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The poll, which was conducted The Economist and YouGov, surveyed 1,500 U.S. adults from March 15 to March 17, and has a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points. For the poll, the surveyed adults were asked who they would vote for if the Democratic nominee was Biden and the Republican nominee was Trump. About 48 percent of U.S. adults said they would vote for Biden, while 41 percent said they would vote for Trump....

Australian captain Michael Clarke challenged his bowlers to bounce India out from the second Test that starts Tuesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). “I love the aggression of our fast bowlers. I love the way they served it up to the Indian tailenders during our strong victory in Melbourne. If conditions suit, I have absolutely no problems with them bouncing the Indians again during the second Test in Sydney this week,” he said....

Some games looked like slam dunks (Baylor over UCF, Alabama over Oklahoma) — and we were wrong. We're down to our final pick of the 2013 season — the BCS National Championship Game. MORE: Bowl matchups and recaps Overall standings Against the spread (bowl record): 96-74: Mike Griffith, MLive.com (5-12)94-76: Jon Cooper, SaturdayDownSouth.com (11-6)91-79: Ken Bradley, Sporting News (10-7)90-80: Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel (7-10)90-80: Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune (9-8)85-85: Andrew Carter , Raleigh News & Observer/Charlotte Observer (5-12)85-85: Matt Hayes, Sporting News (7-10)83-87: Bill Bender, Sporting News (8-9)82-88: Dave Matter, St....

Another sad, disappointing Saturday for the Big Ten. MORE: Week 3 photos | Live scoreboard | Vandy falls for fake punt Although Indiana isn’t a powerhouse football program, they were favorites to beat Bowling Green on the road on Saturday. As things tend to be in the Big Ten, it did not go according to plan. The teams traded the lead five times in the fourth quarter, and following a Nate Sudfeld touchdown for the Hoosiers, the Falcons were left with just over two minutes to drive the length of the field and score a game-winning touchdown....

Gvozdyk, 32, suffered the TKO in the 10th round of an action-packed 175-pound unification bout Friday at the Liacouras Center. Referee Gary Rosato waved off the fight at two minutes, 49 seconds of the 10th round after Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs) dropped an exhausted Gvozdyk (17-1, 14 KOs) three times. According to ESPN, “(a)bout an hour after the fight, Gvozdyk, with Atlas at his side, walked under his own power to a waiting ambulance in the arena tunnel for the short ride to the hospital to be checked out as a precaution....

To achieve this big dream in a higher weight class than he had competed in at the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia, he intends to work on his strength and endurance. “My aim is to represent India at the Olympics, like any other athlete. Not thought about professional boxing as the main target is the 2020 Olympics and I will try to come back with a medal in the 52 kg category,” Panghal said Wednesday....

Last month, the IOC told the organizers of modern pentathlon it needed to find a replacement for equestrian jumping, mainly to make the sport more accessible to train and compete in by athletes around the world who may not have access to train in horse riding. Boxing and weightlifting have been criticized by IOC president Thomas Bach in the past, with competitors accused of doping and the governing bodies of the sports accused of corruption....

Yamanaka sent Guevara to the canvas with a left after 25 seconds of the ninth round at Ryogoku Kokugikan, forcing referee Hector Afu of Panama to stop the fight. Yamanaka, who has won four consecutive bouts by knockout since his second title defense in November last year, improved to 20-0 with two draws and 15 knockouts. Guevara dropped to 18-2, including six KOs. All three judges had scored the bout 79-71 in favor Yamanaka through the eighth round....

Despite many feeling that the fight between ‘King’ and ‘Special K’ was far past its expiration date, the event still had a lot of hype going in. The clash was broadcast on ESPN+ in the states and Sky Sports in the U.K. The undercard didn’t have anything as anticipated as the headlining clash, but there were still several bouts fans were looking forward to. The most notable undercard bout included Natasha Jonas fighting for the WBO Female Super Welterweight title....

In an interview with IFL TV, Derek Chisora said: Watch the full Interview here: Derek Chisora believes that the only way to come out of a bout with no regrets is to go out on your shield. As such, he believes the only way Joshua can get over defeat is if is knocked out. Anthony Joshua was beaten on points via unanimous decision in his first fight against Oleksandr Usyk....

The former Heavyweight World Champion claimed bare-knuckle boxers risk breaking their hands due to a lack of ample protective gear. ‘Kid Dynamite’ explained that they often end up with gruesome and career-threatening injuries because punches aren’t meant to connect bone to bone. He also pointed out that in the early days of bare-knuckle boxing, rounds would only end upon fighters getting knocked down. It caused severe damage to the fighters as the rounds wouldn’t end until someone got seriously hurt....

Jack McGeoch who lives in Borestone, Scotland, was admitted to hospital on September 7 with abdominal pain and vomiting. His mother Carolann McGeoch has shared his story in a bid to prevent others from the same ordeal. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, she explained that when the child had an ultrasound the next day it revealed “something was blocking his bowel.” She added that “after a bit of probing to get the truth, Jack admitted that he had swallowed these,” alongside a picture of magnetic balls and of her son in hospital....

Jack Hoffman, from Atkinson, had been in remission since October. His father, Andy, said doctors found a “spot of concern” in Jack’s brain in April, and follow-up tests in Boston on Wednesday showed the tumor had grown. Andy Hoffman wrote on Jack’s CaringBridge page that the tumor would be treated with chemotherapy. Jack’s touchdown won an ESPY Award for best sports moment of 2013. Players mobbed him and lifted him on their shoulders in triumph after his 69-yard run....

The #BoycottPepsi hashtag briefly became the top trending topic on Twitter in the U.S. after Popular Information, a newsletter that details companies that donate to politicians backing certain causes, claimed that Pepsi had donated $15,000 to the Texas GOP after the bill which banned the procedure in almost all circumstances after six weeks was signed into law. The report claimed that Pepsi continued to donate to the Texas GOP after the so-called heartbeat bill was enacted while continuing to promote its commitment to “empowering women in the workplace, marketplace and community....

Going back to his days as governor of Arkansas, Clinton was an ardent free trader. As president, his embrace of trade co-opted a Republican policy preserve and retooled the Democrats as a centrist party. It was Clinton who pushed the North American Free Trade Agreement, despite opposition from organized labor. Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin emerged as a kind of metabureaucrat, wooing Wall Street wizards and Washington liberals alike with the gospel of the invisible hand guiding a beneficent free market....

The fourth-seeded pair of Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin beat Austrian-Briton duo 6-4 7-6(6) in the semifinals of the $1,297,000 hard court event. Bopanna and his partner broke their opponents twice in took the opening set by saving a crucial chance. The two teams got enough opportunities to break each other in the second but failed to do so. They pushed the set to tie-breaker, where the fourth seeds won. 0 votes

Some of the new content arriving for fans is a completely new array of legendary weapons in Borderlands 3. These new weapons are part of the arms race in the games that can be earned in the form of loot. RELATED: Borderlands 3: How to Complete Vault Card Fast However, each of these weapons has different methods of getting them and can only reach its full potential with prior knowledge....

More specifically, the Borderlands 3 October 17 hotfix will increase the health of Moze’s Iron Bear by 50%, increase the health of FL4K’s pets by 50%, and increase the health of Zane’s Digi-Clone by 100%. According to Gearbox, the goal with these adjustments is to make these action skills “more viable” in the Borderlands 3 endgame, and indeed many players have suggested that these abilities need to scale more appropriately to be useful when tackling the game’s most challenging content....

In a recent tweet, Borderlands 3 composer Raison Varner announced that he would be leaving Gearbox. The composer also doubled as the voice for the beloved Tales from the Borderlands character Loader Bot and various enemies from the series. Across his twelve year tenure at Gearbox Software, Varner also worked on titles like Battleborn and Aliens: Colonial Marines. RELATED: What to Expect from the Borderlands 3 Guardian Takedown According to his announcement, Varner has just finished his last week with Gearbox....

Borderlands Shift Codes are a treasure, with Gearbox handing them out now and then for various occassions. Back in September, Gearbox dropped two Shift Codes to celebrate Borderlands 3’s anniversary, gifting players exclusive items like skins for the playable Vault Hunters, as well as some Legendary gear from the Diamond Armory. Borderlands 3 since the launch of the Director’s Cut DLC has been paying tribute to all corners of the franchise through its Vault Cards....