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In the His Dark Materials TV show, Miranda plays Lee Scoresby, a Texas aeronaut who uses his gunslinging and hot air ballooning skills to aid Lyra Silvertongue in her journey to the Arctic to save her friend, who was kidnapped by a group conducting experiments on children in the hopes of unlocking cosmic secrets. While Scoresby brings a lot of Texas flavor to the adventure, we never visit Texas in The Golden Compass or in any of the other books in the two trilogies set in Pullman’s parallel world....

Dorado worked for WWE from 2016 to 2021 as part of the cruiserweight division and later as an enhancement talent on RAW. He asked for his release in 2021, citing creative unfulfillment. In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, the former 24/7 Champion spoke about his time with WWE and his relationship with Vince McMahon. Lince claims that while his backstage rapport with WWE officials was good, he didn’t feel they were on the same page about Lucha Libre:...

“If Biden winds up winning, yeah, I think so,” the Trump confidant told congressional reporters as he exited the Capitol. “I just think it’s good for the country, it’d be good for [Trump]. I hope Biden will come to his,” he added with a slight chuckle. Graham’s remarks were yet another step toward the realization that Biden won the election, even as he added a caveat. Like many of his fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill, Graham has yet to acknowledge that Trump lost, as the president and his campaign continue to sow doubt in the democratic process and try to overturn Biden’s victory through legal filings lacking evidence....

Let’s see what new features you can expect from the 5.14 kernel version. What Laptop Improvements Will Kernel 5.14 Bring? Version 5.14 will principally benefit x86 notebooks marketed by major companies like Lenovo, Dell, and Asus. According to the kernel release statement, there’ll be some exciting new features for Lenovo ThinkPad devices and several Dell devices. Linux support for Surface devices is also supposed to improve with this iteration....

Maybe 5.19 will be a release that surprises you. But if you don’t want to be surprised, here’s some of what to expect. 1. ARM-Related Performance Boosts Linux runs on various ARM devices, but the experience pales in comparison to how well Linux runs on Intel devices. While there remains a big gap between the two, progress continues. ARM support has reached a level where Linus Torvalds tested and released this version of the kernel using an ARM laptop, an Apple M2 MacBook Air....

Former NXT Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush was one of the several employees released by WWE on April 15. Bobby Lashley wanted to fight Brock Lesnar, says Rush Lio Rush revealed that while he and Lashley often talked about a match against Lesnar it was never in WWE’s plans. “It was in me and Bobby’s plans, but I don’t think it was in the company’s plans. We always brought it up, we always tried to pitch it....

Fancied by many people to not just win their opening Group C game in Lusail, but the whole tournament, the Albiceleste appeared to be closing in on the international football world record. Their victory in a 5-0 pre-World Cup warmup over the United Arab Emirates on Nov. 16 took them to the brink of history and the chance to match Italy’s record streak. But Saudi Arabia did not read the script....

Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and the rest of the squad were greeted with flowers on arrival. PSG are set to play a combined XI of Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal on Thursday (January 19) as all eyes will be on Cristiano Ronaldo, who is set to meet Lionel Messi once again on a football pitch. Is this the last time we will see Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo face off against each other?...

In case you didn’t know…. Barcelona have one foot in the Champions League final as they destroyed Jürgen Klopp’s men at the Camp Nou last night, courtesy of a sensational display from their talisman, Messi. The Barcelona skipper literally toyed with the Liverpool defenders and also looked determined throughout the course of the 90 minutes. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was at the pick of his prowess and found the back of the net at the 75th minute from a rebound after Luis Suarez struck the crossbar....

His first instinct is to score. He has accumulated 444 league goals and 70 senior international goals for Argentina. His second instinct is to pass. He has recorded 184 assists for Barca in La Liga and 35 more in Champions League. His third instinct is to run — and not with the ball at his toe, not to recover in defense, not into the open to field a ball launched by Sergio Busquets or Javier Mascherano....

Maradona recently targetted his countryman Messi, insisting that the Barcelona forward is not a leader and that he would not call the 31-year-old up for international duty if he was the manager of the national team. In case you didn’t know… Speaking to FOX Sports, Maradona said, “We shouldn’t deify Messi any longer.” “He’s Messi when he plays for Barcelona. Messi is Messi when he wears that shirt and he’s another Messi with Argentina....

The Argentina international already became the top goal scorer in the club's history in official matches two years ago, erasing Cesar Rodriguez from the record books, but Paulino Alcantara's number had stayed out Messi's reach until this weekend's encounter. Alcantara, born in the Philippines, scored 369 goals in 357 games as a Barca player between 1912 and 1927, but the Blaugrana legend has now been overtaken by Messi. The 26-year-old has been in sublime form in 2013-14, netting 17 goals in 21 La Liga encounters....

Bernardo Silva hopes Kompany signs a new deal Vincent Kompany scored a golazo against Leicester City to give the Etihad outfit a major win. With that, the Manchester outfit need just another win to secure the Premier League title. Meanwhile, City star Bernardo Silva has heaped praise on Vincent Kompany. The Portuguese claimed that the Belgian deserved the goal and that it could potentially lead to the Citizens to win the Premier League title....

The Lions running back hit Saints linebacker Dannell Ellerbe with a nasty juke move Monday night that shook Ellerbe so bad he did a complete 180. Riddick took the second-quarter pass from Matthew Stafford 21 yards into the red zone while Ellerbe tried to figure out where he was. MORE: Best of Week 15 | Steele: OBJ deserved a stiffer penalty Jon Gruden is right. We are going to see this again later....

New Orleans is a 3-point favorite to upend Detroit in the Superdome (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), with a game total set at a steep 51.5 points. Check our odds page for updated NFL lines. Fantasy Alarm predicts Stafford will accumulate 280.3 passing yards, a shade UNDER the 294.5 listed at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. However, for the most value, bettors should look to Hightower, according to the DFS site....

General manager Martin Mayhew told the team’s website the Lions have no plans on moving on from their 2009 first-round pick. MORE: Who’s the best of the unbeatens? | Why you don’t want a backup, Detroit “That’s comical, really,” Mayhew said of benching Stafford. “This guy’s a phenomenal talent. You can go look at his production over the course of his career in some tough situations having missed most of the first two years of his career and his numbers are up there with the top guys who’ve ever played the game....

Just ask the Chicago Bears, whose hiring of Marc Trestman has put their quarterbacks and receivers into overdrive. Or the Philadelphia Eagles, who have been recharged with Chip Kelly. Then there have been the cleanup acts. The San Diego Chargers got what they needed from Mike McCoy, reviving Philip Rivers and reducing his mistakes. The Kansas City Chiefs have seen all their discipline and turnover issues go away with Andy Reid working with Alex Smith....

Cooter took over play-calling duties from Joe Lombardi — who was relieved of his duties — following last week’s 28-19 home loss against the Vikings. And it was recently learned that Cooter’s arrest records have vanished, according to the Detroit Free Press. MORE: 10 worst NFL decisions | Week 8 picks | NFL Power Rankings “What I may have said with regard to an incident years ago does not mean that I can confirm that record again,” Knoxville police spokesman Darrell DeBusk said....

This sounds familiar. But Detroit had a similarly favorable schedule in 2016 and had to conjure up some fourth-quarter magic and late-season luck to squeak into the playoffs at 9-7. This season, they’re down a couple of impact linebackers in Stephen Tulloch and DeAndre Levy and are thin on the offensive line even with the addition Ricky Wagner, so no game on the schedule is an absolute guarantee (minus the Browns, because obviously)....

The receiver is headed for Philadelphia after leaving the Detroit Lions, where he has been a key man since 2014. The two teams confirmed the move in time for the league’s 16:00 ET trade deadline, with Tate reacting to the news on Twitter. “It’s been real DETROIT! I’ll love ya forever. Philly Philly let’s get it!!” Tate posted. Tate leads Lions receivers with 44 catches for 517 yards this season and is tied with Marvin Jones with three touchdowns....