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aftermath.site - Riley MacLeod - Xbox Cuts, Which Haven't Even Happened Yet, Are Already Causing Turmoil In The Games Industry
Xbox Cuts, Which Haven't Even Happened Yet, Are Already Causing Turmoil In The Games Industry
Aftermath

While we're still awaiting the biggest hammer to fall in the Xbox cuts that have been anticipated since the company's “reset” memo in early June, the dribble of bad news preceding them continued on Tuesday, as Hitman maker IO…

mlb.com - Jonathan Mayo - The best plays and players in Futures Game history
The best plays and players in Futures Game history
MLB.com

It started out as an experiment, a curiosity and a new-fangled part of All-Star festivities back in 1999 at Fenway Park. Now here we are, more than a quarter-century later, and the All-Star Futures Game is, in many ways, the leadoff hitter for…

nytimes.com - The Athletic Staff - NBA Cup championship game moving to Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse next season
NBA Cup championship game moving to Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse next season
The New York Times

Leaving Las Vegas? The NBA Cup championship game is doing exactly that. After being held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for its first three years, the championship game for the league's in-season tournament will be held in Indianapolis at Butler…

nytimes.com - Austin Green - France vs Sweden live updates: World Cup 2026 round of 32 game latest score and team news
France vs Sweden live updates: World Cup 2026 round of 32 game latest score and team news
The New York Times

Follow live updates as 2022 finalists France look to pip Sweden to a spot in the last 16 in New Jersey. Group I winners France face Group D third-place qualifier Sweden in the round of 32 today. France, the 2018 World Cup winners and 2022…

nytimes.com - Brooks Peck - 'Hand of OG' NBA Finals game ball pulled from auction, to remain with Knicks
'Hand of OG' NBA Finals game ball pulled from auction, to remain with Knicks
The New York Times

The ball that New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby tipped in to seal the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history and win Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs was returned to the Knicks shortly before it was scheduled to hit the Sotheby's auction block…

bbc.co.uk - Daniel Bennett - Glasgow 2026: Record number of parasport medals at Commonwealth Games
Glasgow 2026: Record number of parasport medals at Commonwealth Games
BBC

Daniel Bennett and Ian Hamilton, BBC Scotland 'In the last few months, I've got personal bests in all my distances, so that's a good place to be,' says Melanie Woods. The wheelchair racer will be competing for Team Scotland in the 400m and 1500m at…

engadget.com - Kris Holt - California bill to preserve online games fails committee vote
California bill to preserve online games fails committee vote
Engadget

A bill that aimed to stop (or at least dissuade) publishers from taking games offline and making them unplayable has run into a roadblock in the California State Senate. The Protect Our Games Act failed to pass the Business, Professions and…

nytimes.com - Felipe Cardenas - Ecuador says it has complained to FIFA over Mexican fans' pre-World Cup game antics
Ecuador says it has complained to FIFA over Mexican fans' pre-World Cup game antics
The New York Times

The Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) has filed a complaint with FIFA for what it called “off-field incidents” ahead of Ecuador's World Cup round-of-32 match versus Mexico. Ecuador's complaint comes after videos emerged online on…

bbc.co.uk - Daniel Bennett - Glasgow 2026: Record number of para-sport medals at Commonwealth Games
Glasgow 2026: Record number of para-sport medals at Commonwealth Games
BBC

'In the last few months, I've got personal bests in all my distances, so that's a good place to be,' says Melanie Woods. The wheelchair racer will be competing for Team Scotland in the 400m and 1500m at this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

boston.com - Associated Press - Red Sox' 5-game winning streak snapped in 8-1 loss to Nationals
Red Sox' 5-game winning streak snapped in 8-1 loss to Nationals
Boston.com

BOSTON (AP) — Cade Civalli gave up one hit in seven innings and had a career-high 13 strikeouts in the Washington Nationals' 8-1 victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday night, snapping Boston's five-game winning streak. Civalli, who was at the…

forbes.com - Doug Melville - Will.i.am's Message At Cannes: 'AI Is A Cheat Code, And The Game Is Called Life'
Will.i.am's Message At Cannes: 'AI Is A Cheat Code, And The Game Is Called Life'
Forbes

will.i.am at Variety Brand Visionaries Happy Hour presented by Google TV during Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026 held at Vega la Plage on June 24, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Katie Jones/Variety via Getty Images)…

gamesindustry.biz - Alex Forbes-Calvin - Griffin Gaming Partners invests in TinyBuild
Griffin Gaming Partners invests in TinyBuild
GamesIndustry.biz

Venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners has bought a 3.24% equity stake in developer and publisher TinyBuild. The finance firm said that the developer and publisher has focused on building its own IP stable, while also creating 'sustainable…

mirror.co.uk - Rishma Dosani - Sir Ian McKellen tries to unite the country ahead of England's World Cup game
Sir Ian McKellen tries to unite the country ahead of England's World Cup game
Daily Mirror

Sir Ian McKellen has fronted a new film in a powerful attempt to unite the country, ahead of England's next World Cup match. After topping their group, the Three Lions will be taking on DR Congo in their first knockout game at 5pm today, hoping for…

mirror.co.uk - Sophie Robinson, Shannon Miller - Tragic footballer's coach 'played mind games' with her before she died
Tragic footballer's coach 'played mind games' with her before she died
Daily Mirror

The coach of former Sheffield United player was playing mind games with her before her death, an inquest heard. Maddy Cusack, 27, was found unconscious by her father, David, at the family home in Horsley, Derbyshire, on September 20, 2023, and died…

theglobeandmail.com - Andrew Willis - Opinion: Alberta plays weak hand in poker game over Pathways carbon capture project
Opinion: Alberta plays weak hand in poker game over Pathways carbon capture project
The Globe and Mail

Please log in to bookmark this story. Create Free Account Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has thrown away her best cards in a high-stakes showdown with the province's biggest energy companies by promising a quickly-forgotten $100 payout to…

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