How The Heck Did We Get This Final Four?
FiveThirtyEight · 3 minWe can’t say we saw UConn, Miami, Florida Atlantic and San Diego State coming on the men’s side (nobody did). But there is some method to the madness this March.
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Boxing chose me: Nitu Ghanghas, the new world champion from India
The Indian Express · 6 minCommonwealth Games gold medallist Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) is now the triumphant pugilist at the World Championship as well with a 5-0 win over Mongolia’s Lutsaikhan Altansetseg to win the marquee tournament. With this victory, Nitu has become the sixth Indian boxer to be crowned world champion.
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How a ticket from Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls debut became priceless
ESPN · 24 minTHE TICKET was in one of his pockets and stayed there during the game. He discovered it later that evening when he rode the train back from the city and returned to his freshman dorm room, as he set his personal items on the desk before bed.
The Best Way To Derail An NBA Offense? Make It Waste Time.
FiveThirtyEight · 9 minIn the modern NBA, there is no resource more valuable than time on the shot clock. In fact, it’s the only thing that teams can’t score without.
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How The Long Goodbye Gave Noir a Much-Needed Shakeup
Inverse · 4 minOn the first day of shooting for Robert Altman’s 1973 film The Long Goodbye, Elliott Gould sauntered onto set and improvised four simple words: “It’s okay with me.
The 2023 MLB Preseason Power Rankings
The Ringer · 16 minMLB Opening Day is almost here, and baseball has a hierarchy. Can anyone unseat the defending champs? Can the Padres topple the Dodgers? And who might end up on the playoff bubble?
‘Metroid Prime Remastered’ Is a Proud Celebration of Letting Older Games Stay Feeling Old
VICE · 6 minWhat is Metroid, if not asking the player to take a leap of faith on themselves? A game about tension and isolation has maintained that feeling. Daddy’s Day Off is an ongoing streaming series where Patrick Klepek plays through the entirety of a game that he doesn’t have time for off the clock.
Can I watch my favorite team? Is this the end of blackouts? What RSN mess means for MLB
ESPN · 8 minDiamond Sports Group, which owns 19 regional sports networks (RSNs), has ventured into bankruptcy, a predictable development that will nonetheless have a major impact on the way fans watch games and the way teams profit off them.
Final Fantasy Creator On Why He Thinks ‘Quality’ Japanese Games Saw A Brief Drop
Kotaku · 3 minWhile Japanese games of varying genres are enjoying success these days, the 2000s and 2010s weren’t as kind, especially in Western markets.
The Past, Present, and Future of M83
The Ringer · 14 minAfter nearly seven years between proper albums, Anthony Gonzalez returns this week with ‘Fantasy,’ his immersive ninth album that hits his nostalgic sweet spot but doesn’t wallow in his history Anthony Gonzalez admits he hasn’t seen a lot of new movies in the past year, but the M83 mastermin
Dungeons & Dragons
Gizmodo · 6 minIn spite of a rocky first third, is a delightful, if , swords and sorcery film that balances the goofball antics of playing tabletop role-playing games and focused storytelling without sacrificing approachability.
Nazare: Love and pain on the world's biggest wave
BBC · 15 minAs he looks out from his balcony, over slumped, drying wetsuits, Andrew Cotton can see it all. The stretch of sand, the salt haze, a spike of cliff and a scarlet lighthouse.
After nearly 200 years, the Yuchi Tribe of Oklahoma reconnects with bison
NPR · 4 minThe Yuchi Tribe of Oklahoma received five bison from Denver earlier this month, marking the first time in nearly two centuries that Yuchi people will once again interact with the animal.
Hellooo, Jack!
The Ringer · 16 minTwenty-five years ago, Jack Armstrong was an out-of-work college coach. Now, he’s the life of the party on the Raptors’ sidelines. Meet Canada’s least likely basketball icon.
'I'm a navigational system': How Deion Sanders is changing the direction of Colorado
ESPN · 13 minBOULDER, Colo. -- On a sunny February morning, Deion Sanders walked into Colorado's recruiting lounge, overlooking snow-covered Folsom Field, and sat in a tan leather recliner. He wore a shirt that read: "Ain't Hard 2 Find."
Tetris Doesn’t Stack Up
The Atlantic · 3 minHow can a film based on a game about perfectly interlocking pieces be so messy? Tetris is a simple, satisfying game. Blocks arranged in different geometric shapes fall from the top of the screen, get rotated to and fro, and fall into rows that clear when the pieces fit together just so.
1,200 people have died from overdoses in Saskatchewan in 3 years. Who were they?
CBC · 15 minMore than 1,200 people have died from suspected or confirmed drug overdoses in Saskatchewan since the beginning of 2020. A CBC Saskatchewan project shares the faces and names of many of those we lost during those three years, taking the conversation beyond statistics and stereotypes.
‘The Mandalorian’ Chapter 18 Recap: “The Mines of Mandalore”
The Ringer · 22 min“You ready for an adventure?” Mando asks Grogu this week. The rubber-burning second episode asks its viewers the same question, and makes it easy to answer “Yes.
'The Last of Us' finale sums up everything the show's first season did right
Engadget · 7 minEditor's note: This article contains heavy spoilers for season one of The Last of Us and minor spoilers for the game The Last of Us Part II.
MultiViewer for F1: The fan-built Formula 1 app so popular even F1 teams use it
iMore · 7 minWatching Formula 1 is my absolute favorite pastime. As a wheel addict for about two years and a Formula 1 fan since childhood, I'm always looking for ways to brighten and enhance my viewing experience of motorsport races.
Ready or not, prodigy Alyssa Thompson cast as soccer's next superstar
ESPN · 17 minALYSSA THOMPSON SITS on a white leather couch at the Nike headquarters in Los Angeles, crammed between her two sisters and parents. Thompson's legs are crossed, her hands pinned between them, a white, crisp Nike sneaker bouncing metronomically in midair.
The Luka-Kyrie Disaster May Force the Dallas Mavericks to Tank
The Ringer · 6 minDallas has completely fallen apart after going all in for Irving at the deadline. Just how bad have things gotten? It might be time for the Mavs to cut their losses and try to salvage the future.
As NHL teams, players opt out of Pride Night events, concerns grow about league's commitment to change
CBC · 6 minHe eventually found his way onto the ice in 2017 at 29, playing with an LGBTQ hockey team in Calgary. He's now on the board of the Calgary Inclusive Hockey Association, which includes two teams — the Pioneers and the Villagers.