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The pizza chain said Friday that basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal will be its new pitchman, appearing in TV commercials and promoting Papa John’s in other ways. The company hopes O’Neal can repair its image and revive its sales after the company’s founder and namesake, John Schnatter, made racially insensitive remarks. Besides being a spokesman, O’Neal will also join the company’s board of directors and invest in nine of its restaurants in the Atlanta area....

Chain Chomps are an enemy in the Mario franchise originating in Super Mario Bros. 3. For those unfamiliar with the enemy, Chain Chomps are spherical metal entities with sharp gnashing teeth. Further, they are typically attached to something by a long chain, reminiscent of an angry bulldog eager to attack oncoming passersby. RELATED: Nintendo Switch Online Adds Donkey Kong Country and More These enemies have appeared in previous Paper Mario games, often as enemies, in keeping with Paper Mario’s general adherence to Mario lore....

Though the rarer of the two types of hiatal hernia, it is potentially more serious. Some cases have no symptoms and may not need to be treated, but those that do require surgery to manage complications such as a loss of the herniated organ’s blood supply. The article explains how paraesophageal hernia compares to the more common type, sliding hernia. It also discusses possible symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of paraesophageal hernia....

With their sporting fortunes soaring high, two athletes – powerlifter Farman Basha and club thrower Amit Kumar Saroha – stressed that they need jobs for a secure future. The public debate on whether the country’s Paralympic athletes should be treated at par with Olympic athletes was ignited once again after they performed better than their abled-bodied counterparts in Rio. While the para-athletes have taken home four medals at the Paralympics – including two golds, a silver and a bronze – the able-bodied athletes could only manage two medals – a silver and a bronze – at the Rio Olympics last month....

In terms of video games, the long-running franchise has evolved beyond its usual RPG offerings. The most recent of these new-genre titles is Pokemon Unite, a MOBA for the Nintendo Switch. The game has set an impressive sales milestone, garnering over nine million downloads despite only launching on July 21. Pokemon Unite is celebrating this major milestone with free Aeos Tickets to Trainers. RELATED: Pokemon Oreos Are Being Resold for Ridiculous Prices Online...

In a now viral Reddit post, u/aitatgrowwa, explained they have transformed their 21-year-old daughter’s old bedroom into an office. But now she is due to move back into the family home and is “nagging” for her room back. The Redditor pointed out the only other room they can work from would be the guest bedroom, but it is too noisy which is why they are refusing to give their daughter her old bedroom back....

The message is clear: Dissent from, or even a lack of enthusiasm for, woke ideology is no longer tolerated on campus. In response, many on the Right are withdrawing into the comfort of self-justification and praying that the next election-to-end-all-elections will save the world from these crazy kids. Meanwhile, many on the Left are pretending that there is no such thing as cancel culture. This is idiocy. Fundamentalism cloaked in “inclusion” has taken hold en masse....

In a post shared on Reddit’s Am I The A****** (AITA) subforum, 16-year-old Reddit user Maleficent_Round1611 said his 23-year-old sister Natalie has been mute following a car accident around five years ago that damaged her vocal cords. The user said he and Natalie do video calls on FaceTime a lot because he learned sign language for her and it’s how she prefers to communicate. “Natalie gets by very well with sign language, however, our parents have always refused to actually learn ASL [American Sign Language],” he said....

The Original Poster (OP), known as u/throwaway-37463782, posted about the situation in Reddit’s popular “Am I The A**hole” forum where it received more than 9,300 upvotes and 3,500 comments. The post can be found here. College Tuition The annual tuition for traditional four-year colleges in the U.S. for the 2021-2022 school year averaged at $10,740 for public in-state students and $27,560 for out-of-state students, according to CollegeBoard data. For students attending private four-year colleges in the U....

Six-time champion Novak Djokovic will continue his title defense against 2022 US Open semifinalist Karen Khachanov. Top seed Carlos Alcaraz, meanwhile, will lock horns with Grigor Dimitrov in his quest for a berth in the last eight. Third seed Casper Ruud and eighth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime are also part of the packed day session on Court Central. They will square off against Lorenzo Musetti and Gilles Simon, respectively. Alex de Minaur, who knocked out recently-crowned Vienna champion Daniil Medvedev, will meet 16th seed Frances Tiafoe....

Cavani, selected from the start despite a trip to Barcelona in the Champions League to come on Wednesday, struck his 27th league goal of the season from the spot to keep the pressure on leaders Monaco, who entertain Nantes on Sunday. The Uruguayan made no mistake from 12 yards, punishing Nancy for a rare error that saw goalkeeper Sergei Chernik send Serge Aurier tumbling inside the box as the match looked destined to finish as a dour goalless draw....

French powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain is confident of landing Wayne Rooney from Manchester United for a fee in the region of £25million. PSG are also after Nani and hope to bring in the Portuguese star along with his club team-mate. PSG are ready to splash £15million for Nani. The winger has had a row with United officials over his contract and is tipped to leave the club. Rooney on the other hand, has 2-years left on his contract but the PSG president is convinced that he can land the 27-year-old....

Team News Paris Saint Germain PSG come into this game on the back of a humiliating loss at Evian where their spectacular run of 25 consecutive undefeated matches came to an end. Laurent Blanc is only without Thiago Motta who is struggling with a niggle in his left thigh. Sochaux Sochaux travel to the Parc des Princes in what promises to be a tense game. Thomas Guerbert and Jerome Roussillion are both still out for Sochaux....

West Ham face a tricky return to Premier League football after the international break as they host Chelsea at Upton Park on Saturday evening. Title contenders such as Chelsea don’t often make for welcome guests, but a recent wobble at home to West Brom has left the Blues looking vulnerable, and youngster Ravel Morrison could prove key if the Hammers want a result. The 20-year-old had a promising start to his career blighted by issues off the field, but has broken through this season with a new-found maturity and looks an even greater talent on the pitch....

Parkar (5 for 32) was well-supported by senior pace colleague Dhawal Kulkarni (3 for 67) as the hosts made a strong bid to gain full points in their must-win game for a berth in the knock-out rounds. However, Tripura hit back strongly before close by reducing the 41-time champions to 77 for three, with opener Jay Bista going strong on 43 to renew the battle tomorrow. The Mumbai bowlers justified skipper Aditya Tare’s decision to field and put up a spirited performance....

Kligerman, left without a ride when Swan Racing discontinued operations last month, was a teammate of Busch while a development driver at Penske Racing from 2009-2011 and they are roughly the same physical build. MORE: All-Star Race schedule | All-Star Race winners | Fan vote candidates “Parker and I were teammates a few years ago when we were together at Penske and his feedback was always really good,” Busch said in a news release....

Navigating to the Parler site no longer gives you an error message—it now displays an actual webpage with several encouraging messages from the Parler team. Parler Is Slowly Making a Comeback If you head to the Parler website, you’ll see an update about the site’s uncertain status. Parler was essentially blacklisted from the entire internet following the pro-Trump protests at Capitol Hill. The network prides itself in being a platform for free speech, and has become a hub for political conservatives....

Parnas’ attorney, Joseph Bondy, said over the weekend that his client has additional recordings of Trump. Parnas, a former business associate of Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, says he was part of a scheme orchestrated by Trump and Giuliani to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, which would later become a crucial element of the impeachment allegations. He had previously released a recording apparently capturing Trump ordering associates to remove former U....

Pakistan don’t have happy memories of playing T20Is against Australia recently. Babar Azam and Co. were going great guns in the T20 World Cup after winning all five of their matches in the Super 12 round. They were also well on course to beat Australia in the semis. But Matthew Wade smashed fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi for three consecutive sixes in the penultimate over to take Australia home. Hasan Ali also attracted a lot of criticism for his erratic bowling and giving Wade a lifeline through a drop catch....

Ali played 53 ODIs, scoring 1,845 runs at an average of 36.90. He scored three centuries and 12 half-centuries, including a 59 against India in the triumphant Champions Trophy final last year in London. Ali lost the confidence of the selectors in ODIs this year and was dropped after Pakistan was swept in New Zealand in January. He was replaced as opener by Imam-ul-Haq, the nephew of chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq....