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Shepherd, who had sat in the panel in the last seven years, was unable to reach terms on a new contract. McCarthy, on the other hand, confirmed later this week in a tweet that she was fired from the show, but fell short to tell fans the reason of her ouster, USA Today reported.

Silver's announcement would have been met with the same round of applause accorded to the expected draft picks if not for the fact that the center from Fresno, California had made his own announcement last week that he will not be playing professional basketball anymore due to a genetic disorder.

The Guardian reported that Russian national team manager Fabio Capello had blamed the green laser beam flashed from the stadium crowd on goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev as the reason for their 1-1 draw against the Algerians and their subsequent elimination from the tournament.