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Men’s tennis is due another grand slam champion, with Marin Cilic at the 2014 U.S. Open being its last first-time winner of a major. And if that breakthrough moment is going to come anywhere in 2020, then why not in Melbourne at the Australian Open? AUSTRALIAN OPEN DRAW: Nadal on course to face Federer After all, Melbourne is where Novak Djokovic won the first of his slams. Same for Stefan Edberg and Jimmy Connors....

Due to the time of year, the Australian Open is often played in incredibly hot conditions, especially as the summers have continued to heat up as part of global climate change. In recent months, Australia’s wildfires have killed at least 25 people, costing many more their homes and forcing widespread evacuations. As the Australian Open approaches, there are still approximately 200 active blazes across the continent, with some expected to affect air quality in Melbourne, where the tournament is hosted....

Today, our latest incident comes from the Australian Open and one unfortunate ball boy. MORE: Serena Williams sounds off | Must-see photos Feliciano Lopez with the serve. Wait … can someone please go check on that young man? Oh no. Let’s run back the tape. . Wait, how fast was that? /Quickly converts. … Yup, that’s 121 mph. A valiant effort to try and play through it, but taking a knee was the right move....

For the first time since 2012, the Australian games market report states that the market was softened by “10% across the board” due to factors like Fortnite’s record-high revenue in 2018, which 2019 simply wasn’t able to match. According to the IGEA, the dip is consistent with the rest of the globe, with similar factors likely affecting the outcome of 2019’s worldwide numbers. RELATED: Activision Doesn’t Have High Expectations for Call of Duty 2020 Revenue...

Site: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Memphis) When: Dec. 29, 2 p.m. ET. TV: ESPN MORE: One reason to watch every bowl game | Bowl gifts | SN All-Americans Series: This is the first meeting between the two programs. Coaches: Dana Holgorsen (West Virginia), Kevin Sumlin (Texas A&M) Common opponents: Alabama (West Virginia: L 33-23; Texas A&M: L 0-59) Players to watch: The Mountaineers and Aggies combined for 968 total pass attempts this season....

TikTok user @duff_matteo_alex gained over 300,000 views on his video showing the aftermath of allegedly being locked inside of an AutoZone store in Dallas. AutoZone is the largest retailer of aftermarket automotive parts in America with over 6,000 stores across the United States. “So apparently we’re locked inside of the store. I was trying to leave and the door won’t open—the lock is messed up,” he explained, showing his failed attempt to open the glass doors....

But by the 1980s, the bruising computer industry made the hockey rink look positively amicable. When Akers offered his resignation to his board last Monday, he knew he had lost his biggest game. The fortunes of his company had spiraled downward during his eight years at the helm, He had tried to slim the lumbering giant, cutting 100,000 jobs from the rolls, and to reorganize the company into a constellation of smaller, more nimble units with a greater presence in high-profit software services....

Avatar: Reckoning looks to be the next game set in James Cameron’s world since Ubisoft’s project is still a ways off, but it seems like an odd choice for Pandora’s next video game adventure. It looks more like a PUBG Mobile clone than a grand adventure through a science-fiction world, and that may put a lot of potential players off. Couple that with the bad reputation that mobile games have, and Avatar: Reckoning may not be an explosive return to the forests of Pandora....

According to reports, the mental health care budget in the United States reached roughly $225.1 billion in 2019, which accounts for over 5% of all health care spending in the country. That overall spending doubled since 2009. Since spending has increased, the long-held notion that therapy is too expensive or inaccessible is slowly becoming a thing of the past. There is still work to be done to make therapy available to everyone, although there are ways that you can find therapy on a budget....

Must-Read: VPN Terms You Need To Know – VPN Glossary Avira Phantom VPN Review Being a product of a leading Internet Security Company, high levels of security and privacy features from Phantom VPN is expected. The product claims ‘it doesn’t track any digital activities of users on its website. However, belonging from a country like Germany, which is one of the Five Eyes allies, with some of the most privacy-offensive laws in the European Union....

Little is known of Avowed outside of some key details. It’s set to take place in Eora, the same world as Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity games, and it will take players to The Living Lands. This location hasn’t been seen in the developer’s games before, so Obisidian Entertainment has a blank slate to work with when crafting its world. The reveal trailer has also suggested that Eora’s gods will be involved in the game, as it contained prominent appearances from Woedica, goddess of law and justice....

In a post on Facebook, Lavigne announced the song’s anniversary. “Holy f***! #Complicated was released 20 years ago today. I could have never imagined the places this song would take me. I am so grateful to you guys always and 4-ever for embracing my music and showing me so much love then, and still now, 20 years later,” the singer wrote. Fans could hardly believe it had been that long—but attested to the song’s longevity....

Fan artist leafjuly took to Twitter to share their interpretation of how some Mass Effect characters would look in the insectoid world of Hollow Knight. Another user later uploaded the image to the Mass Effect subreddit, though moderators later removed the post. RELATED: Mass Effect Fan Shows Off Incredible 3D-Printed Tali Statue The fan art shows Hollow Knight versions of 22 different Mass Effect characters. Leafjuly drew all party members from the original trilogy plus a Collector from Mass Effect 2....

Development of a fourth entry in the franchise had been going on since the mid-90s, long before Netflix landed the rights to produce Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley. However, the project would see various writers and directors come and go before Paramount agreed to license the property to Netflix, allowing Murphy and famed producer Jerry Bruckheimer to move forward with Beverly Hills Cop 4. RELATED: New Sonic Prime Trailer From Netflix Will ‘Shatter Your World’...

Liverpool slipped off top spot in the league on Wednesday after Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Everton, the three points seeing City move to the summit on goal difference. Klopp’s side still have a game in hand, though, as they look to end a 29-year wait for a league title this season. And Babbel says achieving that would put Klopp alongside Liverpool greats like Kenny Dalglish, Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley....

Scientists looked at how 120 17-month-old children reacted to puppet shows showing where bears behave unfairly, while they sat on a parents’ lap. Would infants expect the leader of a group to step in to fix an issue, compared with those who weren’t leaders? The babies watched three bear puppets, who represented a wrongdoer, protagonist and a victim, respectively, in different scenarios. The protagonist bear presented the other bears with two toys to share....

The footage, shared to TikTok on September 22 by an account called Fittzzzz, begins by filming a baby girl sitting upright on the living room carpet with her legs spread far apart. The young child has some brightly colored toys in front of her, but looks up when the man filming asks: “Where did you learn to sit like that?” The camera then pans across the room to show that a fluffy ginger cat is sitting opposite the child, also upright and with its hind legs spread far apart....

Records updated with data through Tuesday on the MSDH’s website showed the infant was the first child under age 1 reported to have died of COVID-19 in Mississippi since the start of the pandemic, though more than 4,000 infections in children under 1 have been reported in the state. While thousands of children under 18 have tested positive for the virus in Mississippi over the course of the pandemic, state health officials have reported few deaths in children....

Emotional Natasha Ogden, speaking after the inquest into baby Kane Davidson’s death, said she didn’t want “other families to go through this.” Kane was playing with his three-year-old brother, Calum Jr., in the back bedroom of his family’s home in Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England, in the U.K., when the terrible tragedy unfolded. Rochdale Coroners Court heard Natasha had left the room for a matter of moments and, on her return, Kane was nowhere to be seen....

“My main priority now is to fix my back. I am disappointed not to be playing in Montreal next week. It is a great tournament with amazing fans. I look forward to competing there in the future,” said Federer on his facebook page. The 31-year-old had revealed last week that the back issue was getting pretty worse. He said: “I’ve had serious problems with the back. I had to get some anti-inflammatories last week in Hamburg due to the pain....