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While Elder Scrolls fans can’t make TES6 come any faster, a committed team is working on a sprawling project to expand The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim far beyond the land of the Nords. That’s the premise behind the Beyond Skyrim project, whose Cyrodiil team just released a new teaser trailer. RELATED: Skyrim Multiplayer Mod Gets Revamped and Launches Soon The ambitious Beyond Skyrim mod’s new “Skingrad Story Teaser” introduces fans to Beyond Skyrim’s iteration of the city....

In that time, the Wildcats have compiled a 63-9 conference record, won four straight Big East regular season titles and the national championship in 2016. This year, Villanova — led by star point guard Jalen Brunson — is in prime position to win a fifth straight regular season Big East crown. But the Wildcats could be threatened by Xavier and Seton Hall, who each return a senior that may end up being voted an All-American in Trevon Bluiett and Angel Delgado, respectively....

But reputations are fragile. In recent months BP has suffered a refinery explosion that killed 15 people in Texas City, Texas; a spill in Prudhoe Bay that was the largest ever on Alaska’s north slope, and accusations that the company’s trading arm manipulated energy markets. Key investors have asked whether there is a systemic problem at the company. U.S.-based BP executives have been lambasted about safety standards in congressional hearings....

Memos obtained from companies like ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell show that oil firms have possessed scientific knowledge of the devastating role of fossil fuel emissions since the 1980s. Nonetheless, companies allegedly promoted disinformation around the harm of their products through lobbying campaigns and secretly funding studies aimed to combat data affirming climate change. These efforts recently came under greater scrutiny after an investigation by Greenpeace U.K. brought renewed attention to the issue....

Swole spoke Dr. Chris Featherstone on Sportskeeda Wrestling’s UnSKripted podcast this week. She discussed her time in AEW, training with her husband Cedric Alexander, and her future aspirations of being a part of WWE. During the interview, the 32-year-old star spoke about some of the groundbreaking women in wrestling and named her Mount Rushmore of female talent in the business. She chose Gail Kim, Rhea Ripley, Jazz, and Chyna as her top four and explained why she chose them....

“S-E-C! S-E-C!” We haven’t heard that for two years now. Suddenly that isn’t the most ear-curdling rallying cry in college football. It’s been shelved by the four-letter word that enveloped AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Columbus and just about every corner of the country where Ohio State’s militant fanbase resides. They will let you know exactly where they came from. “O-H-I-O!” Ohio State’s 42-20 deconstruction of Oregon in the first College Football Championship game still might be the second-sweetest win for the Buckeyes this season....

On top of continuing to broadcast on Fox, Fox Sports 1 and the Big Ten Network, the conference will now add CBS, NBC and NBCUniversal’s Peacock to a record-shattering, seven-year deal that will run from 2023 through the 2029-30 athletic season. It will also see the Big Ten end its 40-year relationship with ESPN. The network has dominated the college football landscape in terms of media rights and opinions for much of the 21st century; that the conference would walk away from the network illustrates how massive its new deal is, as well as ESPN’s loosening stranglehold on the sport....

OSU survived the opening round, 63-61 over Purdue, when the Boilermakers' attempt a buzzer-beating game-winner fell short. MORE: Game details | Big Ten results | Get latest results, track games The Buckeyes did not shoot even 36 percent from the field, and they made only 65 percent of their free throws. What they did well was rebound, with LaQuinton Ross getting 14 to go with his 19 points. Center Amir Williams grabbed 10....

The poll, which was conducted by The New York Times and Sienna College, surveyed 3,870 registered voters from six swing states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida, Arizona, Wisconsin and North Carolina between June 8 and June 18. The poll has a margin of error ranging from plus or minus 4.1 to 4.6 percentage points. According to the poll, Biden holds a lead in each of the states, with 11 point leads in Michigan (47-36) and Wisconsin (49-38)....

The latest polling from CNBC/Change Research, which was carried out from August 21 to 23 and published Wednesday, shows Biden ahead of Trump in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. At the same time, Trump’s overall approval in the six states has increased since the same survey was conducted two weeks earlier. Biden’s biggest leads over Trump are in Michigan and Wisconsin, where the Democratic nominee is ahead by 6 percentage points and 5 percentage points, respectively....

Votes fell largely along party lines with all 48 Democrats and the two independents that caucus with them supporting the package and 49 Republicans objecting. (GOP Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska was absent due to a family emergency.) If the House passes the revised package, Americans would see another round of stimulus checks, increased weekly unemployment payments and additional direct payments as part of the Child Tax Credit. On Wednesday, Democrats agreed to reduce eligibility for $1,400 stimulus checks....

“These are high-value investments,” a senior administration official told Newsweek. “We think these are investments that we, as a country, cannot afford not to make.” Infrastructure upgrades consistently poll well among the public. A Monmouth University poll released in January found 61 percent of the people surveyed rated transportation and infrastructure as “very important” or “extremely important.” Similar polls also have found the issue to win high marks publicly, even if it’s not the top pressing issue for many....

“We know that many adults had not been vaccinated because they have found it too confusing or too difficult or too inconvenient to get a shot,” Biden said in a public address Tuesday, outlining the latest efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic and encourage vaccinations. “For those having trouble finding a location or making an appointment, we’re going to make it easier than ever.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 56 percent of adults in the United States—more than 145....

“This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement, adding that the president is fully vaccinated and twice boosted. She said that Biden is experiencing “very mild symptoms” and has begun taking Paxlovid as treatment. His last COVID test, which was conducted on Tuesday, had been negative. This is the first time he has tested positive for COVID. “Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time,” Jean-Pierre added....

The president and first lady Jill Biden met with the families of those killed on Sunday morning before attending the solemn transfer of the service members’ bodies back to American soil. It marked Biden’s first presidential visit to pay respects to fallen soldiers at the Delaware Air Force base, which serves as the initial transit place for U.S. service members killed overseas. The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, responsible for the return of remains from military theaters overseas, told CNN that the transfer is not a “ceremony”—but rather “a solemn movement of the transfer case by a carry team composed of military personnel from the fallen member’s respective service....

Bielsa has been linked with a shock move to the Championship club, who sacked manager Paul Heckingbottom on Friday only four months after he was appointed. Osorio, who has visited the former Athletic Bilbao and Marseille boss in Argentina in recent weeks, believes he could be the right man to take Leeds back to the Premier League. “He’s a top man,” he told a news conference. “I think he’s a top manager and he would do well....

The conference has decided against implementing a championship game this year, despite contemplating a petition to the NCAA to allow it to do so. MORE: NCAA approves new bowls | Breakout candidates this fall | CFP teams spend big on trips “I’m not sensing that’s where we’re headed,” Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said, via USA Today, following a meeting Tuesday with the league’s athletic directors. Without a single champion last year, after TCU and Baylor tied for the league title, the Big 12 was left out of the inaugural College Football Playoff....

Bringing an end to a convoluted exploration process that led to 11 schools being considered as candidates for expansion, the conference’s presidents voted Monday to keep the status quo, according to multiple reports. No school came up with the required eight out of 10 votes from existing members to make the cut, ESPN reported. It’s unclear whether the door to expansion is completely closed, with SI.com reporting the conference has decided to hold steady “at this time....

Squads to pick from: Hobart Hurricanes Jofra Archer, George Bailey, Johan Botha, Alex Doolan, Jake Doran, James Faulkner, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Simon Milenko, Tymal Mills, David Moody, Tim Paine, Tom Rogers, Clive Rose, D’Arcy Short, Aaron Summers, Matthew Wade Perth Scorchers: Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Michael Klinger, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Joel Paris, Usman Qadir, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, David Willey...

The presidential candidate on Friday expressed his excitement about the number of sports stars backing him in this year’s election, saying he planned to have Brady, Roethlisberger, Dana White and NASCAR chairman Brian France speak on his behalf at the Republican convention. MORE: ‘Trump sucks’ court stormer | Schilling endorses Trump But the Steelers quarterback was quick to deny he was one of them, telling the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette he’s “staying out of politics and will not attend the GOP event....