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The Bighorn Mountains are a sister range to the Rocky Mountains and were named for their herds of wild, big-horned sheep. Today, the herd is mostly found around Devil’s Canyon, which is located in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, just north of the border between Wyoming and Montana. The sheep were driven out of the area by hunters in the 1800s but were reintroduced in the 1970s. Their population has steadily grown to around 250 to 300 individuals, but the recent outbreak has wiped out over 10 percent of the herd....

However, both sides enter this clash on the back of defeats to the Tshwane Spartans. The Rocks were handed an 8-wicket defeat, while the Stars fell short by 20 runs. As a result, both sides will be looking to get back to winning ways when they clash in the 21st match of MSL 2019. All eyes will be on Shoaib Malik, who will replace Chris Gayle for the Jozi Stars....

The Paarl Rocks put in a strong overall performance to get the win as they bowled out the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants at 135 after putting up 166/7 in the first innings of the match. James Vince top scored for the Rocks with a handy 37 as cameos from Henry Davids, skipper FAF Du Plessis and some hitting in the end from Ferisco Adams saw the Paarl Rocks put up 166....

N.C. State announced Tuesday that it will honor the jerseys of Wilson and former defensive end Mario Williams. Wilson, the quarterback of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, will be honored during the April 12 Kay Yow spring football game at N.C. State. MORE: Spring game update | Big 2014 rematches | Top 25 players “This is truly an amazing honor and I am looking forward to being back in Raleigh and Carter-Finley Stadium,” Wilson said in a statement....

Rival Roger Federer and defending champion Alexander Zverev had each been required to dig in to reach the quarter-finals earlier in the day, yet there were no such worries for Nadal. Tiafoe was far from embarrassed but he never really lay a glove on the clay king, his sole break point opportunity coming and going in a flash. The five-time winner, yet to drop a set in two matches this week, will face Stan Wawrinka next....

World number one Nadal had only lost a set 6-0 at a grand slam on three previous occasions – the 2015 Australian Open, 2006 Wimbledon and the 2004 US Open – but that changed against rampant ninth seed Thiem in the opening set on Tuesday. But in a titanic battle worthy of a final, with stunning winners on both racquets and breathtaking defence, top seed Nadal rallied to outlast Thiem 0-6 6-4 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-5) in the longest match of this year’s tournament – four hours and 49 minutes....

In fact, all four teams opening the season Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in the annual Champions Classic are included: Duke (guard Tre Jones and forward Vernon Carey); Kansas (guard Devon Dotson and center Udoka Azubuike); Kentucky (guards Ashton Hagans and Tyrese Maxey) and Michigan State (forward Xavier Tillman and guard Cassius Winston). But one of those teams you might need quite a while to guess: the Davidson Wildcats....

North Carolina Representative Madison Cawthorn made the claim about Pelosi’s “drinking” at a campaign event that was captured on video by Twitter account @PatriotTakes. Cawthorn revived a debunked claim about Pelosi at a time when he has come under criticism for calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug.” The video posted by PatriotTakes, which partners with progressive advocacy group MeidasTouch, shows Cawthorn leveling the claim at Pelosi while speaking at a recent campaign event....

Replying to Nottinghamshire’s 177 all out, Essex were off to a solid start as Vijay and Nick Browne added 56 runs for the first wicket at Trent Bridge. However, the visiting team lost a few wickets after that as Nottinghamshire closed in on their lower-order. Vijay, who struggled to get going in the Test series against England, scored 56 off 95 balls. Vijay’s knock included nine boundaries. Earlier, Nottinghamshire failed to capitalise on the toss after electing to bat as they were bowled out in 58....

Murray made his long-awaited singles comeback at the Western & Southern Open, where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Richard Gasquet in the first round on Monday. It was Murray’s first singles match since the Australian Open in January after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery, which left the former world number one’s stellar career in serious doubt. Despite his return to the singles circuit, Murray will skip the US Open, though the 32-year-old plans to play in both the doubles and mixed doubles at Flushing Meadows....

“I was trying not to move as much, kind of relied on my shot,” Murray said. He’s rarely shot it better than he did Saturday night. Murray scored 46 points and made a career-high nine 3-pointers, carrying the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets to a 122-118 victory over the Phoenix Suns, the adrenaline from a big night helping him deal with the ankle. Murray was 16 for 24 from the field with the second-most points he’s scored in a game this season....

Murray announced the end of his coaching relationship with Ivan Lendl last week, the duo parting company for the second time. During their two spells together, Murray won all three of his grand slam titles and each of his Olympic gold medals. However, they “mutually agreed” to go their separate ways on Friday and Henman does not believe Murray needs another big-name head coach. Instead, the 43-year-old believes Delgado can step into the breach, particularly given his long working relationship with the two-time Wimbledon champion....

Musharraf reiterated that he would resign from his powerful position as chief of army staff when he takes the oath of office for another five-year presidential term, probably later this month. Pakistan’s Supreme Court, which is packed with pro-Musharraf judges, rules that he was legally reelected president in a controversial, indirect vote last October. “I shall take the oath of office as a civilian president as soon as possible,” he said....

What’s the magic in Mozart’s flute? One theory is that the intricate musical structures may resonate in the brain’s dense web, lubricating the flow of neurons. Gordon Shaw, a University of California, Irvine. physics professor involved in the research, says neural structure includes regular firing patterns that build along the surface of the brain like bridges. Mozart’s musical architecture may evoke a sympathetic response from the brain the way one vibrating piano string can set another humming....

Mustafa Qadiri, 38, of Irvine, has been charged with fraudulently obtaining $5 million via the Payment Protection Program (PPP), the scheme which gave forgivable loans to small businesses to keep them on their feet during the economy’s shutdown. Qadiri allegedly submitted false statements and exaggerated the number of employees at sham advertising and mortgage businesses. He had claimed to have operated four Newport Beach-based companies, none of which are currently in operation....

Ha’aretz’s careful analysis was echoed by other Israeli opinion-shapers in the days following Lieberman’s selection as the first Jew chosen by a major party for the vice presidential ticket. While most welcomed the choice of the Connecticut senator, few expected it to have any real impact on Washington’s Mid-East policies. “Our deep connection with the United States is not based on how many Jews are in the White House or on Capitol Hill,” said Natan Sharansky, the former Soviet dissident who is now an Israeli politician....

Mutu took his case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in a bid to overturn a previous decision made by FIFA and supported by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. But the ECHR confirmed on Tuesday that Mutu’s appeal has been rejected with the £15.2m sum therefore still owed to Chelsea. The Premier League side cancelled Mutu’s contract in 2004 after he tested positive for traces of cocaine and was given a seven-month ban....

“Today I will tell you a secret. My husband and I have spoken about it and we have decided that whenever we have a child, the child will have Mirza Malik as a surname and not just Malik. So that’s where we stand as a family including my husband. He actually wants a daughter,” Sania said during a panel discussion on ‘Gender Bias’ at the ‘Goa Fest 2018’. Sania spoke about her personal experiences of gender bias, where she has heard some of her relatives telling her parents that they should have had a son so that the family name “goes ahead”....

I was a little girl when my father was president. I remember many of the same things people remember about me: hiding with my brother under my father’s desk, riding my pony, watching the helicopters land and take off. I also remember other things that people don’t know about, like the bedtime stories made up especially for me. Adding to the fragments of my own childhood memories are the pictures and the stories I’ve grown up with, told by my mother and grandmother, my aunts and uncles....