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The Chicago Sky were the first team to punch their ticket to the championship round, after upsetting the top-seeded Connecticut Sun 3-1 in the best-of-five WNBA Semifinals. The 2021 WNBA Finals is the franchise’s second appearance at the championship stage and the first since 2014. The second team - the Phoenix Mercury, the other lower-seeded team in the WNBA Semifinals - booked their berth in the 2021 Finals by defeating the second-seeded Las Vegas Aces 87-84 in Game 5 and win the series 3-2....

That won’t stop the return of Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte. The popular drink makes its way back to Starbucks menus all across the United States on Tuesday, earlier than ever before. Last year, the beverage released at Starbucks locations a day later, on August 28, while in its earlier years the drink typically hit stores right before Labor Day holiday. Since it’s launch in 2003, the Pumpkin Spice Latte has become a fan favorite of coffee lovers and Starbucks customers....

Many of the royal Christmas traditions have been passed down through the generations, having been set by Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert. This royal couple popularized the idea of what is now known as the “Victorian family Christmas,” complete with Christmas trees, shop-bought toys and large family gatherings. One tradition in particular that the royals have stuck with is the date on which they open their presents. Here, Newsweek looks at what the royals open on the holidays and when they do it....

Inconceivable as such willful ignorance may be to outsiders, it’s still common in Botswana, the country with the world’s highest rate of AIDS–nearly 40 percent among adults. That’s a big reason Africa’s most comprehensive assault on the AIDS pandemic is falling short. Two years ago, small but wealthy Botswana was to be Africa’s paradigm for facing up to the scourge. Instead, the country’s program now serves chiefly as a cautionary example to the United Nations and the U....

After the successful OB30 update, which brought several weapons and character balancing fixes along with the new Replay System, gamers are eagerly looking forward to the patch with great zeal. As always, the patch will be preceded by an Advance Server in which the new features will be on display for the players to check out. However, access will not be available to everyone due to the requirement of the Activation Code....

So a year after enjoying sunny and warm Miami, the NFL will head to equally sunny and warm Tampa for the Super Bowl in 2021. Super Bowl 55, which will be played at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium, home of the Buccaneers, will crown the champion for the 2020 season. No team has ever played a Super Bowl in its home stadium, and considering the current odds to reach and win the Super Bowl in 2021, Tampa Bay is unlikely to become the first....

In a lot of ways, the world has been waiting for “next year” to come. The COVID-19 vaccine could have a huge impact on sending life back toward normalcy. Stadiums might fill up once again. Players might only miss games due to injury and not because of contact tracing. And waiting as the light at the end of that tunnel is Super Bowl 56. The 2022 Super Bowl will take place at SoFi Stadium just outside Los Angeles, the home of the Rams and Chargers....

The Stadium Series is one of the NHL’s outdoor events, where two teams play outside at an MLB, NFL or college football venue. This year, the Hurricanes and Capitals will play at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. While the Winter Classic in the United States and Heritage Classic in Canada are the staple outdoor events, the Stadium Series has begun to take over as another unique game for the league....

Real Madrid made history last season by becoming the first team to win back-to-back Champions League titles and Zinedine Zidane’s men have their eye on a hat-trick. Neymar 12/1 to be CL top scorer However, Los Blancos will not have an easy run at glory, with the likes of Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona set to challenge, while Chelsea and Manchester United have returned to the stage after a brief hiatus....

The Red Devils are the last English team standing in the competition, with Tottenham having seen their continental campaign come to a close at the hands of Gent. While Spurs toiled against Belgian opposition, United had no such trouble in disposing of French side Saint-Etienne. Rooney reveals he will stay at Man Utd Jose Mourinho’s men prevailed 4-0 on aggregate to book themselves a place in the second knockout stage....

“Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” will take a one-week break as a part of the brothers’ broadcast agreement with ESPN. Peyton and Eli are scheduled to host their simulcast for just 10 of the 17 “Monday Night Football” games in 2021, so they will continue to pick and choose their broadcast opportunities. To date, the Manningcast has had seven episodes. That means that they will have three more broadcasts over the final six Monday night games of the season....

But it eventually did come. It had to - it was inevitable. That last Virat Kohli ODI special came in March 2019 against Australia back home. Statistically, the last time it took that long (13 ODIs) for the Indian captain to score a century was almost half a decade back, in Oct 2015. In the previous two years (2017-2018), Kohli smashed as many as 12 centuries in just 40 ODIs – that’s a hundred every 4 ODIs....

Mandy and Otis’ romantic angle on SmackDown was one of the most popular WWE storylines of 2020. It didn’t last long, though, as Mandy was traded to WWE RAW in September of that year. In early 2021, Otis turned heel for the first time in his WWE career after attacking Rey Mysterio on an episode of SmackDown. Shortly after, Otis shaved his beard and looked almost unrecognizable. WWE on FOX’s Ryan Satin posted a hilarious before-after comparison on Twitter....

There are a variety of reasons explaining why people go to the emergency room when they have the flu, including feeling so bad they think there could be something seriously wrong, not having insurance, and the belief that the ER is the only place they can be treated without paying first. It is an enormous problem that stretches this country’s already strained healthcare system even thinner. When You Should Go Despite all of these unnecessary ER visits, there are certain times when a person with the flu does need to seek emergency medical treatment....

If you’re crate training an older dog, plan on using their crate for at least 8 consecutive months after you start training them. Talk to a vet or behaviorist to help treat a dog with separation anxiety. As long as your dog doesn’t fuss or whine, then you can relax knowing your dog can’t cause any trouble. You may want to keep smaller dog breeds in a crate at night or when you’re away since they have smaller bladders and are more likely to have accidents....

Jokic became the lowest-drafted player to come away with the award. The Denver star also became the first center to win MVP since Shaquille O’Neal earned the honor in 2000. The announcement was a moment two decades in the making for Jokic and the centers of the NBA. But it was also a reminder of how impactful second-round picks can be in the NBA Draft and how some talented players can slip....

With the highly anticipated outing out of the way, Sporting News takes a look at three takeaways from Usyk’s performance. Gained valuable experience The consensus was that Usyk would blow Witherspoon out in the early going. However, Usyk took his time against a guy who came in with a 27-pound weight advantage. It wasn’t until the third round where Usyk got into a rhythm and started to implement his plan of attack that ultimately led to Witherspoon’s corner stopping the fight....

Back in 2013, Facebook unveiled its first phone in collaboration with HTC to decidedly mixed reviews. The phone was a flop thanks to lackluster specifications and a less-than-ideal user interface. “Facebook phones lacked the hype to gain momentum,” Yaniv Masjedi, CMO of Nextiva, said in an email interview. “Consumers saw alternatives that offered either better specs or had more affordable options.” Skinning Android Facebook must have figured that social media mavens craved a way to commune at all times with the service....

The details of the latest WhatsApp beta on iOS were originally picked up by WABetaInfo after the release of beta version 2.21.150.11. According to 9To5Mac, the beta introduces the quality settings that WhatsApp previously started testing on Android in early July. The new setting, which allows users to change between Auto, Best Quality, and Data Saver, will give users more control over how the app compresses any photos or media that they send....

WhatsApp has been adding quite a few new features recently such as disappearing messages and the ability to play back voice messages faster. Just last week it launched a public beta allowing users to try out multi-device support where you can message from a PC, laptop or another non-phone device even if the phone your account is linked with is turned off. Now, the Facebook-owned messaging app has improved group calling by making it possible to join a call after it starts....