Hollow Knight: Silksong launched last week and immediately saw its highest engagement on PC via Steam. According to Circana’s US Player Engagement Tracker, over 7% of active Steam users played Silksong on launch day, ranking it as the third-most-played game overall, just behind Helldivers II and Counter-Strike 2. It should be noted that it was on Steam that the original …
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Borderlands 4 is out now on PC via Steam and the Epic Store. And the looter shooter sequel is already the biggest Borderlands launch on Steam, with over 200,000 concurrent players just a few hours after its release. But reviews on Steam aren’t great, as many players are struggling to even play the co-op FPS. On September 11, Borderlands 4 …
Read More »NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL is reinstating five players who were acquitted of sexual assault charges stemming from an incident in 2018 when they were members of Canada’s world junior team, announcing Thursday they will be eligible to sign a contract Oct. 15 and take part in games Dec. 1. The move comes roughly seven weeks since Carter Hart, …
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Greg WyshynskiSep 11, 2025, 05:46 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Five former Hockey Canada players who were found not guilty of sexual assault charges in July will be suspended to start the 2025-26 NHL season but eligible to return to play Dec. 1, the league announced Thursday. Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart …
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The five hockey players acquitted on sexual assault charges in the Hockey Canada trial will be eligible to return to the NHL later this year, the league announced Thursday. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote are officially unrestricted free agents, per the decision, and can sign contracts with any team. The contracts can be registered with the NHL …
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David PurdumSep 11, 2025, 12:39 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Thirteen men’s college basketball players from six schools were involved in gambling schemes, including point shaving and game manipulation, the NCAA announced Thursday. Players formerly associated with Eastern Michigan, Temple, Arizona State, New Orleans, North Carolina A&T and Mississippi Valley State are …
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The NCAA on Wednesday announced permanent bans on three men’s basketball players, two who competed at Fresno State and one from San Jose State, for point shaving and impermissible betting on games during the 2024–25 season. They are the first publicized NCAA infractions decisions in an expanding probe of point shaving and game fixing in both pro and college basketball. …
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Three men’s college basketball players were banned by the NCAA after they were found to have bet on themselves and one another. Mykell Robinson, Steven Vasquez, and Jalen Weaver, who played at Fresno State and San Jose State, reportedly participated in a “sports-betting related game manipulation” scheme, according to the NCAA, and were subsequently placed on the permanently ineligible list. The …
Read More »NEW YORK (AP) — NBA players can now fire up those end-of-quarter heaves from deep without their shooting percentages being adversely affected. The league has approved a change in the way statistics on those shots are recorded, which could spur players to take more heaves from very, very deep with hopes of a miracle make. It was finalized at the …
Read More »The NCAA banned three Division I college basketball players by permanently revoking their eligibility on Wednesday, saying they had bet on their own games at Fresno State and San Jose State and were able to share thousands of dollars in payouts. The NCAA Committee on Infractions released findings from an enforcement investigation that uncovered violations by Mykell Robinson, Steven Vasquez …
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