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MLB All-Star Game 2026 live updates: Today's rosters, batting order and our predictions
We've made it to the climactic event of All-Star Week, the All-Star Game between the AL and NL! The exhibition features the sport's best players and was so close last year that a home run swing-off was necessary to determine the victor. Citizens…
An All-Digital Gaming Future Makes Sense. Just Let Us Own Our Video Games
The video game industry has seemingly been hit with bombshell after bombshell of bad news, from Xbox layoffs to ballooning prices. But if that's not bad enough, I'm still reeling from Sony's recent announcement: Starting in 2028, the company will…
Famitsu at 40: Conspiracies, Clicks and the Future of Gaming Media
This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg's journalists around the world. Today, Takashi Mochizuki interviews the leaders of Famitsu, Japan's famed gaming magazine…
MLB All-Star Game 2026: Predictions, live updates, takeaways
The 2026 MLB All-Star Game has arrived! Will the National League repeat following last year's walk-off win? Or will the American League come away with its 11th victory in 13 years? All-Star newcomers, such as Kevin McGonigle and Travis Bazzana, and…
Suni Lee, six-time Olympic medalist, returning to gymnastics ahead of 2028 L.A. Games
Suni Lee is returning to gymnastics, the American and six-time Olympic medalist announced in a video on Instagram on Tuesday, two years to the day before the opening ceremony of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. “I know what I'm capable…
Many of MLB's biggest names aren't playing in the All-Star Game. Is that a problem?
Back in 2013, before The Athletic even existed, our own Grant Brisbee went down a statistical rabbit hole and assembled his all-time Top 10 All-Star lineups. I'm going out on a limb here and guessing — mostly because I don't want to get…
Now the elder statesman, Mike Trout savors his All-Star Game return
PHILADELPHIA — In the summer of 2012, when Mike Trout became an All-Star for the first time, 10-year-old Jordan Walker was obsessed with riding the rollercoasters at Six Flags over Georgia in the suburbs of Atlanta. Sal Stewart, fresh off…
Jordan Walker announces himself in HR Derby thriller. Plus: All-Star Game still has potential
The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic 's MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. If they wanted to sell us on the new format, I'm not sure there could have been a better Home Run Derby to make the…
Future MLB All-Star Game locations: Announced venues and predictions beyond
Philadelphia hosts the 2026 MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park as part of the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations. One historic ballpark is confirmed for 2027, marking its first Midsummer Classic since 1990. The next decade could see…
Pair of Futures Game standouts lead latest Prospect Team of the Week
The All-Star Futures Game is perhaps the most exciting contest of the year in the world of prospectdom, with the largest collection of talent you'll see in any game of Minor Leaguers. For anyone who watched on Sunday, there would've been a bevy of…
Aream & Co: Gaming M&A hits $2.3bn in Q2, highest level since 2022
Games industry mergers and acquisitions reached $2.3 billion with 54 transactions during Q2 of 2026, the highest level since 2022, according to a new report from investment bank Aream & Co. The company's latest Video Game Market Update identified…
How to watch 2026 MLB All-Star Game: TV, time, starting lineups for Midsummer Classic
Here's to the MLB All-Star Game — where sluggers and flamethrowers unite, and where ascending talents share shine with retiring heroes. The 2026 festivities are in Philadelphia, exactly 30 years after the city's last host bid. And the field…
Use the Game, Don't Let the Game Use You': Michael Strahan on Owning Your Brand and Your Next Chapter
NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan and Constance Schwartz-Morini co-founded SMAC Entertainment in 2010. The two say that lasting partnerships rely on trust and a shared vision. Their advice to entrepreneurs on the rise: Ambition, discipline and…
Joe Abercrombie Has Come Full Circle With Folio Society's 'Game Of Thrones' Illustrated Edition
Folio Society's 'Game of Thrones' illustrated edition Joe Abercrombie can remember 'the best kind of profound shock” he experienced when first reading George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones. The “challenging, multi-dimensional…
Former Epic Games VP Steve Allison appointed chief business officer at Saber Interactive
Former Epic Games vice president Steve Allison has joined Saber Interactive as chief business officer. In his new role, Allison will oversee the developer's publishing, marketing, and revenue opportunities. He will report directly to Saber CEO…
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