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As seen in the video embedded in the tweet below, the Spanish artist Mako Mod has painstakingly put together a gorgeous physical facsimile of the witch doctor floating and spinning atop a stone temple that uses a PS4 as its base. Not only is Aku Aku featured prominently at the top of the fan-made construction, but also Crash Bandicoot himself is depicted as being sucked into one of the warp portals from the games....

As seen in the trailer from the official PlayStation Twitter account below, the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy’s graphical enhancements for Crash Bandicoot 2 are nothing short of gorgeous, with the Hang Eight level being a great choice to display the work of developer Vicarious Visions’ remasters. In the footage, Crash Bandicoot fans get a look at the Hang Eight level’s colorful environments filled with waterfalls and rapids, as well as enemies such as the Venus Fly Trap....

But then, in the 83rd minute, Brazilian striker Philippe Coutinho decided to take matters into his own hands — err, feet. MORE: Seven stars to watch for | Questions every EPL fan should ask Liverpool held on for the 1-0 victory and while the performance wasn’t ideal, the result — the three points — was all that mattered.

A Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) panel is due to meet this Friday to consider approving booster shots for all American adults, with some states already making the move ahead of the decision, but Pfizer is hopeful the group will make a decision on its experimental COVID drug before then. Meanwhile, lockdowns have been announced in several countries that target the unvaccinated to reduce the impact of an expected new wave of infections over Christmas and New Year....

The United States is holding steady when it comes to administering available COVID-19 vaccine supply. As of February 17, 77% of the doses delivered by the government have been administered, compared to 72% last week. As of today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says 71,657,975 vaccine doses have been shipped to states. But we may see a sharper increase in the coming weeks. On February 16, the Biden administration announced it will increase the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses going to the states from 10 million to 13....

Throughout the last several months, we’ve seen a slew of artistic projects arise as a direct response to COVID-19. The Coronavirus murals of pandemic-inspired street art. Bansky going undercover as a London street cleaner. A Russian artist lighting the word “future” on fire in an act that Newsweek said “perfectly sums up 2020.” And as scholar Betty Govinden noted in the journal Agenda, “There have been many spectacular online events, where creativity and generosity have been freely offered to nurture and sustain hope in a time of crisis....

UNC reported 135 new cases of the virus on Monday, with the university’s testing positivity rate rising from 2.8 percent to 13.6 percent within the first week of the reopening. Although UNC had enacted a detailed plan intended to facilitate a safe return to campus at reduced capacities, university officials said the outbreak made it necessary for all of the university’s more than 19,000 undergraduates to shift to remote learning beginning on Wednesday....

In early July, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Sports Federations (IFs) published guidelines for managing the Games when infections are confirmed during the Tokyo Olympics. The rules vary for different sports. On Sunday, the Spanish Olympic Committee said Rahm—who is the current world number one golfer, according to the Official World Golf Ranking and was the first Spaniard to win the U.S. Open in June—won’t be participating in the Tokyo Olympics golf tournament after testing positive before he departed for Japan....

The province of Quebec instituted a rule on Thursday requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for residents seeking to buy alcohol or marijuana. Marijuana was legalized at the national level in Canada in October 2018 after the passage of the Cannabis Act. In the wake of this new rule, first-dose vaccination appointments in Quebec quadrupled in the course of a day, according to the New York Daily News. When the requirement was announced, the province was averaging around 1,500 appointments a day....

The culprit? McFadden’s phone fumble. Cowboys running backs coach Gary Brown reportedly said McFadden fell on his elbow while trying to catch his phone and keep it from hitting the ground. MORE: Bizarre offseason injuries | Cowboys report card McFadden is coming off his best season since 2010 in his first year behind the talented Dallas offensive line. He played in all 16 games and rushed for 1,089 yards and three touchdowns on 239 carries....

It was all downhill from there. The Cowboys ran a neat double fake play on the next possession, getting the ball into the hands of Lance Dunbar with blockers in front of him down the right side to the New Orleans 15-yard line. Dallas ran DeMarco Murray to the right side on the next play and scored, putting them up on the Saints, 17-0.

Runs from Brendon McCullum and wickets for Ronsford Beaton allowed them to secure victory by five wickets with nine balls to spare. This defeat means the Zouks are eliminated from the Hero CPL for this season but a first knockout appearance for the franchise will allow them to dream of going further in 2017. The Zouks got off to the best possible start for the third successive game thanks to openers Andre Fletcher and Johnson Charles....

Batting: Shimron Hetmyer has shown fantastic form and he has been amongst the most consistent batsmen of the tournament. He scored 386 runs in CPL 2018 and also cracked 59 in the previous game against the Knight Riders. He will once again be their key in the batting and the team will expect to continue from where he left off. While Sherfane Rutherford and Delport are coming off with respective scores of 45 and 37 in reverse fixture against the Riders and the team will need them to bring that form into this match....

The news was delivered by Microsoft Studios Publishing general manager, Shannon Loftis, who revealed that the goal is to give more development time to ensure a quality experience. The added months of development time will be used to make sure that Crackdown 3 delivers a high quality experience through each part of the game, whether through the single player campaign, co-op campaign, or the multiplayer component known as Wrecking Zone....

That is a lot more than can be said for the ideas of cracking down on infield shifts and the number of relievers that can be used in a game. If you accept the premise that infield shifts are stifling non-home run offense, the idea of legislating against them would help in that area, but would be counterproductive to addressing the time issue that is so peculiarly the commissioner’s obsession....

As seen below in the screenshot of the Hungarian retailer known as SuperGamer, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is being listed as having a release date on Xbox One set for December 8, 2017. However, as can be the case with online stores’ listings, the time projected for the title’s potential availability on the Microsoft system could very well be a placeholder until it’s officially confirmed by Activision that the game will be coming to other platforms....

Neymar, Coutinho & Mbappe all to leave - 7/4 Barca confirmed on Wednesday that Neymar has asked to leave the club, but they made PSG aware that they will need to meet his €222 million release clause in order to get a deal done. Any agreement will leave Barca with a hole to fill in their squad, and the Liga side have made Coutinho their top target, only to be told by Liverpool that he is not for sale at any price....

Coutinho, 27, joined Bayern on loan with the option to buy last August after an underwhelming first full season at Camp Nou, having previously starred for Liverpool. While the attacking midfielder has not been a failure by any stretch of the imagination, scoring eight goals and setting up another six in 22 Bundesliga matches, Bayern are reported to have turned their attention towards other targets instead of triggering their €120million purchase option....

Having initially resisted interest from La Liga giants Barcelona in the summer of 2017, those at Anfield agreed to part with a key creative cog during the January transfer window. Fears were raised as to how Jurgen Klopp’s side would fare without Coutinho pulling the strings, but he has barely been missed as Liverpool have become an even greater attacking force in his absence. They now have money in the bank, ready to invest at the next opportunity, and a settled side which continues to benefit from the fine recruitment work being overseen by a highly-rated manager and supportive board....