Are Drake And Rihanna Dating? How The Two Stars Spent Their Night Together Suggests They Might Be

Drake Reveals If He"s Dating Rihanna - VIDEO

Are Drake and Rihanna dating again? They just might be! Although no one official from either camp has confirmed the news, the famous on-again-off-again couple have been awfully close as of late, which is usually a tell-tale sign that these two are digging each others vibes again.

Recently, theyve both collaborated with each other on their respective albums, and Drake has been seen on some tour dates with Rihanna, so if anything, it seems like these two are definitely in the same circle again.

It all started when Rihanna broke it off with Chris Brown after their public domestic dispute. In 2009, she was spotted kissing Drake at Lucky Strike, and the rumors took off. In 2010, Drake put his feelings on the line in the song Fireworks that alleges something went down that night between the two, even though it was nothing serious. Despite that, Drake confessed he still thought about Rihanna.

Who coulda predicted Lucky Strike would have you stuck with me? What happened between us that night, it always seems to trouble me. Ill never forget it baby, what an experience/You coulda been the one, but it wasnt that serious.

In June of that same year, Drake aired out his frustrations over the short-lived romance to the New York Times.

In the interview, he said, I was a p**n. You know what she was doing to me? She was doing exactly what Ive done to so many women throughout my life, which is show them quality time, then disappear. I was like, wow, this feels terrible.

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During that year, they collaborated on the song Whats My Name? and released the music video together, which was just as steamy as their history suggests. Around this time, Rihanna cleared up the rumors that she caused Drake heartbreak.

That was wrong; he doesnt know what hes talking about. We just became friends, and we left it at that. We get along really well.

In 2011, when they hit the stage to perform the song at the Grammys, everyone was convinced they were back on due to their sexy routine and flirty looks on stage, but months later, there were rumors that Rihanna was back with her ex Chris Brown. Although they released another song in 2012 together, titled Take Care, by then, Rihanna was officially together with Brown.

When Rihanna and Chris Brown officially split in 2013, it was Drake who she chose to party with. The two were spotted in August of 2013 after the VMAs and again in November of that same year at a Houston strip club.

In 2014, the two hung out together multiple times, but Drake told Rolling Stone that they were just friends.

Shes the ultimate fantasy. I mean, I think about it. Like, Man, that would be good. We have fun together, shes cool and sh*t. But were just friends. Thats my dog for life.

Drake eventually moved on to tennis star Serena Williams, but that didnt last for too long, as its rumored that Drake wasnt willing to commit. By the time Drake and Rihanna released their next single together, Work, Rihanna was seen out and about with actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

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This brings us to the present, where E! Online reports that Drake and Rihanna were spotted partying together for Nicole Scherzingers birthday at Tape Nightclub in London. The two apparently closed the place down, and although they werent photographed together, the outlet reports that they left close together. According to the outlet, a source told them that this relationship still isnt serious. The source said that Rihanna and Drake arent seriously dating, but they do hook up and its just for fun right now.

Only time will tell!

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Source: http://www.inquisitr.com/3257799/are-drake-and-rihanna-dating-how-the-two-stars-spent-their-night-together-suggests-they-might-be/

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At 79, Richard Petty, a Bastion of Nascar, Sticks to What He Knows

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Full Race - Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. It was a different time, Richard Petty kept saying, not nostalgically, but more in that matter-of-fact way that has made him the de facto spokesman for a sport that he once dominated like no other racecar driver before or since.

The one thing that hasnt changed is the racetrack itself, Petty said about the Daytona International Speedway, hours before Saturday nights Coke Zero 400, which Brad Keselowski won in a thrilling finish that had a tight pack of drivers jostling for position on the final lap.

As far as everything at the racetrack, around the racetrack, the people have changed, the cars have changed, the rules have changed, but the racetrack stays the same, Petty said.

As he talked, Petty poked at a birthday cake, licking frosting off his finger and flashing that famous, crooked smile beneath a bristly mustache that suspiciously showed no signs of gray. He turned 79 on Saturday, and he has seen a lot as the son of a racecar driver, as a racecar driver himself, as the father and grandfather of racecar drivers, and now as the owner of Richard Petty Motorsports.

People ask me what it feels like to be 79, he said, smiling. I dont know. Ive never been here before.

But he has been a fixture here at the Daytona International Speedway. He won his Nascar-record 200th and final race almost exactly 32 years ago, at what was then called the Firecracker 400. It was back when the race was an even more star-spangled event than it is today, when it was run on the Fourth of July, instead of on the closest Saturday.

The race also used to start at 10 a.m., instead of at night, which meant that it had almost always ended before the Florida summer rains began, causing delays and havoc on start and finishing times.

It was more like a family vacation back then, Petty said as a steady downpour tap-danced on an overhead awning near the garage area of the speedways infield. Wed get done racing and be at the beach by 1:30.

He motioned overhead with a frosting-coated finger.

And we didnt have to deal with this, he said.

Last year, because of its evening start and ongoing rain delays, the race did not end until 2:40 a.m. Hopefully, that wont happen again, Petty said, explaining how over the years the race had capitulated to the whims and wishes of television, its name shifting from the Medal of Freedom 400 to the Firecracker 400 to the Fill-In-Sponsors-Name-Here 400.

But the track has remained the same, and on Saturday night, after the skies had cleared and the lights had come on, Petty and race fans were treated to a vintage race at Daytona, featuring hard driving and a pileup that affected 22 cars.

For a while, it seemed as if there would not be any incident on the track. But on Lap 90, a little more than halfway into the race, Jamie McMurray moved low into Kyle Larson at the end of the front stretch. He was then bumped by Jimmie Johnson. What followed was 22 cars bumping and scraping, piling and plowing into one another.

In all, the race had 27 lead changes featuring 13 drivers before an ecstatic Keselowski took the checkered flag. It was his first win at Daytona, and he certainly earned it, having led for a race-high 115 of 161 laps.

I dont care if it isnt the 500, were still in victory lane, Keselowski said. This is huge. I love this place.

One of the drivers who was taken out by the 22-car pileup was Dale Earnhardt Jr., the defending Coke Zero champion, who has now crashed in all three restrictor-plate races this year.

Not only was Earnhardt the defending champion, but this was also the 15-year anniversary of perhaps the most emotionally charged race at the track. On Feb. 22, 2001, his father, Dale Earnhardt, died in a crash on the final turn of the final lap at the Daytona 500. Less than five months later, in the first race at the speedway since that event, the younger Earnhardt won what was then called the Pepsi 400.

Before that, probably the most memorable finish at the race came in 1984. It was on the Fourth of July that year when Ronald Reagan became the first sitting president to announce, Start your engines from Air Force One, doing so from a telephone as his plane flew into a nearby airport.

Petty won on that day, his 200th and, as it turned out, final Nascar victory.

It was a long time ago, but it was the biggest thing that happened to us, Petty said. Winning and then getting to meet the president, it was the pinnacle of my career.

Thirty-two years later, Keselowski held similar feelings about his victory.

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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/sports/autoracing/at-79-richard-petty-a-bastion-of-nascar-sticks-to-what-he-knows.html

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Tour de France 2016 Stage 2 Preview

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What to ExpectStage 1 was not an easy start to the Tour as technical roads, wind, and crashes like Alberto Contador"s left many riders feeling as if they"d finished their firstweek of the Tournot the first day. With another technical parcours, more wind, and several uncategorized climbs, Stage 2 offers no respite.

Several jerseys could change hands tomorrow. Bora-Argons Paul Voss will need to go on the attack again if he wants to protect his lead in the Tours King of the Mountains competition. Each of the three Category 4 climbs at the beginning of the stage offers one point each; if Voss wins one of these, h**l wear the polka-dot jersey for another day no matter who wins the two points available atop the Category 3 Cte de la Glacerie. But rest assured, there will be riders hoping to take the jersey from his shoulders, so Voss and his team will need to cover the early breakaway to defend it.

Tinkoffs Peter Sagan is the top favorite for Stage 2. The climb to the finish is too hard for sprinters like Stage 1-winner Mark Cavendish, Marcel Kittel, and Andre Greipel. But Sagan, third on Stage 1, should be fine. Even if he doesnt win the stage, look for Sagan to finish (at worst) inside the top-5, which could be enoughdepending on any time gapsto give Sagan both the yellow and green jerseys.

Last but certainly not least, Stage 2 matters a lot for Tinkoffs Alberto Contador. Contador managed to stick with the peloton despite his crash but adrenaline is a powerful thing; once it wears off, the pain really sets in. Reports say he suffered only bumps and scrapes, but Contador will struggle to get a good nights sleep, and h**l start Stage 2 feeling stiff and sore. His bodys ability to handle another tough day in the saddle will tell us a lot about the Spaniards ability to remain a GC contender over the coming weeks.

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When to Tune InThe first 80 to 90 minutes of racing should once again be aggressive as those three Category 4 climbs will encourage attacks from riders hoping to take the polka-dot jersey from Voss. The days intermediate sprint should also be heavily contested as men like Kittel, Greipel, and Cavendish have little reason to save themselves for the finish and will do their best to take maximum points in Portbail. That said, the days real excitement will come at the end of the stage. Its expected to end at about 11:22 a.m. EST, so feel free to go for a ridejust make sure youre back in time for the final 20 minutes of the stage.

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EtixxQuick-Step just missed the win on Stage 1, but Frances Julian Alaphilippe is just the rider to get the team on the podiums top step after Stage 2. His name should sound familiar: He won Mays Tour of California and finished second last year. An explosive rider who does well in races finishing with short, steep climbs, this Tour rookie deserves your support during Stage 2.

Source: http://www.bicycling.com/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2016-stage-2-preview

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Jeremy Lin thanks Hornets fans: "It really was my most enjoyable season in the NBA"

A Conversation with NBA Player Jeremy Lin 26.Jun,2016

By: Alysha Tsuji| July 2, 2016 11:27 pmFollow @alyshatsuji

Jeremy Lin agreed to a three-year, $36 million deal with the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. Hes going back to New York. That morning, he shared the announcement via short messages on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.

Lin went to Reddit to leave a longer message for the Charlotte Hornets fans (h/t Dime Magazine). He only spent one season on their team, but it was an important one. The Hornets won their first playoff game in 14 years. Hewrote:

Man, thank you guys for embracing me last year. It really was my most enjoyable season in the NBA, and a big part of that was because of the fans (especially the kids who showed up with mohawks lol). It was awesome to be a part of a season that surpassed expectations and brought the city its first playoff win in years. I will always cherish my time in Charlotte, but I couldnt pass up this opportunity to continue seeing what I can do as a basketball player. Thank you Buzz City!!

Lin averaged 11.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and three assists per game with Charlotte to go along with his constantly changing hairstyles.

This was his Twitter and Instagram message: The journey continuesthankful for the next chapter!! #Godisgood

And this was his brief Snapchat message.

I just hope he keeps it going with the hairstyles.

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Germany vs Italy Euro 2016 match report: Hector seals spot-kick success to take world champions into last four

GERMANY VS ITALY 1-1 (6-5) - UEFA Euro 2016 Nouveau Stade de Bordeau - UEFA EURO Quarter-final

It was ten minutes to midnight in Bordeauxwhen Germany finally pulled their way through to the European Championship semi-finals, ending their lifetime curse against Italy as well as a penalty shout-out that had a historic feel to it.

It took 18 penalty-kicks, the normal 10 and another four rounds of sudden-death, for Germany to finally pull away from a dogged Italian side who they simply could not escape. This was a night that Joachim Lows side, hunting a European crown to go with their World Cup, had made far harder for themselves than they should have done.

This was a match in which Germany were the better side, and took a 1-0 lead, before blowing it when Jerome Boateng conceded a needless penalty to Italy with just 12 minutes left on the clock.

Having suffered from the penalty spot, as Leonard Bonucci converted, Germany had to return to the same end, in front of the Italian fans, to decide who would play in Thursdays semi-final in Marseille. This was a tight, tense tactical game, two hours of football with two goals and not many more chances between the teams.

The final phase of the night could not have been more different. The first section of the shoot-out, with five kicks each, ended a laughable 2-2, and not just because of the brilliance of the goalkeepers Manuel Neuer and Gianluigi Buffon. Simone Zaza lifted his kick over, Mesut Ozil hit the post, Graziano Pelle dragged his wide and and it all fell to Bastian Schweinsteiger to end the shoot-out and the evening. The Germany captain, the World Cup winner and proclaimed fussballgott hooked his kick helplessly over, and the game continued.

This was when Germany held their nerve, converting three straight kicks to keep the tie alive before Matteo Darmian could not beat Neuer. JonasHector had Germanys second shot to win and this time he made no mistake.

Germany were through, which felt like the right result in the end, especially after a game in which they had been superior. Low had even sprung a surprise by matching Antonio Contes set-up, which gave Germany the early upper hand. But as they prepare for Thursdays big game, it is worth wondering whether this team has quite as much focus as they should have.

AlessandroFlorenzi enjoyed an impressive game for Italy but ended up in the losing side(Getty)

World Champions usually play on their own terms and so few were expecting Joachim Lowto abandon his favoured 4-2-3-1 system just because of their opponent. But Low had seen Italys last game, their tactical outsmarting of Spain at the Stade de France last Monday, and he did not want the same thing to happen to his side.

So Low redrew his plan, dropping Julian Draxler, even after his man-of-the-match performance against Slovakia in Lille last Sunday. 4-2-3-1 became 3-4-2-1, with Joshua Kimmich and Hector pushed wide as wing-backs. Germany were not going to let themselves be outflanked by Mattia De Sciglio and Alessandro Florezni, nor would they be out-numbered in the middle either.

It was a conservative move with a positive result. By matching Contes system Low disarmed him. Germany were free to take control. They dominated possession but had to be patient, against an Italy side as comfortable in a 5-3-2 shape as a 3-3-4. Thomas Muller and Ozil struggled to get on the ball and the German players with the most space to pick passes were the centre-backs. Mats Hummels became their chief creator. He hit one long ball just beyond Mario Gomez, and another to Schweinsteiger, whose headed goal was disallowed for a foul on De Sciglio.

Germany were trying to move the ball patiently but they could never quite find the space they needed. Their best first-half chance came when Schweinstiger skewed a shot so wide that it flew across to Kimmich. He passed to Muller, who could not get enough force to beat Buffon.

Mesut Ozil is congratulated on his opener by Mario Gomez in Bordeaux(Reuters)

But Germany were the better team and they sensed that the game was there for them. They improved after the restart, with Gomez more willing to stretch the Italian defence with his running. He laid up a chance for Muller, whose shot was deflected away by Florenzi flying through the air.

This was a better Germany, with better rhythm, good enough to break down even this defence. When Florenzi got caught under a Neuer kick, Gomez broke into the space down the left and was found by Muller. Hector underlapped, Gomez fed him, and Hector crossed. Ozil bounded into the box and converted, in front of thousands of gleeful German fans.

The Italian defence had been broken and the game was there for Germany to win. Buffon had to tip the ball over when Giorgio Chiellini tackled Gomez from close range. Gomez limped off, Draxler came on, and Germany looked sharper than ever.

This is why it was so surprising when, with 13 minutes left, Germany threw all this hard work away. Boateng was marking Chiellini tightly in the box when a cross came in, but Boateng jumped with his arms high and wide, as if he were doing an impression of his team-mate Neuer. The ball hithis right hand and the penalty award was obvious.

Leonardo Bonucci waited, looked, and buried the ball into the bottom right hand corner. The Italian substitutes flooded the pitch as if they had the game with the last kick, knowing that they had been gifted a way back into a game they should have been locked out of.

The whole feel of the night changed as Germany realised how unnecessarily difficult they had made things for themselves. It was Italy who looked likelier to win, and when Florenzi and Eder drove another counter-attack forward, with 10 minutes left, Pelle should have done better than dragging his shot wide.

Extra time was as tired and cautious as it often is in games that mean this much. There were half-chances for Ozil and Lorenzo Insigne, but little more than that, as the teams played out time until penalties. With the benefit of hindsight, Italy might have pushed harder for the 2-1 win before the end.

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Blink-182"s Top 10 Songs

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This feature originally ran in February 2015. Were revisiting it in anticipation of Blink-182s upcoming album, California.

What is it about 20-somethings? asks the title of a New York Times Magazine article published in 2010. The subtext to that question is another question: Why are people in their 20s finding it so hard to grow up? The answers range from changing social mores to an uncertain job market, but maybe its even simpler than that. Maybe a new generation of so-called millennials is finally starting to understand a line they heard in a song back in 1999: Nobody likes you when youre 23.

If youre a sociologist searching for Ground Zero that time when the 20s shifted from a life stage of emerging adulthood to one of prolonged adolescence an album called Enema of the State isnt the worst place to start. Gleefully irreverent and self-consciously juvenile, that recordwas most peoples introduction to Blink-182, a Southern Californian pop-punk band whose members refused to act their own age. At the prime of their career, Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis Barker who replaced original drummer Scott Raynor in 1998 were twentysomethings stuck in a strange dream of high school that never quite ended. Its a story thats all too familiar these days and one that most people would even find sort of pathetic. But Blink beat the odds and found a way to make it cool, largely by appealing to a younger generation of music fans who simply didnt know any better. Talk to those fans today, and theyll recall with misty eyes theroller rink they were at when they first heard Whats My Age Again? or the hours they spent plunking outthe opening riff of Dammit on guitar.

The boys of Blink-182 never seemed to care much about their place in music history, their minds preoccupied with botched relationships and brainstorming sexual puns for their next album title. But they found one anyway. Nearly two decades on, many of Blinks biggest fans are stumbling into their own versions of adulthood and realizing the appeal of extended adolescence. Perhaps its fitting that, at the same time, Blink is struggling to move forward and might even be over as a band. Last week, Hoppus and Barker abruptly announced that they were parting ways with DeLonge, and a messy public battle ensued. It justified suspicions that 2011s Neighborhoods was a halfhearted comeback and that the band had truly run its course years ago when they broke up the first time in 2005. Its hard growing up; its even harder to admit it when youre finally there.

But before music history finally turns the page on Blink-182, weve decided to compile the very best songs from the bands 20-plus-year career. They might make you cringe, or they might make you cry, but in any case, theyll take you back to a time when growing up felt more like an option than a rite of passage.

Collin BrennanAssociate Editor

Source: http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/06/blink-182s-top-10-songs/

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Fatal Tesla Crash Suggests Autopilot "Blind Spot"

Was the man who died in an autonomously driving Tesla really watching Harry Potter?

This week, Tesla and investigators made public that the May crash of a Tesla Model S in Florida resulted in the first-ever fatality for an operator of a vehicle driving autonomously. There is early evidence that the driver may have been watching a movie prior to the crash, flouting Teslas requirement that Autopilot users maintain control and responsibility for their vehicle at all times.

However, the crash, when compared to another recent non-fatal Autopilot incident, suggests that a very specific weakness of Teslas Autopilot may also have been at fault. The fatal May crash occurred when a large tractor-trailer turned in front of a Model S travelling on a divided highway. According to Tesla, the high ride height of the trailer combined with its positioning across the road contributed to Autopilot not seeing it or applying the brakes. The Model S passed under the trailer, which impacted its windshield.

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That scenario is eerily similar to a crash in Utah in which a Model Ss Summon feature led it to pull forward into the overhanging tail of a tractor-trailer, which impacted its windshield. This was a low-speed collision, and the Utah car was unoccupied, but the two events are otherwise nearly identical.

Jalopniks Jason Torchinsky argues that this points to a possible blind spot above the cars hood. The Model Ss primary sensor for detecting forward obstacles is a radar unit located in the cars nose, while a camera above the windshield handles primarily information about lanes and speed. This means the Model S is much better equipped to see obstacles on the plane of the cars nose.

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Teslas own literature seems to confirm this, as it warns that the car may not detect obstacles hanging from the ceiling. Truck trailers, at least at the end and middle, would seem to present a similar problem for the Model S sensor array.

Trucks make up as much as 1/4th of the traffic on congested highways, meaning that the Model S may not be fully aware of a major element of its surroundings in a scenario where Autopilot is most appealing. Torchinsky suggests that Tesla may need to add a second, high-mounted radar unit to address the apparent design flaw. With Teslas upcoming Model 3 strongly rumored to include autonomous features, and its design nearly finalized, a rethink on that front may be due as well.

Source: http://fortune.com/2016/07/02/fatal-tesla-crash-blind-spot/

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