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That really doesn’t matter when Khalil Mack and Derek Carr are their best two players. Their 1-2 punch from the 2014 draft have proved they can carry the team. After a 9-2 start that guarantees Oakland’s first winning and likely playoff season since 2002, the rest of the Raiders should keep riding them. MORE: Without Gronk, Patriots have problem as AFC race hits home stretch Carr is the front-runner for NFL MVP after orchestrating his fifth fourth-quarter comeback in Sunday’s thrilling 35-32 home victory over Carolina....

Heisman winner Joe Burrow and Alabama’s Tua Tagavailoa have both been labeled as can’t-miss prospects in the 2020 NFL Draft, but there are no guarantees in the NFL. They might be decent starters, they might be busts or they just might end up being generational talents. Or, perhaps, someone else could emerge as the best in the class. Here’s a look at all of the quarterbacks taken in Sporting News’ complete seven-round mock draft and how they might fit with their projected teams....

Sampdoria striker Quagliarella – the top scorer in Serie A this season with 21 goals – became the oldest goalscorer in Italy’s history when he netted in their Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein on Tuesday. Aged 36 years and 54 days old, the Sampdoria forward scored a 35th-minute penalty, putting Mancini’s side 3-0 up. The veteran added a second spot-kick in first-half stoppage time as Italy extended their lead on route to a comprehensive 6-0 victory in Parma....

Like every year, QuakeCon will begin with a kickoff event on its global livestream. The kickoff will officially air on Thursday, August 19 at 11:00 am PT/2:00 pm ET. No details have been shared regarding what kind of plans Bethesda has for its kickoff event. In 2020, Bethesda showed off games including The Elder Scrolls Online, Fallout 76, Doom Eternal’s DLC, Ghostwire Tokyo, and Deathloop. Suffice to say, if Bethesda has some games to show, then it’ll show them during QuakeCon 2021....

In order to earn this prestigious title, Remedy Entertainment’s Quantum Break has surpassed such titles as Sunset Overdrive, Ori & the Blind Forest, and Ryse Son of Rome, which puts the game’s success at a noticeably high mark. Xbox Studios senior category manager, Jon Edney, commented on the game’s success: In general, Quantum Break has been favorably reviewed, which may mean that we will see more of the TV show format from development companies in the future....

The show, Fire Fight Australia: Concert for National Bushfire Relief, will take place on February 16 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, according to a press release from Queen’s website Sunday. In addition to Queen + Adam Lambert and Newton-John, other scheduled performers for the show include Alice Cooper, k.d. lang, John Farnham, Tina Arena, Icehouse and Delta Goodrem. The concert will be hosted by actor/comedian Celeste Barber, whose online appeal for wildfires relief has so far raised over $50 million....

With the recent passing of the longstanding Queen Elizabeth II of England, many were wondering if there might be a Fortnite skin of her sometime in the future. At this point, there are so many collaborative skins that if a person or character isn’t in Fortnite, it’s a bit surprising. SypherPK, LeBron James, Ninja, Naomi Osaka, Bruno Mars, Patrick Mahomes, and many others have been represented in the game....

Elizabeth met on Tuesday with Liz Truss at Balmoral to appoint her as the new U.K. prime minister following the resignation of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In photos showing Elizabeth before and during the meeting, she is seen sporting a cane and handbag and having what appears to be a pleasant exchange with Truss. These photos provide what may be the final glimpse of Elizabeth for the public prior to her passing....

Algorithms are being deployed to predict disruptions that could potentially occur during experiments and may help turn the long-discussed energy source—which is based on the same process that naturally powers the Sun and stars—into reality. “In the last four or five years… you’re suddenly seeing that old idea—that fusion is great but infinitely far away—has gone away,” Daniel Kammen, professor of energy at University of California Berkeley, said in a workshop this week, Forbes reported....

And though 300 is a nice, round number, they were even more excited about a sharp win that propelled the Kings out of the NHL cellar. Quick earned his 300th victory and Kopitar scored his 300th goal while Los Angeles escaped last place in the overall league standings with a 4-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers. The Kings’ captain and their longtime starting goalie were the foundation of two Stanley Cup championship teams in Los Angeles, where they’ve been on the NHL roster together since late 2008....

Veteran Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe ensured a fairy-tale return to the international fold when he broke the deadlock after 21 minutes, but the hosts laboured in their attempts for a second against opponents with limited ambition. Defoe’s replacement Jamie Vardy eventually made the points safe in the 66th minute and Southgate felt the Leicester City man - as well as Manchester United youngster Marcus Rashford - gave an edge to England’s play during the closing stages that they previously lacked....

Queensland will be confident going into this game after beating Tasmania by 94 runs. They are now in second place in the standings, with one win and two draws in three matches. They would look to win this game and climb to the top of the standings. Meanwhile, Western Australia are in the third spot in the points table. They are coming off a six-wicket victory over South Australia in their previous match, and will try to continue their current form in this game....

It was reported in Spain this week that Barca officials had met with Paris Saint-Germain star Rabiot to agree personal terms ahead of a transfer. PSG are said to be prepared to allow the midfielder to leave for a fee in the region of €40million. Xavi thinks the France international would make a shrewd signing but is wary of talking up prospective deals, having seeing Antoine Griezmann decide to stay at Atletico Madrid despite being linked with a switch to Camp Nou....

A common cause of radiculopathy is compression of a spinal nerve root. Spinal nerve root compression occurs when a structure such as the intervertebral disc or a bone spur, formed as a response to long-term wear and tear, encroaches on the space where the nerve root is located. This encroachment usually results in the structure and the nerve root coming into contact with one another, causing irritation and other symptoms, sometimes including pain....

He stared petulantly at the clock, tapping his feet and cracking his knuckles. ‘Come on!’ he yelled. As soon as the second met the minute at 12, with the hour looking on from 4, Rafa was out the door. He felt joyous, free and ready to take on the world. He slammed the door, opened the garden gate with one hand, holding his cricket bat and ball in the other and was off....

Perello did not make the trip Down Under with the former World No. 1, choosing to stay home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The couple were reunited for the first time since the Mallorcan’s arrival in Melbourne on 1 January. The 35-year-old greeted his wife with a warm hug and the moment was captured by a host of cameras. Nadal then went to his academy, where a press conference was held in his honor....

As lots of Rage 2 fans will be quick to note that some of the action on display in the gameplay trailer below has been previously seen at E3 2018, but the new video manages to effectively edit it all together so that players can see how missions will be structured. Plus, the footage also explains how the sequel is set 30 years after the events of the first game, with the planet recovering from a global catastrophe, as its jungles, deserts, wetlands, and other biomes recuperate from the fallout....

Zimbabwe lost the three-match One-Day international series 0-3 and then went down in the first T20 match but bounced back superbly to claim the second T20 by 10 runs at Harare Sports Club here on Sunday. “We have to give credit to Zimbabwe. I thought they played really well today. Their bowling and fielding was really up to the mark,” Rahane was quoted as saying by bcci.tv on Monday....

In August, President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Emanuel for the envoy role and Nicholas Burns as ambassador to China, in appointments that had been in the works for months, according to CNN. But critics have said Emanuel should be disqualified from consideration because under his mayoral administration, Chicago city lawyers fought to hide police dashboard camera video of Laquan McDonald, a Black teenager who was shot 16 times in the back by a police officer in 2014....

Ashton Agar, the young Australian bowler, who shot to new heights of fame in the Ashes, has appreciated the great wall of India – Rahul Dravid. Ashton is among the few young cricketers who have achieved such a star status in a short span of time. Incidentally, Ashton Agar created a world record when he scored 98 runs while playing for Australia against England in his first match of the Ashes....