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Enter the Chargers’ social media team. Los Angeles went with a good, old-fashioned anime intro for its schedule reveal. But while anime intros are generally an odyssey of positivity through some faraway land, the Chargers chose violence. Things start on a somewhat positive note, with the Raiders being depicted as your typical marauding pirates — ship at all — and the Chiefs getting the Pacific Rim-esque mech treatment they’ve earned....

While being interviewed on sports radio in Philadelphia last week, Barkley said they were wrong to attack businesses and police. MORE: Sixers fall to Spurs | Barkley likes 76ers’ future | Warriors’ win streak at nine games | Malice in the Palace From the New York Daily News: Wilson is former St. Louis police Officer Darren Wilson; Brown is Michael Brown. “There is no excuse for people to be out there burning down people’s businesses, burning down police cars....

Over the weekend, Johnny Manziel was harassed by a fan at the Byron Nelson Classic in Texas. Barkley’s response to dealing with bad fans? He’d shoot 10 percent of them. MORE: Karl-Anthony Towns swishes 3-pointers like a guard | Which NFL coach would you want to drink with? | Latest NBA mock draft We are sure the charismatic analyst was only joking, but he did say on the show that he had been involved in a handful of fist fights back in his hooping days....

On Tuesday night’s “NBA on TNT” pregame show, the Hall of Famer suggested the Hawks should start Jeff Teague, a veteran point guard with plenty of playoff experience. MORE: Scottie Pippen goes off on Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson in “Dan Patrick Show” interview “I would start Jeff Teague because if you start Lou Williams, I don’t see — yeah, Jeff Teague,” Barkley said. “I would start him.” Just one small problem there, Chuck....

In the main event of UFC 280, Makhachev submitted Oliveira in the second round to snap Oliveira’s impressive 11-fight victory streak. McGregor, for his part, has been recovering since he fractured his tibia and fibula in July 2021 at UFC 264, and his management has vowed that he will make a return in 2023. Several UFC stars participated in a Q&A session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ahead of UFC 283 in Brazil....

For the burgeoning tsarina, Fabergé’s new Matrojoschka Collection features a charm bracelet in 18-karat gold with brightly colored, fire-enameled Russian dolls ($3,330). The limited-edition pieces open up to reveal a smaller doll hanging inside—just like the traditional wooden matrushkas (1,000 available at $6,330 each; faberge-jewelry.com). For the romantic at heart, Cinzia Maini has created delicate roses out of woven gold fabric that dangle from a yellow-gold bracelet (cinziamaini.com). Those with a sweet tooth can feast their eyes on Juicy Couture’s Just Desserts charms, resembling goodies like chocolate-covered strawberries and banana splits (from $52 each; neimanmarcus....

At the break, Chase was batting on 112 runs with 14 boundaries and a six studding his 212 ball stay in the middle. Jason Holder was battling on at the other end, unbeaten on 21 runs off 41 deliveries with three hits to the fence. The hosts now have a lead of 15 runs with the final session of the Test remaining. Chase’s gritty knock saw him write his name in the record books as he became the first West Indies player since the legendary Garfield Sobers to take a five-wicket haul and score a century in the same Test....

The veteran second baseman took out a full page ad in the Philadelphia Daily News to thank the city and its fans after serving 13 seasons with the Phillies. MORE: The 15 best baseball movies ever, ranked Utley specifically thanked David Montgomery, Charlie Manuel and teammates Pat Burrell, Aaron Rowand, Jayson Werth, Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino, Carlos Ruiz and Cole Hamels. Last Wednesday, Utley signed off on a trade that sent him to the Dodgers to play out the final season of his contract....

It’s the law that states you can’t hold a person for murder without the body…is that right? —Kathy (Senior) Oh, habeas corpus. That’s the Marine slogan…or is it the Navy? I don’t know, one of those. —Lena (Freshman) Habeas corpus…well, Abraham Lincoln suspended it during the Civil War. Oh man… I learned this in high school. It’s a law about how long you can hold someone in court, I think....

After Lost Planet 2 failed to bank significant cash for Capcom, many thought that the series wouldn’t be seen again. Much to everyone’s surprise, however, it was confirmed back in April that Lost Planet 3 would be arriving at some point in 2013, but it wouldn’t be the same old song and dance that consumers largely ignored back in 2010. Instead, the third installment will take the series in an entirely different direction; featuring everything from first-person mech battles to survival-horror elements....

Mac users who prefer their mouse and keyboard to be tailored to their system rather than universal across all platforms have a few more options to choose from out of Logitech’s catalog. The third-party accessory company has dedicated Mac versions of its MX Mechanical Mini and K380 Bluetooth keyboards, as well as its MX Master 3S mouse and Lift vertical mouse on the way. All devices that Logitech says provide “full compatibility” due to being designed from the ground up specifically for Mac hardware....

With both teams playing desperately for a win, the match was always bound to be an exciting one with all eyes on Liverpool’s blue-eyed boy, Mohamed Salah, who only needed one goal to break the Premier League record for the most goals scored in a single season - one that is currently jointly held by himself, Alan Shearer, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez. Oh, what names to be among....

They won the game and were essentially in cruise control, holding a strong foothold with the ball for the majority of it. The defence was barely called upon, and most of the blue shirts spent time venturing forward. The goals, however, were surrounded by a couple of crucial VAR interventions; once when young Alex Mighten was fouled in the penalty area by Fikayo Tomori, only to be deemed offside after the spot-kick was awarded....

According to Goal, Chelsea want to bring in a defender over the summer. The Blues are reportedly ready to extend Thiago Silva’s current deal by a year, while switching focus to signing a top-quality defender to partner the Brazilian at the heart of their defense. Chelsea recently parted ways with Fikayo Tomori, who joined AC Milan on loan for the rest of the season. Milan also have the option of buying the Englishman at the end of the campaign....

Odds on Morata to win the Golden Boot The 24-year-old striker has moved to Stamford Bridge for a reported fee of £70 million and has agreed a five-year contract, having played 43 times for the European champions last season, netting on 20 occasions. However, he found himself surplus to requirements at the Bernabeu and has elected to join up with Antonio Conte’s side. “I am so happy to be here,” he told Chelsea’s official website....

Last season’s relegated Premier League sides Cardiff City and Fulham both bounced back from disappointing starts with home victories, the Bluebirds beating Luton Town 2-1 and Scott Parker’s side claiming a 2-0 win against Blackburn. Middlesbrough manager Jonathan Woodgate was furious after his side had two goals disallowed in a 1-0 home defeat to Brentford, Tommy Rowe’s late equaliser earned Bristol City a 1-1 draw at Birmingham City and Preston North End beat Wigan Athletic 3-0....

The website, based out of Bengaluru and Mumbai claimed that it uses the proceeds from the ticket sales for charity to the Samarthanam Trust for the disabled. Four lucky users will be selected through an online, automated process for a dream experience with various celebrities. The Samarthanam Trust supports the visually impaired, disabled and underprivileged by providing them with education, vocational training and placement-based rehabilitation to help them achieve personal independence....

Before both conventions, all three-dozen voters said they had not settled on a candidate. Although one third of the voters were registered Republicans; one-third registered Democrats and one-third independents, the group leaned slightly to the left. Twenty four of the participants voted for Bill Clinton in 1992. Even so, at the end of the GOP gathering, 35 of the 36 said they had more favorable impressions of Gov. George W....

RELATED: The Witcher Netflix: Characters Who Look Like Their Video Game Counterparts (& Who Look Completely Different) In the games and the Netflix series, fans can find their favorite characters like Geralt, Yennefer, Ciri, Triss, and Jaskier/Dandelion. Even minor characters like Yarpen and Roach have some screen time, but not every character got that chance, at least not yet. The books have a few important characters that have yet to physically appear in either the games or the Netflix series....

The Chargers ended their season with a 31-21 defeat to the Chiefs in Kansas City in Rivers’ possible farewell Sunday. MORE: SN’s NFL All-Decade team for the 2010s The 38-year-old Rivers, an eight-time Pro Bowler, can become a free agent after this season. Pressed on his future postgame, Rivers was overcome with emotion as he spoke with the media amid the uncertainty. “If this is the last time here or last time in this uniform, that’s a possibility,” Rivers told reporters....