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The Ghost Ship world event starts with Captain Flameheart’s firey grimace appearing in the sky. Then, all around him quick, powerful ghost ships will spawn. It’ll be up to players to destroy these ships, spawning Captain Flameheart’s own flagship to battle. Winning rewards all manner of treasure, as well as the opportunity to earn the Burning Blade sails and the Ghost Captain Sails. RELATED: Can You Transfer Sea of Thieves from Microsoft Store to Steam?...

For the current SATA-standard drives, Seagate offers a regular and Pro version, the latter adding in a little more endurance thanks to higher-grade NAND stock and the use of higher over-provisioning. We tested the standard 600 SSD in its 480GB capacity. Also see: What’s the best SSD Following Corsair’s lead and its Neutron GTX SSD (tinyurl.com/kv954fc), Seagate has plumped for a controller from a relative newcomer in such technology, Link A Media Devices, also known as LAMD....

Cornerback Richard Sherman and safety Kam Chancellor will be able to rehab their injuries without surgery, Seattle coach Pete Carroll announced at the NFL Combine on Friday. MORE: Must-see Super Bowl XLIX images | Seattle will be back Sherman hurt his left elbow during the first quarter of the NFC championship against Green Bay. He came back into the game and went on to play in Super Bowl XLIX, but later MRIs revealed he had torn ligaments in his elbow....

Line: Seahawks -6, Total: 41 Line movement: Seattle was a 6-point favorite for much of the week, until some underdog money took the line to -5.5 at some shops on Friday. The total opened 40.5 at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, and with the exception of 49ers-Rams, it’s the lowest on the Week 8 card. Visit our odds page for updated NFL lines and totals. Trends that matter: Seattle is 0-4-1 ATS in its last five games following a straight-up win…....

This time it was the mascot who got carried away, or flew away, and landed on a fan. She played it cool while someone snapped a picture. MORE: Week 10 scoreboard | Who your NFL fanbase hates | Steelers player ruins Jets formation That’s way calmer than anyone I know would’ve handled it.

One hot topic was Richard Sherman, who is not only dealing with an injured elbow, but the impending arrival of his son with girlfriend Ashley Moss. MORE: Five key Super Bowl matchups | Seahawks receivers throw a block party | Protesters ready to rally in Arizona “That’s up to Richard,” Carroll said. “He knows it would be an opportunity to face a big decision. Whenever our players have a personal issue, it’s always about family first....

Video footage released Thursday by the Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability showed Toledo’s final moments before a police officer shot him dead on March 29. Police said an “armed confrontation” led to the shooting, while the Cook County’s attorney office alleged Toledo held a gun during the incident. In bodycam footage, however, Toledo appeared to raise his empty hands moments before he was shot. Speaking on his radio broadcast The Sean Hannity Show, Hannity said: “We are awaiting the release this hour of Chicago Police bodycam footage that captured the fatal police shooting of a young 13-year-old man by the name of Adam Toledo....

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Saturday that the Broncos had received permission from the Saints to interview Payton, adding that no team can speak in person with the former New Orleans coach until at least Jan. 17. Jordan Schultz of The Score followed up late Saturday with a report that Payton already had spoken with Broncos ownership by phone, and Payton confirmed that Sunday morning on Fox. “Denver’s the first team, and I was able to have a conversation with their owner,” Payton said....

When you look behind, you see nothing but shattered dreams. Fallen hopes, broken promises and a deceivingly bad transition, Manchester United have been the victim of the most dreaded footballing decision in the last two decades. As Sir Alex called curtains on his 27-year long career, an irreplaceable space was created in the Manchester United backroom. To deepen the misery, David Gill chose to depart along with his long-term contemporary....

Nate ‘Diggity’ Johnson, co-owner of ‘Green Umbrella,’ has created a new marijuana strain in honor of running back Marshawn Lynch. Its name? “Beast Mode 2.0” or “Beast Mode Blue Fire,” according to Seattle Post-Intelligencer. MORE: Onside kick leads to Lynch TD | 2015 Pro Bowl uniforms | Dove’s teary Super Bowl ad “We’re back in the Super Bowl and better than ever now” Johnson said. “There’s no way that you’re getting by smoking this without feeling it, kind of like how Marshawn literally pushes the defense down instead of them pushing him down....

Schick was signed from Sampdoria on an inital loan last year ahead of a reported €37million switch, but a series of injuries have prevented the Czech Republic international from finding his rhythm at Stadio Olimpico, starting just six Serie A games this season and failing to appear in the Champions League. The 22-year-old has scored only once for Roma - in the Coppa Italia back in December - but Di Francesco is keen to ease him into the team, allowing him time to “express himself”....

The Crystal Palace defender picked up a knee injury while in club action in January following a collision with Brighton and Hove Albion’s Izzy Brown in an FA Cup fixture. He subsequently went under the knife, a procedure which extended his expected stay in the treatment room. “A lot of teams can talk about the number of players they have injured at any one time, but a lot of those injuries are muscle injuries," Palace boss Roy Hodgson lamented, as reported by his club’s official website....

Schmeichel watched his side run riot at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, as Denmark turned an early one-goal deficit into a resounding 5-1 win in the second leg of their World Cup qualifying play-off. Schmeichel clean sheet vs City: 13/2 Behind Christian Eriksen’s brilliant hat-trick the Danes qualified for Russia next summer, but Schmeichel felt a tinge of sadness that Ireland won’t be able to join them. “I can only have admiration for the Irish as a nation,” Schmeichel told RTE Sport....

Mary Wilson, a librarian at Belton Middle School in Belton, Texas, went viral on TikTok after saying that she refused to remove her display in honor of Banned Books Week. Her video has accumulated 1.3 million views. “I’m sitting here minding my own business the day before school starts and [the principal] comes in and tells me that I need to take down my Banned Books Week display that’s in the library entrance because a parent called him and complained about it,” Wilson said in the clip....

The World Cup winner sealed his switch to the United States after falling out of favour at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho, failing to make a single Premier League appearance this season. Nevertheless, Schweinsteiger reflected on a “great time” at United, insisting that he did not want his departure to overshadow the club’s game against Middlesbrough prior to the international break. “It was not easy as the decision was a little bit late so I did not get to say a proper goodbye team,” he told the media as he was unveiled in Chicago on Wednesday....

So, whom do the planets favour? Who will win this unforeseen dream final of the Australian Open? The answer to which amongst the two players would end up with the highest tally of Grand Slams, would probably give an answer to who would win this high octane game. While the Swiss maestro is currently on 17 Slams, the ‘King of Clay’ is breathing down his neck with 14. Nadal is five years younger than Federer and theoretically, always has a chance of overtaking the Swiss....

Footwear is an important focus point—shoes make up a huge percentage of plastic waste in the world’s waters and landfills, and plastic-based flip-flops are the world’s most popular shoe. Currently, plastic polluting our seas never degrade and instead breaks up into smaller particles until they become microplastics that live on for centuries. But an interdisciplinary team at the University of California San Diego has created materials that start to degrade after just four weeks....

The researchers created what are known as human cortical organoids. These are essentially 3D models of an organ grown in a lab which scientists can use to study how our bodies might work. The team hopes the tiny pieces of tissue will enable scientists to study how the brain develops, something which it is not currently easy to do in humans. This could in turn help create treatments for brain-related conditions such as schizophrenia, autism, and epilepsy....

Scientists at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia have designed a topical device that is capable of conferring immunity to COVID-19 without inflicting pain. Commonly described as a “vaccination patch,” the device resembles a makeup compact in size and shape, according to a video published by 9news.com.au. The patch was developed by the UQ-affiliated company Vaxxas in partnership with the University of Texas, which, per UT News, the school’s online newsletter, is currently in the process of testing its own COVID-19 vaccine candidate....

Dixon is on the pole following Sunday’s qualifying session. The last time he started from that position, Dixon won in 2008 at the Brickyard. MORE: Indy 500 schedule | Spectacular race crashes | Indy 500 winners “It was definitely a bit shock when I saw the first number. I thought the steering wheel was broken — broken in a good way,” Dixon told the Indianapolis Star. “The race for the pole is prestigious, it’s definitely something to get excited about....