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What do people in the game think of Arsenal? Plus: Latest twists in Iran's World Cup future
The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic's daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello! Mikel Arteta's Arsenal — hot or not? Opinions on Arsenal are like… well, you know…
Premier League underdogs: Three games that could provide a shock this weekend
Twenty points is all that separates the top five in the Premier League table and the bottom three this season, highlighting just how competitive the 2025-26 campaign has been. For comparison, there were 40 points between the top five and bottom…
Less respawning, more re-rolling: six of the best board games based on video games
Video games have long been heavily inspired by physical games, from chess and Scrabble to Dungeons & Dragons. The deck-building collectible card game, for example, has become immensely popular in digital form, thanks to hits such as Slay the Spire…
Despite loss, Wizards get bounce-back performance they needed after the Bam Adebayo game
ORLANDO, Fla. — Let no one tell you that the Washington Wizards emerged unscathed from what will forever be known as the “Bam Adebayo game.” When an individual player scores 83 points in a game, as Adebayo did, it leaves a mark…
Bam Adebayo baffled by criticism of 83-point game: 'If you are mad, I don't care'
MIAMI — Bam Adebayo defended himself better than the Washington Wizards did. Two days after going for 83 points, the second-highest scoring output ever in an NBA game, the Miami Heat big man echoed the sentiment his head coach expressed…
Life as a Wild lifer: Jared Spurgeon has built a Minnesota legacy, on and off ice, at 1,000 games
EDINA, Minn. — Walk into Jared Spurgeon's home, and it's immediately striking. There's no evidence that a professional hockey player lives here, let alone the captain of the Minnesota Wild. There are board games and puzzles. There's a piano…
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Game of the Year at Game Developers Choice Awards 2026
The 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards took place last night, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 securing five accolades including Game of the Year. Sandfall Interactive's RPG also won Best Debut, Best Visual Art, Best Audio, and Best…
'This is personal for me' - creators of game about suing murderous billionaires cancel Microsoft deal and join No Games For Genocide boycott
The creators of gloriously unearthly anti-capitalist deckbuilder All Will Rise have announced that they're joining the No Games For Genocide boycott against Microsoft's business links with the Israeli military. As such, developers Speculative…
Bafta Games Awards 2026: Expedition 33 lead nominations
This year's Bafta Games Awards nominations have been released, and the unstoppable Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the front-runner once again. The role-playing adventure, developed by French developer Sandfall Interactive, received 12 nominations…
Why Vancouver Canucks practice facility progress would be a game-changer
There could be no possible Vancouver Canucks rebuilding move more impactful or more clarifying than the construction of an NHL practice facility. This is a well-understood talking point by now. It's a topic that Canucks executives have been…
Jayson Tatum will miss Celtics game against Thunder
Jayson Tatum will not play during Thursday night's matchup with the Thunder, the Celtics announced via an injury report. Tatum is still managing the right Achilles injury that caused him to miss the bulk of the regular season. This will be the…
The Iran war is not a video game
On Wednesday, the New York Times published the preliminary findings of a US investigation into the recent airstrike on Shajarah Tayyebeh, an elementary school for girls in the Iranian city of Minab. The investigation confirmed what all public…
Paul Merson makes bold prediction for Arsenal vs Man City race - 'Game over!
Paul Merson believes the Premier League title race will take a decisive turn in Arsenal's favour this weekend. The Gunners go into the weekend with a seven-point lead over Manchester City, who can't afford any slip-ups during the run-in. Mikel…
Future is unpredictable for prediction markets as courts add to confusion
The sense of legal confusion surrounding prediction markets appeared to deepen this week as a federal court ruling directly contradicted another court regarding state regulatory powers. Democrats in Congress weighed in with legislation to support…
New York, Montreal to play in first-ever nationally televised PWHL game in U.S.
A Professional Women's Hockey League game will soon be on national television in the United States for the first time, the league announced on Thursday. The PWHL's March 28 “Takeover Tour” game between the New York Sirens and the…
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