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boston.com - Emma Healy - Boston Legacy FC's games in Rhode Island offer a glimpse into the future at White Stadium
Boston Legacy FC's games in Rhode Island offer a glimpse into the future at White Stadium
Boston.com

With 30,207 fans in attendance for Boston Legacy FC's inaugural home opener, at the time an NWSL record, Gillette Stadium was more than half empty. Even with a few sections blocked off for the Legacy's May 3 match against Denver, the rowdy crowd of…

bloomberg.com - Cecilia D'Anastasio - Microsoft Turns to Video-Game Researcher to Fire Up Xbox Revival
Microsoft Turns to Video-Game Researcher to Fire Up Xbox Revival
Bloomberg

Microsoft Corp. hired a longtime video-game industry analyst to help turn around its Xbox division. On Wednesday, Xbox announced it appointed Matthew Ball to the position of chief strategy officer. Ball, the chief executive officer of research…

nytimes.com - Jon Machota - How the Cowboys plan to handle tough 7-game stretch to start season
How the Cowboys plan to handle tough 7-game stretch to start season
The New York Times

It would've been uncharacteristic of Dak Prescott to complain in this situation. But the schedule-makers did the Dallas Cowboys no favors to open the season. Of Dallas' first seven games, only two are at AT&T Stadium. Of the other five, three are…

thehill.com - Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), opinion contributor  - No more political games: Canada must come to the table
No more political games: Canada must come to the table
The Hill

In 2018, President Trump delivered a historic reset of North American trade with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement was a huge victory for American families, farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses in my…

rockpapershotgun.com - Mark Warren - Stop Killing Games petition on game server switch offs will get a reply 'before the summer', European Commission promise during latest debate
Stop Killing Games petition on game server switch offs will get a reply 'before the summer', European Commission promise during latest debate
Rock Paper Shotgun

Following a public hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels last month, European politicians have debated the Stop Killing Games campaign's petition to put more consumer protections around online game server shutdowns into law again today…

espn.com - 100 days until Week 0: Top storylines, games and predictions for the 2026 season
100 days until Week 0: Top storylines, games and predictions for the 2026 season
ESPN

The countdown begins as we are just 100 days away from the start of the 2026 college football season. Week 0 will kick off with UNC facing TCU in Dublin. After going 4-8 in his first year as head coach at UNC, can Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels…

nytimes.com - Lukas Weese - Spurs vs. Thunder live updates: 2026 NBA playoffs Game 2 start time, picks and predictions
Spurs vs. Thunder live updates: 2026 NBA playoffs Game 2 start time, picks and predictions
The New York Times

The Spurs look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference finals against the Thunder in Oklahoma City tonight. San Antonio won an instant classic, double-overtime Game 1 on Monday night, meaning the defending champions will need…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - Luke Graham unsure if played last Dundee game - gossip
Luke Graham unsure if played last Dundee game - gossip
BBC

Luke Graham, the 22-year-old centre-half for whom Dundee rejected a £1.5m January bid from Portsmouth, says he does not know yet if he has made his last appearance for the Scottish Premiership club. (The Courier) Dundee centre-half Luke…

theguardian.com - Sean Ingle - Enhanced Games explained: sport's most controversial event unpacked
Enhanced Games explained: sport's most controversial event unpacked
The Guardian

The Enhanced Games says that only drugs approved by America's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can be taken. They include the following – which, it is important to note, are all outlawed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada): Testosterone…

gq.com - Oren Hartov - James Bond's Newest Omega Watch Was Designed for a Video Game
James Bond's Newest Omega Watch Was Designed for a Video Game
GQ

Watchmakers are increasingly finding inspiration from an unlikely source: video games. The latest to take a watch directly from your favorite avatar to IRL wrist is Omega. With the launch of the new Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph 007 First…

bbc.co.uk - Jonty Colman - Bournemouth: Are Premier League allowed to host European games at Vitality Stadium?
Bournemouth: Are Premier League allowed to host European games at Vitality Stadium?
BBC

Jonty Colman BBC Sport journalist Bournemouth have qualified for European football for the first time in their history, and next season and will host a minimum of four European matches at the Vitality Stadium. The Cherries will feature in the…

kotaku.com - Kenneth Shepard - Overwatch Has Outlived The Games It Inspired
Overwatch Has Outlived The Games It Inspired
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

In 2026, Overwatch stands in a graveyard of its competitors. Blizzard's hero shooter has now hit the ten-year mark, with bigger peaks and valleys than most games of its style are ever allowed to have. Somehow, despite recurring claims that the game…

nytimes.com - Neil Greenberg - 1% win probabilities, late-game NBA magic and why the Knicks might be Houdini
1% win probabilities, late-game NBA magic and why the Knicks might be Houdini
The New York Times

The New York Knicks stunned the Cleveland Cavaliers and the entire sports world Tuesday night, erasing a 22-point deficit with just under 8 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to ultimately claim Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. The…

espn.co.uk - Will the Women's Champions League final be Alexia Putellas' last game for Barcelona?
Will the Women's Champions League final be Alexia Putellas' last game for Barcelona?
ESPN

Alexia Putellas is synonymous with Barcelona. The midfielder has won more trophies (36) than Lionel Messi at the club and in April this year became just the second women in Barça's history to make 500 appearances. Her 232 goals make her the…

theguardian.com - Sean Ingle - Enhanced Games could tempt more young people into doping, Wada warns
Enhanced Games could tempt more young people into doping, Wada warns
The Guardian

The World Anti-Doping Agency says it is concerned that Enhanced Games' athletes will tempt more young people into using performance-enhancing drugs. The stark warning comes before the controversial $50m event in Las Vegas on Sunday, which allows…

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