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Batting with one out in the fifth inning of a tie game, Granderson ripped a 1-2 pitch from Edinson Volquez down the right-field line and into the stands for his first career World Series home run, his first homer of this year’s playoffs and a 2-1 Mets lead. MORE: Top photos from the World Series Granderson has had a good postseason, at 10 for 33 with four stolen bases through the National League Division Series and Championship Series, but had not found his power stroke, with only two extra-base hits, both against the Dodgers....

White Indians throwback jersey complete with a bold red 99. Thick-rimmed black glasses with skull-and-crossbones in between. You know where this is going. MORE: World Series picks: Cubs or Indians? Riccardi, an Akron native who flew in from San Diego, came dressed as Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn from “Major League.” That’s one of the most popular jerseys — or costumes — at an Indians playoff game right now. Only now, “Major League” has become reality for Indians fans again, like it did for Riccardi as a young fan in 1995 and 1997....

Usually, when players gain access to a new zone or continent in Azeroth, they must reach the new max level before they unlock the ability to use flying mounts in the new area. Player-controlled flying wasn’t originally a part of the game, but has become one its most convenient features in the ten years since the game launched. Due to a desire to keep a focus on world exploration, Blizzard has been holding back on flying permissions in Draenor since November....

In just a few weeks, Blizzard will release the Warlords of Draenor expansion and take Azeroth citizen’s back in time to battle some of the baddest Orcs that ever were. Although we were unimpressed with our first Warlords experience, Blizzard has seen a recent spike in subscribers in anticipation of the expansion’s launch. The studio doesn’t intend to ever reach the kind of subscription totals it saw at the game’s peak, but Blizzard has no doubt that we’ll be celebrating the game’s 20th anniversary ten years from today....

This will be the 74th meeting between with the sides and surprisingly, it’s Belgium who have had the upper hand on most occasions. The Red Devils have won 30 games while France have managed to end up on the winning side just 24 times. However, the two sides have met 2 times before at the World Cup and both the games were won by France. Les Blues won 3-1 in 1938 and 4-2 in 1986....

The question of ‘did they deserve it’ or ‘did they do enough’ is something that can never really be answered because there is only one right answer and no one wants to admit it. It’s an easy answer. France deserved it because they won it. They did enough because they won. They scored more than their opponents in 6 out of the 7 games they played. So yes, they deserved it....

Note - This is part of a series that evaluates the three best performers of all the sides to have progressed to the knockout stages of the World Cup; an achievement that is not often given the credit it deserves. While the intent is to have an objective selection and ranking process, it’s quite natural that at times subjectivity creeps in. If you disagree - vehemently, or otherwise - with the names on this list, please feel free to jot down a top 3 of your own in the comments section below...

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as Mohammad Saifuddin got the dangerous wicket of Chris Gayle for 0. Shai Hope and Evin Lewis then steadied the innings, adding 116 runs for the second wicket. Shimron Hetymer looked in devastating touch too, hitting a half-century off 25 balls. Just as things were looking dangerous for Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman struck by dismissing Hetymer and Andre Russell in the same over to stem the run flow....

The next challenge for Pakistan is Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka too had a rough start to their World Cup 2019 campaign just like the Men in Green, but they managed to secure their first points versus Afghanistan in their second fixture - although rain played a major role in the decision. The two Asian nations will face each other at Bristol, the same venue where Afghanistan and Australia played the 4th match of the World Cup....

It was a complete team performance as fifties from Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni helped India set a target of 269 for the West Indies. Later on, Mohammad Shami came up with yet another 4-wicket haul to bundle the West Indies for a meagre 143. It has to be said that the West Indies’ challenge with the bat went nowhere as Mohammad Shami caused early damage with some fantastic bowling....

In case you didn’t know… On 9th June, Shikhar Dhawan suffered a hairline fracture as he looked to evade a bouncer from Pat Cummins’s ball, but in vain. Batting through pain, Dhawan went on to score 117 but did not come out to field in the second innings. Rishabh Pant has been considered as a replacement for the injured opener. The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) wrote to the Technical Committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and officially requested for Dhawan’s replacement as he is slated to take until mid-July to recover from the injury....

Earlier in the day, Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first on a pitch which looked like one on the slower side. Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan took their time on the crease before going for the big shots. The pair put up an opening partnership of 127 runs which put India in a great position. Dhawan kicked on to complete his century, while Kohli took his time on the other end....

Almost as a reminder that Russia 2018 will be a different prospect, the coach received a timely jolt of reality after his dream start in the job. Radamel Falcao’s towering header robbed Brazil of their 100 percent record in his tenure - they had won the previous nine qualifiers disputed since Tite’s arrival - and could not complain about a result that reflected each team’s performance fairly. The game was tense and scrappy throughout, with Colombia and Brazil sharing possession in Barranquilla and both enjoying chances....

More than a dozen Manchester United players are likely to feature in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, with the big kick off now just 204 days away. Qualification concluded on Wednesday when Mexico and Uruguay became the final pair of teams to reach the World Cup, which runs from Thursday, 12 June to Sunday, 13 July 2014. Across six confederations, 203 teams produced 828 qualifying matches and 2297 goals....

Battling for gold in a rematch of the one-sided onslaught in the group stage is Canada seeking revenge against Russia. Canada and Russia entered as two of the favorites to win the tournament and have lived up to the hype. For bronze, we have Sweden and Finland hoping not to go home empty-handed in the Scandinavian showdown. The Swedes are coming off their one and only loss in the tournament to Russia in OT while Finland went 2-1-1 in the group stage but has managed to stay alive with a 1-0 win over the United States, knocking them out of the tournament in the quarters....

RELATED: 10 Forgotten RTS Games That Deserve A Reboot However, it seems Sargeras and his Burning Legion have more to hide than they let adventurers know. Moreover, it appears Sargeras considers the Burning Legion as key to his plans for Azeroth and the universe as a whole. For fans of Warcraft’s lore, just what significance does the Burning Legion hold? 10 Destruction Over Chaos It’s interesting to note that Sargeras has more than “destroy the universe” when talking of his plans for the Burning Legion....

In World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, the Dracthyr Evoker begins at level 58 in a unique starting zone called The Forbidden Reach. After completing the introductory quest line they are sent to their chosen faction’s main city, much like the Pandaren before them. Here’s how players can make the most of this new class. RELATED: All World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Cutscenes Revealed The Basics of the Evoker Class Combat & Magic The Evoker is a chain armor-wearing class that utilizes a new spell type known as “Empower....

Dragonflight takes World of Warcraft players to the storied Dragon Isles–the ancestral homeland of dragonkind. World of Warcraft’s ninth expansion pack includes five new zones, 10 new levels, and a new race-class combo: the dracthyr Evoker. The exploration-based expansion adds tons of new content and systems, including revamped talent trees and the dynamic Dragonriding flying mounts. RELATED: World of Warcraft: Cosmetic Renown Unlocks Will Be Account Wide in Dragonflight...

The new screen itself is the background players will see every time they log in to World of Warcraft once Dragonflight releases. This time, the screen depicts Tyrhold, the fortress seen in the Dragonflight announcement cinematic. RELATED: Rumor: Possible World of Warcraft Dragonflight Release Date Leaked Online The Dragonflight login screen shows a gorgeous panorama shot of Tyrhold, its beacon bright in the sky. In the animated version, mist rolls off of the cliff sides in the background as the foreground focuses on the towers and aqueducts that lead up to the Titanic facility....

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands coming to Xbox Series X as a console exclusive would be huge. It would potentially introduce a whole new audience to World of Warcraft, not to mention give the Xbox Series X a major console-exclusive to help it better compete with PS5. However, it’s worth pointing out that there is no evidence for the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Xbox Series X version beyond the ratings classification, and so fans should keep their expectations in check....