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Artificial intelligence has been an immense cultural influence for decades, existing more as the premise for various forms of entertainment rather than in the real world. But if the technical developments and endeavors made public recently by both Sony and Microsoft tell the gaming community anything, it is that AI can be expected to become much more ubiquitous and less rudimentary relative to the present moment. A Microsoft patent was recently filed that suggested video game soundtracks could be composed by AI, and Sony is utilizing machine learning in the creation of controller input recognition technology, supposedly intended to enhance the gaming viewing experience....

The big lefty gave credit to the shadows at Truist Park in his quick postgame interview with the Diamondbacks’ broadcast crew, but he was just being modest. This was vintage Bumgarner, a welcome sight for Arizona baseball fans who had too often watched a subpar version of the Giants’ World Series hero since he signed in the desert before the 2020 season. Bumgarner faced 21 Atlanta hitters over seven innings, and he didn’t allow a hit or a walk....

“No, no, no,” the source said. “Nothing to that. The team and Goran, they’re still committed to each other.” MORE: Anthony still has ‘open mind’ | Lowry returns to Raptors | Collison agrees with Kings According to an ESPN report, the Pacers — looking to upgrade at point guard — have engaged the Suns in talks about a possible deal that would send Dragic to Indiana. Consider those talks to be decidedly one-sided....

Stadium audiences sledging the away side is common, but it less common that the sledge is delivered through a microphone South Africa cricket chiefs have now been known to have sent a letter of apology to their English counterparts and James Anderson for their employee’s faux pas. No complaint was lodged by the ECB because their stance is that they did not hear it. The ‘grubby paws’ was quite audible, however, and elicited a surprised reaction from both the crowd in attendance and the players on the field....

Gwede Mantashe, minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, said during a parliamentary debate Wednesday that it was time for South Africa to turn to Russia for its fuel needs. Mantashe’s remarks, which were met with applause, point to possible limits of efforts to economically squeeze as fuel prices continue to soar. “We should consider importing crude oil from Russia at a low price because it is not sanctioned,” said Mantashe....

Kagiso Rabada, the hero of last test, has been cleared to play the next two tests after his 2 match ban was overturned by ICC’s code of conduct appeal commissioner Michael Heron. South Africa will be buoyed by the news while Australia might just need to alter their plans at the last moment. We look at 5 key players who have had a quiet series so far but can decide which way the series will go....

The spirit of the game Discussions on the spirit of cricket have been quite frequent in the last decade and a half. Every player or captain comes up with this whenever he is pushed to the corner. Yet, everybody, with no exception violates it. Be it excessive appealing even after knowing the batsman is not out or not walking when the TV replays show the batsman was out. The Test match in Cape Town had more than the spirit of cricket to be spoken about....

In the first semi-final of the men’s category, both teams started on a neck to neck battle with India claiming the first and the second set 27-25, 25-19. Sri Lanka upset India with a comeback in the third set 21-25. However, the former gold-medalists under the likes of Ranjit Singh, Dipesh Sinha, and V Ajith Lal clinched the fourth set 25-21 to win the match by the margin 3-1....

MORE: Meet the new FBS coaches for 2016 | Fired, resigned, retired coaches in 2015 Sports Illustrated first reported late Saturday that the Gamecocks had a deal “ all but done ” with Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp. Before the 2015 season at Auburn, Muschamp was head coach at Florida from 2011-14 and compiled a 28-21 record in Gainesville. He was fired with two games remaining in the 2014 season but finished out the schedule....

The state averages 221 new cases a day and 118 hospitalizations. Forty-eight percent of people are vaccinated in the state which has declined to implement indoor mask mandates. South Dakota’s rising rates come just over a week after the state concluded it’s 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally that attracted an estimated 525,000 people. The event featured concerts, parties, bike shows, and bar crawls and rakes in an estimated $800 million for the state....

Rumors have swirled regarding Kim’s health after he missed the celebration of his late grandfather’s 108th birthday. The event commemorates the birthday of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea and is one of the most important dates in the country’s calendar. Kim hadn’t missed the April 15 event since he assumed power in 2011 following his father Kim Jong Il’s death, according to The Associated Press. He was still nowhere to be seen on Saturday as his country commemorated Military Foundation Day....

RELATED: The Best Comedies Of The 21st Century (So Far), Ranked During its long run on television, the series has featured some truly outstanding episodes, and several of the most significant ones have come right at the start of seasons. But which are the best? IMDB’s reviewers can help answer that, as these are the episodes they consider to be the show’s greatest premieres. Updated September 26, 2021 By Ben Jessey:Few TV series in history get to have as many seasons as South Park....

As seen toward the end of the video for South Park: The Fractured But Whole below, Stone and Parker discuss gameplay elements for the RPG, stating that they wanted to build upon The Stick of Truth’s introduction of players having a magical butt hole, leading them to the logical conclusion of needing to have characters’ farts in the new game become more powerful. While brainstorming, the two came up with the concept of fans being able to rip one so strong that it could manipulate the space-time continuum, which resulted in the original title for the release being The Butt Hole of Time....

The England striker had put Spurs in front with a headed goal after 52 minutes, Alli having earlier cancelled out Virgil van Dijk’s second-minute opener. Kane then squandered an opportunity to put daylight between the teams when he fired a spot kick high into the upper reaches of the stand behind the goal. Nathan Redmond was sent off for the challenge that led to Kane’s ill-fated effort from 12 yards, but it took Spurs until the last five minutes to finally put the match to bed....

All the latest transfer rumours The one-time England international, 27, will bolster a West Brom attacking line-up that struggled to score consistently last season having signed a four-year deal with the Baggies. Former Burnley forward Rodriguez leaves St. Mary’s Stadium having scored 26 goals in 104 appearances since his arrival on the south coast in 2012. His best Premier League return came in 2013-14, when he scored 15 goals, but injury has meant he has struggled to reproduce such form in recent years....

The Reds equaled the Premier League’s record margin of victory and became the fourth side to win by such a margin in the competition’s history. Two of those previous occasions have come in the past three years, with the Saints being on the receiving end of both hammerings. Ralph Hassenhuttl’s side first lost by nine at home to Leicester City in 2019. They were then thrashed at Old Trafford by Manchester United two years later....

The Thomases are prize catches for presidential candidates: white Southern swing voters. For more than 20 years this of conservative Democrats and moderate independents has helped the Republicans roll through the South and into the White House by blow-out margins. They’re also part of a political anthropology that gets lost in the tumult of airport press conferences and negative ad fire fights that constitute Super Tuesday campaigning. Southern politics is more than blacks, Bubbas, Bubbarettes and yellow dogs-die-hard Democrats who’d vote for a yellow dog before a Republican....

Loftus-Cheek has had a breakthrough season but faces a long spell on the sidelines after reportedly rupturing his Achilles during a friendly in the United States. Despite being set to face Arsenal in the Europa League final, Chelsea headed to Massachusetts to take on New England Revolution this week and Loftus-Cheek will subsequently miss England’s first shot at international glory since winning the World Cup in 1966. Southgate confirmed the midfielder, along with Chelsea team-mate Callum Hudson-Odoi, would have been in the squad - which he will finalise on May 27 - had he been fit....

England secured their place at next year’s finals with a 7-0 rout of Montenegro last week, before rounding off their qualification campaign in style by beating Kosovo 4-0. After reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, the last four of the UEFA Nations League and qualifying for Euro 2020 comfortably at the top of Group A, Southgate conceded his side will now be singled out as one of the teams to beat in the tournament....