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MORE: McGregor’s most notorious moments | UFC’s best villains McGregor is was scheduled to fight at UFC 200 in a rematch with Nate Diaz, who made the Irishman tap out at UFC 196 in March. In fact, McGregor, the current UFC featherweight champion, was sharing on social media about his training Monday. (UPDATE: The UFC announced Tuesday evening it had pulled McGregor from UFC 200 after McGregor “informed UFC officials that he would not participate in any promotional activities, including a commercial shoot and press conferences....

The Braves ponied up for reliever Will Smith, then Wednesday signed starter Cole Hamels. The Reds reportedly gave a fat contract to Mike Moustakas. The Yankees are reportedly ready to go all-in for Gerrit Cole or Stephen Strasburg. Zack Wheeler is reportedly headed to the Phillies on a deal worth more than $100 million. Yes, there’s a lot of “reportedly” out there, but it’s still refreshing. But it’s also a little surprising, especially after the 2018 hot stove season moved at such a glacial pace, with some stars — most notably Bryce Harper and Manny Machado — remaining without a team until spring training or later (much later in some cases)....

Bird was called up Thursday morning from Triple-A, soon after he was named the International League Player of the Week. According to the YES Network’s Jack Curry, Bird will back up Mark Teixeira at first base and Alex Rodriguez at DH. The Yankees need some sort of boost. The team lost hold of first place in the American League East after going 4-9 in the last 13 games, including a current five-game losing streak....

The Indonesian press has dubbed the scandal Buloggate. Though details are slowly trickling out, the affair has critically weakened the government in Jakarta. Sapuan is in jail, awaiting trial on embezzlement charges. Despite holding two meetings at which he discussed taking Bulog money for presidential projects, Wahid insists that he changed his mind and never carried out the plan. Indonesia’s attorney general says the president “is in the clear.” But Buloggate has left many Indonesians shaking their heads....

The suit represents a rite of passage for a company whose business model (handling the guts of music and video transmission) places it in the path of Bill Gates’s no-reverse-gear backhoe. The suit, combined with a European Union investigation of Microsoft’s practices toward Real Networks (basically, shutting out its software in favor of the Windows Media alternative), gives Glaser hope that for the first time Microsoft will be forced to compete on a level playing field....

If you’ve had success with at-home piercings before, or if you have other cartilage piercings and already know how to care for them properly, then you may have less risk of ending up with serious complications. Unfortunately, piercing your cartilage is a little trickier than piercing your earlobe. If you don’t do it right, you could injure yourself or end up with a serious infection. [4] X Expert Source Jef SaundersProfessional Piercing Expert Expert Interview....

We’ll continue to update this post with news on Conner up until the active/inactive report comes out on Monday at about 3:30 p.m. ET. For the latest on Terry McLaurin, click here; for more on Lamar Jackson, go here; for news on Ben Roethlisberger, click here. For all the latest fantasy updates, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. MNF DFS: WAS-PIT DK Lineup | BUF-SF DK Lineup | WAS-PIT FD Lineup | BUF-SF FD Lineup...

The Phillies stumbled to another loss on Sunday, getting walked off 5-4 to complete a sweep by the Mets and falling farther behind their NL East rivals: The deficit to make up is now 10 1/2 games, and the season is slowly starting to unravel. Girardi was asked about his job security on Sunday, and his response felt equal parts tense and unbothered: MORE: Former Phillies manager protesting gun violence...

Because the identical twins (who share identical genes) were so much more likely both to be lesbians than the other sets of sisters, the research suggests that biology plays a role in female homosexuality. But other influences emotional and social-may also contribute, since in more than half the identical-twin pairs, only one sister was gay. Some women claim that their homosexuality is a feminist choice-but most lesbians feel they were born gay....

We’ll continue to update this article with news on MVS up until the official active/inactive report comes out on Thursday around 6:50 p.m. ET. For all the latest fantasy updates, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. WEEK 8 FANTASY: Sleepers | Busts | Start ’em, sit ’em Is Marquez Valdes-Scantling playing on Thursday night? UPDATE: Valdes-Scantling will travel will the team to Arizona, so it sure feels like he’s going to suit up Thursday night....

Reports and rumors that Netflix was planning to crack down on account sharing have been circulating since April, when the company reported a drop in subscribers. On Thursday, as news of the changes began to spread, Google searches for “Netflix cost per month” and “How much is Netflix per month” soared. Many people are also asking the search engine: “Is Netflix charging for sharing?” So, Is Netflix Charging For Account Sharing?...

The 25-year-old guard has not played in a single game this season and according to Nets coach Steve Nash, Simmons hasn’t made much progress since joining the Nets at the trade deadline in February. MORE: Watch NBA games live with Sling TV (U.S. only) Without Simmons, the Nets have not been at full strength and able to see how he fits in a Big 3-type lineup with Irving and All-Star forward Kevin Durant....

The downinspector website states that hundreds of people reported problem with the content subscription service across the U.S. Many also described the site being down on social media. “Of course Onlyfans is down when I’m tryna set up my account,” Twitter user @MiaLnagbts tweeted. OnlyFans user @Yourgirlsskye tweeted: “Of course only fans is down when i was about to drop a video. How annoying I’m like okay let me make sure to get this sent out before bee....

Here, Newsweek looks at the queen’s milestone moments and whether she can truly own the title of longest reigning monarch in world history. How Long Has Elizabeth II Ruled? Elizabeth II began her reign on February 6, 1952, meaning she has reigned for 70 years as of 2022. This milestone was marked with a Platinum Jubilee, the first of its kind, which saw Britain stage a four-day celebratory weekend with national holidays, a pop concert outside Buckingham Palace and two balcony appearances from the queen and her family....

Hachimura averaged 13.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in Washington this season before the trade was completed. While the 24-year-old forward doesn’t post All-Star numbers, he is the kind of player who should fit well alongside LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook. “He’s a guy that doesn’t get a lot of credit, but he’s a hell of a scorer,” Westbrook said of Hachimura. “Great hands, can shoot the ball really well, can guard any position on the floor, a big body....

Ahead of opening night, Yahoo Sports NBA Insider Chris Haynes reported that Westbrook is dealing with a sore left hamstring. Westbrook suffered the injury in LA’s preseason finale and is now listed as day-to-day entering the upcoming season. Westbrook’s injury came on a night when Lakers head coach Darvin Ham experimented with bringing the former MVP off the bench, potentially creating a new role for Westbrook, who has started in 1,004 consecutive regular season games dating back to November of his rookie season in 2008....

However, the 60-year-old America’s Got Talent judge hasn’t passed away, but is merely the subject of a bizarre viral hoax. #ripSimonCowell was trending on Twitter as of Friday morning with many of the social media posters expressing confusion as to why. A since-deleted edit on Cowell’s Wikipedia page on June 25 relating to his death appears to have launched his name, unwittingly into the sphere of Twitter discourse. But fans of the founder and chief executive of the entertainment company Syco need not grieve just yet, as there is no factual evidence that any harm has come to the father-of-one....

Hey, Jon Cooper, there have been whispers circulating all day that Steven Stamkos might return from his blood clot Thursday night. Any thoughts? Gotcha. See you in warmups. MORE: How every team could trade for P.K. Subban Of course the Lightning coach wasn’t going to say anything ahead of Game 7. He’d have be dumb to do that — and Jon Cooper is very, very far from dumb. Stamkos, Cooper’s best forward, hasn’t played since surgery eight weeks ago....

If you’re trying to lose weight, you can eat sugar-free candy on a diet, but overindulging may sabotage your efforts. For people with diabetes, the carbohydrate impact of many sugar-free candies may come as a surprise. And some sugar substitutes can have unpleasant effects, as well. Sugar-Free Candy Ingredients Sugar-free candies use artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes to create a sweet taste while foregoing real sugar. Most of these sweeteners have fewer calories and carbohydrates than sugar, but not all of them are calorie-free or carb-free....

In 2019, Delvey was found guilty of multiple counts of attempted grand larceny, larceny in the second degree, and theft of services and she served two years in prison. Across nine episodes, Inventing Anna tells Delvey’s story from her perspective and through the eyes of journalist Vivian Kent (Anna Chlumsky). Many of the people in the show are based on real people and some characters have even stuck to their real names, such as Delvey’s best friend Neff (played by Alexis Floyd) and her lawyer Todd Spodek (Arian Moayed)....