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We’re probably closer to really, finally, for real this time, finding out what kind of hitter the Dodgers right fielder will be. He entered Monday’s game batting .239 with four home runs this season. With that, his rookie campaign seems more and more of an aberration. But one thing is certain about the one-time Cuban sensation: his arm still fires lasers. Your browser does not support iframes. MORE: Nine stars who could break out in 2017...

Arruebarrena has been a disappointment since signing a five-year, $25 million contract in 2013 after defecting from Cuba. He has not performed well while playing in the Dodgers’ minor league system, and he was suspended last July for instigating a brawl while playing for Triple-A Albuquerque. MORE: Bumgarner takes Kershaw deep | The 15 worst managers of the last 30 years Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman confirmed to the Orange County Register that Arruebarrena is suspended but did not provide specifics, calling the decision “an internal matter....

Theoretically, a factory reset should erase all viruses from your phone, but it’s not always the case. Not all viruses go away during a factory reset. It’s better to understand the odds of success before initiating the process. So what does a factory reset really do? How can viruses survive such a Scorched Earth approach? What Does a Factory Reset Do? A factory reset allows you to revert your smartphone to its original state—the state in which it first came from the company....

The Serb had a magnificent 2018, making an astonishing climb back from outside the world’s top 20 in June, winning Wimbledon and the US Open on the way to reclaiming the number one ranking in November. He will start his drive to make history against a yet-to-be-decided qualifier and could meet France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round. Champion Roger Federer, seeded three and also gunning for a seventh Melbourne title, starts his title defence against world number 99 Denis Istomin and could meet Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals....

That is exactly what has happened to former Arsenal and current Hamburg defender Johan Djourou. Podolski nets five in Galatasary rout The centre-back lost a wager to wife Emilie that Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump in the US presidential election, and faced an embarassing punishment as a result. Djourou’s lost bet means he was forced to dye his hair blonde, sharing a snap of the unfortunate look on his Instagram account, with the caption “So let me explain!...

DK Metcalf is a freak athlete, this much we know. The Seahawks wide receiver recently tried breaking into the Olympics as a runner in the 100-meter dash, and had an excellent showing despite missing the cut. Fast forward to the 2021 All-Star celebrity softball game in Denver, an event that showcases sneaky athleticism from guys we don’t expect — such as actor Kevin James — and low-light moments, such as what we saw from Metcalf on Monday night....

Thousands of athletes, coaches and officials have traveled to China to compete, but some people have had to drop out of the games after catching coronavirus prior to the competition. The IOC and the event organizers in China set up multiple policies to ensure participants remained safe and the Olympics went ahead uninterrupted. While there were many protocols put in place, that did not include mandatory vaccines for athletes....

What is the appeal of biofuels in reducing the world’s dependency on fossil fuels? Tilman: The appeal is that biofuels are renewable; you can grow the same crop, year after year, on the same plot of land. The next appeal is that they take carbon dioxide from the air, use it to make sugars, and then we take those plants to make biofuels. It seems like all we’re doing is recycling the carbon from the plant, then into our car, and so forth....

The two states have faced a good deal of criticism over their lack of diversity and how these mainly white, more rural states do not resemble the overall electorate. But a larger question may be a possible history of boosting poor candidates and, especially in the case of Iowa, repeatedly botching the actual technical work of running its election. Iowa has gained fame for its caucus system. Rather than using the intuitive system of primaries, whereby the voters go in and choose their favorite candidate, Iowa works with a confusing caucus system, which generally rewards party activists....

They do this, not only because they want to look great but because the nature of today’s wrestling requires these men and women to be in the utmost optimal shape. When you take a look down the WWE roster, most of the Superstars are chiselled to the gills. They maintain top-notch conditioning by being consistent in their regimen, as well as making sure they stick to a strict diet....

“In their various avatars, since the mid-90s, Vodafone and Idea steered the growth of the sector for over decades separately. Both Vodafone and Idea have set new benchmarks in network experience, rural connectivity, customer service, enterprise mobility solutions,” says Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of Aditya Birla Group, announcing the rebranding. New SIM Card – Vi SIM Card Vi SIm Card is the new branding strategy that will help both the telecom companies to together face the stiff competition given by both – Reliance Jio and BhartiAirtel....

Whether you’re new to delivery apps or a seasoned user, you might be wondering how much to tip delivery workers on these platforms. Keep reading for a breakdown on how gratuity works in delivery apps, and how much you should leave in tips. Why You Should Tip Delivery Workers While regulations vary state-by-state, app delivery workers are usually classified as independent contractors, not as employees. Although this means that they can set their own hours, it also prevents them from receiving employee benefits and legal wage protections, including minimum wage or overtime pay....

MORE: Can Chris Paul coexist with James Harden? The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the Clippers had agreed to trade Paul to Houston in exchange for point guard Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Sam Dekker, DeAndre Liggins, Darrun Hilliard, cash and a top-three protected first-round pick in next year’s draft. For both parties, the move made all the professional sense in the world. By opting into the final year of his deal and being shipped off, Paul gets to earn $24 million while freeing himself up to re-sign for $200 million should he remain with the Rockets or $150 million should he join another squad next summer, when LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Paul George could all be unrestricted free agents....

“Bill Simmons has been saying for weeks on his podcast Doc could be the first coach fired. Certainly, people are chattering about that in the league ecosystem, but I don’t know how much that chatter is actually reality,” Zach Lowe recently mentioned in an episode of The Lowe Post. Rivers has faced criticism for years, and it’s only intensifying. Philadelphia residents have gone so far as to make epic diss tracks calling for his firing....

In 2020, the Chinese film market surpassed North America as the most lucrative in the world, thanks largely to the COVID-19 pandemic, which swept the globe early that year. China’s effective (though controversial) handling of the pandemic insulated its film market from negative effects, while the USA’s disastrous handling crippled its film industry. In 2022, however, the shoe was on the other foot, thanks in part to Doctor Strange 2 and Top Gun: Maverick....

Raimi directed the first trilogy of Spider-Man films, with his last movie being released a year before the first Iron Man kicked off the MCU, and though Spider-Man 3 lacked the positive reception of the other two, his work is a quintessential chapter in the superhero genre that dominates today’s industry. It’s no surprise then that Spider-Man: No Way Home brings back the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and J. Jonah Jameson, who represent some beloved aspects of Raimi’s movies....

Of course, this criticism of the MCU is a more recent one; earlier phases had movies that felt very tonally distinct and that leaned more into the strengths of their directors. For a while in Phase 3 and 4, Marvel movies had started to feel too cookie-cutter and like they were afraid of branching out from the safest option. However, with the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder, it seems like Marvel is once again realizing that having different directors make radically different movies that fit their personal styles is one of the best ways to freshen up the MCU....

Dr. Eddie Stenehjem, an infectious disease physician at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, warned in a Facebook live for the hospital on Friday that students will transmit the virus to each other and then take it home. “This is a different virus than we were dealing with last fall,” he said, pointing out that the Delta variant is much more transmissible. “If we have children that are unvaccinated, not previously infected, coming into a classroom with other susceptible children and we’ve got a very, very transmissible virus, you’re going to see this virus transmit in schools,” Stenehjem said....

Fans call this period the “Wilderness Years,” and luckily, most of them look back on them fondly. It’s a testament to all the writers involved throughout this period, as well as those that made the TV Movie, that fans can look back on this period in the show’s history positively. RELATED: Most Cinematic Sci-Fi Games, Ranked Doctor Who Gets Cancelled Doctor Who had been struggling as a show for quite a long time during the 80s, with the downhill beginning around the time Tom Baker left in 1982....

The Dodgers closer underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a growth from a bone in his left foot. The estimated recovery time is eight to 12 weeks, according to the Dodgers’ public relations department. The longer estimate would at least put him out until mid-May. MORE: Ranking MLB batteries | NL offseason grades Jansen is expected to be on crutches for the next 10 days and in a boot for at least three weeks....