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Liverpool already sit 12 points behind early leaders Manchester City after an inconsistent start to the 2017-18 campaign that has included heavy defeats to Tottenham and Pep Guardiola’s side, as well as high-profile a win over Arsenal and an unbeaten opening four games in the Champions League. Reds 11/10 for top four finish Klopp finished fourth in his first full season in charge and Owen feels it would be wrong to criticise him, even though there is a gap in quality between the club and City....

According to data created by NewsWhip and provided exclusively to Axios, across the 100 most viral stories about the DNC, Obama’s speech received approximately 7.6 million social media interactions. The interactions included likes, comments and shares across social media. Following behind Michelle Obama is former President Barack Obama, who received 1.4 million social interactions, according to the data, while Biden and President Donald Trump both received 1.4 million social interactions....

RELATED: Metroid Dread: Every Energy, Missile & Power Bomb Tank in Artaria With each new piece of equipment and technique that players unlock and learn, brand new routes will open in front of them, allowing them to unearth new secrets in areas that had already been quite thoroughly explored. These upgrades also play a pivotal role in Metroid Dread’s devilishly difficult boss-fights, which, even with Samus’ powerful new equipment, still provide just the right amount of challenge....

Within the Nintendo sector of the industry, it seems safe to say that Metroid Prime 4 is up there, alongside games like Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2. Diehard fans have been waiting for it for quite some time, hoping for it Direct after Direct for several years now, but it seems it is as quiet as ever. RELATED: Retro Studios is Looking for a Boss/AI Designer for Metroid Prime 4...

Next Friday will mark the 20th anniversary of Metroid Prime, one of the most beloved games of the sixth console generation which won multiple GOTY awards, immortalized Samus Aran as one of gaming’s most iconic blondes, and immediately convinced Nintendo to acquire its Austin, Texas-based developer. This week, some former Retro Studios staffers have been sharing stories about the seminal game’s development, prompted by their former colleague David “Zoid” Kirsch....

Canó limped off with a strained left hamstring, an injury that overshadowed Noah Syndergaard’s sparkling outing in a 13-2 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday that pulled New York within one game of .500 for the first time since mid-June. Canó is to have an MRI on Monday, when the Mets open a homestand with a doubleheader against Miami. “We don’t know what it is yet. We just are going to get it checked out tomorrow,” Canó said....

Instead, Harvey (3-6, 5.77 ERA) will pitch through his struggles and make his scheduled start Tuesday against the Nationals, a team that battered him for a career-worst nine runs last time out. MORE: Should fans worry about Matt Harvey and other struggling aces? “Obviously it’s frustrating being out there right now when you’re not doing well and not helping the team,” Harvey said Monday afternoon, via ESPN.com. “As a teammate, your objective is to do everything you can to win games and help us succeed....

Mets manager Terry Collins said the team has “no plans to have him throw in near future,” according to Newsday. “I watched Jake’s bullpen yesterday and it was amazing and 15 minutes after that he said, ‘I can’t pitch.’ " MORE: Bartolo Colon to the rescue | Magic number watch According to multiple reports, deGrom is dealing with a problem with the ulnar nerve in his right elbow. He felt the injury while playing catch in the outfield Friday....

Six days after the catcher is enshrined at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., the Mets will retire his No. 31 jersey in a July 30 ceremony at Citi Field. The honor will be the centerpiece of “Mike Piazza Weekend” in Queens, with a Piazza replica jersey to be given away to fans the night before and a Piazza bobblehead giveaway the day after. MORE: Best current MLB player at every uniform number...

Despite estimated murder rates dipping with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s homicide number remains at a historically high level. The most recent figures reported by World Population Review place Mexico’s homicide rate at 29 deaths per 100,000, well above the U.S. figure of five deaths per 100,000. Mauricio Ibarra Ponce de León, Mexico’s consul general in El Paso, Texas, told Border Report that part of the reason for this phenomenon is that the drug cartels have been able to get their hands on firearms, despite the nation’s strict gun laws....

After Osorio and director of national teams Santiago Banos traveled to Europe to see the 13 Mexico national team regulars playing on the continent, Osorio decided to head to Sevilla, where he plans to stay through Sunday. Osorio visited by his “own decision and on my own account” to observe coach Jorge Sampaoli’s La Liga side. CONCACAF announces Gold Cup groups “Plain and simple because from South America and Mexico we see positively how Sevilla has been a protagonist during the whole tournament,” Osorio told Sevilla’s official website....

Moments after Hedgardo Martin appeared to send El Tri on their way by finishing off an Elias Hernandez set-piece delivery, El Salvador pegged them back for an equalizer. In fact, in the early going, Mexico found itself being outshot as El Salvador pressed high and was not shy about taking its chances from distance. But in the end, the combined work of Hernandez and Jesus Gallardo were too much to handle for El Salvador down the flanks in the first half....

While the home side was looking for three points to guarantee it will be in Russia next summer, Mexico is entering into the preparation phase with its space at the 2018 World Cup secured. Even so, we got one of the more entertaining games of qualification, with both teams’ goalkeepers putting on a show in a 1-1 draw that seemed like a fair result. Let’s look at how Mexico’s World Cup preparations started and what to keep an eye on as next summer draws closer:...

Mexico and Brazil, the last two men’s Olympic gold medal winners, faced off in an utterly compelling, if unspectacular, men’s Olympic semifinal which was so evenly matched that it finished scoreless and needed a penalty-kick shootout to resolve the affair. And that marked the end of the gold-medal quest for a Mexican Olympic team that will instead play in the bronze-medal match after it failed to convert two of its penalty attempts (Eduardo Aguirre and Johan Vasquez), while Brazil scored on all its shots against Mexican goalkeeper captain Guillermo Ochoa, who guessed correctly on each, but couldn’t make a stop....

The school named Lakatriona Brunson as the state’s first female football head coach. MORE: SN early Top 20 for 2016 | Best recruiting programs Peter Ariz of CanesInSight.com first reported Monday that the school would hire Brunson as Earl Little’s replacement. If the name sounds familiar, it is. Brunson is Bernice Brunson from truTV’s South Beach Tow. Luther Campbell (aka Luke Skyywalker/Uncle Luke from 2 Live Crew fame) will be Brunson’s assistant coach....

Both the women’s and men’s draws promise big action, with former World No. 1s Venus Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova taking each other on in the Round of 16 in the WTA draw, while Roger Federer is up against old foe Juan Martin Del Potro. Read more: 5 reasons why Roger Federer could win the Sunshine Double Who has the better chances? On the face of it – and within, it is the Swiss former World No....

There are times the running back just takes everyone by surprise. Lynch scored the longest touchdown of his career in the win over the Cardinals. The Seahawks had interesting takes on the 79-yard run, but defensive end Michael Bennett definitely had the best. “It was the best run I’ve ever seen,” Bennett told The Seattle Times . “I felt like he was running for freedom or something. Boy, he was gone....

However, Michael Bisping and the producer of his podcast, Mike Harrington, believe that the flamboyant Paddy Pimblett could be the man that Conor McGregor faces when he returns to the octagon. Harrington made his case for why he believes Pimblett is the perfect matchup to make: ‘The Count’ responded by saying: Watch the video below: Paddy Pimblet visits Conor McGregor’s pub in Ireland; FaceTimes with ‘The Notorious’ Paddy Pimblett is arguably the fastest rising star to come out of the European region since Conor McGregor....

The very reason we believe Tony Ferguson can dethrone Khabib Nurmagomedov is courtesy his incredible cardio and lethal submission game. Ferguson is both a solid striker and very good off his back on the ground. On the other hand, Gaethje’s knockout power at the Lightweight division and his wrestling credentials makes him an equally tough contender for the current and undisputed Lightweight Champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Be that as it may, there’s an argument to be made for Michael Chandler as being the toughest opponent for Khabib Nurmagomedov to date....

Clarke, who is currently commentating on the series for Star Sports spoke about India’s tactics that might go on to hurt them in the end. Speaking about India’s approach in the post-lunch session on day two, Michael Clarke said: “If India do lose this Test match, I’ll tell you where they lost it – it’s 30 minutes before tea today, on day two. It was so negative with their batting....