Nov 27, 2018Brady HendersonESPN CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Seattle Seahawks still know how to finish after all.They were in danger of dropping yet another close game Sunday when Russell Wilson found David Moore for a 35-yard, game-tying touchdown. Seattle’s defense then stiffened just in time on the Carolina Panthers’ ensuing drive (which ended with Graham…

To root for the former home team or not? It’s a question for which there is no right answer, especially in a laid-back city on the ocean.ImageThomas Powell, front, with Johnny Abundez at Cali Comfort BBQ near San Diego, still a popular spot on Chargers game days.CreditCreditSandy Huffaker for The New York TimesSAN DIEGO A…

In just a year, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, 27, has become the multimillionaire face of Fortnite, the impossibly popular battle royale video game in which up to 100 players are dropped onto an island to fight to the death, with only one emerging victorious. A former competitive Halo player, Blevins plays Fortnite for 10 hours a…

binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe offtopicflamebaittrollredundantoverrated insightfulinterestinginformativefunnyunderrated descriptive typodupeerror 105095986 story Nintendo Warns It Won’t Make More Retro NES and SNES Consoles (engadget.com) 87 Posted by BeauHD on Friday December 14, 2018 @05:58PM from the end-of-the-road dept. Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime warned that the NES Classic and SNES Classic will sell in the Americas through the holidays, but will…

Dec 13, 2018Tim BontempsESPN OAKLAND, Calif. — The Toronto Raptors had just completed an evisceration of the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena on Wednesday night — doing so without Kawhi Leonard — when Kyle Lowry was asked about his team’s performance.But even on this night, Lowry wasn’t satisfied.”I’m sure we could…

Allocating responsibility for violent acts to any politician or pundit should be done only with the greatest of care. Nov 14, 2018 Senior writer at National Review People march in memory of the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in PittsburghCathal McNaughton / Reuters This story was updated on Wednesday, November 14 at…

Image: Cartoon NetworkWriting an episode of a TV show that revolves around video games can be a tricky endeavor. It’s all too easy for showrunners to gravitate towards common tropes such as being sucked into a digital world or becoming overly obsessed with a flashy new game. Stories like these have been overused in the…

Bruno Fernandes has scored more goals (52) than any other player for Manchester United since his debut in February 2020Erik ten Hag says it is “up to the fans” whether they remain patient after Manchester United’s winless Premier League run extended to four games with their draw at Bournemouth.Captain Bruno Fernandes scored both goals as…

Photo: Sam Rutherford (Gizmodo)With Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee, trying to decide if you want to get in on the latest PokĂ©mon game is a relatively straightforward affair. You’re either someone who will get a kick out of a reboot of the original PokĂ©mon games featuring all the new visuals, updated mechanics, and…

The night before the Commonwealth Games netball final, English and Australian commentators went out for dinner. The conversation was all about how the world’s No 1 side, Australia, would secure the gold medal – after all England had never made a major final before. The only question was, by how many points? The following day…

Metro Exodus becoming an Epic Games Store exclusive has been followed by a busy week of confusing and conflicting statements. By Tom Marks It’s been one week since you looked at me publisher Deep Silver announced that Metro Exodus would be removed from Steam and exclusively sold on the Epic Games Store, and boy has…

Dec 14, 2018Dotun AkintoyeESPN The Magazine CloseDotun Akintoye is a writer and associate editor at ESPN The Magazine.IT’S A RECENT Friday night in downtown Pittsburgh, and JuJu Smith-Schuster sits in a midsized hotel conference room, having just completed his promotional duties for a “Call of Duty” livestream. In one corner is a table of picked-over…

SteamedSteamed is dedicated to all things in and around Valve’s PC gaming service.  If you look at a list of the Steam games with the all-time highest concurrent player counts, you’ll mostly see the usual suspects: PUBG, CSGO, Fallout 4, Grand Theft Auto V, etc. An outlier, however, hovers on the outskirts of the top ten.…

ImageThe International Olympic Committee is widely expected to expel boxing’s international federation at a Dec. 1 meeting, putting the sport’s role in the 2020 Games in doubt.CreditCreditPool photo by Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesLONDON — The International Olympic Committee is moving toward expelling boxing’s international federation, a step that could imperil one of the tent-pole…

Let us help you start your day. Good morning. Theresa May lives to govern another day, Michael Cohen gets prison time and China holds its fire on trade. Here’s the latest: ImageThe British prime minister, Theresa May, preparing to give a speech after winning the confidence vote on Wednesday in London.CreditChristopher Furlong/Getty ImagesTheresa May prevails…

Reigning chess world champion Magnus Carlsen (right), from Norway, plays Italian-American challenger Fabiano Caruana in the first few minutes of round 12 of their World Chess Championship match on Monday in London. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Reigning chess world champion Magnus Carlsen (right), from Norway, plays Italian-American challenger Fabiano Caruana in…

CLOSE Sunday’s NFL action included an absolute beatdown in Foxborough and saw Nick Foles’ Eagles run out of magic. Trysta Krick breaks it all down. USA TODAY SportsThe 32 things we learned heading into the NFL’s conference championship games: 1. How crucial are postseason bye weeks? All four teams that had one this year prevailed in the…

Santiago Lyon reflects on his friendship with — and the craft of — Mr. Boylan, a fellow conflict photographer.ImageA boy dancing in a heavy tropical shower in a street in Havana. July 19, 2010.CreditCreditDesmond Boylan/ReutersWhen tens of thousands of students took to the streets of Spain to protest new education laws in 1987, riot police…