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nytimes.com - Dan Shanoff - How MLB's 2026 season-opening game ended up on Netflix
How MLB's 2026 season-opening game ended up on Netflix
The New York Times

Welcome back to MoneyCall, The Athletic's weekly sports business cheat sheet. Name-dropped today: Netflix, Cinderella, UVA women's basketball, Adidas, espresso, JuJu Watkins, $#%@! and more. Let's go: MLB Opening Night … on Netflix As you…

nytimes.com - Jenny Catlin - Colorado Rockies viewers' guide 2026: How to watch games for rebuilding franchise
Colorado Rockies viewers' guide 2026: How to watch games for rebuilding franchise
The New York Times

To be a Colorado Rockies fan is to have made a private peace with losing, but 2025 tested even that. Colorado went 43-119, a record that belongs in a museum exhibit beside other modern-era calamities, behind glass. At altitude, when the pitching…

theverge.com - Andrew Webster - Live-service games are such a mess even Fortnite is struggling
Live-service games are such a mess even Fortnite is struggling
The Verge

If the poster child for live-service games is making cuts, what hope does anyone have? If the poster child for live-service games is making cuts, what hope does anyone have? Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual…

theguardian.com - Keith Stuart - My ​quest to ​preserve VHS-​era ​gaming ​culture​, one eBay bid at a time
My ​quest to ​preserve VHS-​era ​gaming ​culture​, one eBay bid at a time
The Guardian

As I am nostalgic and of a certain age, I recently bought a VHS video recorder, just for the retrospective thrill of it; then I won a 32-inch CRT television at an auction in Shepton Mallet. Partly, this was to play a few old videos I had found in…

nytimes.com - Mitch Sherman - Nobody expected Iowa-Nebraska in basketball. That's what makes it the Sweet 16 game to watch
Nobody expected Iowa-Nebraska in basketball. That's what makes it the Sweet 16 game to watch
The New York Times

Nebraska and Iowa are together in the Sweet 16. It's the basketball game no one envisioned before Selection Sunday — and no one expected until the matchup was set. The No. 4 seed Huskers and No. 9 seed Hawkeyes collide in a South Regional…

nytimes.com - Steven Louis Goldstein - How to watch Toronto Blue Jays games in 2026: TV updates for reigning AL champs
How to watch Toronto Blue Jays games in 2026: TV updates for reigning AL champs
The New York Times

The Toronto Blue Jays were agonizingly, excruciatingly close to a World Series triumph. And despite last fall's seven-game heartbreak, hope springs eternal from the Great North. As The Athletic 's Jayson Stark asked, could the 2026 Jays be even…

nytimes.com - Joe Vardon - NBPA calls for 'arbitrary' 65-game rule for awards to be 'abolished or reformed'
NBPA calls for 'arbitrary' 65-game rule for awards to be 'abolished or reformed'
The New York Times

The NBA's players union is calling for the abolishment of a rule it agreed to three years ago that mandates its members play 65 regular-season games to be eligible for most season-long awards, including Most Valuable Player. The union's statement…

mirror.co.uk - Nathan Bliss - Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike review - a truly innovative gaming mouse
Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike review - a truly innovative gaming mouse
The Mirror

Typically, the evolution of gaming mice involves making them thinner and lighter. But not this time, because Logitech's G Pro X2 Superstrike isn't the lightest or thinnest gaming mouse ever, but it is truly innovative. Because, get this, it doesn't…

newsweek.com - Justin Grasso - Boston Celtics make roster decision before OKC Thunder game
Boston Celtics make roster decision before OKC Thunder game
Newsweek

The Boston Celtics will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at home on Wednesday, March 25. Ahead of the game, the Celtics made a roster decision to keep a temporary player on board for another 10-day run. According to the Boston Globe's Adam…

newsweek.com - Jalon Dixon - Lakers share unfortunate injury update ahead of game vs. Pacers
Lakers share unfortunate injury update ahead of game vs. Pacers
Newsweek

The Los Angeles Lakers enter Wednesday night looking to avoid a second straight loss, but their latest injury update adds uncertainty to an otherwise favorable matchup. With a road game looming against the Indiana Pacers, the Lakers could once…

mlb.com - Brian Murphy - Go deeper into every game this season with MLB Scout Insights in Gameday
Go deeper into every game this season with MLB Scout Insights in Gameday
MLB.com

Every baseball game tells a story. MLB Gameday has helped tell those stories with in-game highlights, live stats and real-time pitch-by-pitch data and analytics from Statcast. But starting this season, MLB Gameday aims to make every fan more…

fastcompany.com - Jennifer Mattson - Epic Games layoffs today: Fortnite losses force video game maker into 20% job cut
Epic Games layoffs today: Fortnite losses force video game maker into 20% job cut
Fast Company

Video game maker Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, announced on Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees, or about 20% of its workforce. (In 2023, Epic cut 830 jobs or 16% of its workforce at that time, per Variety.) “I'm sorry we're here…

gizmodo.com - Germain Lussier - Watch a Creepy as Hell Clip From the Excellent Game Adaptation 'Exit 8' (Exclusive)
Watch a Creepy as Hell Clip From the Excellent Game Adaptation 'Exit 8' (Exclusive)
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

We've all gotten lost somewhere and found ourselves going in circles. It can be scary, but we compose ourselves and get out of the situation. But what if you couldn't? What if you were actually stuck in a confined space and needed to follow its…

businessinsider.com - Sarah E. Needleman - Fortnite' maker Epic Games is laying off 1,000 employees. Its CEO says AI isn't to blame.
Fortnite' maker Epic Games is laying off 1,000 employees. Its CEO says AI isn't to blame.
Business Insider

Epic Games announced that it was laying off more than 1,000 employees, but the 'Fortnite' maker's CEO says it's not because of AI. Tim Sweeney said in a memo to employees shared online Tuesday that the cuts, affecting about 20% of its workforce…

nytimes.com - Tony Jones - Paul George returns from 25-game suspension with apology: 'I let people down'
Paul George returns from 25-game suspension with apology: 'I let people down'
The New York Times

Paul George is back after 25 games and focused on helping his team. Harry How / Getty Images CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY — Paul George sat down at a makeshift table at the Philadelphia 76ers' practice facility, clasped his hands together, let out a…

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