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Even going back to the original Overwatch, Blizzard has taken a relatively aggressive stance regarding in-game harassment. Using in-game voice chat or text chat to insult or harass other players leads not only to bans from the game, but also extended bans from communication channels. Overwatch 2 has improved systems for detecting harassment and abuse, including carrying over punishments from Overwatch so past bad actors don’t get to start over with a blank slate....

A crowd gathered around. And on one of the few stretches of road here that wasn't overflowing with debris, they played basketball. I didn't know what to think at first when I stumbled upon six teenagers shooting hoops over the weekend in a wrecked neighborhood of Tacloban, a city that Typhoon Haiyan reduced to rubble, bodies and uprooted trees when it slammed into the Philippines Nov. 8. As a foreign correspondent working in the middle of a horrendous disaster zone, I didn't expect to see people having a good time — or asking me to play ball....

McLaren have admitted a poor strategy and mismanagement of tyres contributed heavily towards the team’s downfall at the European Grand Prix. Neither McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton nor Jenson Button were able to match the frontrunners for pace at the Valencia street circuit on Sunday. Hamilton wound up in the barriers on the penultimate lap after a controversial battle for third with Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado of Williams, while team-mate Button rescued four points for the team coming home eighth thanks to additional retirements from Red Bull driver German Sebastian Vettel and Frenchman Romain Grosjean of Lotus....

His first punt return for a score couldn’t have come at a better time for Oklahoma State. MORE: Mizzou double whammy | Week 15 photos | Carr: I’d choose Harbaugh Oklahoma punted with less than one minute to play, leading by a touchdown. Hill fielded the kick at his own 8 and 92 yards later, it was 35-35 with 45 seconds left in the game. The game went to overtime and the Cowboys won, 38-35....

The five-time champion was recently let go by the UFC after losing four fights in a row. He has never professionally boxed before and was an NCAA wrestler before transitioning to MMA. On the other hand, this will be Jake Paul’s fourth professional fight since winning his first three via knockout. The pair engaged in a lot of trash-talking in April after Paul beat former UFC fighter Ben Askren. The fight was announced on June 1 after they both uploaded a poster for the fight to their Twitter accounts....

MORE: Worst NBA playoff chokes | Cavs’ film session Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue learned that lesson from Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals and will put this plan in place for Monday’s Game 4 against the Raptors: Call more plays for LeBron James. “I think I should have called more plays to make him dominant,” Lue told reporters Sunday (via ESPN.com). “I think we continued to run plays that had been effective and working throughout the course of this series, knowing that Kyrie (Irving) and Kevin (Love) could get going at any time....

Fury and Wilder will rekindle their fierce rivalry at the MGM Grand Arena, 14 months after a contentious split draw in Los Angeles. Former unified world champion Fury thought he had done enough to win on points at Staples Center, though two knockdowns from Wilder in the ninth and 12th rounds, respectively, ultimately proved costly. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year There has been no love lost between the fighters in the lead-up to Saturday’s rematch, but Fury is convinced he has the upper hand, adding that he does not fear taking another punch of the caliber that Wilder landed in the final round in December 2018....

Schweinsteiger impresses in Fire win U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati was joined in New York by Mexico’s Decio De Maria and Canada’s Victor Montagliani at the top of One World Trade Center to publicly declare their intention of bringing the world’s largest soccer competition to North America. “This is a milestone day for U.S. Soccer and for CONCACAF,” Gulati said. “We gave careful consideration to the prospect of bidding for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and ultimately feel strongly this is the right thing for our region and for our sport....

The game eventually finished 6-1 to the Premier League Champions. The Cityzens broke the deadlock in the 25th minute through Aguero at the Etihad Stadium. In 10 minutes, Aguero scored his second of the afternoon. He came extremely close to scoring his hat-trick in the second half of the match as many chances fell for him. With everything going right for him, he played with confidence and took his chances well....

The show kicked off with the SmackDown Women’s Championship match between Becky Lynch and Charlotte, a rematch after Super Show-Down. They had a great match, but unfortunately both women started brawling outside the ring, which resulted in double count-out. Later on, SmackDown Live General Manager Paige announced the Last Woman Standing match between them at WWE Evolution. Jeff Hardy also made his return to the ring after WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view....

For him, the fight against his personal demons may have been the toughest of his entire career. But Mox fought his issues and made a triumphant return to AEW Dynamite this week. Social media was abuzz with messages of support and joy for the former AEW World Champion. Everyone from wrestlers, fans, and Moxley’s family was over the moon to see him back in the ring doing what he loves....

Raniere, who is 60, was sentenced Tuesday after being convicted of sex trafficking, racketeering and more in 2019. Dynasty actor Catherine Oxenberg, whose daughter India Oxenberg was part of Raniere’s “sex cult” Dos shared her thoughts on the 120 year punishment on Twitter. In her tweets, Oxenberg shared thanks for those who called herself and India strong, as well as called Raniere “pure evil.” In The Vow, Oxenberg’s quest to save India, as well as expose NXIVM was documented....

Madridistas were celebrating even before the match began! Ronaldo was in top form yesterday! Despite that, Ronaldo was whistled at by Madrid fans! Perfect weekend for Real Madrid fans! 0 votes

It’s abundantly clear that SmackDown is functioning at a better creative level than WWE RAW. The characters are well-defined, storylines are simple yet intriguing, and importantly, the wrestling is top-notch. There’s hardly anything negative to be pointed out on SmackDown these days. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode became the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions after defeating The Street Profits in a terrific bout. Now that a heel duo is the champions, we could see the team of Gable and Otis stepping up to lay down a challenge for the titled...

According to a new report by The Wall Street Journal, TikTok and Twitter have had talks about a “potential combination” that would see the two social media giants join forces. Twitter has far less purchasing power than other companies bidding for control over TikTok, but as stated by Fox Business, there would potentially be less antitrust issues if Twitter was going to buy the company due its comparatively smaller size....

On Thursday, the Superbad writer and star tweeted that he’d been shown the photo. “I’ve been tagged by dozens of people saying I look like this dog and I couldn’t be more flattered,” he wrote. Many Twitter users did note the dog’s resemblance to the comedy star. As if the dog didn’t look enough like Rogen, some fans took the liberty to make the two look more similar. One added Rogen’s signature glasses and made it appear the dog was smoking a joint....

Two second half goals from Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane helped the Cityzens overtake Liverpool to the top of the league table as the race for the title continues to heat up. A draw or a loss would have put a serious dent in City’s title challenge and in a bizarre turn of events, Liverpool fans were looking at a United win to help them stay at the summit of the league....