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Comic-Con@Home takes place from July 22 to July 26. Some exclusives can be pre-ordered now on Entertainment Earth, but these latest reveals can only be obtainable starting Thursday, July 23, at Mattel Creations. This new site from Mattel will be launching along with Comic-Con@Home, offering fans a new way to get limited-edition collectibles that feature work from pop-culture artists. Be sure to follow the Mattel Creations Instagram, where you can make purchases with a credit or debit card....

With a number of NFL teams looking to fill voids under center, general manager Bob Quinn confirmed Detroit’s stability at quarterback and assured that veteran Matthew Stafford won’t be leaving Detroit anytime soon. MORE: Draft’s strangest moments | Draft stock: Up or down? “I haven’t thought about that and I have no interest in trading Matthew,” Quinn told reporters, via the Detroit Free Press. The declaration comes as no surprise, as Stafford, 28, has served as the Lions’ starter since he was selected with the first overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft....

Stretching the Flames’ lead to 5-2 (before the eventual final score of 6-2), Tkachuk showed once again why he is considered one of the rising stars in the NHL. With just under a minute remaining on the power play, the 22-year-old winger found the dead ice after a missed pass broke up the play. With his head up and eyes peeled to the puck, Noah Hanafin hit Tkachuk with a slap pass to the right of San Jose goaltender Aaron Dell’s cage....

The Mavs lost guard Devin Harris on Monday night against the Jazz with an injury to the big toe on his left foot, the Dallas Morning News reported. MORE: Kobe ducking Rondo’s calls | Westbrook not rooting for Spurs | Stars resting hurts the fans X-rays showed no structural damage, according to the newspaper, but Harris — the team’s top reserve guard, averaging 8.8 points, 3.1 assists and shooting 35....

Rochester, N.Y., police had searched the area around Charlotte Pier since Max Maisel’s car was found parked in the area shortly after he went missing Feb. 22. The Maisel family released a statement March 17 saying Max was presumed drowned and held a memorial service in his honor 10 days later. A fisherman spotted his body about 7:30 p.m. Friday, the Democrat and Chronicle reported. The medical examiner positively identified the body as Maisel’s but did not release a cause of death....

Sometimes these moments are made by players from whom we expect great things, superstars who’ve built reputations of excellence. But other times, history smiles on more obscure names, players whose careers aren’t necessarily known for consistent excellence but who, for a short time — perhaps just one day — join the ranks of the all-time greats to ensure their names will never be forgotten. Len Barker fits somewhere into that mix for what he did on May 15, 1981....

That’s what remains of the college baseball season as May Madness, or what we’ve referred to as Maydness for years, finally is here. Four weekends until Selection Monday. Four weekends for teams to make a move. Four weekends for teams to avoid a slip. To say the season has gone as scripted would be an understatement. Big-name programs are scuffling to make the NCAA Tournament field. Mid-majors are looking to host Regionals....

For May the 4th Be With You 2020, major brands like Disney and Lego are offering fans new and exclusive products, while stores like Target, Walmart and Best Buy are offering deals and discounts on their Star Wars ranges. From video games, apparel, collectible figures and artwork to books, DVDs and more, celebrating the Star Wars film series and The Mandalorian TV show, Star Wars fans can take advantage of all the deals on a day dedicated to them....

Augusta County’s elected prosecutor assigned to review the matter, Timothy Martin, said in a press release Wednesday the findings of a state police investigation revealed no criminal activity. The contract was awarded to the owner of a construction firm who had made modest political donations to Democratic Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney. The investigation was launched after complaints from a political rival of Stoney during an election season. Jeffrey Breit, an attorney for Stoney, said Thursday that the mayor is pleased with the findings....

Garcetti’s proposal would allocate $24 million of the city’s budget towards a program called BIG LEAP, an acronym for Basic Income Guaranteed: L.A. Economic Assistance Pilot. The program would give 2,000 families below the federal poverty line monthly $1,000 checks for 12 months. The families could then spend the money however they please. Garcetti said he hopes the program could provide a model for similar anti-poverty initiatives in other cities....

To promote the fight, the two are doing a four-day, four-city, three-country tour, which began Tuesday at Staples Center in Los Angeles. They’ll be in Toronto on Wednesday, Brooklyn on Thursday and London on Friday. MORE: McGregor says Mayweather ‘should have paid his taxes and stayed retired’ Mayweather and McGregor each had their moments during the presser as they got their digs in at each other. Here was SN’s live coverage of the first stop of the Mayweather vs....

Neymar arrived at Parc des Princes from Barcelona for a world-record €222 million while Mbappe, still only 18, has joined on a season-long loan from Ligue 1 champions Monaco - a deal that will be made permanent next year for €180m. Neymar Evs to win Ballon D’or by 2020 Mbappe was officially presented as a PSG player on Wednesday and he and Neymar appeared to hit it off immediately in training as €400m worth of talent shared a laugh and a joke....

Back in December 2006, former McCain ad man Mark McKinnon suggested that his boss and Obama " jump on a plane and campaign together around the country"–just as Jack Kennedy and Barry Goldwater planned to do in 1964. Earlier this month, another McCain aide, Charlie Black, floated a similar “Dynamic Duo” proposal: a series of unmoderated townhall-style debates. And on Monday, McCain himself invited Obama to join him on a trip to Iraq....

Reaching the postseason is nothing new for Devin McCourty. The standout safety has gone each year since being drafted by New England in 2010. Jason McCourty isn’t nearly as fortunate. Not only has the Tennessee cornerback failed to make the playoffs since being drafted by the Titans in 2009, but Jason also was part of the league’s worst team in 2015, when the Titans finished 3-13. MORE: Devin McCourty burned yet again by Doug Baldwin...

Louis Wright, a vegetarian, says he was denied the request when placing an order for the meat-free burger, so he decided to go back and try again, and this time he was filming. Wright, from England, told Newsweek: “I’m a vegetarian so I love the McPlant. I just don’t like vegan cheese, and I’ve never had a problem before swapping it out. “I’ve done it multiple times at other McDonald’s and have never had a problem before....

Crazy, intense racing. A couple of breathtaking crashes. More wild, intense racing. Risky moves on the track and on pit road. More intense racing, capped by a dramatic final restart and an exciting final 10 laps. And in the end, Jamie McMurray delivered an upset and a feel-good story. Our winners and losers. Winners Jamie McMurray — McMurray proved once again that when he has a good car, he is as good as anyone....

In August I went to interview McCain in the presidential suite of the Doubletree Hotel in Times Square, which sounds glamorous but is not. The cups in the room were plastic, and there was no phalanx of aides—only Mark Salter, the senator’s longtime assistant and co-author. Though it was a sunny day outside, the room felt gloomy, dark, and the conversation was serious. McCain was promoting a new book, “Hard Call,” about difficult decisions, but much of the talk centered on his then-listing presidential campaign....

“On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was,” Cady excitedly recalls. “It’s October 3rd,” she tells the hunk, whom she is pursuing. The 2004 film is a cult classic and has even sparked its own national day of celebration based on that iconic scene. The movie was based loosely on Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 self-help book, Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World....

The 25 digitally remastered cuts on “Le Gran Mamou” range from accordionfiddle duos of the ’20s to Western-style, accordionless string bands of the ’40s. (Accordions came back in the late ’40s and remain indispensable today.) Plus an archaic unaccompanied fiddle duet, and a harmonica solo showing the humbler instrument’s kinship to the accordion. Those used to today’s electrified Cajun sound may miss the bass and drums (or rub-board). Solution: play it louder....

In comparison with North America’s other four major professional sports leagues, MLS lags far behind the NFL, MLB and the NBA in average viewership, and trails the NHL by a more modest amount. But while MLS is lacking in terms of raw figures, it does have one accomplishment in recent season to hang its hat on: growth. In an industry that’s rapidly hemorrhaging viewers from broadcast to digital platforms – or sometimes just losing them entirely, MLS saw its overall TV ratings increase, if only modestly, in the 2017 season....