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NBA levies astonishing penalty against Clippers over cap circumvention involving Steve Ballmer, Kawhi Leonard
The NBA has handed down its harshest penalty in years against the Los Angeles Clippers after a yearlong investigation found the club circumvented salary-cap rules in connection with star forward Kawhi Leonard. The team will forfeit five first-round draft picks (2029–2033), owner Steve Ballmer has been fined $30 million and suspended for a year from…
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LA Clippers fined $30m by NBA over Leonard deal
The LA Clippers have been fined $30m (£22.2m) by the NBA, the largest penalty in league history, after an investigation found the team violated salary-cap rules to funnel off-court income to star player Kawhi Leonard. The punishment underscores the NBA’s determination to crack down on salary-cap circumvention, particularly given the Clippers were identified as a…
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Prime Video’s Fallout Officially Returns with New Game Tie-in This Week
Stern Pinball has begun teasing a new pinball machine based on Amazon’s Fallout TV series, releasing two short trailers featuring a Pip-Boy and a Vault door, with a full reveal promised for 3 September. The teasers effectively confirm earlier leaks suggesting Fallout would be Stern’s next major release, marking an unusual full-circle adaptation that has…
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Caitlin Clark shows the WNBA how to respect America, Belichick’s tricks & NFL host Colleen Wolfe loves summer!
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has won praise online after speaking warmly about the honour of representing the United States at the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin, her first appearance for the national team having been overlooked two years ago. Her comments, made before Team USA’s opening game against China, come amid a wider…
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USB-C cartridge readers preserve and play classic Nintendo games
The Verge’s Sean Hollister reviews the Epilogue Operator range, USB-C devices that let real Nintendo cartridges be read, backed up and played on modern computers and handhelds. The gadgets matter because ageing cartridges often rely on watch batteries that eventually fail, wiping decades-old save data; the Operators let owners back up saves before they’re lost…
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LOVB owner defends WNBA’s Caitlin Clark handling, sees women’s sports as investment opportunity
Chantell Preston, an investor in the League One Volleyball (LOVB) league and co-founder of the incoming San Francisco Signal franchise, has defended the WNBA’s handling of Caitlin Clark, saying the league has “done a good job” despite some missteps. Her comments come amid ongoing criticism that the WNBA and its broadcast partners have repeatedly downplayed…
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Another California Sports Team Sold As Stan Kroenke Cuts Deal to Buy Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels have been sold, with owner Arte Moreno agreeing to hand a majority stake to real estate and sports mogul Stan Kroenke, the club confirmed on Tuesday. The sale extends Kroenke’s expanding sports empire into every major US league and marks the latest in a run of high-value Southern California franchise sales,…
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WNBA Names Catbird Official Jewelry Partner, Launches Limited-Edition Basketball Collection
The WNBA has named Brooklyn-based jeweller Catbird as its first-ever official demi-fine jewellery partner, with the pair launching a limited-edition collection on 1 September to mark the league’s 30th anniversary season. The tie-up sees Catbird extend its growing list of entertainment and pop-culture collaborations into professional sport, giving fans a fine-jewellery way to show team…
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Nvidia’s DLSS 5 neural rendering draws mixed hands-on reactions
Nvidia has demonstrated DLSS 5 to journalists in a hands-on session ahead of its release, with the neural rendering technology drawing a mixed verdict from those who saw it in person. Attendees variously described the AI upscaler as beautiful, impressive, ugly and troubling, reflecting genuine uncertainty about how the tool performs in practice rather than…
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Nvidia launches DLSS 5 with NBA 2K27 amid criticism
Nvidia is launching DLSS 5, the latest version of its AI upscaling technology, alongside NBA 2K27 on 3 September, after leaked previews of the feature sparked a fierce backlash among gamers and critics. Unlike earlier DLSS versions, which mainly improved resolution and frame rates, DLSS 5 can alter character models and environments in pursuit of…