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The Duck Commander 500 is now scheduled for noon ET on Monday with Fox handling the telecast. Heavy rains throughout Sunday morning ended by early afternoon but weepers — water coming up through cracks in the track — kept the cars off the track. After nearly five hours of attempting to dry the track and then a spot shower, NASCAR had to reschedule the 334-lap race. The National Weather Service predicts warmer temperatures Monday in the mid-60s with a 40 percent chance of rain for the day and 20 percent at night....

Springer, who was backed by Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, won 56.45 percent of the votes in the state’s Senate District 30, while Luther collected 43.55 percent of the votes. In a statement following his victory, Springer said he is “honored that the citizens of Senate District 30 have entrusted me with this position,” and thanked the volunteers that aided his campaign. Abbott congratulated Springer on his “overwhelming victory” in a tweet posted Saturday night....

The Line: Oklahoma State -14, Total: 72 Line movement: The Wynn opened Oklahoma State at -16 on Sunday, adjusted all the way to -13.5 later in the day, and has bounced between -13.5 and -14 since. The day before the game, both of those numbers could be found around Las Vegas. The total is between 71 and 72. For updated spreads and totals, visit our live odds page. Trends that matter: The OVER is 3-0 in Oklahoma State’s games this year…....

Texas ranks 48th among the states based on the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered per 100,000 people, according to the latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Abbott said on Tuesday: “With the medical advancements of vaccines and antibody therapeutic drugs, Texas now has the tools to protect Texans from the virus. We must now do more to restore livelihoods and normalcy for Texans by opening Texas 100 percent....

MORE: Sports pioneers | Texas Western honored in Feb. The broadcast will start at 7:30 p.m. ET and will include analysis from ESPN personalities and David Lattin, who started at center for Texas Western (now UTEP) in the game on March 19, 1966, at Cole Field House in College Park, Md. The game has long been considered a landmark. It featured Texas Western’s all-black starting lineup against Kentucky’s all-white team led by legendary coach Adolph Rupp....

The February 2018 incident at the Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, which is protected for its rare flora and fauna, spurred widespread backlash. Premchai was arrested at night at a campsite deep into the sanctuary. Park rangers discovered him with guns and several slain animals, including a black panther that was butchered and cooked for soup. He was found guilty of poaching and carrying weapons without a permit. The Thai court ordered him to pay a share of a $59,700 fine, equivalent to 2 million baht, and serve a three-year, two-month prison sentence....

Thailand U23 head coach Worrawoot Srimaka is confident that his team will defend their SEA Games gold medal, in the 2017 edition which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia later this month. This is despite the fact that his side finished runners up to Malaysia U23 in Group H of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers, which was hosted in Bangkok, Thailand in July. “We had a series of unfortunate turn of events....

Thailand’s National Vaccine Institute director Nakorn Premsri apologized to the public during a news conference that the organization “has not managed to procure a sufficient amount of vaccines appropriate for the situation” but added, “we have tried our best.” The country reported a record new 13,002 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. “The mutations (of the virus) were something that could not be predicted, which have caused a more rapid spread than last year,” Nakorn said as the Delta variant has contributed to the country’s infections....

The Friday photo reveal on Deadspin, which captured in imagery what we already knew about Hardy’s potential for violence, made that scarlet star burn brighter. And while Cowboys’ brass continued to back Hardy, while Hardy issued half-assed Twitter apologies, while ESPN’s resident buffoon-for-hire Stephen A. Smith did an about face, Philadelphia’s offensive linemen decided to hit Hardy back on Sunday. On and off the field. MORE: Jerry’s history of looking the other way | Why Hardy MUST play...

Some agricultural economists were calling the disaster the “billion-dollar flood.” But “we’re too busy right now dealing with it” to evaluate it, says John Verona of the Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce in Rock Island. Volunteers and local disaster-relief workers desperately tried to hold back the water with sandbags. in the historic landmark town of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., National Guard troops built a bridge last week to transport traffic across flooded roads....

One clue that leaves the pair baffled is “you are el rata alada.” This riddle leads the pair to go on many wild goose chases for a long (longer than it should be?) section of the movie. The answer to the riddle, however, not only reveals a villain working behind the scenes, but also provides Wayne and Gordon a new place to communicate with The Riddler. However, the solving of the riddle takes so long, and has so many steps, that it is easy to get lost and confused somewhere in the middle....

But on Tuesday, the surprise was on Bush. In town to deliver remarks on the economy, the president walked into the diner, where he was greeted with what can only be described as a sedate reception. No one rushed to shake his hand. There were no audible gasps or yelps of excitement that usually accompany visits like this. Last summer, a woman nearly fainted when Bush made an unscheduled visit for some donut holes at the legendary Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant in Chicago....

Hillary Clinton will also help out, standing in for her convalescing husband at some ceremonial events when she returns from her trip to Africa next week. But aides don’t want the First Lady to be seen as usurping the role of the vice president as chief surrogate. Clinton is expected to postpone two major foreign trips: a visit to Mexico has been delayed until mid-May, and an eight-day Latin American tour will wait until fall....

It gave me a chance to think about something that I had already been thinking about, which is where I fit in that group, and where I want to be. On the plane were a local baseball columnist, a former beat writer who now works mostly in a television studio, and one of the industry's multimedia news-breaking titans. Then there was me, perfectly happy being none of them. I have the utmost respect for what these guys do, but it's not what I want to do, and I am glad to be doing what I am doing....

RELATED: 10 Of The Greatest Action Movie Directors Of All Time (& Their Highest Rated Movie On Rotten Tomatoes) In fact, in the past few years, action fans have been treated to some of the genre’s all-time greatest entries. Directors like George Miller and Gareth Evans have pioneered a new kind of action movie that’s basically a feature-length action sequence. 10 Taken (2008) When Liam Neeson shot Taken, he expected it to go straight to DVD....

RELATED: The 10 Best Nintendo Switch Games Of 2019 (According To Metacritic) We’re here to show you the absolute best of the best. Well, according to the professional critics, anyway. These are the ten best Nintendo games of the decade, according to Metacritic. 10 Bayonetta 2 - 92 Bayonetta 2 was the long awaited sequel to 2009’s Bayonetta, and it certainly did not disappoint. It’s amazing to think that a game with a 92 Metascore is only tenth on the list, but such is the power, influence, and quality of Nintendo!...

RELATED: The Best Assassin’s Creed Games (According to Metacritic) This isn’t simply because gaming is a fun way to kill a few hours, but because many games today are so immersive and encapsulating that they can engross people into their world and let them forget about the world’s difficulties. Every critically acclaimed game on this list will have brought joy to countless people over the course of 2020, so it is worth giving them the acknowledgment and praise that they deserve....

Plenty of second- or third-round talent slipped into become fine selections in the fourth round and beyond. Here’s looking at the teams that made the smartest choices for sleeper prospects: MORE 2022 NFL DRAFT:Full results | Team-by-team grades | Winners & losers Buccaneers: Cade Otton, TE, Washington (Round 4, No. 106 overall) The Buccaneers look like they’ll be moving on without Rob Gronkowski and found a dynamic athlete with natural route-running and hands to help succeed him a a receiver....