Fletcher Cox leads a tremendous Philadelphia Eagles defensive line.

NFC Wild Card Matchup: Bird is the Word

/ Football, Game Preview, Lucas Chan

Wacky Wild Cards are upon us as two of the NFC bird teams rise once again to contend for playoff mediocrity. Seattle missed a chance to win the division as its home stranglehold over the 49ers finally ended, forcing Seattle to begin the playoffs on the road, in Philly. The Eagles, on the other hand, won handily on the road last week to punch their playoff ticket, and this team seems determined to ensure it’s not a one-and-out scenario. Both teams will need to rely heavier on the passing attack to stay afloat in this week’s highest scoring slate. The underdog line is looking juicy.

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Chris Boucher should see a nice boost in PT for the Toronto Raptors.

The Wire Troll: Chris Boucher to Throw Block Party

/ Basketball, The Wire Troll

Johnson has been dealing with a hop injury, but returned Friday, although he didn’t see much PT. The rookie hasn’t set the world on fire yet, but he was starting to look much better before he got hurt, scoring 10 or more points in three of his last four games (potting nine in the other one), while chipping in with some decent rebounding numbers and the odd steal. The 11th overall pick in this year’s draft should be poised to make some nice strides in the second half, so consider him now in deeper leagues.

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Blu-ray Review: Lucy in the Sky

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Lucy’s behaviour becomes more erratic as she pushes herself, and when she learns that Mark is also seeing Erin things spiral completely out of control. Following the death of her grandmother, who’d served as a stabilizing force, Lucy leaves her husband and begins a cross-country drive with her niece to confront Mark and Erin, who are traveling to San Diego for a getaway together.

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Video Game Review: Children of Morta

/ Video Game Reviews

While the combat isn’t great, that doesn’t mean it’s bad. We just would’ve preferred a little more evasion relative to kiting and using AoE attacks to wipe out foes. Once you get a feel for how the game approaches enemy encounters, odds are you’ll adopt a pretty similar set of tactics whether you’re fighting as a ranged or melee character. Yes, fighting as an archer does create a different experience than fighting as a monk, but it doesn’t fundamentally change things. Given that we’ve always had an affinity for hack n’ slash, your mileage may vary.

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Norman Powell is enjoying a career season for the Toronto Raptors.

Photo Gallery: Raptors vs. Cavaliers

/ Basketball, Gallery

Powell only managed 20 or more points four times last season when injuries limited him to 60 games. But the fact that he’s getting so many more starting assignments this season has really helped propel him to what’s shaping up as a career season. Powell’s confidence and transition play during this stretch is impressing his teammates. Over his last three, he’s averaging 24.3 PPG while shooting 68.3 per cent from the field. Talk about a serious tear!

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Olli Maatta is healthy again for the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Wire Troll: Olli Maatta Returns Just in Time

/ Hockey, The Wire Troll

After five seasons of declining offensive production with Tampa Bay, Stralman signed as a free agent with the other Florida team last summer. And while he’s been quiet on offense lately, he does have 10 points already, putting him on pace for his highest scoring season since 2015-16. As usual, Stralman is logging heavy minutes, at 21:11 per game, even more than last season. With 41 blocks, 30 hits and 19 takeaways, he’s on pace to top his numbers from last season across the board, making him a nice deep league consideration.

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