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Pokémon Champions! | Official Announcement Trailer

Get ready to experience everything you love about Pokémon battles all in one place—in Pokémon Champions. This new, battle-focused game will feature familiar mechanics such as Pokémon types, ...

GameSpot - 3d

SEC, Big Ten to push for seeding changes to 2025 College Football Playoff

The two leagues will push CFP executives to alter the seeding of the upcoming postseason, aligning the seeds based directly on the selection committee’s rankings.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 19

One caveat lies between Warriors and their lofty playoff goals

The Golden State Warriors must break their worst, most self-harming tendency if they want to reach the Western Conference's No. 6 seed.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20

The College Football Playoff Could Get the Change That Everybody Wants

The subjectivity baked into the process of determining a national champion is both maddening and alluring, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - Feb. 22

'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 - 6d

Clippers, shorthanded and striving to stay in playoff position, lose a close one to Lakers

Coach Tyronn Lue says his team is up for the challenge of a tough closing schedule while looking to get leading scorer Norman Powell back in the lineup.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Is Golf’s Newest League a Success?

T.G.L., the indoor simulator league co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, has captured the interest of fans. Not everything has been perfect.

The New York Times - 4d

Liverpool draw PSG, Arsenal face PSV, Villa meet Club Brugge in last 16

Liverpool will face Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last-16, while Arsenal take on PSV Eindhoven and Aston Villa will play Club Brugge.

BBC News - Feb. 21

The Kremlin’s Goldman man

Plus, the UK tries to attract VC firms with new private share trading plan and Téléfonica gears up for potential deals

Financial Times - 4d

Watch: Goat rescued from fifth-floor flat ledge in Madrid

A goat in Madrid was rescued by firefighters after it became trapped on a window sill of a tower block.

BBC News - Feb. 21

Transfer rumors, news: Real Madrid keep asking about Barcelona's Yamal

Real Madrid are regularly contacting Lamine Yamal's agent to enquire about the Barcelona star. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.

ESPN - 6d

Liverpool title push continues, Napoli lose again, Modric magic for Madrid

Liverpool aren't quite there yet, but they're close to a Premier League title after Sunday's win at Man City. PLUS: Napoli fall from top spot in Serie A and Arsenal's goal woes continue as Gab ...

ESPN - 6d

Transfer rumors, news: Real Madrid eye move for Branthwaite

Real Madrid and Manchester United are keeping tabs on Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.

ESPN - 5d

Mbappé out for Real Madrid after having tooth out

Kylian Mbappé has been left out of Real Madrid's squad for their game at Real Sociedad on Wednesday, after having a tooth removed earlier this week.

ESPN - 4d

European football: Endrick shows Real Madrid not toothless without Mbappé

Sociedad beaten in Copa after Mbappé has tooth removed Juve out of Coppa Italia: Longoria handed 15-match ban Kylian Mbappé’s replacement Endrick gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad ...

The Guardian - 4d

European football: Atlético capitalise after Betis’ Isco stuns Real Madrid

Atlético 1-0 Athletic Bilbao | Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid Napoli 1-1 Inter | Mourinho’s Turkish suspension halved Real Madrid stumbled in the three-way race for the La Liga title as Isco ...

The Guardian - 1d

Dickson Despommier Dies at 84; Championed Farming in Skyscrapers

A Columbia microbiologist, he popularized “vertical farming” — raising crops in tall buildings — to remediate climate change and feed more people.

The New York Times - Feb. 20

World champion Dubois out of Parker fight with illness

Heavyweight Daniel Dubois' world title defence against Joseph Parker on Saturday is in doubt with reports that the champion is ill.

BBC News - Feb. 21

Germany’s election leaves its industrial champions dangling

The deciding vote on where valuations go next will be cast on the other side of the Atlantic

Financial Times - 6d

Ahmed replaces Carse in England's Champions Trophy squad

England bowler Brydon Carse is ruled out of the remainder of the Champions Trophy and will be replaced by leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed.

BBC News - 6d

NZ beat Bangladesh to reach Champions Trophy semis

Rachin Ravindra's 112 helps New Zealand reach the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy as they beat Bangladesh by five wickets.

BBC News - 6d

Messi leads Miami to Champions Cup round of 16

Inter Miami CF beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on Tuesday night to advance to the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 by a 4-1 aggregate final over two legs.

ESPN - 4d

Afghanistan knock England out of Champions Trophy

England are out of the Champions Trophy following an eight-run defeat by Afghanistan in a thrilling game in Lahore.

BBC News - 4d

England out of Champions Trophy after Afghanistan thriller

England are dumped out of the Champions Trophy by a nerve-shredding eight-run defeat by Afghanistan in Lahore.

BBC News - 4d

Australia through to Champions Trophy semi-finals

Australia qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy at the expense of Afghanistan as their match in Lahore is abandoned following heavy rain.

BBC News - 2d

England's Champions Trophy ends in sorry defeat

England's dismal Champions Trophy campaign ends with a sorry seven-wicket defeat by South Africa in Karachi.

BBC News - 1d

Guardiola undaunted by task of rebuilding City

Pep Guardiola has said building a new team at Manchester City isn't the "biggest challenge" of his career.

ESPN - 5d

UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture

Research group says discovery could lead to new type of environmentally friendly farming. A biological mechanism that makes plant roots more attractive to soil microbes has been discovered by ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Duke's demolition of Illinois raises the Blue Devils' reputation yet another notch in advance of March

Auburn's still No. 1 in the polls, but Duke has pulled ahead of the Tigers in the computer metrics — and looks every bit their equal

CBS Sports - Feb. 23

M23 militia’s advance in eastern DRC has killed 7,000 since January, UN told

DRC prime minister tells human rights council fighting has left about 450,000 without shelter after camps destroyed. About 7,000 people have died in fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic ...

The Guardian - 6d

AI still has a hallucination problem: How MongoDB aims to solve it with advanced rerankers and embedding models

How MongoDB's Voyage AI is helping enterprises move more mission critical operations into production with gen AI.

VentureBeat - 6d

House narrowly adopts budget plan to advance Trump's agenda in a win for Speaker Mike Johnson

Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday muscled a multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint through the House by the narrowest of margins — a crucial step for Republicans as they embark on advancing President ...

NBC News - 5d

Advance Auto Parts’ stock skids as retailer predicts weak sales next quarter

Advance is also in the middle of a restructuring plan that will result in the closing of 500 stores.

MarketWatch - 4d

Can the Philadelphia 76ers overcome their injuries and make a playoff run? | The Kevin O'Connor Show

Joel Embiid's injury history reads like a medical encyclopedia. Yet, he still believes if he can get healthy for the playoffs, the Sixers can challenge anyone.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20