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Anatomy Your nerves are complex structures. They branch out from their starting points, much like tree limbs. Branches run all throughout your body, connecting to different tissues such as skin, muscles, bones, joints, connective tissues, and even other nerves and clusters of nerves. Some of your nerves carry information from your five senses—sensory information—to and from your brain. Others enable movement— motor function—in your muscles and other moving parts. Some of them provide both sensory and motor function and are thus called mixed nerves....

“When I was 5 years old, we played checkers and he would not let me win,” Austin said, according to The Associated Press. “My dad would never, ever play me over someone else.” MORE: NBA father-son moments through the years | Famous father-son duos in college basketball His dad, Doc Rivers, runs the Clippers. He brought in his son to back up Chris Paul. “He fits our team,” Doc said, according to The Associated Press....

Dave Sharma, an Australian lawmaker and former diplomat, said that the embassy closure is “temporary and really related to the ability to secure our staff and personnel when our defense contingent leaves.” “Whatever we need to do in the short term to protect our people, of course, I support, but longer-term I think this is a relationship we should and must be in for the long haul,” Sharma said in an interview with Australian Broadcasting Corp....

Football Federation Australia’s 10-member Congress – nine state and territory associations, and one A-League representative – voted 8-2 in favour of constitutional changes, narrowly securing the required 75 percent. An expanded new congress, which is expected to include the A-League clubs, the footballers’ association and a women’s council, will convene at a later date to elect fresh directors for the board. World body FIFA has been pushing the FFA to adopt a more democratic governance model, with the expansion backed by the domestic A-League clubs and the players’ federation....

Speaking to reporters Queensland’s tourism minister Kate Jones said, “We now are getting the pieces together to deliver this major fight. We are working very closely with Duco Events, (venue manager) AEG Ogden and as well as the (Brisbane City) Council to secure this fight here in Brisbane. We’re hoping to lock this down as soon as possible.” Alan Graham, Suncorp Stadium general manager also revealed that Horn was eager to fight at the 52,000-capacity stadium....

Kyrgios was due to play Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round in Rome, but was replaced by lucky loser Alexandr Dolgopolov in the men’s draw. Kyrgios, who won two matches at last week’s Madrid Open before losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal, needed treatment for a hip complaint during his first-round win over Marcos Baghdatis in Spain. (Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru, editing by Larry Kin)...

Australia’s selection has come under scrutiny following the omission of players like D’Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Travis Head, and Nathan Coulter Nile, and it will be interesting to see how Finch’s men bounce back. Here are the squads of both the teams. Australia’s ODI Squad: Aaron Finch(C), Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Jhye Richardson, Billy Stanlake, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa...

While the Australian Test team is in the doldrums due to the absence of Steve Smith and David Warner, the ODI side had its struggles last year against England at home even with these players in the squad. So, is there any hope for the Aussies or is this going to be another horrid experience for an unsettled side? Let’s look at some key factors that will play a crucial role in deciding the outcome of the series....

The State Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) deputy commissioner Rob Rogers has urged people to not wait to leave saying, “If you’re in those areas where we put those maps out, do not be there,” asking people to take the situation seriously. An emergency warning has also been released for the Westbrook Road, Ellerslie / Tarcutta area, according to the NSW RFS. The fire is currently over 131,000 hectares in size and is marked as “out of control....

Attorney Earl Gray is defending Thomas Lane, one of the four former officers charged in the death of Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In a video capturing the incident, Lane can be seen holding down Floyd’s legs as fellow officer Derek Chauvin uses his knee to press against Floyd’s neck. During an appearance on CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time, Gray singled out the public when asked why his client did not attempt to stop Floyd’s death....

The request says prosecutor Eric Bland broke ethics rules by making the comments in media appearances and should be prevented from doing it again, as well as be investigated by a panel that disciplines attorneys on such matters, the AP stated. “Mr. Bland has made it clear he intends to continue, and, indeed, to escalate his campaign of extrajudicial disparagement so long as no one stops him. For that reason, a gag order is unfortunately necessary,” Murdaugh attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin wrote in their motion Monday....

The Gabon international made a club record £55 million move to the Premier League side on the final day of the transfer window and slotted into the starting XI for Saturday’s clash at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal got off to an incredible start with three goals within 20 minutes against Sam Allardyce’s side, with Aaron Ramsey scoring either side of Laurent Koscielny’s strike. But Aubameyang ensured he did not miss out when he found the net in the 37th minute, although it did come with some controversy....

France international Lacazette arrived at Emirates Stadium from Lyon for a club-record fee believed to be in the region of £52million last year. He lost that status and his place as the Gunners’ first-choice striker when Aubameyang came in from Borussia Dortmund in January before missing out on a spot in Les Bleus’ triumphant World Cup squad. Emery deployed the duo in tandem during pre-season and Lacazette’s introduction alongside Aubameyang sparked Arsenal’s most encouraging period of the 2-0 defeat to Premier League champions Manchester City on the opening weekend....

For the BCS National Championship Game, Auburn brought out the big guns. BCS TITLE GAME: Live blog | Saban in the house | Superman Under Armour Auburn has been hailed as a "team of destiny," so it only makes sense that they have one of Destiny's Child on their sidelines. UPDATE: Here's the rest of the play card. Kanye West got snubbed.

How To Play Wordle Wordle is a very simple to play game that can be difficult to master. Every day, it presents players with a secret word, and players have to begin guessing without any clues to help out. In order to get started, head to the New York Times Games Wordle site. Then, start with a good five-letter word. Starting words: RELATED: August 15 Wordle Answer 422 Must be five letters long....

How to Play Wordle Every day, the Wordle puzzle resets, and players will have six chances to guess a five-letter word. Each right or wrong letter is indicated by a corresponding color, and when the player solves the puzzle, they’ll see every letter light up green with the game tracking how many guesses each puzzle takes, an in-game streak, and more. Players simply have to navigate to the Wordle website and begin by guessing their first word, and a starting word is super important....

RELATED: Wordle: The Best Strategy For The Game This is especially true with today’s Wordle challenge, which can become more difficult for players with no idea where to begin. Thankfully, those struggling may simply need a nudge in the right direction to help them solve the August 22 Wordle before they run out of tries. What It Means One way that players can solve Wordle 429 is through context clues, which they can figure out after learning the puzzle’s meaning....

Melbourne, June 3 (IANS): Cricket Australia (CA) Monday announced its 14-player Under-19 squad to compete in the International Series in Darwin beginning June 30. Australia will compete against India and New Zealand in the series in preparation for next February’s U-19 World Cup in Dubai as well as a friendly game against Papua New Guinea. The squad: Matthew Short, Damien Mortimer, Tom Leaver, Ben McDermott, Sean Willis, Alex Gregory, Jake Doran, Riley Ayre, Matthew Kelly, Josh Dunning, Matthew Fotia, Jeremy Maher, Gabe Bell, Cameron Valente....

Shafiq was in sight of a 12th Test century but fell on 80 to leg-spinner Labuschagne, who had him caught behind with a ball that turned and caught the outside edge as the pitch showed a rare sign of spin. Shafiq hit nine boundaries and a six during his 212-minute stay and added 150 for the fifth wicket with Haris Sohail who was unbeaten on a career best 88. Babar Azam was the other unbeaten batsman on three....