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Lombardi served as the opponent for Rocky Maivia when the latter wrestled his first match for the Stamford-based company back in early 1996 at a house show in Corpus Christi, TX. The youngster emerged as the winner of the contest and went on to have one of the most successful careers in the business. The Brooklyn Brawler spoke with Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Senior Editor, Bill Apter, this week. He shared a detailed description of Triple H and The Rock’s interesting interaction before the latter’s first match in WWE....

Date & Time: Saturday, 28th December 2019 (8:00 pm ET) Venue: Toyota Center, Houston, TX Last Game Results Brooklyn Nets (16-14): 82-94 loss to the New York Knicks (26th December) Houston Rockets (21-10): 104-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors (25th December) Brooklyn Nets Preview The Brooklyn Nets are currently missing key players with Kyrie Irving and Caris LeVert out in addition to Kevin Durant being ruled out for the season....

Just a week after the Browns waived wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., Jarvis Landry has offered a small window into the struggles on the offensive side of the ball, specifically with his touches. Speaking with reporters at a recent food drive event, Landry offered a fairly innocuous but still telling quote, “I haven’t been getting the ball so much either,” Landry said. “But at the end of the day, I’ve been able to do with the opportunities I’m given....

The misery of being a Browns fan is bad enough, but one Cleveland supporter added Adele’s hit song “Hello” to the equation. The video has caused mass flooding near FirstEnergy Stadium due to a steady stream of tears from the Dawg Pound. MORE: Browns’ worst first-round draft picks | Browns brought Manziel drama on themselves To recap: Second-chance field goals, game-ending returns and ripped jerseys. Oh, and that’s only this season....

“Roman Reigns has ‘it’,” Prichard explained. “Roman Reigns is going to be the guy. He’s got all the tools. Love him or hate him, they care about him. I have no problem with Roman Reigns being the next guy to take it to the next level because he’s a stud.” FOLLOW: SN Wrestling on Twitter for the latest news, notes and analysis Prichard spent more than two decades working side-by-side with Vince McMahon in shaping WWE storylines before leaving in 2008....

The three-day music festival at Reunion Park in Dallas, the site where Reunion Arena once stood, will begin Friday, April 4 with Jason Aldean and continue Saturday with country music star Tim McGraw and The Killers before fun. opens for Springsteen on Sunday. Tickets are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis, which should make for huge crowds hoping to land tickets. MORE: SN’s Field of 68 projection “As an NCAA Corporate Champion, we look to help fans connect with their passion for both sports and music,” AT&T Corporate Sponsorships director Jamie Kerr said in a statement....

Hall was injured while playing in punt coverage when he got tangled up with a Miami player. He laid on the field before the team’s medical staff attended to him. They quickly put an air cast on the injury and “covered it with towels to shield others from seeing the severity,” ESPN notes. His teammates and several Miami players gathered around Hall before he was carted off. “That was heartbreaking for our defense,” Virginia linebacker Zane Zandier said (per The Daily Progress)....

As the reigning NL MVP approached the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning to face Marlins reliever Bryan Morris, Harper’s walkup music played throughout Nationals Park. His song of choice? “G.O.M.D.” by J.Cole. MORE: Where does Harper rank among MLB’s most-hated players? What does “G.O.M.D.” mean? Get Off My D—. Yep, Harper threw subtlety right out the window with that one. Keep in mind we are talking about the same guy who wore a “Make Baseball Fun Again” hat after Washington’s first win of the 2016 season....

The Nationals’ 22-year-old superstar is tops in the National League in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, OPS+, runs created, isolated power, wOBA, wRC, offensive WAR, total WAR for position players by baseball-reference.com’s formula and WAR in general by Fangraphs’ formula. Harper is second in runs and at-bats per homer, tied for second in walks, third in homers and extra-base hits, tied for third in total bases, tied for seventh in doubles and tied for ninth in hits....

The new project dropped worldwide on Friday, and within hours, every track on the album landed on iTunes’ Top 200 Songs chart. In fact, the top 20 placements on the iTunes chart were covered by all 20 songs featured on the new album with their newest single “ON” nabbing the number one spot. The “ON” remix, featuring Sia, followed right behind at number two. It’s not all that surprising to see some songs already charting on iTunes, especially considering some of them—like “Boy With Luv” featuring Halsey—have reached high placements on music charts before....

However, if he does return to the NFL, it seems likely that he will have to do so with the Buccaneers. NFL MOCK DRAFT: Malik Willis first QB off the board in pre-combine mock Bruce Arians was asked at the 2022 NFL Combine whether he would consider trading Brady if the 44-year-old quarterback wanted to return to the NFL but didn’t want to play for the Bucs. Tampa Bay’s coach quickly shut down that possibility....

The Bucks announced a unique deal on Tuesday with their 10-Win Pass that guarantees fans will see 10 victories at the Bradley Center. MORE: Greatest Bucks players of all time The 10-Win Pass is available for purchase through Wednesday, Jan. 11. The ticket pass begins on Friday, Jan. 13 when the Bucks take on the Heat. Fans will receive a ticket for that night’s game and every subsequent Bucks home game of the 2016-17 season until the team amasses 10 home victories....

“On behalf of C.J. Wilson, he has decided to step away from the NFL at this time to focus on his immediate needs in recovery which are the foundation of his long-term health,” agents Joel Turner and Justin Turner said in a statement. “When C.J. is fully healed and able to return to the game. … We look forward to seeing him play again in the future.” MORE: Bizarre NFL offseason injuries | Even with nine fingers, Pierre- Paul still a ’terror’ to block...

Tampa Bay hopes rookie Jamies Winston can benefit from the technology. MORE: QB rankings | Winston rehearsing for NFL meat grinder “We are excited to be coming in on the front end of this new wave of technology that is designed to supplement the on-field and classroom work that our quarterbacks are already doing,” general manager Jason Licht said. “Obviously, there is no real substitute for being on the field when it comes to getting our players ready for game action....

The 39-year-old Buffon was competing for the first time since his emotional international retirement after Italy’s failure to qualify for the World Cup. Barcelona advanced to the last 16 after the 0-0 draw in Turin but Juventus remain second in the group and can secure their qualification with victory at Olympiakos on December 5. An exuberant Buffon ran to hug Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic after the game following a social media exchange on the eve of the game when the Croatian had said he would love to tell Italian goalkeeping great to take his place in the 2018 World Cup....

Wherever he goes next, the 40-year-old will go down in history as one of the greatest to ever play the game. But Buffon will not just be remembered for his electric reflexes and passionate Italian anthem-singing. The Juventus stopper has a way with words that suggests he will not be short of job offers when he does decide to hang up his gloves. Here, we pick out 16 of our favourite Buffon quotes from throughout his long and distinguished career....

Catching the Cinnasnail itself isn’t terribly difficult. Bugsnax trains players on how to use its many tools and even encourages them to think outside the box while doing so, but that idea is taken to a whole different level here. Unlike some larger Bugsnax, this critter can simply be captured in the Snak Trap, but it rests far out of reach across the gorge from Chandlo’s basketball setup. RELATED: Bugsnax Patch Fixes Game Progression Bugs...

The Pokemon Company and Build-A-Bear have been in a business relationship since 2015. Now every year, around four new Pokemon plushes are released into the store for fans to buy. As a result of the partnership, plush versions of Pikachu, Snorlax, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, and other Generation 1 or Generation 2 Pokemon like Pichu have been brought to life and caught by trainers around the world. RELATED: Build-A-Bear is Now Selling An Adorable Snorlax Plush...