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How MLB's 2026 season-opening game ended up on Netflix
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…
Colorado Rockies viewers' guide 2026: How to watch games for rebuilding franchise
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…
Live-service games are such a mess even Fortnite is struggling
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…
My quest to preserve VHS-era gaming culture, one eBay bid at a time
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…
Nobody expected Iowa-Nebraska in basketball. That's what makes it the Sweet 16 game to watch
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…
How to watch Toronto Blue Jays games in 2026: TV updates for reigning AL champs
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…
NBPA calls for 'arbitrary' 65-game rule for awards to be 'abolished or reformed'
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…
Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike review - a truly innovative gaming mouse
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…
Boston Celtics make roster decision before OKC Thunder game
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…
Lakers share unfortunate injury update ahead of game vs. Pacers
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…
Go deeper into every game this season with MLB Scout Insights in Gameday
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…
Epic Games layoffs today: Fortnite losses force video game maker into 20% job cut
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…
Watch a Creepy as Hell Clip From the Excellent Game Adaptation 'Exit 8' (Exclusive)
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…
Fortnite' maker Epic Games is laying off 1,000 employees. Its CEO says AI isn't to blame.
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…
Paul George returns from 25-game suspension with apology: 'I let people down'
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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