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Royce White shows up to Indiana Fever game in blonde wig amid WNBA Draft pursuit
Former NBA player Royce White attended an Indiana Fever game wearing a blonde wig, promoting his stated intention to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft as a transgender woman. His appearance attracted fan attention and follows a separate disruption involving Enes Kanter Freedom, who has also declared for the draft; the episode matters because it has…
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NBA 2K27 Review So Far
IGN’s early review finds that NBA 2K27 improves noticeably on the court, particularly through more responsive defence and a new Dunk Meter that accounts for defenders’ positioning. These changes make matches feel more balanced and realistic, especially offline, but the reviewer says the game’s wider experience is undermined by familiar concerns around microtransactions and weak…
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‘Hooters: The Movie’ In The Works About Chicken Wing Eatery’s Origins
An independently produced film about the origins of Hooters is in development, with the restaurant chain’s original founding partners involved. The project aims to turn the company’s early history into a buddy-comedy biopic, following two friends whose attempt to launch a restaurant grows into a national business and later attracts federal scrutiny. Titled Hooters: The…
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Enes Kanter Freedom pushes back after Cameron Brink dismisses transgender athlete debate as ‘non-issue’
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom has challenged Los Angeles Sparks player Cameron Brink after she described the transgender-athlete debate as a “non-issue” in the WNBA. The dispute follows Freedom’s ejection from a Chicago Sky game and subsequent arena ban, highlighting an increasingly public argument over eligibility rules in women’s sport and protest tactics at…
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Enes Freedom vs Natasha Cloud: The opposing activists at the center of the WNBA’s latest signature moment
The article portrays Enes Kanter Freedom and Natasha Cloud as activists with sharply different views whose public roles brought them into a recent WNBA confrontation. It argues that their clash became a major news story because both have long used sport as a platform for political advocacy, albeit focused on different perceived threats to freedom…
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Stephen Curry Doc on Hitting 4,000 3-Pointers Set for Imax Run from Disney in October (Exclusive)
Disney and ESPN will release the documentary Portrait of an Artist: Stephen Curry exclusively in Imax cinemas from 9 October. Directed by Gotham Chopra, it follows Curry as he reaches 4,000 career three-pointers and explores the creativity, discipline and technical skill behind his record-breaking shooting. The release matters because it turns a major NBA milestone…
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3 Rock Songs That Became Bigger Than the Artists Who Recorded Them
The article highlights three rock songs that became more widely recognised than the musicians who recorded them: Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit In The Sky”, Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen” and Free’s “All Right Now”. It argues that each track has endured as a classic-rock staple, while its artist or band has remained comparatively less familiar to many listeners.…
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71-Year-Old Rock Legend “Went Down Like a Ton of Bricks,” Faces Surgery After Painful Accident
Dee Snider, the 71-year-old former Twisted Sister frontman, has broken his right shoulder after being knocked over while playing basketball with his sons. He said he will need a shoulder replacement operation after a period in a sling and physiotherapy, but maintained a positive, humorous outlook on the accident. Snider said the fall left him…
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Scott Brown on Ruthless: Sophie Cunningham has the guts to challenge men competing in women’s sports
Former US senator and New Hampshire Senate candidate Scott Brown praised Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham on the Ruthless Podcast for opposing the inclusion of transgender women in women’s sport. The interview links a cultural issue to Brown’s Senate campaign, as he argued that sports bodies such as the WNBA risk losing support over their…
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Nvidia DLSS 5’s AI yassification filter reportedly escapes containment ahead of release, thanks to modders digging files out of NBA 2K27
Modders have reportedly extracted files believed to relate to Nvidia’s unreleased DLSS 5 neural-rendering technology from NBA 2K27’s PC early-access build and made them work unofficially in Remedy’s Control. The experiment provides an early, limited look at the controversial AI facial-rendering feature ahead of Nvidia’s expected launch later this year, though its unstable performance means…