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The February 10 ruling sentences the apprentice to 25 years in prison for the molestation of a 4-year-old girl at her family’s home. On August 25, 2018, apprentice plumber Brandon Joseph Bonds, 26, of Spring Branch, Texas, molested the girl while his boss was in another room with the child’s parents. Branch recorded the event as it unfolded. According to Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, Bonds and his boss—a master plumber—were working on a garage apartment at the victim’s family home as the girl watched television in the living room....

“Congratulations @NSaina (Saina Nehwal) for the stupendous victory. The entire nation is very proud of your sporting accomplishments (sic),” Modi said in a tweet on his personal Twitter account. Nehwal won second Australian Badminton Open Super Series title in three years after overcoming Chinese Sun Yu in the women’s singles final here on Sunday. World No.8 Saina lost the first game 11-21 against the World No.12 Chinese before winning the next two games 21-14, 21-19 to clinch the championship for the second time in three years....

Spurs will feature in the Champions League for a third consecutive season as they look set to finish third in the Premier League – victory over Leicester City on Sunday would secure that position behind champions Manchester City and second-placed Manchester United. Tottenham invested heavily to lure Davinson Sanchez and Serge Aurier in August last year, while Lucas Moura arrived from French champions Paris Saint-Germain in January. But Pochettino expects a difficult off-season as Spurs try to compete with the likes of City, United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool....

Kane’s double was crucial as Spurs saw off AFC Wimbledon 3-0 in the FA Cup third round on Sunday. The England international had not been expected to feature at Wembley, but he captained Spurs and scored two goals in the space of 111 seconds after the League One side had earlier hit the crossbar. Philippe Coutinho’s £142million move from Liverpool to Barcelona has cast a long shadow over third-round weekend and Pochettino has seen his star man linked with a move to Real Madrid in recent months....

If scintillating Giants talk isn't enough to excite your ears, there's even some reminiscing about one of Ugly Kid Joe's greatest hits. No, not that one -- the other one. Get all that and much, much more in the latest Sporting News Fantasy Source Football podcast (Download link) as our experts break down what they saw in Week 4 and what it means for fantasy football owners in Week 5 and beyond....

United have been held by Stoke City, Burnley, Arsenal and West Ham in their least four top-flight matches at Old Trafford, contributing to the club’s worst start to a Premier League season. ‘Van Gaal’s Utd better than Mourinho’s’ Pogba provided the assist for Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s leveller in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with the Hammers and hopes a hoodoo-quelling victory is not far away. “We’re going to start to think we’re cursed,” Pogba told SFR Sport....

Any doubts that Manchester United was not missing Paul Pogba were firmly allayed within three minutes of his introduction at San Siro. Pogba is the reason Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side is still on track for Europa League glory after an exquisite finish, shortly after he was summoned from the bench at the break, in this vital last-16 second-leg tie against AC Milan. Pogba had missed the previous 10 games with a thigh injury and ever since he limped off, with United leading against Everton at Old Trafford, the club has struggled....

Ice-types are one of the most fascinating groups of Pokémon, but they haven’t always been treated fairly in the eyes of players and fans. After an extremely underwhelming introduction to the franchise in Gen I, Ice has been rather poorly treated over several of the following generations. RELATED:Cold As Ice: The 15 Best Ice-Type Pokémon Ice-types are some of the hardest hitters in the Pokémon universe. So, you would think they would be getting more love from the Game Freak team....

This new Mythical Pokémon will be the star of the upcoming Pokémon Movie and will be available in Sword and Shield at a later date. The Gen 8 games will see a special Max Raid Battle event run on the special day, with Pokémon Go receiving an event of its own. Pokémon Masters fans will also receive new information about the mobile game on this day. It could be the reveal of a new Sync Pair or Legendary event but info remains scarce....

The Pokémon Company revealed the new games Friday as Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Both titles are set to release for the Nintendo Switch in late 2021. Check out the trailer below. As trainers can see from the trailer, the art style is vastly different from Sword and Shield. We liken it to the Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee games, but with some differences. The character models in the overworld definitely have a “chibi” look to them....

Multiple fans have turned on their Pokémon Go app at sporting events or visiting arenas, only to see a Pokemon pop up. MORE: MLB The Show 16 lowers some ratings for these players Hopefully people will keep their eyes on the game at hand and not wander onto the fields looking for wayward Pokémon.

Pokémon Home will release in February 2020, according to the producers and directors at Game Freak. It was also revealed that this would be a paid service with the rates still unknown. Unfortunately that’s as far as they went with talking about Pokémon Home, but we do know how it will sort of work thanks to a presentation back in May 2019. Pokémon Home will allow for trades anytime, anywhere through your mobile device....

RELATED: 10 Best Mainline Pokémon Games (According To Metacritic) The Kanto Leaders are rather memorable because many experienced tough battles against them in their youths. In the 2018 release of Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!, the Kanto Gyms are reintroduced with slightly different teams and slightly different weaknesses. 8 Brock - Special Water-/Grass-Types Brock is one of the best-known Gym Leaders all around due to his presence in the first portion of Ash’s journey and in several other pieces of media....

The latest Pokémon Presents Presentation on Wednesday was stuffed with details about the new games. In addition to information about the new Pokémon headed to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, there was plenty of discussion about new forms for the Legendary monsters Koraidon and Miraidon as well as regional variants. Though these games mark the first open-world installment of the long-running Pokémon series, the familiar Gym challenge institution will remain an important part of the gameplay loop....

RELATED: Which Pokemon Game Suits You Best, Based On Your D&D Alignment? But there’s a lot about these unique Pokemon that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. There’s also been something of a love hate relationship with the fanbase and the type that seems utterly ignored by GameFreak. Here are some memes showcasing some of the absurdities and amusing aspects of the Dragon-Type Pokemon. 10 Bug/Dragon Dragons have been paired with every other Pokemon type in the game except for the Bug type....

Gold, Silver, and Crystal versions have proven to be enduringly popular even 20 years after they were originally released. It’s been rumored that the remakes, HeartGold and SoulSilver, could be coming to Nintendo Switch. The 2nd generation games have seen several re-releases over the years, including full remakes. The popular games are often regarded as some of the best titles in the whole series, and the games bear subtle distinctions that make them stand out from each other in certain ways....

RELATED: 10 Pokemon Games That Still Need To Be Ported To The Switch The manga’s first arc was called the Red, Green & Blue arc, which consists of the first three volumes. Red, the main character of this arc, is based on the playable character from the games. He’s caught a lot of Pokemon, and here are all of the ones fans can see him catch in volumes 1-3....

It’ll be interesting to see how catching Hoopa works in Pokemon GO, as well as it forms afterward. As many fans may know, Hoopa’s base form is actually referred to as Hoopa Confined, with certain actions required in the mainline games to unlock Hoopa Unbound. Hoopa’s overall lore, between its Confined and Unbound forms, is quite interesting. RELATED: Pokemon GO - Best Mega Gengar Counters (July 2021) Hoopa Confined and Hoopa Unbound From a gameplay perspective, it’s worth noting that Hoopa has only been available in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Pokemon X and Y, and Sun/Ultra Sun and Moon/Ultra Moon via events....

RELATED: Most Efficient Shiny Hunting Methods Across Every Generation Despite their popularity, Ghost-type Pokemon are not very numerous. They’re the second rarest type, just behind Ice, so each generation is going to be a little lite in terms of options. However, there is an upside to this, as it’s a case of quality over quantity, and there are very few outright bad Ghost-types. 8 Generation 1 – Gengar While Gengar is an undeniably great Pokemon, this win is simply by default....

In episode 72 of Pokemon: Indigo League, Ash Ketchum and the gang were invited to the movie premiere of “Pokemon In Love” in Hollywood. On the flip side of things, Jesse and James of Team Rocket are also attending the premiere - by crashing it without an invitation, of course. While the two are fantasizing about the glamour of Hollywood, Meowth nervously interjects by saying “Hollywood, a place I’d like to forget”....