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Sports Video games NBA Gamers The cramped room in Midtown Manhattan was packed wall-to-wall with YouTubers—a relentlessly cheery bunch—the lot of them excitedly live-streaming, likes and comments bobbing across their screens. It was August, and the crowd was previewing the latest product from the NBA 2K video game series—NBA 2K18, which was released Friday to those who pre-ordered—and the event was crowded with elite gamers, social media stars, 2K staffers and, pocked about the room, honest-to-God, in-the-flesh NBA players. Security stood at the front door. Booze flowed from a bar in the back. TVs pinstriped the length of the room, cutting it into even rows. That was the main attraction, with the gamers lining up, jostling through the morass of people to get their turn on the joysticks (all of this, of course, beamed over the internet to 2K devotees). In a room full of presumed NBA fans it was somewhat disorienting to see these NBA players—Brooklyn Nets guard … [Read more...] about Virtual Meets Reality: Inside NBA 2K and Pro Basketball

Last October, executives at the Chinese gaming company NetEase and the American video game developer Activision Blizzard joined a Zoom videoconference to discuss the future of their 14-year partnership to offer Activision’s games like World of Warcraft in China. NetEase executives were worried about new laws imposed by the Chinese government and wanted to make changes to their longstanding contract with Activision to ensure they were in compliance. But the companies left the call with drastically different interpretations of what had been said, according to four people familiar with the talks and a document viewed by The New York Times. What NetEase executives contended was a conciliatory gesture was seen as a threat by Activision executives. A month later, the companies broke off talks. In January, more than three million Chinese players lost access to Activision’s iconic games when the partnership ended, and angry NetEase employees livestreamed the dismantling of a 32-foot … [Read more...] about Rift Between Gaming Giants Shows Toll of China’s Economic Crackdown

close Video Fox News Flash top sports headlines for March 29 Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Cal men’s basketball has announced its next head coach, and he comes with deep ties to the Golden Bears' biggest rival. Mark Madsen, a two-time NBA champion and coach of Utah Valley for the past four seasons, was announced Wednesday as the head coach at Cal Berkeley. Head coach Mark Madsen of the Utah Valley Wolverines talks to his team before their first round game against the New Mexico Lobos in the 2023 National Invitation Tournament at The Pit on March 15, 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Sam Wasson/Getty Images) "I am extremely grateful to Chancellor Christ and Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton for their belief in me, and for the tremendous opportunity to lead Cal's men's basketball team back to its winning tradition," Madsen said in a press release. … [Read more...] about NBA champion hired to coach alma mater’s rival: ‘Go Bears!’

close Video Fox News Flash top sports headlines for March 29 Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A midweek college baseball game failed to make it past the fourth inning on Tuesday due to "unplayable sod conditions." The Ole Miss Rebels and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles played Tuesday night at Trustmark Park, home to the Mississippi Braves, the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. Ole Miss Rebels head coach Mike Bianco takes the stage after defeating the Oklahoma Sooners during the Division I Men's Baseball Championship held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha on June 25, 2022 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) In the bottom of the fourth inning, Ole Miss pitcher Brayden Jones stumbled while trying to get to a baseball after a Southern Miss bunt attempt. COLLEGE BASEBALL COACH TAKES SODA BOTTLE WITH HIM AS HE GETS … [Read more...] about College baseball game canceled in fourth inning due to ‘unplayable sod conditions’

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is leading NFL players' disapproval of the league's plan to expand Thursday Night Football for the 2023 season. At the league's annual general meeting on Tuesday, among the rule changes was an agreement by all 32 team owners to allow some teams to have two Thursday night games in one season. The decision, which was revealed by NFL chief media and business officer Brian Rolapp, means that the league has agreed to an adjustment in the Thursday Night Football schedule. Rolapp pointed out that it is "certainly possible" for some teams to not have a scheduled game on Thursdays at all, once the change is implemented. On social media, players and fans have expressed concern that the expansion of Thursday Night Football could prove to be dangerous, as some players would have a shorter time to recover from a previous game. Mahomes was one of the first among the NFL players to react and shared his disapproval by posting the news on … [Read more...] about Patrick Mahomes leads player disapproval of NFL’s “TNF” expansion

CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls center Andre Drummond missed Chicago's game Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers after he posted on Twitter that he was deleting his social media apps to focus on his mental health. Drummond was ruled out because of personal reasons, according to the Bulls. Coach Billy Donovan said he is hopeful about the possibility of Drummond traveling with the team ahead of Friday night's game at Charlotte. “As we come here and play games there's also a human side, a personal side to all these guys,” Donovan said, “and you feel bad when anybody's going through something like that. I think you try to give as much support as you can.” The 29-year-old Drummond is in his first year with Chicago and his 11th season in the NBA overall. The two-time All-Star posted on Tuesday that he was deleting his apps and changing his number. “Time to focus on my mental health,” Drummond wrote. “If you too are struggling with your mental health, you are not alone ... it’s okay … [Read more...] about Bulls C Drummond ruled out after posting about mental health

close Video President Trump signs an executive order on pre-existing conditions The 'Special Report' All-Star panel weighs in on the president’s health care plan. Sept. 24, 2020 – This is a rush transcript from “Special Report" September 24, 2020. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. BRET BAIER, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: We all need selfie cakes. Thank, Juan. Good evening, welcome to Washington. I'm Bret Baier. Breaking tonight, President Trump is preparing for a campaign stop in Florida at the top of the hour a short time ago as you look live there in Jacksonville. Short time ago, we had a healthcare speech in North Carolina. Tonight, we have Fox News polls for the election releasing right now. These are battleground states. Joe Biden continues to lead the president in the battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The lead is five in Ohio, seven in Pennsylvania. In the state of Nevada, Biden leads the president … [Read more...] about President Trump signs an executive order on pre-existing conditions

Sports bars seem to come and go in Denver, but a few have become institutions. One of those was LoDo’s Blake Street Tavern, the MVP of the sports bar scene for two decades before suddenly announcing earlier in March that it would close on April 9 . And while Blake Street Tavern is the first bar that many people think about when looking for a venue to catch the game, there are plenty of other awesome spots in Denver to cheer for your favorite team or to root against your most-hated foe. March and April are particularly good times to do that as the NCAA’s Final Four is wrapping up, Major League Baseball is beginning and the NBA and the NHL are heading toward playoff season. Here are nine of our favorites: Society Sports + Spirits LoDo sports bars can sometimes be as two-dimensional as their big-screen TVs. But Society goes way beyond the bland beer and bro-ish feel with two floors worth of sporting bliss. With three enormous projectors, 28 flat-screens and four “sound zones,” … [Read more...] about 9 of the best sports bars in Denver

Having filled in for Jimmy Butler on Tuesday night in Toronto , when Butler was sidelined with neck pain, Victor Oladipo found himself in limbo again in the Miami Heat rotation on Wednesday, with Kyle Lowry making an effort to play on consecutive nights for the first time since returning from a monthlong absence due to knee pain. Prior to Tuesday, Oladipo had been held out of four of the previous five games. He then played 22:53 against the Raptors, his longest stint since March 11. He then was expected back in the mix for Wednesday night’s game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, but that came into question when the Heat announced that Lowry would attempt to play on consecutive nights for the first time since December. Asked if he felt like he was being thrown into the fire amid such erratic playing time, Oladipo, 30, admitted it was hard to feel the burn. “I mean it’s different, obviously,” he said of the uneven minutes. “I just imagined actually being … [Read more...] about Heat’s Oladipo not quite feeling the burn about being thrown into the fire

close Video Fox News Flash top sports headlines for March 29 Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Daniel Murphy hit four home runs and batted .529 with a 1.850 OPS in the 2015 National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs, lifting the New York Mets to the World series. Nearly eight years later, the former Mets infielder will be suiting up for a different team, and one that is not exactly in Major League Baseball . CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Daniel Murphy, #9 of the Colorado Rockies, reacts during the eighth inning towards Robinson Cano, #24 of the New York Mets, at Citi Field on June 8, 2019 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Adam Hunger/Getty Images) Murphy on Wednesday signed a deal with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The Atlantic League is a … [Read more...] about Mets NLCS hero signs with MLB partner league team