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Of course, the deal he completed with the Raiders on Sept. 1, 2018, just eight days before Chicago’s season-opener, was chief among the reasons Pace’s peers voted him the winner of SN’s annual award. Mack, 28, was named first-team All-Pro for his work in 2018, and the Bears flexed the NFL’s best defense in points allowed. Everybody was a winner. “The happiest people in the building was probably our secondary,” Pace told SN regarding the deal for the pass-rusher....

Shocking images released by the Inverdoorn Private Game Reserve in South Africa show the animals shot dead with their horns hacked off. A fifth missing rhino was later found alive. She had been shot in the face, but is currently receiving care and was described as “strong” by the reserve’s senior vet Louis Greeff. A statement from the Aquila Collection, which acquired Inverdoorn in 2018, said staff had been left “traumatized” after they found the four rhinos at the “horrific scene” on December 8....

Davison and Rosenthal have joined the growing ranks of tourists leaving South Africa with more than a tan and a wooden giraffe. The country is rapidly becoming a top destination for plastic surgery, the result of its weakening currency and its longstanding reputation for medical excellence. “The lower the rand falls, the more advantageous it is for people to come,” says Gavin Morrison, a former president of the Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of South Africa....

In a recent interview with Empire magazine, Rian Johnson looked back on The Last Jedi five years later. When it was released, the film was highly polarizing, with some saying it was an abomination that ruined the franchise and others calling it one of the best Star Wars movies ever made. Thinking back on it now, Johnson says, “I’m even more proud of it five years on,” and added, “When I was up at bat, I really swung at the ball....

Flair has aligned himself with the Baddest Man on the Planet to partner with his cannabis brand Tyson 2.0. The acquisition of a majority stake in Ric Flair Drip, Inc. was announced earlier this year. The Nature Boy was a guest of honor at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference on Thursday. During the event, Flair expressed his admiration for his long-time friend: Flair shared about his upcoming venture with Mike Tyson....

Rich Eisen of “The Rich Eisen Show” sat down with Chris Brockman and TJ Jefferson to debate what measures the NBA could take to fix the contest. Eisen compared the contest to the NFL’s Pro Bowl, which is essentially American Football’s version of the NBA’s All-Star game. TJ Jefferson raised the point that participants weren’t really known by casual fans and suggested adding an incentive to the dunk contest. Bringing in players like Ja Morant into the dunk contest could really elevate the excitement around it, but Eisen felt otherwise,...

Speaking exclusively to Sportskeeda Wrestling, Swann expressed his desire to team up with Willie Mack to take on The Young Bucks, or The Lucha Bros, or in an ideal scenario, both teams. You can check out his thoughts in the video that’s been linked below: The Young Bucks and The Lucha Brothers could compete at Bound for Glory because of the Forbidden Door being opened When asked to pick his dream opponents for Bound For Glory, Rich Swann did not hesitate to name The Young Bucks and The Lucha Brothers:...

“With regard to the reports tying me to other collegiate men’s coaching positions, let me simply say that I am very happy at the University of Minnesota,” Pitino said in a statement released by the school. “I am grateful to be coaching and living in such a great community that cares so much about this incredible university as well as its basketball program. I am also extremely fortunate to be working for one of the best athletic directors in the country in Norwood Teague....

A few days after the free-agent NFL cornerback was arrested and charged with burglary domestic violence, he took to Twitter to offer a statement of thanks and vowed to get help that he needs amidst personal turmoil. Sherman’s statement reads: MORE: Everything you need to know about Richard Sherman’s arrest On July 13, Sherman was arrested in Seattle after attempting to break into a relative’s home, according to police. No one was injured....

“Will they be punished? Probably not,” Sherman said during Sunday’s media availability. “Not as long as Robert Kraft and Goodell are taking pictures at their respective homes. I think he was just at Kraft’s house last week for the NFC championship. Talk about conflict of interest.” MORE: Sherman won’t answer ‘preschool’ question | Super Bowl quiz | SN’s All-Pro team Sherman agrees with what’s being said on the New England side that no discipline is anticipated, but he kept pointing to how much Kraft and the Patriots have the league in their pockets....

After he spent much of his day arguing with LeGarrette Blount over whether he or Aqib Talib is the best cornerback in the game , Sherman set his sights on another cornerback who decided to chime in. Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall likes to run his mouth on the field. On Thursday he tried to run his mouth at Richard Sherman. it did not end well for him. DeAngelo Hall does have a lot of money....

“I think he’s going to be a disciplined young man and stay in there until after the game,” Sherman said in an interview. “He’s going to do his father his first favor and stay in there for another week or two.” Sherman’s girlfriend, Ashley Moss, is due to give birth to their son in early February. She is currently in Phoenix with Sherman. Just in case Moss goes into labor on Sunday, she and Sherman have arranged for her to give birth at a local hospital....

The circumstances of the free agent cornerback’s arrest are coming to light, as are the legal nuances surrounding his case. Below is a breakdown of what is known about his arrest and what will immediately come next for Sherman. Sherman, 33, was booked into jail on Wednesday after the police said he tried to break into his in-laws’ home. Since he knows the people whose house he tried to enter, it’s being termed “burglary domestic violence,” even though he is not believed to have physically harmed any of the occupants and he is not accused of stealing anything....

Rick Porcello’s career year continued Tuesday night with a dominant performance against the Yankees. The Red Sox right-hander allowed two runs and seven hits over eight innings in a 5-2 victory over New York at Fenway Park. He struck out six and walked one. MORE: Stars who could provide a boost after coming off the DL Porcello tied the Blue Jays’ J.A. Happ and the Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg for the major league lead with his 15th victory....

Garard was handed a suspension and stripped of his third-placed finish at the 2017 Crossfit Games after he tested positive to banned substances. The then 23-year-old returned a positive test for testolone and endurabol, forcing him out of the sport for four years. Now eligible to compete again, Garard made the most of his return on the opening two days of competition at Crossfit’s showpiece event. The Wollongong product finished first in the opening workout, the “bike to work”, before recording finishes of third, fifth and seventh across the next three workouts....

On Friday, AMPAS announced that Smith will not be allowed to attend the Oscars for the next 10 years. Following the news of Smith’s punishment, Ricky Gervais posted on social media that Smith may not have to do the entire time. Gervais posted on Twitter that “Hopefully, he’ll only do 6 years with good behaviour.” The move from the Academy comes after Smith, in reaction to a joke about his wife actress Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair from comedian Chris Rock, walked onstage at this year’s Oscars ceremony and slapped Rock in the face....

Entering his fifth NBA season, the 24-year-old Rubio thinks the Timberwolves have enough talent to contend in the league’s rugged Western Conference. MORE: Who had the best and worst draft? | Wizards’ Kelly Oubre fled during Katrina, but New Orleans never left him “I always dream big and I always put the bar level really high. I know the Western Conference is really tough,” Rubio said, via Rappler, while in the Philippines while doing an in-store promotion for Adidas....

According to documents filed by Rory McIlroy Inc. (via Yahoo Sports), the professional golfer is worth a whopping $422 million. MORE: PGA Tour winners | 50 years ago, Charlie Brown entered a much different sports world The management company, formed in 2013, credits McIlroy’s massive net worth to his on-course earnings and current endorsements with Nike, Bose, and Omega, to name a few. The 26-year-old is on his way to becoming the second billionaire golfer along with Tiger Woods, whom Forbes estimated to be worth $700 million....

You see, if Mayor Paolo Costa has his way–and most likely he will–Venice will soon have a subway. That might seem odd in a place where the major streets are filled with water. But municipal planners and tourism officials say that’s the only way to go, at least if Venice wants to preserve its cultural integrity and charm. Its famed canals are congested with gondolas, water buses and taxi-boat traffic, they argue, lauding the capabilities of the proposed new underground to move as many as 2,000 tourists an hour around the city....

Scott and Phoenix are far from strangers to one another, as the two worked together on the set of Gladiator. Both the actor and the director have cinematic impacts through the films they put out. One of Phoenix’s most recent films, Joker, catapulted him into a character who audiences loved but feared. Scott’s portrayal of the Gucci family and Patrizia Reggiani’s hold on them left viewers rooting for the anti-hero....