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NASCAR 2015 News: All-Star Race Changes Announced – More Laps Added

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Christian Post Report – NASCAR has announced changes to its All-Star race, which is an annual event held each May at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. This will be the 31st installment of the Sprint All Star race and its format has been altered significantly.

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NASCAR has announced rules and format changes for its annual All Star Race

The race will now be a 110-lap affair. The first four segments will be 25 laps a piece and the final leg will be a 10 lap shootout. The race will feature a minimum of 20 drivers. 17 of those drivers are now set, with two spots being reserved for winner of the Sprint Showdown segment, a race that is held directly before the All-Star race, and a final fan vote will set the field.

Race winners from the 2014-15 Sprint Cup series are eligible for the race as long as all past NASCAR Sprint Cup Champions and previous winners of the All Star race itself. This is a slight change in the rules as previous races had been run with drivers accomplishing those things in the past 10 years.

As it stands right now AJ Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman, and Tony Stewart are eligible for the race.

This is a non-points event with the winner to earn a prize of $1 million dollars. Over the years it has featured some of the best racing on the Sprint Cup circuit as drivers put their cars in situations that would not normally do while racing for points.

In a statement, NASCAR Executive Vice President Steve O’Donnell talked about the changes.

“These updates were made to ensure that our fans have every opportunity to see the best drivers in one of our crown jewel events and give them even more on-track action,” he said. “Expanding this field and adding laps delivers that to our fans, raising the competition level and ensuring that this race continues to be the biggest all-star event in all of sports.”

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Five Nights at Freddy’s Movie Release Date: Premiere Not Yet Revealed, But Film On the Way

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Christian Post Report – Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” the popular game series created by Scott Cawthon. Fans will be delighted at the news, although no release date has been confirmed as yet.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the feature adaptation will be produced by Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment as well as Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg of KatzSmith Productions.

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A screen grab from the Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 teaser trailer

The game takes place in Freddy’s Fazbear’s Pizza, where an animatronic animal band performs for kids by day and goes on murderous rampages by night. Players take on the role of a security guard, who is assigned the much-dreaded night shift. The goal of the game is to stay alive — the player has to stay in the guard’s room and monitor the robotic attackers on the security camera.

The sequels to “Five Nights at Freddy’s” go even further, as the second game is actually a prequel which takes place around the same time as “The Bite of 87”. The third game, which was released less than a month ago, takes place into the future, after Freddy’s is retooled into a horror attraction based on the horrifying events of the previous two games.

Movies based on video games tend to be a hit or miss, but if Warner Bros. does a great job on the first “Five Nights at Freddy’s” film, there’s a possibility that this could turn into a trilogy.

“We’re looking forward to working with Scott to make an insane, terrifying, and weirdly adorable movie,” said Grahame-Smith to The Hollywood Reporter.

“The story really lends itself to being a movie, and it taps into a large unexplored niche of horror that a lot of people will be able to relate to,” said Cawthon.

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‘Outlander’ Episode 10 Spoilers: Book Character Duke of Sandringham Makes His TV Debut

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Christian Post Report – Starz hit historical fiction show “Outlander” returned last week with a bang and spoiler reports suggested that fans of the series should expect more of it when the next episode titled “By the Pricking of My Thumbs” arrives this week to their small screens.

One of the exciting highlights would be the introduction of the character Duke of Sandringham, played by Simon Callow, who will come in coercion with Claire (Caitriona Balfe).

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Youtube Screengrab: Starz’s new TV series ‘Outlander’ based on the novel series of the same title written by Diana Gabaldon.

Two new promo clips for the upcoming episode was released by the network where it featured the accidental time-traveller confronting the Duke regarding his friendship with Jack Randall (Tobias Menzies).

The Duke, as shown in the video, appears to be agitated with Claire and took the former’s statement as “libellous.” The monarch later concedes that even if such relationship existed, it certainly wouldn’t affect his reputation.

The other teaser, meanwhile showed Claire and Geillis (Lette Verbeek) strolling around the woods when they hear a baby crying. Eager to check on the infant, Geillis prompted Claire not to do so as the baby could actually be a “changeling,” creatures that belong to the fairies.

Meanwhile, E! Online’s Spoiler Chat segment indicated that the show’s upcoming Episode 11 will see “two jaw-dropping shockers” for those non-readers and followers of the TV series.

“A grown-up would tell you that it’s another fantastic episode, filled with brilliant acting and writing, and gearing up for episode 11 (airing April 18), which has two jaw-dropping shockers for anyone who hasn’t read the books. Two moments that change everything moving forward,” the site wrote.

For the meantime, “Outlander” Episode 10 “By the Pricking of My Thumbs” airs this Saturday, April 11, at 9 p.m. on Starz.

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Washington Nationals MLB 2015 News, Rumors: Off Season in Review – A Strong Rotation and Lineup

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Christian Post Report – The Washington Nationals finished the season with a 96-66 record. They won their division and made the playoffs eventually losing in the NLDS 3-1 to the eventual World Series champion San Francisco Giants. They have won their division twice in the last four seasons, and they spent their off season adding firepower and fixing those areas where they were the weakest.

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The Nationals are in win now mode, but their GM has balanced his approach to not sell out the future

Over the last few seasons the Nationals have traded away a ton of young pitching talent. After landing the big prize of Max Scherzer this off season and dealing for Doug Fister last off season, the Nats did not trade away any young arms this winter. They added to what they already had, and that kind of balance is the hardest thing to achieve in sports — the needs of today versus the needs of tomorrow.

The Nationals feature one of the best starting rotations in baseball right now. They have also assembled one of the most complete lineups as well. The only real concern there is health. Already Jason Werth, Denard Span, and Anthony Rendon have hit the disabled list, but the Nats are finding ways to fill those holes and when this roster gets healthy it will be tough to beat.

The have also put themselves into a position where they can trade Jordan Zimmerman (as it appears that will not be able to extend him) and possibly even the declining Fister to address their needs that will get exposed during the first months of the season.

General Manger Mike Rizzo has built a win-now roster and avoided one that will fall apart as it ages. It is balanced fairly well and the creative way with which he has signed up the best pitcher in baseball the past two years will allow him to continually add talent. The payroll is around $160 million, which is in the upper third of the MLB, but even with the addition of Scherzer, he spread out the payroll hit enough in each year that the future of the team is not handcuffed.

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San Jose Sharks vs Los Angeles Kings Live Stream Free: Watch NHL Hockey 2015 Online

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Christian Post Report – The San Jose Sharks visit the Staples Center in their last game of the year to face the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL on Saturday afternoon. The game will start at 3 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream (details below).

Both teams are not going to be playing in the post-season but will want to end their campaigns with a victory so expect an intense clash.

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Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks

Los Angeles, the defending champions, had a chance to clinch a playoff spot, or at least a Wild Card place, but have dropped their last three games to leave them out of the post season race.

They have also only won two of their last seven games to only earn five points down the stretch when they needed the points.

Against the Calgary Flames, they were given a chance to make it to the playoffs with a win against their rivals for the final Pacific Division spot but Los Angeles barely challenged the Flames

Two goals in the first period set the pace for Calgary as they would go on to win 3-1 and secure their spot in the post-season.

Now the Kings have one task remaining, the Sharks, before going on to summer and regroup to mount a comeback..

Meanwhile, San Jose have had a season to forget. They are currently fifth in the Pacific Division and are also out of the playoff race.

San Jose recently broke their two-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. They were down 1-0 at the end of the second period, but three goals in the final 10 minutes of the match helped them complete the comeback and get the win.

Now they are looking to end the season on a positive note with a win over the champions.

These two teams have met four times this season, alternating wins to set up this intriguing series decider. Both teams have won at home and away to show just how evenly matched they are

For live updates and highlights, go to NHL.com. For live streaming, click here.

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Barcelona vs Sevilla Live Stream Free: Watch Online Spanish La Liga Football (Preview)

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Christian Post Report – Barcelona travel to Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to face Sevilla in the Spanish La Liga on Saturday with a start time of 2 p.m. ET, and the game is available to watch online through live stream (details below).

Both teams are in excellent forms as Sevilla have won five straight matches. They are currently fifth in the La Liga table and are only one point behind Valencia for the UEFA Champions League spot.

Meanwhile, Barcelona are atop the table with 74 points, four points above rivals Real Madrid who are second.

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Like Sevilla, the Catalans are also on a winning streak as they have pulled off six straight victories that includes a big win over Real Madrid.

In the 2-1 victory, Jeremy Mathieu became the unlikely goal scorer as he opened the scoring in the 19th minute of the game. Cristiano Ronaldo came back in the 31st but Luis Suarez converted in the 56th and proved to be game’s winning goal.

They followed that result with a 1-0 win against Celta de Vigo before a 4-0 thrashing of the struggling Almeria.

Lionel Messi continues to lead the charge for Barcelona with 33 goals, while Neymar and Suarez have helped him perfectly with 17 and 10, respectively.

Sevilla are still capable of reaching the UEFA Champions League next year, as they are only a point behind for the final qualifying spot, but also only four points away from automatic qualification.

They started their streak in an exciting 4-3 win over Deportivo La Coruna, but would go on and tighten up on defense asn they would only allow one goal in their next four matches.

Their most recent win was a 2-1 victory over Levante, with Kevin Gameiro and Jose Antonio Reyes scoring for Sevilla.

In their first meeting of the season at Camp Nou, Barcelona throttled past Sevila 5-1, with Messi completing a hat-trick, while Ivan Rakitic and Neymar scored as well.

Sevilla’s only conversion was from an own goal by Jordi Alba as it was the only blemish on an otherwise perfect game for the Catalans.

To get updates and highlights on the match, go to Yahoo! For live streaming, click here.

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‘The Young and the Restless’ Spoilers for April 10: The Unexpected Happens at a Gala Honoring Avery

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Christian Post Report – Yesterday on “The Young and the Restless,” Jack is trying to convince Kyle to work at Jabot—he believes that he can do great things there. Kyle says that he wants to think it over, but Jack says that he must act quickly because their company is in trouble. Phyllis arrives, and Kyle tries to slip away but Jack insists that he has to make a decision now to fight against Victor. Kyle finally says no, but he agrees to attend a charity function that night.

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The cast of The Young and the Restless

After he leaves, Jack angrily tells Phyllis that he wants to set Kyle on the right path and that he doesn’t want him to make the same mistakes that Billy made. After he calms down, Jack tells Phyllis that he’d really like to pass the torch to Kyle. Phyllis tells him to give him time to consider it.

Kyle arrives at Summer’s place and complains about Jack pressuring him. He says that he really doesn’t want to attend the charity event. Summer offers to go with him. Later, when he returns to pick her up, he gushes about how beautiful she looks.

Meanwhile on the patio at Crimson Lights, Neil tells his son that nothing he can say will help his case. Devon says that he’ll still try, no matter what. Devon goes inside to talk to Hilary, and he tells her that he wants her to come with him to meet the ADA to tell him that their actions, the way they betrayed Neil, is partly responsible for Neil’s accident. Hilary refuses to do so.

Here’s what to expect on Friday, April 10 on “The Young and the Restless”:

Summer enjoys a spring awakening with Kyle as they get closer every day; Ashley faces off with Victor; Sharon asks Paul if he’s a suspect; Jack asks Nikki what her husband is up these days, and a gala honoring Avery takes an outrageous turn.

“The Young and the Restless” airs from Mondays to Fridays at 12:30 p.m. on CBS.

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NFL 2015 News, Latest Rumors: Detroit Lions Ranked NFL’s Worst Drafters

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Christian Post Report – The Detroit Lions are not very good when it comes to the NFL draft. Over a 10-year period ESPN has ranked them the worst at drafting, and it wasn’t even close.

In a report on the 2002 through 2012 drafts, ESPN looked at what a players did over their first four years in the draft (using a metric from pro football reference and comparing those players with players drafted in the same position in the draft) and then ranked the 32 NFL teams on how they faired. Detroit was the only team with a negative rating at -6.2 with the Oakland Raiders coming in second worst with a rating of 2.

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The Detroit Lions now have a big need at DT, what will they do in free agency to fix that problem

The period is question should not surprise anyone. It was during this period that the Lions were so bad at drafting that they assembled the only NFL roster to ever go 0-16 in 2008. It was during the season they fired their General Manager Matt Millen. However, after promising a exhaustive search they simply hired his assistant. He has not faired well in the draft either.

While the Lions have whiffed on a number of high round draft picks, the two worst of the Millen era were arguably WR Charles Rogers (the second overall pick in 2003) and WR Mike Williams (the tenth overall pick in 2005). The worst picks of the Mayhew regime seem to be WR Titus Young (44th overall pick of the 2011 draft) who recently plead guilty to felony charges, is out of the league and headed to prison. Mayhew traded back into the first round to take RB Jahvid Best with the 30th overall pick in the 2010 draft. Best had a history of concussions in College and five years later is out of football.

It should surprise no one that along with the Lions, and the Raiders, the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and St. Louis Rams were among the worst teams at drafting during this period. All of these franchises share the common trait of constant disappointment on the field.

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San Jose Sharks vs Los Angeles Kings Live Stream Free, Start Time: Watch Online NHL Hockey 2015

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Christian Post Report – Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks visit the Staples Center in their last game of the year to face the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL on Saturday afternoon. The game will start at 3 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream (details below).