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American YouTuber Jake Paul landed an overhand right and knocked outformer NBA player Nate Robinson in the second round of a professional boxing matchat Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Paul knocked Robinson once in the first round and another time in the second. Robinson got up both times, but Paul's third knockdown ended the bout.

Robinson landed 10 of his 56 punches, and Paul connected on eight of his 38. However, Paul's punches packed far more power, and that ultimately determined the result.

The two fighters also tied up numerous times in the ring, to the point where the referee routinely had to separate the two before resuming the fight. Paul's reach proved to be a big difference, though, en route to the win.

After the match, Paul said he wanted to fight for a living and listed a long list of fighters he wanted to face, including two-weight class UFC champion Conor McGregor. Paul said he would knock McGregor out, among others.

The bout, which was scheduled for six rounds, was on a six-fight card headlined by an exhibition between former world champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.

The Robinson vs. Paul fight started coming together in May, when Robinson spoke with TMZ Sportsand challenged Paul, an aspiring professional fighter, to a bout.

"I want all the smoke," Robinson said. "I'm a top-tier athlete! I'm putting my everything on the line for (Jake). Let's get it done. It's that simple."

The deal got done two months later.

The two talked trash in the months leading up to the fight, withPaul notably tellingTMZ Sportsthat he would "100 percent" knock Robinson out in Round 1.

"First round. First round. 100 percent, easy," Paul said.

"Literally...if you're home, and you're a human, bet your house on the first-round knockout."

Robinson thought otherwise.

"Yeah, I aint fought nobody," Robinson told Paul, per Jake Donovan of Boxing Scene. "But Im fighting you, and Im gonna beat your ass."

Robinson trained hard for this fight, asRyan Songaliaof Ring TV noted.

"He's trained by former pro Ron Johnson, and says he's in the gym with WBC super middleweight titleholder David Benavidez and his father," Songalia wrote.

"Floyd Mayweather Jr. has reportedly called up Robinson and offered to open up his Las Vegas gym to train with him, and Terence Crawford is said to have made a similar offer."

Robinson also had some sweet boxing shoes lined up for this match:

Robinson played in the NBA from 2005-2016 and had never boxed before.Paul has one professional fight to his name, aTKO winover Ali Eson Gib in January.

As Songalia noted, the fight was battled with 10-ounce gloves and no headgear. Robinson weighed in at 181 pounds for the fight, and Paul was at 189.

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Check out the movies playing on your television Nov. 26-29.

Check out the movies playing on your television Nov. 26-29.

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Check out the movies playing on your television Nov. 26-29.

Check out the movies playing on your television Nov. 26-29.

Movie Menu: Whoopi Goldberg, Ron Howard and Paul Newman star in movies playing this weekend

Movie Menu

Whoopi Goldberg, Ron Howard and Paul Newman star in movies playing this weekend on broadcast and cable stations.

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The Godfather (1972): A successful businessman, in order to protect his family, positions himself to lead an underworld syndicate. Marlon Brando and Al Pacino star. 11:30 a.m. BBC.

The Courtship of Eddies Father (1963): A widower with an adorable son tries to navigate the turbulent seas of romance. Glenn Ford, Shirley Jones and Ron Howard star. 11 a.m. TCM.

Grease (1978): High school seniors spend their final year in school singing and dancing. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing star in a Broadway musical romp. 1:10 p.m. VH-1.

The Wizard of Oz (1939): A young girl searches for meaning in a land somewhere over the rainbow. Judy Garland won a special Oscar. 6 p.m. TBS.

The Color Purple (1985): A woman decides to emerge from tragedy to begin a journey to self-discovery. Whoopi Goldberg was Oscar nominated for this adaptation of Alice Walkers novel. 10 a.m. BET.

Torn Curtain (1966): An American scientist creates a global crisis when he defects to the Soviet Union. Paul Newman and Julie Andrews star in an Alfred Hitchcock thriller. 11:45 a.m. TCM.

Giant (1956): A young lady from the East lands in the middle of West Texas after she marries a rich rancher. Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean star. 2:30 p.m. TCM.

An American in Paris (1951): A lonely artist, in Paris after World War II, finds himself torn between the affections of his sponsor and a young dancer. Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron star. 8 p.m. TCM.

An Affair to Remember (1957): Two star-crossed lovers find themselves challenged to bring their romance to life. Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr star in a classic tear jerker. 1 p.m. FXM.

Annie Get Your Gun (1950): A sharp shooter from the country becomes the toast of show business thanks to Irving Berlins songs. Betty Hutton and Howard Keel star in a musical from Broadway. 2 p.m. TCM.

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Donald Trumps surprise victory in 2016 caught a lot of the chattering classes off guard, prompting a fair amount of self-flagellation about liberal bubbles and such, with the New York Times and other upscale publications dispatching phalanxes of Ivy League-educated reporters to take dictation from white supremacists at Rust Belt diners in a maddeningly repetitive series of articles aiming to explain red states to their readers. One of the key texts from this period was Hillbilly Elegy, a best-selling memoir by CNN commentator J.D. Vance that confirmed a lot of popular conservative media-driven delusions about how the real America is supposedly where fewer Americans live, and that typical Trump voters are pure-hearted, barefoot yokels down by the fishing hole, rather than say, noisy jerks with expensive boats and dudes who like to hang enormous flags from the back of their $50,000 pickup trucks.

Things move slowly in the movie industry, which because of budgets and scheduling logistics can usually be counted on to be a couple of years behind current events. This may explain why two cluelessly condescending Hollywood trips to the heartland are dropping this week on separate streaming services, both feeling like overcompensation measures from 2017. Amazons Uncle Frank is the more benign of the two, with Six Feet Under scribe Alan Ball telling the story of a gay man coming out of the closet in 1970s South Carolina. The same day, Netflix unveils Ron Howards horrendous adaptation of Hillbilly Elegy, a staggeringly inauthentic attempt at cornpone melodrama that plays like this years Cats, except with screaming rednecks instead of singing strays.

The best part of Uncle Frank is the reserved dignity Paul Bettany brings to its title character, an NYU professor whose niece Beth (played by Sophia Lillis, the Molly Ringwald lookalike from It) wistfully recalls his words of wisdom and neatly-clipped fingernails. These two dreamy, curious souls remain a world apart from the dutiful wives and beer-swilling good ole boys at Bledsoe family gatherings, which are occasionally terrorized by quick-tempered patriarch Daddy Mac (Stephen Root), who has little patience for his fancy-pants, big city son.

Theres a hint of the movie that might have been when Beth enrolls at NYU, the young farm girl seeing a larger world for the first time and discovering that her uncle lives in sin with Wally (Peter Macdissi) an extremely endearing Saudi immigrant who is considerably less discreet than his life partner. Alas, Daddy Mac drops dead from a heart attack and the trio must take a road trip back to South Carolina, with Uncle Frank confronting a buried trauma that takes the form of a gradually expanding flashback and assorted other plot contrivances too groan-worthy to be recounted here.

Balls only other feature directorial credit is the execrable 2007 Towelhead, and though he may have won an Oscar for scripting American Beauty, hell always be a TV writer through and through. (I spent 1999 screaming about how his tragic ending to that bizarrely overpraised cultural curio was kicked off by a misunderstanding out of Threes Company, with Chris Cooper mistaking his son rolling a joint for performing fellatio in such klutzy fashion you could easily imagine Don Knotts Mr. Furley doing the same before bugging his eyes out at the audience.) For Uncle Frank, Ball has assembled an entire seasons worth of excellent actors and intriguing storylines, then tries to stuff them all into 95 minutes.

Allegedly the protagonist, Beth gets lost in the shuffle and most of the time it feels like Ball would really rather be writing for Wally. Fine performers like Lois Smith, Judy Greer and Margo Martindale are stuck sitting around the living room with little to do, the latter seemingly only here because I think theres some sort of law that you arent allowed to make a movie like this without Margo Martindale. As in American Beauty, the third act is thrown into motion by a dumb, forehead-smacking plot device that nobody would believe in a million years. I suppose one could say the same for Balls left-field happy ending, yet I kind of fell for it myself simply because Steve Zahn is one of the greatest actors in the world who can sell me on just about anything.

There are filmmakers like David Gordon Green, Lee Daniels and Steven Soderbergh who understand the American South and seem to sense it in their bones. Then theres Ron Howard, a capable studio craftsman of genial, populist entertainments who blunders badly whenever he tries to make important prestige pictures. Its amusing to note that Howard grew up in front of the cameras on The Andy Griffith Show, as the blighted Ohio of his Hillbilly Elegy is like Mayberrys oxy-addled inverse, full of boarded-up small businesses and junk cars in the yard. Yet, it feels as false as any sitcom set, a Hollywood vision of poverty with its actresses dutifully uglied up for award consideration. These characters arent inhabited so much as they are placed on display like zoo animals for further study. Whatevers happening here, it isnt empathy.

Screenwriter Vanessa Taylor has stripped away all the history and sociological commentary from Vances memoir, leaving a tediously straightforward story of a dull law student (Gabriel Basso) who almost blows a big job interview because he has to go home and deal with his ungrateful, histrionic mother (Amy Adams) after she overdoses again. His trip is peppered with semi-coherent flashbacks to the young Vance coming of age as an overweight, neer-do-well lout like all the others in his town, until the one day he overhears his Mamaw (a grotesque Glenn Close) asking for a handout from the Meals on Wheels guy. J.D. promptly quits boozing and drugging, gets a job and goes to Yale, unlike all those other shiftless layabouts in this godforsaken backwater.

Hillbilly Elegy peddles the kind of bootstrap fantasies that happily ignores any realities of addiction and systemic inequality, leaving Close and Adams in a competition as to who can play the biggest gargoyle. These two marvelous actresses have been also-rans at so many Oscar ceremonies (Adams has gone home empty-handed six times, Close seven) their garish, gargantuan performances here have me honestly worried what they might do if they dont win this time. Ive seen the picture described as a white Tyler Perry movie, which I cant get on board with because at least Tyler Perry movies are fun to watch and have something to say about the underrepresented communities in which they take place. Devoid of politics or insight, Hillbilly Elegy is just the story of how some jerk from Yale got a fancy job at a law firm.

Amazon Prime's Uncle Frank and Netflix's Hillbilly Elegy both start streaming on Wednesday, Nov. 25.

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Films 'Uncle Frank' And 'Hillbilly Elegy' Are Two Cluelessly Condescending Hollywood Trips To The Heartland - WBUR

The opening night of the most anticipated season in decades amidst a global pandemic felt normal and very strange all in the same game. Rutgers struggled to get going offensively early on, took a commanding lead and was able to cruise to a 86-63 victory over a Sacred Heart team that never gave up.

It was scoreless for almost three minutes into the season before Montez Mathis dunked off a fast break to give Rutgers its first points of the season. Surprise starter Cliff Omoruyi scored for the first time in his collegiate career, making 1 of 2 from the free throw line, Ron Harper Jr. made his first basket and Geo Baker split his free throw attempts to give the Scarlet Knights a 6-0 lead with 15:26 left in the first half.

Sacred Heart responded with three three-pointers to cut the Rutgers lead to 12-11 midway through the opening frame. RU then responded with a 12-2 run spurred by 6 points from Harper Jr., who was settling into the leading role nicely. SHU got within 6 at 25-19, but the Scarlet Knights closed out the half on a 15-4 run to lead 40-25 at the break.

Rutgers shot 51% from the floor in the opening frame while holding Sacred Heart to just 29%. Harper Jr. led the way with 12 points and 5 rebounds. Paul Mulcahy displayed his development and versatility, playing multiple positions while putting up 8 points, 4 assists and 2 steals in the first half. Omoruyi was a force inside and swapped 9 boards in his first half on the banks.

The only concern was Geo Baker, who attempted just 1 shot and left late in the half after appearing to tweak his ankle.

He did not return in the second half, which makes sense even if its a minor injury. Here is Baker coming back on the floor for the second half on crutches.

Rutgers fans became nauseous hours before even eating Thanksgiving dinner. Hopefully, its not a major issue and Baker doesnt miss significant time. Ill report any updates after the postgame press conference with head coach Steve Pikiell.

The second half doubled as a dunk party for Omoruyi, who had several highlight reel slams to spur Rutgers to a 50-30 lead just three minutes after the break. Sacred Heart never got closer than 15 points the rest of the way.

Rutgers tried out different lineups and even pressed late in the second half as Pikiell was getting the rust out of his team. It wasnt a performance that will inspire hope that the shooting has improved, as RU shot 1 of 8 from three-point range and were just 5 of 15 from the free throw line. However, they did shoot 61% from the floor overall after dominating with points in the paint, holding a 72-32 advantage. They also held Sacred Heart to just 37% shooting, but the Pioneers almost equaled that mark from behind the arc, making 9 of 25 from three-point range. On the boards, Rutgers were +15 and held a commanding 26-4 advantage on fast break points. Even without Baker, RU took care of the basketball by committing just 9 turnovers, while SHU had 14. The Scarlet Knights shared the basketball well too, dishing out 23 assists on 40 made field goals.

Harper Jr. performed well in a starring role, finishing with a game high 18 points on 50% shooting from the floor, along with 10 rebounds and 2 assists. He asserted himself even when Baker was on the floor at the start, which is a positive sign that his mindset is more aggressive after being passive at times last season. His +/- of 28 was the best on either team.

Montez Mathis had some strong dunks and appeared to warrant the offseason praise Pikiell gave him, finishing with 17 points on 8 of 15 shooting while adding 3 assists and 3 steals.

Mulcahy looked much improved and was much more assertive in the season opener compared to last season. He finished with a career high 15 points on a perfect 7 of 7 shooting night. His passing skills were on full display, as he dished out a career high 7 assists and committed just 1 turnover. He added 4 boards and 2 steals. His ability to play different positions and his unselfishness is infectious for this team. If he can continue to look for his shot the way he did tonight it will be a big step forward for him.

Omoruyis debut was impressive and his athleticism was through the roof. He established control of the glass from the opening tip, giving Rutgers a firm grip of the paint. He finished with a double-double in his first career game at Rutgers with 14 points and 11 rebounds. He wasnt challenged by Sacred Heart like he will be against better competition, but it was a very encouraging debut.

Jacob Young played the role of distributor, dishing out 8 assists while only committing 2 turnovers and adding 5 points and 2 steals. Myles Johnson was efficient off the bench, finishing with 10 points on 5 of 5 shooting, as well as 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Overall, it was a good start to the season but obviously the health of Geo Baker hangs over the RAC like a thick, black cloud. The injury didnt appear too serious but its also important for him to get in the flow of the season and not miss significant time. Steve Pikiell said that Geo Baker suffered a bad ankle sprain. He cited faith in trainer Rich Campbell to do as good a job possible in his recovery. His status is unknown for now but it seems unlikely hell play Friday vs. FDU.

The important thing after this win is that Rutgers handles the quick turnaround time as they host FDU in less than 48 hours on Friday night at 7 p.m. ET on BTN, followed by Hofstra with even less recovery time after that. The Scarlet Knights are 1-0 and the season has finally begun!

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has stated on Twitter that the time has come for President Donald Trump to begin the transition process to the Biden presidency.

President Trump has had the opportunity to litigate his claims, and the courts have thus far found them without merit, shewrote on Sunday. A pressure campaign on state legislators to influence the electoral outcome is not only unprecedented but inconsistent with our democratic process. It is time to begin the full and formal transition process.

Not that Trump would listen to Murkowski. The two have a simmering animosity toward each other that has become more pronounced in recent months and was said to be a sticking point that was holding up the signing of the A2A Alberta to Alaska railroad agreement.

Trump has yet to concede the election and has pending legal challenges underway in battleground states.

Murkowski is among a growing number in the GOP that are now publicly speaking out that it is time for Trump to concede. Others include Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.

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