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An Ohio man has been arrested for the throwing of a sex toy at a WNBA game in New York, police said Thursday. It’s the latest development in a string of disturbances where similar toys were tossed at WNBA games across the country, resulting in at least three arrests. Charles …
Read More »MLB calling up its 1st female umpire, promoting Jen Pawol for Miami-Atlanta game Saturday
Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. Pawol will work the bases in Saturday’s doubleheader at Truist Park and the plate on Sunday, MLB told The Associated Press on …
Read More »Historic swing-off and robot umpires: How the 2025 MLB All-Star Game played out in Atlanta
Kyle Schwarber went three for three in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off as the National League (NL) won the game on a tiebreaker following a 6-6 tie, in which the American League (AL) rallied from a six-run deficit on Tuesday night. In baseball’s equivalent of soccer’s penalty-kicks shootout, the game was decided …
Read More »Donkey Kong Bananza’s controlled chaos makes it a must-play game for Switch 2
Donkey Kong Bananza feels like an unintentional conduit for this generation’s societal frustrations. You aren’t playing as Mario, who gleefully jumps and bounces around the Mushroom Kingdom while shouting “wahoo.” You are Donkey Kong, a 500-pound gorilla with massive arms punching, pounding and smashing his way through unknown lands in a …
Read More »Palantir’s big data, AI long game
Front Burner Palantir’s technology has been used by everyone from the CIA and Mossad to Airbus and Morgan Stanley. The multi-billion dollar big data software company is at the centre of many of the major issues of our time. CBC News · Posted: Jun 17, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | …
Read More »Video game actors, companies reach tentative deal to end nearly year-long strike over AI
The union for Hollywood’s video game performers has reached a tentative contract with several video game companies, which may bring an end to an almost year-long strike tied to the use of artificial intelligence. Members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists went on strike in July …
Read More »Edmonton Oilers tie conference final with Game 2 shutout win over Dallas Stars
Connor Brown scored after getting hit in the mouth by a skate, Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for his third shutout of the postseason and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 3-0 in Game 2 on Friday night to even the Western Conference Final. Brown put the Oilers up …
Read More »This game is like fantasy football, but for picking a pope
As It Happens6:34Meet the ‘conclave geek’ behind the fantasy league pope-picking game Mauro Vanetti describes himself as a “conclave geek.” “People are usually not as much into conclaves as I am,” the Italian game developer told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. “I only watch TV during conclaves.” It’s no …
Read More »Playing 1st-ever Northern Super League game ‘a privilege’ for Vancouver Rise, Calgary Wild
There’ll be a lot of emotions circulating at B.C. Place on Wednesday when Canada’s new women’s professional soccer league officially launches. And Lydia Bedford wants one in particular to be dominant for her Calgary Wild as they take on the Vancouver Rise in the first-ever Northern Super League game. “The …
Read More »U.S. citizen kicked out of Canada 6 times in cat-and-mouse game with border officials, search warrant alleges
After being sent back to the U.S. for the sixth time in two years, American citizen Junseo Hagh returned to Canada to “finish what he started.” That’s according to a search warrant obtained by CBC News from a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) investigator, which alleges Hagh also likely smuggled a gun …
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