast....

Oakley, who maintains he did nothing wrong to get arrested at Madison Square Garden last week, made the comparison during an interview on SI Now. MORE: Draymond Green says James Dolan has ‘slave master mentality’ When Oakley was asked by host Maggie Gray whether he believed Dolan to be on the same level as Sterling, Oakley said he did. “He’s definitely a control freak,” Oakley said about Dolan. “He has everybody in the Garden on pins and needles....

Daniels’ last “Benghazi ain’t going away!!” tweet was published on Sunday. But the sentiment didn’t recur on Monday, July 6, the day that Daniels—who is best known for his 1979 hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”—died of a hemorrhagic stroke at Summit Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 83. Now, a day after his death, a person or people close to Daniels are continuing the tradition, tweeting under the signature TeamCDB/BW, likely for Team Charlies Daniels Band / Beau Weevils....

In five years with the Irish, Weis posted a 35-27 record. But he doesn’t attribute the relative lack of success to the job being his first as a head coach; he instead says his assistants and their selfish agendas doomed Notre Dame. MORE: SN Power Poll | AP Top 25 | Coaches Poll “I hired too many people that wanted to use the school as a steppingstone for a head coaching job,” Weis told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette....

Who doesn’t? These days, the biggest battle in fashion is not over style or design, but price. Many American and European designers have already put out “bridge” lines that try to combine a designer sensibility with reduced prices. Most women, though, find these “lower” prices ($400 for a DKNY jacket instead of $1,300 for one from the Donna Karan collection) still much too high, thank you, and many buy them only when they’re on sale....

Kadyrov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was responding to comments made by Francis in an interview with the Catholic magazine America published on Monday. In that interview, Francis, 85, said that while it was the Russian state that invaded Ukraine on February 24: “Generally, the cruelest are perhaps those who are of Russia but are not of the Russian tradition, such as the Chechens, the Buryats and so on....

In his capacity as the brand ambassador of the Blues in India, Arjun Kapoor has been interviewed by Chelsea TV commentator Lee Parker. He has been the host of a special show called Out of the Blue where fans from around the country get a chance to be featured and now hosts another segment called Chelsea ke Superfans in association with the club. Arjun Kapoor started supporting Chelsea during the times of Gianfranco Zola and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink....

Both have been linked with moves to Real Madrid in the summer, and the ex-France international centre-back believes that the club may simply have to accept that the two regular starters want to try their luck elsewhere. Indeed, he feels neither is indispensable. “To be honest, you have got so many great players in the world that if Hazard or Courtois has to leave, you can find a good goalkeeper to replace Courtois,” he told Goal ....

According to Bild, Chelsea are keeping an eye on Boateng’s situation at Bayern Munich, with the centre-back out of contract at the end of the season. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is said to be a fan of Boateng, and there have been suggestions that the German tried to sign the 32-year old during his spell as Paris Saint-Germain boss. Boateng joined Bayern Munich from Manchester City in 2011, and has been a fine player for them....