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The Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns clashed in Game 1 of the conference semifinal playoff. The first quarter of the game saw the Suns’ Deandre Ayton achieve an impressive slam dunk over Michael Porter Jr., closing the Nuggets’ lead to five points. The move sent the crowd—including everyone’s favorite trash can nachos advocate—wild. The Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives host was rewarded with an eventual Suns victory, 122-105. The game and Fieri’s excited reaction has united food and sports fans alike....

Minor threw six solid innings, allowing just one run on eight hits as the Texas Rangers ended a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. “The last two outings, I haven’t felt great — mechanically off a little bit. But I felt like they had chances to capitalize and I only gave up the one,” Minor said. “I felt really lucky for that....

This comes amid speculation that Kit Harington could return in a Jon Snow spinoff, which is reportedly in the early stages of development. While that signifies the return of one major character, one of only a few to survive until the controversial finale of the long-running fantasy series, Christie says she’d also be interested in a return. “Brienne of Tarth is incredibly close to my heart, and I would relish any opportunity to revisit her....

The Reds lost 2-0 to Napoli in their opening group fixture, increasing the importance of a result against a Salzburg side that thrashed Genk 6-2. Exciting teenager Erling Haaland – son of former Premier League defender Alf-Inge Haaland – scored a first-half hat-trick in that match and should be ready for the trip to Merseyside after battling illness. Barcelona, meanwhile, could have the fit-again Lionel Messi available for their date with Inter, a chance for the star forward to break his duck against the Serie A side....

Reviewing 2016, we can anticipate that hackers had a merry time. They programmed, developed and made several malicious programs functional. In addition, they managed to frighten users, be individual users or organizations. But what remains as an underlying query for many users is-what exactly hacking constitutes? How can they protect themselves from it? What is Hacking? Hacking in most basic sense means, technical efforts undertaken to manipulate normal behavior of a system or network connections and system connected to it....

RELATED: Hades: All Legendary Boons, Ranked This won’t be a problem thanks to Hades’ unique “Heat” mechanic, which allows players to up the difficulty as they please to each run. As the runs get harder though, players will need the best kits to beat the endless shades and tough bosses. Many builds are viable, and roguelikes thrive off of experimentation. However, a few builds stand out as the best choices for the most challenging runs....

Hades wasn’t the first Supergiant Games title to stir up Game of the Year conversation, but it was certainly the most successful. In Hades, players take on the role of Zagreus as he seeks to escape from his father’s domain, the Underworld. Escaping the Underworld is just a step forward in Zagreus’ journey, however. Each loop, whether it’s a success or failure, offers a deeper look at Zagreus as a person, as players experience his developing relationships and growth all with some intense rogue-like action along the way....

The rest of Europe was still grumbling about Haider last week as his party officially joined the government and demonstrators still filled the streets of Vienna, Salzburg and other Austrian cities. But in Carinthia, Haider’s stronghold in the mountainous southeastern corner of Austria, many citizens couldn’t be prouder of the local boy made good. From Klagenfurt coffee houses to Alpine villages tucked beneath snowy peaks along the Slovenian border, the Freedom Party’s rise to power in Vienna is the talk of the moment, and local experts say the party now commands near-majority support in the province....

Halep faces Czech Petra Kvitova, who romped to a 6-3 6-4 victory over Britain’s Johanna Konta, in the semis, while Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova meets Slovak Dominika Cibulkova. Kuznetsova survived a match point to beat world number four Agnieszka Radwanska 1-6 7-6(9) 6-4 in a thriller and Cibulkova edged Czech Barbora Strycova 6-3 3-6 6-4 in another tight duel. Fourth seed Halep twice battled back from an early break before finding her rhythm, helped by Keys’ 24 unforced errors, to wrap up the match in just over an hour....

The original Half-Life was one of Valve’s most important titles and is still one of the most important games in the industry. Some believe Half-Life 2 is the better game but both remain marvels of their time thanks to the technical innovations they brought. It’s those technical innovations, mixed with a healthy nostalgia and a cubic ton of hype, that Half-Life: Alyx seeks to take advantage of. RELATED: 20 Most Anticipated Games of 2020...

Half-Life 2 is one of the most influential shooters ever made, so it’s not too big of a surprise that it can be played on GeForce Now. Joining it this week are its 2007 add-on, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, and its multiplayer offshoot, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. If that’s not enough Half-Life for fans’ taste, there’s also Black Mesa, the popular fan-remake of the original Half-Life from Crowbar Collective that finally launched in March after several years in development....

Ahead of a huge Manchester derby against United at Old Trafford on Sunday, Guardiola’s City are eight points clear at the top of the Premier League. In a dominant start to the campaign, City have scored 46 goals and conceded only 10 in 15 league games. Asked what he would do if possession football stopped working, former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola said he would no longer coach....

Gundogan, who arrived from Borussia Dortmund in 2016 and was Guardiola’s first signing at the club, has previously spoken about the possibility of running down a deal that expires in July 2020. Despite not being a regular first choice at the Etihad Stadium, Gundogan – who has spent long spells in the treatment room since joining the Premier League club – is still highly valued by Guardiola, who wants to retain the Germany international’s services, with negotiations ongoing....

Champions Liverpool face City at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday in their first match since winning a first English title in 30 years. Carragher, a Champions League winner with the Reds, thinks City boss Pep Guardiola always has something up his sleeve for matches between the teams. And he believes the contest will be the prelude to a closer title battle in the 2020-21 campaign, with Liverpool sitting 23 points ahead of the side they dethroned this time around....

City recruited heavily in the close season, spending more than 200 million pounds ($265 million) as Guardiola turned his attention to the wide positions after strengthening central defence, attack and midfield the previous season. Full backs Benjamin Mendy and Kyle Walker were brought in for a combined total of more than 100 million pounds before the start of the current campaign, along with right back Danilo, winger Bernardo Silva and goalkeeper Ederson....

Argentina star Aguero and Brazil sensation Jesus started a match together for the first time last weekend, with both men on target despite a largely disjointed display from City at relegation-threatened Middlesbrough. A groin injury suffered by Aguero during the closing stages at the Riverside Stadium, shortly after he crossed for Jesus to head the visitors’ second equaliser in a 2-2 draw, means he will miss the visit of Crystal Palace on Saturday ....