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Though there are a number of body styles of Crown offered globally, the U.S. gets the sedan, with a high hip point and high-riding-looking design. The Crown sedan is sold in three grades: XLE, Limited and Platinum. Crown XLE and Limited come with a lower-power 2.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid engine setup that yields 236 horsepower (hp). Crown Platinum comes equipped with a turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder hybrid engine that delivers 340 hp and 400 pound-feet of torque....

U.S. Soccer, which has teamed with Mexico and Canada in the bid, hinted that a visit to the White House could happen in the near future. FIFA offers three-month timeline for additional bids According to ESPNFC, a meeting with the bid leaders and Trump could potentially answer any questions regarding a U.S.-Mexico border wall and show FIFA full government support. “The president is fully supportive,” U.S. Soccer president Gulati told ESPN....

Tyler “Trainwreckstv” Niknam is a Twitch streamer with over 640,000 followers, has made a name for himself by sharing his thoughts (even when they get him banned for misogyny) and hosting his own podcast on the platform. After the wave of DMCA claims hit streamers, Niknam reached out to 21 Savage’s representation who informed him that he would have to ask the rapper himself. So that’s what he did, tweeting out a Hail Mary proposition to the platinum record recording artist, to see if the rapper would allow him to stream from his collection of songs....

The update includes 61 new features, including smoother graphical animation, better compatibility with Windows 10 and newer hardware, as well as fixes that allow Worms Armageddon to once again work on hardware from when the game was released. Other features include six player matches, new weapons and physics options for veteran players, the ability to add CPU opponents to online games, as well as support for seven new languages....

The 23andMe Family Tree will auto-populate based on the user’s connections and DNA Relatives, to save people from having to spend hours manually tracking down and entering the details. According to a recent survey, 52 percent of respondents cited difficulty to create their family tree, and not knowing where to start, as the main barriers to creating a tree. Customers will continue to have the ability to manually complete their Family Tree with their own information to help build out their network even further....

Summer Taylor, of Seattle, died on Saturday evening at Harborview Medical Center, spokesperson Susan Gregg said, according to the Associated Press. Taylor and 32-year-old Diaz Love, of Portland, Oregon, had been struck by the vehicle that drove through a panicked crowd of protesters on Interstate 5 early Saturday morning. Love remains in a serious condition in the intensive care unit, Gregg said. The hospital has been contacted for additional comment....

Whether because they were limited editions, had expensive ingredients, or just didn’t tickle the tastebuds of the public, some snacks were discontinued. In a trip down memory lane, these are the sweet treats that did not stand the test of time. 1. Milky Way Lite This supposedly healthier take on a classic candy bar was rolled out in 1996 as one of the first on the market to meet food standard regulations for a “lite” label....

Watch ChangeUp, a new MLB live whip-around show on DAZN Fortunately, there’s no shortage of options. As strikeouts rise across the league, more pitchers will have value. Of course, homers are also rising, which means pitchers who can keep their ERAs down will be at a premium. That’s a tough stat to predict because of the aforementioned batted-ball luck, so looking at HR-rates, BB-rates, and ground-ball rates in addition to K-rates will take on added importance....

You can download the entire schedule PDF here The opening match will be between hosts England and South Africa at The Oval on May 30. India’s first game will be against the Proteas on June 5 at Southampton. The tournament will follow the round-robin format, similar to the 1992 World Cup schedule, where top four teams will qualify and play the semifinals. Here’s the entire World Cup schedule: 30-May, Thu England vs South Africa 3:00 PM Kennington Oval, London...

It’s an exciting annual tradition, even though it’s more about the discussion generated than any actual surprises with the ballot release. It’s not hard to guess who’s going to be on there. Here’s everything you need to know, from the players on the ballot to how they’re voted on to when the results are announced. MORE: MLB free-agent tracker for the 2020-21 offseason Who is on the 2021 Hall of Fame ballot?...

The Purple and Gold are 1/4 favorites (-360 in moneyline terms) to win a first NBA title in a decade, while FanDuel and BetMGM both have them at 7/25. The Miami Heat are 3/1 outsiders with both DraftKings and BetMGM, while FanDuel and William Hill have Miami at 29/10 and 16/5 outsiders respectively. The odds on the Lakers are the shortest of any team going into a NBA Finals since the Golden State Warriors were 1/10 favorite to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2018....

Admittedly, I wasn’t 100 percent pleased with how the early part of the draft below turned out. Things didn’t go exactly how I planned – but they never will. It’s a perfect example of why it was beneficial for me to take part in a mock draft. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2021 Cheat Sheet Below, I’ll dive into every pick and discuss what went right and what went wrong. What I did do well was find value in the late rounds – another underrated aspect of fantasy drafts....

Last season, Seattle’s Kyle Lewis and Chicago’s Luis Robert, who finished 1-2 in the AL Rookie of the Year voting, each clubbed 11 home runs, a rate that would have translated to 30 dingers over a full 162-game season. Lewis also swiped nine bags to lead all rookies. Alec Bohm solidified himself as the Phillies’ third baseman of the future by posting a .338 average and a .400 on-base percentage over 44 games....

Teams trading up in the draft to pick one of the top prospects or parting ways with picks and players in return for a superstar are possibilities that could change the landscape of the NFL. While there are several scenarios that could take place, let’s look at three that could occur tonight. 2021 NFL Draft: Three trade scenarios that could really shake things up in the league #1 - The New Orleans Saints trade up into the top 10 to draft a QB If reports coming in on the NFL Network are accurate, and the Saints really are considering trading up into the top 10 of the 2021 NFL draft to pick a QB to replace the now-retired Drew Brees, it could have all kinds of ramifications....

That same year, only 17 percent of that electronic waste got recycled. The rest of it was shipped out of sight to a landfill or sent offshores, often in the developing world, where mercury, arsenic and lithium are left to seep into the ground and data-bearing devices with sensitive information can be found and exploited. Cardboard and plastic consumer recycling has become so mainstream that ignoring recycling bins seems unthinkable....

With its new mid-size truck, Nissan set out to make it rugged, capable, right-sized, utilitarian, and modern. It hits on all those accords, but doesn’t offer much more. There’s no je ne sais quoi that makes the truck any more or less desirable than its counterparts, but that’s still a major improvement on the outgoing generation. Its proportions and exterior aesthetics are spot-on with what the truck’s potential buyers expect....

On Tuesday, Nov. 15, four of the most prestigious programs in college hoops will face off at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, with No. 4 Kentucky taking on Michigan State and No. 7 Duke taking on No. 5 Kansas. There will be plenty of NBA-level talent on display at the Champions Classic, giving fans a prime opportunity to get their first look at some of the top college basketball prospects in the 2023 NBA Draft class....

The North Americans face a stern challenge from Morocco for the right to host the 2026 Fifa World Cup as the June 13 poll day looms, and canvassing for votes is hitting epic levels. United bid managing director Jim Brown, Canadian Soccer Association president Steven Reed and outgoing Mexican Football Federation boss Decio de Maria jetted into Zimbabwe on Monday. They were due to meet Zimbabwe FA president Phillip Chiyangwa as well as Zimbabwe’s Foreign and Sports Ministers on Tuesday, after making a presentation to the South African Sports Minister and that country’s football chiefs on Sunday....

Though certain things often turn out about how we expected — division winners, All-Star selections, a World Series matchup, etc. — the whole thing is a giant crapshoot and we’re all essentially just broken clocks when it comes to prognostication. MORE: 21 things I really want to see in the 2021 season As usual, I contributed to Sporting News’ official 2021 predictions. There’s nothing super-surprising there, so I’m taking a different approach here....