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The film of ““Trainspotting,’’ which comes to theaters later this month, crackles with this dead-end grit. In its brutally black-comic landscape, there is indeed less to life, and in abundance. There is the boredom of life in Renton’s depressed Edinburgh suburb. And there is its partner in negation, drawn in ecstatic detail: heroin. Renton’s course is manifest. He kicks the drug. Then goes back on it. Over the beat of Iggy Pop’s double-edged punk anthem, ““Lust for Life,’’ he draws his agenda with bracing clarity....

In case you didn’t know… McGrady’s 62 points against Washington in 2004 remains a Magic single-game record. He also holds three of the team’s four highest scoring efforts. The only players to score more points during their tenures in an Orlando uniform are Dwight Howard and Nick Anderson, both of whom played more than twice as many games as McGrady did with the Magic. The heart of the matter… Tracy McGrady has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this past September and has reached the absolute pinnacle of accolades celebrating his career....

MORE: 12 worst chokes in playoff history | Austin Rivers suffers nasty injury The Hornets and Raptors weren’t able to do the same. The Pacers’ 101-83 win at home over the Raptors extended their season for at least one more game. Paul George came up big again with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while the Raptors’ highly touted back court of DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry played well below expectations (combined 18 points on 7-of-27 shooting)....

It was Good Kerry who took to the stage under a broiling sun outside DC’s new City Museum to speak to his ideological soul mates. The event looked like a perfect setting for Bad Kerry: hundreds of pro-choice activists who were gathering for the weekend’s huge march for women’s rights. Bad Kerry likes to indulge in endlessly abstract lectures in front of such crowds, thinking they’re experts who can’t wait to indulge in a little political philosophy....

Like George W. Bush, Kerry plays to win, and he approaches all sports in an intensely competitive spirit. In 2000, Bush liked to challenge reporters to run with him, confident in the knowledge that he could outpace them in any climate. The handful that kept up with him earned his enduring respect–and his unquenched desire to beat them. Bush would draw on running images on the trail, suggesting that the campaign was like a marathon even though his personal style was more like a speed trial....

The result: almost nothing has changed. But what about those reports that Kerry’s ratings were plunging under the tidal wave of Bush’s ads? It turns out the data were less useful than anyone thought. In the 18 states where the Bush-Cheney campaign has been waging its war on the airwaves, Kerry’s unfavorable numbers rose by all of one point during the fearsome month of March, from 28 to 29 percent....

While Kick.com has known about going back into December, Kick.com was officially introduced by Trainwreck over the past two weeks. The announcement of the platform confirmed the involvement of the founders of cryptocurrency gambling sites Stake and EasyGo, though those websites are not directly involved with Kick – only their founders. The ownership of Kick has been a matter of some confusion, as has Trainwreck’s personal involvement in the platform....

Harry Maguire’s £80m switch from Leicester City to Manchester United – making him the world’s most expensive defender – is the biggest deal on English shores of this window so far. However, there remains a chance even that figure could be surpassed on Thursday with some of the biggest names both in the Premier League and overseas still the subject of interest. We look at five potential transfers on Premier League deadline day....

This year is quite unique in the sense that there will actually be football matches played on deadline day – a first since 2012. Gameweek 23 in the Premier League sees 14 teams go head-to-head on Tuesday night. With EFL Cup and FA Cup fixtures in the way followed by European games in February, the Premier League had no choice but to schedule one set of fixtures for 31 January and 1 February....

The France international is set to depart the Ligue 1 outfit this summer, and the Blues have joined Liverpool and Atletico Madrid in monitoring his situation. Allegri wants Arsenal job Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri is interested in taking over at Arsenal, according to the Daily Mirror. The Bianconeri manager is considering his future in Turin and is one of the names on the Gunners’ shortlist of candidates to replace Arsene Wenger....

Batshuayi has been quick to make an impact during his loan spell at Dortmund, with reports claiming the Bundesliga club want to sign the striker on a permanent basis. If Dortmund do make a permanent push for Batshuayi in the summer, then Chelsea are ready to use that interest as leverage in their bid for Pulisic. Man Utd fan Pulisic, who has also been linked with the likes of Liverpool and Real Madrid, is one of football’s best young players, and Chelsea are eager to steal a march on their rivals to sign the USA international....

The Spain international has twice rejected City but is keen to play under Pep Guardiola. And having fallen down the pecking order at Madrid, Isco is ready to depart Santiago Bernabeu this summer. Tuchel likely to take PSG job Thomas Tuchel will not be the new Arsenal manager and is likely to take over at Paris Saint-Germain, according to Sport Buzzer . The former Borussia Dortmund manager has rejected the chance to take over at Bayern Munich, with many believing that he would instead be moving to the Emirates Stadium....

The Spain international has struggled to hold down a regular starting berth throughout his time at Santiago Bernabeu. Jose Mourinho is prepared to offer him a key role at Old Trafford, with personal terms worth £17.6m-a-season set to be tabled. Scholes understands De Gea desire Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has told Goal it will be tough for the club to hold on to David de Gea if Real Madrid make a summer move for the star goalkeeper....

The Portugal international’s future at Madrid is currently up in the air after he hinted he could be leaving the club following the Champions League final . And he apparently wants a six-year deal until 2024 to stay at the Bernabeu - a contract that would take him through to 39 years old. Zidane’s Real exit down to Hazard & De Gea dispute An argument with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez over the potential signings of Eden Hazard and David de Gea played a role in Zinedine Zidane’s resignation, claims The Sun....

Serie A Inter Milan have entered the race for Nemanja Matic According to Corriere Dello Sport, the Nerazzurri have decided to make a bid for Chelsea’s wantaway midfielder, Nemanja Matic. Manchester United were the favourites to land him but Romelu Lukaku’s move to the Red Devils has worsened the relations between the two clubs. Meanwhile, Inter are poised to make a bid of £30 million for the Serbian. Inter’s Gary Medel is set to leave the club and Matic is seen as a like for like replacement....

Bernat was used by the Catalan manager as a left-back as well as a left-sided midfielder during his time at Bayern Munich. But the Spaniard’s obvious strength is his knowledge while defending and he could be used as the former of the two should he sign for the Citizens. Any move for him, however, will only be in the summer. In case you didn’t know… David Alaba has been preferred to Bernat for Bayern Munich this season....

Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona are both, reportedly, keeping tabs on Alli. However, Real Madrid have their heart set on the player and are willing to pull all stops to land the player in the summer. In case you didn’t know… Real Madrid are currently serving a one window transfer ban. But it is understood that they are planning a major clear out at the end of the season. Alli, who has emerged as one of the most talented youngsters over the last two seasons, has become the cynosure of all eyes in Europe....

Hopefully, given High Moon’s terrific work on the Transformers spin-off, this will be one movie tie-in that actually offers compelling gameplay experiences - not just a hollow title that’s merely been pushed-out to capitalize on film buzz. The announcement trailer is certainly cool, and gives us a sneak peak at the in-game design of a few fan-favorite characters, but it isn’t likely to offer-up the kind of take-your-breath-away visual specter of High Moon’s War for Cybertron trailer - or the Dark of the Moon Super Bowl movie trailer that aired last week....

RELATED: Best Transformers Series, Ranked Not only might audiences see the Maximals and Predacons, but they could see the silly and violent group of Terrorcons. The inclusion of these characters could be visually fun for the film, as well as indulgent in the deep lore that’s involved with the Transformers franchise. 6 They Attacked Autobot City As followers of Galvatron, the Terrorcons more than happily took part in the attack on Autobot City....

Judi Brown, 26, worked at a Circle K in Bolingbrook for approximately a year, during which, she claims, she repeatedly suffered both racist and transphobic harassment. According to the suit, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, store manager Wendy Delli persistently asked Brown inappropriate questions about her sexual anatomy and romantic life, and refused to refer to her by her chosen name. Another co-worker allegedly called Brown a “man in a dress....