Why These Great Game Consoles Failed Spectacularly

There are few classes of consumer electronics that have had as exhilarating heights and as cringe-inducing lows as video game consoles. Since the Magnavox Odyssey plugged into TVs back in 1972 and delivered Pong to the masses, gaming consoles have demanded our attention.

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Report: Jeanie Buss's Brothers Tried To Take Away Her Control Of The Lakers

Jim and Johnny Buss attempted to remove their sister, Jeanie Buss, from her role as Los Angeles Lakers president and controlling owner, reports the Los Angeles Times. According to the Times, the brothers sought to hold an emergency meeting to elect a new board of directors for the Lakers next week. After Jeanie’s…

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The Future Of Innovation Is Innovation: A Day At Stanford's Sports-Business Conference

Stanford University in the springtime is immaculate. There are no clouds in the sky and none of the aerated haze of the East Bay or the fog of San Francisco. Off to the west, the Santa Cruz Mountains gently form the outer boundary of Palo Alto. As I got lost looking for the Stanford Graduate School of Business’s…

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An NWSL Strike Might Be The USWNT's Best Leverage 

The U.S. women’s national team is in the middle of the 2017 SheBelieves Cup, a three-game tournament held in the U.S., and the team’s only major international competition of the year. They beat Germany 1-0 on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, play England on Saturday in New Jersey, and face France in Tuesday’s finale in…

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Jurors in Aaron Hernandez murder trial see site of killings (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this July 16, 2012, file photo, Boston Police investigate a car in which Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado were shot to death near the intersection of Herald Street and Shawmut Avenue in Boston. Former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez is charged with their murders. The jury in his trial is scheduled to visit the crime scene on Friday, March 3, 2017. (AP photo/Courtney Sacco, File)

Jurors in the double-murder trial of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez have viewed the scene where two men were fatally shot in 2012. Prosecutors allege that Hernandez shot Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado after de Abreu accidentally bumped into Hernandez, spilling his drink. Hernandez is accused of later opening fire on the men at a stoplight.


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UFC 209's Best Fight Derailed As Khabib Nurmagomedov Mysteriously Hospitalized

Top UFC lightweight contenders Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson have twice been scheduled to fight each other, and both fights fell apart due to last-second injuries. Back in Dec. 2015, Nurmagomedov had to scrap the fight due to a rib injury, while Ferguson was forced to pull out of an April 2016 fight with an…

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Jets release veteran WR Brandon Marshall (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2016, file photo, New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall (15) warms up before playing against the Los Angeles Rams, in East Rutherford, N.J. Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald, Miami's Mike Pouncey and the New York Jets' Brandon Marshall are among the 32 players eligible for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. Named for the late Hall of Fame running back, the award recognizes a player's community service and performance on the field. The NFL announced the players on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Brandon Marshall is on the move again – and the New York Jets’ roster purge of big-name players with big salaries continues. The Jets on Friday released the well-traveled wide receiver and cleared $7.5 million on the salary cap. Marshall is the latest star to be cut by the Jets, who have also parted ways with Darrelle Revis, Nick Mangold, Nick Folk and Breno Giacomini this offseason.


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When Nick Kyrgios Gives A Shit, He's The Future Of Tennis

Bless Nick Kyrgios for doing so much without ever really seeming to care. I’m not referring to those especially dumb, fringe cases—the forehands sliced for no reason, or the shameless tweeners during high-tension rallies—although he does plenty of that. I just mean just the way he hits the average ball.

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Jason Heyward Rebuilt His Butt Swing From Scratch

Jason Heyward was extremely atrocious last season, the first after he signed a mammoth eight-year, $184-million contract with the Chicago Cubs. His numbers—.230/.306/.325, a measly 35 extra-base hits in 592 plate appearances—were puke, due in no small part to a janky, splayed-out, multi-stage wreck of a swing that, by…

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