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The Senate voted 53-to-47 on Thursday to confirm Jackson, who will fill the vacancy left by retiring Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Breyer will step down at the end of the current term, which runs through June. The vote was nearly entirely along party lines, as only three Republicans voted to confirm Jackson, while all 50 Democratic senators voted in favor of her appointment. Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah were the three Republicans to break with their party on the vote....

This political truism is the reason Democratic senators were wrong to politicize and sabotage the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Robert Bork in 1987, Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991, Justice Neil Gorsuch in 2017, Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 and Justice Amy Coney Barrett in 2020. It is why I could not have imagined opposing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation, either privately or publicly, when the hearings began earlier this week....

Keuchel took a no-hitter into the seventh and finished with 7 2/3 innings of two-hit ball in the Houston Astros’ 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Justin Upton broke up Keuchel’s bid with two outs in the seventh when his line drive went off the glove of leaping Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez. The Angel Stadium official scorer awarded a hit instead of an error on what would have been a fine defensive play if Gonzalez had held on....

In Memphis’ 130-113 win over Indiana on Saturday night, Morant has somehow outdone the best highlights of his career with a new submission for Dunk of the Year. Late in the third quarter, Morant used a ball screen to create his runway and from there … Pacers forward Jalen Smith probably regrets his decision. Morant’s dunk, which caused an uproar in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, also garnered an appropriate reaction from his teammates on the bench, who were clearly in awe....

Yes, it is as ridiculous as it sounds. And the best moment is not when Durant makes his, but when the other guests start hurling balls at the host’s face. Good times. H/T: NBA.com

Speaking on Fox Sports’ “NASCAR RaceDay” program Sunday, Harvick said he was overcome with the emotion of the wreck with a dozen laps remaining. “There was just a lot of emotion involved,” he said on the Fox show. “I hate it for everybody at RCR. You go back and look at the things that happened, and sometimes you regret the things that you say for sure. MORE: Harvick tirade | Darrell Wallace makes history | Gordon-Evernham...

He denied rumors Friday saying he would replace Darrell Waltrip in the Fox booth after it was reported the veteran announcer was considering retirement. “I’m not getting out of the race car," Harvick said, via NASCAR insider Jeff Gluck. “I feel really comfortable with where I’m at.” Harvick has shown a good feel for color commentary in his work with the Xfinity Series, but it does not appear he wants to give up racing anytime soon....

Even if you are healthy, fit and fine, it is always handy to have a heart rate monitoring apps on your Android or iPhone. Why? If you think what an app can do in keeping your heart healthy then think again! From small details like blood pressure, weight, BMI to denoting the advice about heart attack diseases, you can find it all. Scroll through to learn special features of each and do not forget to keep the best-suited heart monitor app on your phone today....

Nishikori, who is playing his first tournament after withdrawing from Wimbledon due to a calf injury lost a close tie-breaker in the opening set. There ware couple of breaks apiece, but the Australian sneaked ahead in the breaker. The Japanese struck back immediately as he converted his fifth break point opportunity to take a 2-0 lead in the second set. Nishikori won 84% of his service points and did not give Duckworth any opportunities to come back into the set....

A deal to take Keita to Anfield next summer was agreed in August and, amid rumours that the former Salzburg midfielder is eyeing a switch in January, the Bulls boss has laid such to rest. “Neither Naby nor his agent have made the request to leave the club in the winter,” Mintzaff told Bild. “There are contracts, and they say that he will be a Liverpool employee from July 1 onwards....

Both the teams went back-and-forth to come out with a victory, but the scenario changed when Finn Balor showed up in the ring. He ran through Adam Cole and Tommaso Ciampa but ultimately fell victim to Keith Lee. With The Prince being out of the equation, The Limitless would pin the NXT Champion and earn the win for his team. Post-match, NXT General Manager William Regal announced a triple threat match involving Finn Balor, Keith Lee and Tommaso Ciampa to determine the no....

A former WBA welterweight champion, Thurman made his pro debut in 2007. He won the interim title against Diego Chaves in 2013 and defended it three times. Promoted to regular champion in 2015, he defended that version of the belt five times against fighters like Robert Guerrero, Luis Collazo, Shawn Porter, Danny Garcia, and Josesito Lopez. Against Garcia, Thurman won the WBC welterweight title. Multiple injuries forced Thurman to miss time over the last few years....

Comedy Central has put a comedic spin on the nearly universal concept in a new film called Out of Office, in which a young woman played by Milana Vayntrub—known for playing Lily Adams in AT&T’s commercials—has to help her boss (Ken Jeong) navigate his failing marriage to SNL alum Leslie Jones in order to keep her job. Vayntrub told Newsweek that it was “impossible” to work with Jeong and Jones together....

The PS5’s unique haptic feedback systems generated a lot of hype when they first got revealed, and so far, they’ve consistently proven to be a strong selling point for the console. Games like Kena: Bridge of Spirits can use haptic feedback and adaptive triggers to make players feel the simulated environment around their character, offering an extremely impressive level of immersion. The PS5 doesn’t bear the first generation of games that sought to make players feel the weight of their actions, though....

If players have never heard of Ember Lab before, there’s a reason for that. Kena: Bridge of Spirits will be the first game the studio has ever developed. Founded by brothers Mike and Josh Grier back in 2009, Ember Lab was originally an animation studio. In the past, Ember Lab has worked on many commercials and animated shorts for companies like Coke and the MLB. In the realm of gaming, Ember Lab received high praise in 2016 for a Majora’s Mask fan film titled Terrible Fate....

But for some reason, people say Luck has “deceptive speed.” Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro thinks he knows that reason. MORE: Colts-Saints picks | Week 7 predictions | Betting line, odds “Not deceptive,” he said (via ESPN) when asked if he thinks Luck has deceptive speed. “Just because he’s white doesn’t mean he’s deceptive. He’s actually a great athlete. “He has all the tools that you ask for as a quarterback,” Vaccaro added....

Matt Kenseth, the other driver who still had an outside chance at the championship, had a car that could have capitalized on any misfortune for Jimmie Johnson at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But he knew, too, that things weren’t going his way because his team never told him how Johnson was doing. “I figured silence wasn’t good,” Kenseth said after a second-place finish in the race. “I told them I didn’t really care....

The bill passed through the committee unanimously, with one senator hesitant about expanding the list of felonies in the state. Senate Bill 23 would equate the other thefts to stealing USPS mail and be punishable by up to five years in prison, according to the Associated Press. State Senator David Yates, a Democrat and sponsor of the bill, said in the committee Thursday that most thefts below $1,000 in value are misdemeanors in Kentucky, and even if victims have surveillance video capturing the “porch pirates” in the act, the cases are often taken less seriously by authorities, the Herald reported....

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