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“I think now the idea is to reach a maximum of people, so it’s not about needing advertisement to get additional revenue,” Spagna stated, going on to say, “We are looking for a new audience: kids, children, it’s more like that.” However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the mainline Assassin’s Creed series is set for a child-friendly makeover. Spagna is talking about the brand being made more enticing to children, specifically through ventures like the Mega Bloks toys — central to this, you would imagine, is the upcoming film adaptation set to star Michael Fassbender....

The University of California, Berkeley’s class of 2020 would still have its commencement ceremony, albeit a bit blocky. Taking the World Health Organization’s recommendation to heart by staying home and playing video games, the 2020 commencement was held over Minecraft while streamed on Twitch. The event played out as any commencement would but now with Minecraft avatars addressing the virtual stadium while speakers were shown at the bottom left of the screen....

On Thursday, the Knights suffered a 44-3 loss to South Florida to finish the 2015 season without a victory. They are the 17th FBS team since 2000 to not a win a game all season. MORE CFB: Week 13 picks | Former Buffalo AD Danny White takes over UCF The Golden Knights haven’t been competitive following a 15-14 loss to Florida International in the season opener. Since then, UCF lost to FCS Furman 16-15 and its other 10 losses have all been by at least 14 points....

Danny Siegel is running to become a student representative. As part of his campaign to represent the students of his great university, he took a fully speed hit from Myles Jack. MORE: Myles Jack gallery If he’s willing to take a hit from one of the freakiest athletes in college football, what won’t he do for his university? If only we were still in college. Siegel would have our vote....

Since 2014: Two — TWO — “Star Wars” films have been released. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie got divorced. Leonardo DiCaprio was snubbed by Oscar voters. Leonardo DiCaprio won an Oscar. The Cleveland Browns won a game! J. Cole went double platinum with no features. It doesn’t matter the sport. Having the focus, drive and hunger to stay undefeated for two calendar years is an astounding feat. The fact UConn coach Geno Auriemma has been able to keep his teams focused and keeping their feet on the gas pedal is beyond impressive....

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Both the teams met in the same stage as last year, when Bayern won 3-1 in the first leg at the Emirates and despite losing in Munich, the Bavarians went on to ultimately take the crown in what was a record breaking season for Jupp Heynckes’ men. Lot has changed since, now with Pep Guardiola at the helm, the Bavarian are a more stronger unit and much fitter to steam roll past anyone that come their way....

English power Chelsea is the defending champion, and a host of contenders will look to knock the Blues off that perch. French side Paris Saint-Germain, Germany’s Bayern Munich and 2021 finalists Manchester City are considered the favorites by the bookmakers. The tournament starts out with a group stage (eight groups of four teams each), and only the top two teams in each group advance to the Round of 16 that kicks off in February 2022....

The video assistant technology has been met with mixed reviews since being introduced to specific competitions, including last year’s Confederations Cup, the Bundesliga and the domestic cup matches in England this season. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) will discuss the future of VAR at their annual general meeting in Zurich on Saturday, with FIFA ready to use it at the World Cup if it is approved. However, Ceferin believes the process of using the technology is too confusing at present....

However, Jose Mourinho and his men turned on the heat on the team from Netherlands in style, as goals from Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard and an own goal sealed a convincing win for them at Old Trafford. Despite dominating in their matches against Stoke, Burnley and Arsenal, United were unable to gain all three points due to a combination of bad luck and lack of decisiveness upfront. This win will however, give them a huge boost as they take on a grilling set of games in the forthcoming weeks....

Russian fans charged their English counterparts moments after the final whistle on Saturday, punching and kicking retreating England supporters, some of whom were forced to scale barriers to escape. UEFA said a decision on sanctions would be made within the next few days, once Russia had been able to submit written statements. (Reporting by John Irish; Writing by Richard Lough) 0 votes

Belgium and France play in St. Petersburg on Tuesday and then Croatia and England meet the following night in Moscow. It is the fifth time the last four has featured only European teams. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin says “even though some of our traditional contenders such as Germany, Spain and Portugal were eliminated, there are other teams which have surpassed expectations and can now win the title.” In a statement to The Associated Press, Ceferin added “these results validate all the work that is being done across the continent to develop football, and they also showcase the strength and quality that exists across the whole UEFA region....

The UFC 182 main event fight lived to hype as Jones was able to defend his title and defeated Cormier by unanimous decision. In the co-main event, Donald Cerrone took one step closer to getting a shot at the lightweight title by defeating Myles Jury by unanimous decision. MORE: Incredible UFC photos | Rousey featured in ‘Entourage’ trailer UFC 182 had some highs and lows. Here is the good, bad and dirty from Saturday night’s UFC 182....

Ronda Rousey fights Holly Holm for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship in the main event of UFC 193, which takes place on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. MORE: Fighters scrap at weigh-in | Five reasons to watch | Keys to victory | Predictions | Odds Ronda Rousey enters the fight with a perfect 12-0 record and has defended her UFC championship six times. Her last three fights have lasted 64 seconds combined....

Everyone expected UFC 217 to be special — it was the best fight card of the year and all three championship fights looked outstanding on paper — but once the action hit the Octagon, Saturday’s fight card at Madison Square Garden exceeded expectations. From start to finish, this was an absolute monster filled with outstanding performance, incredible finishes and championship belts changing hands. Check out the blow-by-blow breakdown below and be sure to come back to Sporting News MMA in the next couple days for tons of post-fight insights and analysis....

The main event features Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero battling for the interim middleweight championship. Who leaves the Australia with the gold? MORE: February UFC pound-for-pound rankings — McGregor, GSP ousted UFC 221: Rockhold vs. Romero predictions Luke Rockhold vs. Yoel Romero Kyte, I feel like we are finally going to agree on a main event here. Not to take anything away from current champion Robert Whittaker, who I think is a tremendous talent and more gifted than people give him credit for overall, but I believe Luke Rockhold is not only the best middleweight on the planet....

Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya faced each other in a Middleweight title unification bout in the main event and as promised, we witnessed a masterclass from an elite athlete. The co-main event saw Al Iaquinta take on Dan Hooker in an important Lightweight contest. Tai Tuivasa and Sergey Spivak were involved in a heavyweight scrap while former TUF competitor Dhiego Lima looked to extend his win-streak. The main card kicked off with a vintage walkout knockout....

The entire UFC 249 card - right from the prelims to the main show - was stacked with high-calibre fights. The main event of UFC 249 saw Tony Ferguson take on Justin Gaethje in a fight for the interim Lightweight Championship. Henry Cejudo defended the Bantamweight title against the returning Dominick Cruz after which Triple C announced his retirement from the sport. Heavyweight knockout artists Francis Ngannou and Jairzinho Rozenstruik finally locked horns against each other....