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Leading up to the BBL draft for the upcoming season, there were murmurs of discontent from a few Australian players regarding the difference between the earnings of local players as compared to overseas ones. The top local contract is worth around A$200,000 (US$137,753 approximately), while five foreign platinum players will earn A$340,000 (US$234,180 approximately). Speaking to reporters ahead of the second ODI against Zimbabwe, Smith said he believes any franchise tournament should primarily focus on providing their local players with a better deal....

[HTML1] Dutch development studio Guerilla Games has announced the pre-order incentives awaiting gamers in Killzone: Shadow Fall. The PlayStation 4 launch title will treat early adopters to an assortment of high-tech gizmo skins, thundering melodies and even a mysterious victory animation for multiplayer. First revealed back at E3 2013, Killzone’s very own RC drone, the “OWL” will receive three-flavors of aesthetic upgrades in the pack. Designed with the discerning Shadow Marshal in mind, these visual skins include a Bumblebee-like black and yellow motif, a fighter jet-esque sneering shark design and — Uncle Sam’s personal favorite — the Stars and Stripes insignia....

How does the futuristic action title compare against industry juggernauts in fellow PS4 launch titles Call of Duty: Ghosts and Battlefield 4 and does it build off of the successes of the previous installments? Read on for our review. Like its trilogy of numbered predecessors and pair of handheld releases (Killzone: Liberation & Killzone: Mercenary), Shadow Fall is a sci-fi first-person shooter, but with a few new tricks up its sleeve - and a few absent ones....

That trend continues today, albeit interspersed with actual Kinect Star Wars gameplay footage this round, as LucasArts has released a new trailer for the title - featuring interspersed footage of live-action family members pretending to be Jedi Knights as well as their dreams-coming-true in-game. The new commercial is unlikely to convince already skeptical fans of the game’s quality - since most of the on-screen visuals make Kinect Star Wars look like a downloadable title, not a full-fledged retail release....

The Tank Toppler is infamous at this point among Kingdom Hearts fans, due to the way that these Unversed reworked the armored front mechanic of the first game’s Large Bodies. There are a few enemies that have added their own twist on this mechanic, but few reach the level of frustratingly genius that the Tank Toppler managed to achieve. RELATED: Kingdom Hearts 3 Sora And Riku Nendoroid Pre-Orders Open...

Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) kept their playoff hopes alive with a 34-run win over old nemesis Mumbai Indians (MI) despite Hardik Pandya’s fireworks in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday. Put into bat, KKR rode on Andre Russell’s 40-ball 80 not out and half-centuries by Shubman Gill (76; 45 balls, 4x6, 6x4) and Chris Lynn (54; 29 balls, 4x8, 6x2) to post 232/2, this season’s highest total....

The Manchester United manager has enjoyed considerable success throughout a glittering career, with three trophies added to his collection during a debut campaign at Old Trafford. He is, however, considered to have lost some of his magic by former Liverpool defender Nicol, with a number of Premier League rivals now above him. ‘Man Utd need to sign A-listers’ Real Madrid’s double winner Zinedine Zidane and Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti are also held in higher regard by a man who has questioned United’s sixth-place finish in 2016-17 after spending big bolstering their ranks....

With Kung Fu Panda 2, THQ hopes to take a seemingly ordinary tie-in game and make it much more interactive by way of Microsoft Kinect. Not only will players be able to use Kinect to try and save kung fu, but they will also be training alongside the Dragon Warrior, Po. Though there are four distinct ways in which to approach Kung Fu Panda 2 (each of which is detailed below), there is the main through line of Po’s quest to save Kung Fu....

After two seasons of keeping up with East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, Miss., the show moved to Independence, Kan., for the third season. MORE: Four ICC players who made it to NFL Viewers of the series got a glimpse of a JUCO dynasty in EMCC the first two seasons, while Independence showed a program trying to build a winning tradition under coach Jason Brown, who was hired by ICC in 2016....

Thresh and Senna have unique voice lines when they see each other for the first time and it’s clear she’s holding onto a major grudge. “Lucian may think you’re the enemy, but to me Thresh, you’re only in the way” are the lines of a true, cold-blooded killer. Like some of the MOBA’s other lore rivalries, Senna and Thresh have a unique in-game quest that unlocks when each are on the opposing team....

When the Cavaliers superstar hit the game-winning buzzer beater in Game 4 on Sunday, you probably saw Vine user DARius’ clip all over the place. The original Vine launched him into Internet fame in the summer of 2014. If you somehow missed it, take a look. MORE: David Blatt ‘almost blew it’ for Cavs | LeBron turns ankle | Must-see playoffs photos DARius, a man of opportunity, took advantage James’ incredible shot to produce another viral hit....

If passed, the bill would allow 1,441 specific places in the U.S. to be renamed, as their current names have been flagged as offensive or as specifically containing racial slurs. The list would largely be made up of geographic features, such as forests, bodies of water, and general stretches of nature. Business Insider reports that roughly 600 of these locations, for example, have the N-word in their names, though it is unknown which of these are on the current proposed list....

On Monday, Jeopardy! will rebroadcast Trebek’s premiere episode, which originally aired on September 10, 1984. According to the official website, this is one of the selected 20 episodes that “highlight key moments, contestants and gameplay over the course of 36 seasons.” The next four weeks will cover several milestone events picked by producers from over 8,000 episodes. From July 20-24 highlights from the show’s first decade including the first big tournament final from the 10th anniversary and the first super champion, Chuck Forrest, can also be expected....

Soon after the news broke on Tuesday that scandal-plagued Richards would no longer be a part of the syndicated quiz show, Holzhauer—who enjoyed a 32-game winning streak on Jeopardy!—shared his take on the matter on social media. Taking to Twitter, Holzhauer wrote: “Do I think Mike Richards’s podcast comments were appropriate for polite society? No. But did he deserve the benefit of the doubt for the job he did running Jeopardy?...

A Chicago news station, apparently concerned about the potential lack of boos, posed staffers as Jets fans to boo everything. They boo people’s responses to questions. They boo food. They boo puppies. No one is safe. MORE: SN draft central | What your team’s thinking | Who should take Marcus Mariota? Although this video doesn’t feature actual Jets fans, some of the real deal are traveling to Chicago to keep the tradition alive....

For the first time ever, Sachin’s official Mobile Game ‘Sachin Saga Cricket Champions’ is hosting an exclusive ‘Legendary Premier League’ contest in two different modes in the game. Fans from around the globe can play the ‘Legend Mode’ and the ‘T20 Birthday Bash’ PlayOffs to win cool in-game rewards. With the IPL craze and frenzy at an all-time high this month, fans can download the game on the App Store and step into the shoes of the God of Cricket himself to put their skills to test by scoring the maximum number of runs, centuries and fifties to mirror the legend’s massively successful career....

Leyland, one of the most respected managers in baseball of the past 30 years, is featured in the latest edition of “MLB Network Presents,” and we’re given an incredibly in-depth look at just how important he was to every managing stop he made in The Show. With stats and analytics-based thinking running rampant across MLB today, the documentary reminds us of just how important it is to manage people — not just players — over the course of a season....

During his time in WWE in the early 2000s, Dean beat Cena, who worked as The Prototype, for the OVW Heavyweight Championship. Speaking on Sportskeeda Wrestling’s latest edition of UnSKripted, Dean claimed that Jim Cornette wanted the 50-year-old star to work as a babyface like Ricky Morton. Furthermore, the former OVW Heavyweight Champion sarcastically claimed that he hadn’t heard of Cena’s name after his run with WWE’s developmental brand....

[HTML1] The best thing about game mods is that they reverse time for gamers. While the industry and players are continually looking forward to new releases to consume, modders make sure that there is always a reason to go back to an older game and enjoy new content. Be that a fully fledged Jurassic Park game for Source or Thomas the Tank Engine reigning down terror onto Skyrim, modders can change most anything about certain games with enough time....

Known for scoring a bounty of exclusive gaming announcements, the fact that Eidos opted to utilize the publication to showcase it’s third-person, grapple-tastic shooter isn’t shocking. What may come as a bit of a surprise, however, is the fact that Game Informer has already played several hours of Just Cause 3. According to the teaser published on the magazine’s official website, the game takes place in a “fictional Mediterranean archipelago....