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No one asked for the NBA’s metaverse coach, but it’s here anyway.

What’s the metaverse? It was a described as “a virtual world where people can socialize, work, and play” by Recode late last year after Facebook renamed itself Meta and seemingly went all-in on the concept. The metaverse is backed by “tens of billions of dollars,” which makes it something of an inevitability despite the fact that no one asked for this. As our billionaire tech overlords ignore the real world problems they... Читать дальше...

The United Kingdom is being battered by storms and gale-force winds Friday, and one die-hard plane enthusiast found himself become an overnight sensation because of it.

One of the worst missed calls of the season.

It’s safe to say the Charlotte Hornets are really, really bad when it comes to overtime. The young team is now 0-6 in overtime, worst in the NBA — but on Thursday night, it wasn’t really their fault.

The Hornets pushed the Heat to the limit, shutting down Jimmy Butler and jumping out to a huge second half lead. They saw it whittled away in the fourth quarter, but still appeared to be doing enough to beat one of the East’s top teams. LaMelo Ball was cooking... Читать дальше...

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Who’s next?

The Buccaneers and Rams drew up the blueprint. Going all-in on a win-now philosophy works in the NFL — assuming you have the rest of a winning team established. It’s built off the abundantly clear football reality that teams now have to have an elite quarterback to win a Super Bowl.

It’s just not possible any other way. The days of having an elite defense, running back, and caretaker QB are gone. In the last 10 years the only teams... Читать дальше...

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We have some predictions for All-Star Saturday.