Acclaim Is Coming Back As Game Publisher Focused On Reviving Classic Franchises

Joe Highsmith goes from making the cut to a PGA Tour winner at the Cognizant Classic

Two days after Joe Highsmith made a nervy par putt to make the cut, he won the Cognizant Classic with the lowest weekend ever at PGA National and is going to the Masters.

NBC News - 2d

2025 Cognizant Classic leaderboard, grades: Joe Highsmith grabs first PGA Tour win despite barely making cut

Highsmith is just the ninth player in the last 50 years to accomplish this unique feat on the PGA Tour

CBS Sports - 2d

Jake Knapp falls apart late at the Cognizant Classic after opening-round 59

Jake Knapp held the lead on the back nine on Sunday before a brutal triple-bogey took him out of contention.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Joe Highsmith goes from making the cut to a PGA Tour winner at the Cognizant Classic

Joe Highsmith had to make a nervy par putt just to make the cut in the Cognizant Classic

ABC News - 2d

Boston group hoping to land a WNBA franchise. The league has said it will add a 16th team in 2028

Former NBA player Michael Carter-Williams is hoping to get a WNBA franchise in Boston whether it’s through expansion or bringing in a current team that wants to move

ABC News - Feb. 21

Pokemon Boss Says Franchise Could "Go Downhill" If Company Loses Its Focus

The Pokemon series has been around for decades, and it remains incredibly popular. The Pokemon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara, who has led the company since 1998, said in an interview that he sees ...

GameSpot - 5d

2025 NFL free agency: League releases numbers for franchise and transition tags this offseason

The NFL released its numbers for tagging players

CBS Sports - 4d

Chiefs place non-exclusive franchise tag on Pro Bowl G Trey Smith, allowing him to negotiate with other teams

Smith is free to negotiate with other teams, and the Chiefs have a chance to match.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

How a $5 million fix turned Paramount Pictures' 'Sonic' into a billion-dollar franchise

Paramount Picture's redesign of the titular character in its "Sonic the Hedgehog" film has resulted in a $1.2 billion franchise five years later.

CNBC - 4d

Cowboys free agency rumors: Here's who Dallas plans to use franchise tag on if deal doesn't happen by deadline

Dallas is motivated to keep Osa Odighizuwa under contract for years to come

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Cowboys to franchise DT Osa Odighizuwa if sides can't agree on long-term contract

Odighizuwa would be guaranteed a $25.1 million salary for 2025 under the franchise tag.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Serena Williams joins ownership group of Toronto Tempo, the WNBA's 1st Canadian franchise

Serena Williams is joining the Toronto Tempo ownership group

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2025 NFL franchise tag tracker: Bengals' Tee Higgins tagged second straight year ahead of free agency

Keeping tabs on all the players to be tagged this offseason

CBS Sports - 1d

Tee Higgins says the Bengals have placed franchise tag on him for a 2nd time

Tee Higgins announced on Monday that the Cincinnati Bengals have placed the franchise tag on him.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Bengals place 'franchise tag' on Tee Higgins to keep star WR in Cincinnati next season

The Cincinnati Bengals on Monday used the league’s “franchise tag” to retain star wideout Tee Higgins for next season, the second consecutive year the team has held onto Higgins that way.

NBC News - 1d

Agent's Take: What if Lamar Jackson embraced franchise tag like Kirk Cousins instead of long-term extension?

Jackson would have likely become the first $70 million-per-year QB in NFL history

CBS Sports - 1d

How a $5 million fix turned Paramount Pictures' 'Sonic' into a billion-dollar franchise

Sonic the Hedgehog may be able to run faster than the speed of light, but his film franchise nearly came to a screaming halt in 2019.

NBC News - 1d

Ranking All 30 M.L.B. Franchises From First to Worst Over the Last 25 Years

The Dodgers’ recent dominance vaulted them into a strong position, but a different team claimed the top spot.

The New York Times - 1d

Tracking each move at NFL franchise tag deadline, plus Davante Adams landing spots and combine overreactions

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for March 4

CBS Sports - 1d

Vikings make $40 million decision on Sam Darnold: QB won't be hit with franchise tag after career year

Darnold played like one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL for much of the season, but faded down the stretch

CBS Sports - 21h

Franchise tag deadline: NFL sees fewest amount of players tagged since 1994

Only two players were tagged at the deadline

CBS Sports - 19h

Franchise tag deadline winners and losers: Sam Darnold, Tee Higgins to cash in, Patriots miss out on top WR

The winners and losers from the franchise tag deadline

CBS Sports - 5h

Invisible, autonomous and hackable: The AI agent dilemma no one saw coming

How can enterprises protect against the unique vulnerabilities of AI agents? Consider treating them as their own identities.

VentureBeat - Feb. 20

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Patch Lets Players Keep Pouring The Wine

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 hasn't even been out for a month yet, but the wildly successful game already has another patch ready to go from Warhorse Studios. Although there are a handful of crash ...

GameSpot - Feb. 20

Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing

In his previous stint in the Transportation Department, Steven Bradbury was accused of interfering with a Senate investigation into the crash of two Max jets that killed 346 people combined.

The New York Times - Feb. 20

Climate change is coming for coastlines, from ancient cities to modern California: Study

Climate change-induced seawater intrusions are hastening the collapse of buildings in the ancient Egyptian port city of Alexandria — posing threats similar to those challenging coastal California, ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

California wildfire aid will come with 'strings,' says Trump envoy Grenell

The Trump administration will place “strings” on the recovery assistance it gives to California after the state faced deadly wildfires, Trump envoy Richard Grenell said Friday. “The federal ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Will Starbucks’s Turnaround Be Successful? It All Comes Down to 1 Sentence

CEO Brian Niccol is trying to turn around Starbucks. Is his best bet following the Barnes & Noble playbook?

Inc. - Feb. 22

'I thought Rangers manager job would never come' - Ferguson

Former captain Barry Ferguson expresses surprise at being asked to take charge of Rangers until the end of the season following manager Philippe Clement's departure.

BBC News - Feb. 24

'Dogfight for playoff seeding': How the Lakers are preparing for the wars to come

The Lakers play six consecutive games at home starting Tuesday vs. Dallas in their first game against the Mavericks since the shocking trade for Luka Doncic.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24

Here are all the Trump tariffs hitting the economy in the coming weeks

The president’s announcement led to fears that he won’t just be using the threat of new tariffs as a negotiating tool, but as lasting policy.

MarketWatch - Feb. 25

Man admits stalking Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas

Kyle Shaw, 37, pleaded guilty to stalking the Strictly Come Dancing judge between 2017 and 2023.

BBC News - Feb. 25

Social Security boost for more than 3.2 million coming in April

Social Security Administration says it is immediately starting to pay retroactive benefits due to more than 3.2 million retirees.

CBS News - Feb. 25

Instacart stock falls as profit forecast comes up short

Shares of Instacart fell after hours on Tuesday, after the grocery delivery app’s forecast for its preferred measure of profit came in below expectations.

MarketWatch - Feb. 26

Can Europe still count on the US coming to its defence?

Trump has engaged Putin and hinted the US may not defend European allies, causing alarm about Nato's future.

BBC News - Feb. 26

Column: Donald Trump and Elon Musk are coming for your summer vacation

The new administration's mass reduction of the federal workforce will endanger the relatively few and short holidays Americans take. That's not 'efficient.' It's heartless.

Los Angeles Times - Feb. 26

Sonic Rumble Now Coming Spring 2025 Following Delay

Sonic Rumble, the Fall Guys-inspired party game from Sega, was supposed to launch at the end of 2024. That didn't happen, of course, and the free-to-play game is now set for launch this spring.. In ...

GameSpot - Feb. 26

Social Security checks will be coming for these previously ineligible workers — as early as this week

The agency has been working on adjusting benefits after the repeal of WEP and GPO.

MarketWatch - Feb. 26

Here’s What’s in the House Republican Budget and What Comes Next

Adoption of the Republican budget was the easy part. Now comes the difficult task of writing a bill consistent with what President Trump has demanded.

The New York Times - 6d

Historic Strike Involving Thousands of Oregon Healthcare Workers Comes to an End

This is a MedPage Today story. A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an end. Late Monday, eight RN bargaining units ...

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