Don Van Natta Jr. Close Don Van Natta Jr. ESPN Senior Writer Host and co-executive producer of the new ESPN series, “Backstory” Member of three Pulitzer Prize-winning teams for national, explanatory and public service journalism Author of three books, including New York Times best-selling “First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers, and Cheaters from Taft to Bush” 24-year newspaper career …
Read More »The NFL is fining about 100 players and two dozen club employees for violating league policy by selling Super Bowl 59 tickets for above face value, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Friday. The person, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, said the players who resold their …
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In any given year, roughly a dozen teams are in the Super Bowl window. Earlier this month, we took a stab at identifying this year’s team. Our list didn’t include the Steelers. Aaron Rodgers’s list does. “I think that there’s really only six to eight that really have a legitimate chance,” Rodgers told reporters on Thursday. “Sometimes it’s 10 to …
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D.C. Council went from dragging its feet to clicking its heels on the deal for a new Commanders stadium. And the person who struck the initial agreement — Mayor Muriel Bowser — did an early media victory tour on Thursday. The new stadium means many things. One thing it means in particular is that D.C. will host a Super Bowl. …
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Lamar Jackson twice has won the MVP award and surprisingly finished second to Josh Allen in voting last season. The Ravens quarterback is a three-time All-Pro and has a 70-24 regular-season record. Jackson is headed into his eighth season focused on improving “everything.” “I’m only 28,” Jackson said Wednesday, via Giana Han of the Baltimore Banner. “I’m really just getting …
Read More »Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV Nintendo Life Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV Review IGN Nintendo’s Mario Party Upgrades for Switch 2 Feel Like Unnecessary Gimmicks CNET Super Mario Party Jamboree Switch 2 Edition is the console’s best tech demo yet Polygon Is Nintendo …
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I’ve played over 120 hours of Super Mario Party Jamboree since I reviewed it on Nintendo Switch last October. I loved it from the jump – giving it a 9 in my original review – and it’s continued to be a top choice on game nights with family and friends. So I was thrilled when Nintendo revealed that this would …
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Image: The Pokémon Company If you’ve ever played a Pokémon game, you’ve probably heard the phrase “It’s Super Effective!” at least once in your life. It’s used to communicate to the player that an attack has struck an opponent’s elemental weakness. So if my Raichu brings down the Thunder on a water-type Pokemon, the text box will say the attack …
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Image: Nintendo The latest UK charts data is in, and as expected, Donkey Kong Bananza is a hit, climbing all the way to the top to beat the likes of Mario Kart World, Hogwarts Legacy, and EA Sports FC 25. How well it actually sold, however, is a little bit more difficult to gauge. According to The Game Business‘ Chris …
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Even Cooper Rush is no longer in the building, the security blanket at QB2 being replaced by a trade for Joe Milton in competition with Will Grier. And while that’s certainly not the end of the roster shakeup — e.g., DeMarcus Lawrence departing for the Seattle Seahawks and Solomon Thomas joining the defensive line — there has been just as …
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