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After the war, Vonnegut knocked around as a police reporter, an adman, a p.r. man for General Electric, and, briefly, as a Saab dealer. But he was also writing satirical fiction. His first novel, “Player Piano” (1952,) was a surreal spoof of the corporate world. His 1959 “sci-fi” novel, “The Sirens of Titan,” took on the military, capitalism and organized religion. In 1969, Vonnegut went from cult writer to best seller with “Slaughterhouse-Five,” which dealt directly—or as directly as he could in a novel also involving time travel and an alien abduction—with his experience in Dresden....

The fight for the world No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis now lies in the hands of Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova after the Czech marches into the semi-finals of the Apia International in Sydney on Wednesday while the incumbent No. 1, Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki, was beaten by good friend Agnieszka Radwanska. Kvitova was the first of the two to take the court and she started fast off the blocks – winning the first set without dropping a game and the completing a 6-0, 6-4 win over Slovakia’s world No....

The victory secured a second Wuhan title for the 14th-seeded Czech and moves Kvitova up to 12th place in the race to qualify for the season-ending eight-woman WTA Finals in Singapore after a campaign hampered by illness. The two-time Wimbledon champion, who knocked out world number one Angelique Kerber in the last 16, took a stranglehold of the match from the onset, losing just one point in the first four games as she blazed through the first set....

However, Delhi Capitals’ skipper Shreyas Iyer, who scored a blistering 43 off 32 balls, believes that his team performed well throughout the match, and deserved to win. “It was a nail-biting game but I am very happy with the way the team played. It was a calculated knock by Prithvi Shaw as well, and the responsibility he took along with the other players like Shikhar Dhawan, was great to see....

But Busch didn’t say anything negative about his teammate in his television and news conference appearances following the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. In fact, in his Sprint Cup post-race interviews, he barely dealt with the issue at all. MORE: Richmond race photos | Carl Edwards wins with last-lap Richmond pass Busch led 78 laps in the race and held the edge heading into the final lap. Edwards, who had his own stellar afternoon with 150 laps led, loomed on his bumper....

MORE: Updated NASCAR Cup schedule for 2020 Martin Truex Jr. cruised to victory in that Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but a last-lap battle for third in which Logano sent Busch spinning prompted the fight. “There wasn’t much talking, just a lot of swinging,” Logano told Fox Sports’ Vince Welch when interviewed after the fight. More than three years later, Gluck got Busch to open up about the fight with Logano and why things escalated so quickly....

“ALERT: GOA will be awarding Kyle Rittenhouse with an AR-15 for his defense of gun rights in America,” GOA wrote in a Friday morning tweet. “Join us in saying THANK YOU to Kyle Rittenhouse for being a warrior for gun owners and self defense rights across the country!” Rittenhouse used an AR-15 style rifle to kill Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, as well as injure Gaige Grosskreutz in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25, 2020....

In a letter signed by the Students for Socialism, the university’s political student organization ASIJ MECHA, Students for Justice in Palestine, and the Multicultural Solidarity Coalition, the groups called for ASU to deny Rittenhouse further admission after he was cleared of the murder charges against him in the highly divisive trial. The student groups are also calling for ASU to release a statement denouncing white supremacy and the “racist killer”, and redirect funding from its police department to support the multicultural center....

The Chiefs ended up scoring 21 points in the fourth quarter, ending with a 31-20 victory. It didn’t take long before people started noticing a similarity between this game and the Falcons’ Super Bowl loss to the Patriots in 2017. Kyle Shanahan, you’ll remember, was the offensive coordinator for Atlanta in that game. Atlanta got out to a 28-3 lead, and the game appeared to be over. But then the Patriots came roaring back, outscoring the Falcons 25-0 in the second half....

The Cardinals quarterback is entering his second year — and his second appearance in the Madden NFL franchise — and figured to be a lock for a much improved quarterback in this year’s game. Instead, Murray ranked 21st among QBs with a 77 overall rating — pretty low if you consider his physical talents and decent production in 2019. On Thursday during ESPN’s “First Take,” Murray kept his cool, but clearly wasn’t happy about such a low score....

Irving, one of Brooklyn’s big free-agent acquisitions in the offseason along with Kevin Durant, has missed the Nets’ past 26 games with a right shoulder injury. The Nets, who remain without the injured Durant, have gone 13-13 in that time and Irving’s return will be a timely boost for a team eighth in the Eastern Conference. Irving had officially been listed as ‘probable’ for the game in Brooklyn, and the Nets’ tweet on Sunday suggested he will be returning....

Against the Bulls, star point guard Kyrie Irving took an inadvertent elbow to the face from Nikola Vucevic. He left the game after the injury and didn’t return, as the Nets announced he was ruled out due to a facial contusion. Here’s a look at the play that left Irving unable to continue, per ESPN. MORE: Shaq confuses Julius Randle with Zach Randolph That Irving walked off under his own power is a good sign, but it’s a concern any time a player suffers a blow to the head....

Garcetti made the comments at a press conference on Wednesday, the day before California became the second state to record one million COVID cases after Texas. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said on Thursday that it was seeing “significant increases in key indicators” in its COVID outbreak, including new daily cases and the proportion of tests that were coming back positive. Addressing the indicators, Garcetti said: “this should be a bright flashing light to all of us to control our behavior, to not do stupid things....

The 4xMVP was believed to be “weeks away” from a return just seven days ago. Head Coach Frank Vogel revealed that LeBron James recently returned to “light training” although no specific date for his return has been listed as yet. LeBron James posts first training video since ankle injury on Instagram LeBron James posted the following clip on Instagram earlier today, ie. 26th April 2021. The NBA legend can be seen engaging in a light running workout on a basketball court....

Anthony Davis led the scoring for LA Lakers with 25 points on 10-of-14 scoring. Young was the wrecker-in-chief for the Atlanta Hawks with his 25 points and 16 assists. LA Lakers and Atlanta Hawks play out a close first quarter There was plenty of effort from both the LA Lakers and Atlanta Hawks to start the game with the former enjoying a slight lead. The Hawks had the shooting touch though while the Purple and Gold failed to make a single three in the first quarter....

The all-rounder from Baroda underwent a strength and conditioning session as the Indian cricketers were allowed to train after seven days of strict isolation. He captioned the post: Krunal Pandya can be seen with wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan along with the strength and conditioning coach of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in the picture. After completing a14-day quarantine, the entire squad will travel to Colombo, where they will play all six games of the tour....

YouTuber vs. YouTuber, the bout will also be a rivalry fight between Sidemen and FaZe. Temperrr replaces Dillon Danis. The YouTuber is ready to show why he is one of the top influencer boxers in the world. Taking out one of the leading men in YouTube boxing in KSI will do the trick. KSI is looking for big fights, potentially against Jake Paul. As he did in 2022, KSI will have to prove himself against another YouTuber....

“FC Kuban and the head coach Dan Petrescu have come to an agreement on termination of the cooperation,” said the club’s official website (www.fckuban.ru). “Assistant coach Mikhail Semyonov will take temporary charge of the team from tomorrow.” Ex-Chelsea defender Petrescu, 48, took charge of Kuban in June 2016. He was in his second spell at the club based in the south of Russia, having also been in charge from 2010-2012....

Akashi is intense, driven and proud. He knows the power of his abilities, and makes sure that those around him know it as well. As captain of the Generation of Miracles and Rakuzan High, Akashi Teikō is undoubtedly a fierce leader. His means of leadership, however, can be interpreted as questionable. RELATED: Kuroko no Basket: The Dragon Ball of Sports Anime Akashi’s Childhood Akashi was born into a wealthy family, as the firstborn son....