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The Athletes Unlimited Softball League is only two seasons into its existence, but it is already producing audiences that are forcing the professional game to be viewed differently.
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Bozoma Saint John has signed with CAA for representation.
Saint John is a marketing executive and media personality best known serving in high-ranking roles at Apple, Uber, Endeavor and Netflix before going independent as well as joining “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” during Season 14.
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Could you imagine stepping up to the plate for batting practice in the Bronx with the New York Yankees, or pushing in a tackle sled alongside the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field? Very few sports would even consider giving fans the opportunity to practice alongside their stars. Despite featuring a far more inhospitable playing field, it's a different story for Vegas to Reno, the country's longest off-road race. Desert racing isn't like other sports, or even other forms of racing. It's one part cutthroat competition and one part communal adventure.
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Four might be Ford’s new favorite number. At a dealer event last week, Ford showed an early prototype of a Mustang sedan that would have four doors, hit 60 mph in under 4 seconds, and cost under $40,000, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and Automotive News. Though a name hasn’t been confirmed, Ford has reportedly been calling it the Mach 4, which would align with a trademark filed in early 2025.
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Published Aug 10, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
Time travel as a cat in 1666: Amsterdam
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No matter which way you look at it, The Rivals of Amziah King will hit select theaters this Friday feeling very long-awaited. The star, Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, chose the indie as the one to bring him back to acting after a five-year hiatus from live-action productions. The director, Andrew Patterson, spent years developing the project as the follow-up to his celebrated 2019 debut, The Vast of Night. And then there’s the movie itself — which shot back in 2023, finally premiered at South by Southwest in the spring of 2025, and a year and a half later, is at last set for release via its production company and nascent distributor, Black Bear. Patterson declines to say much about the delay, except to imply: This release feels hard-earned.
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Aliens: Fireteam Elite has had its cloud servers shut down, leaving Nintendo Switch owners unable to play the game without any form of refund.
While this shutdown does not come as a surprise — owners were informed of the servers' impending closure earlier this year — the loss of another digital service is sparking headlines in the wake of PlayStation's recent controversial announcement that it was ending disc production for new PS5 games from January 2028 onwards.
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Days before the band's new EP 'Wild' drops, Katseye's latest single "Animal" brings the girl group to new career peaks on multiple Billboard charts. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 25: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Lara Raj, Sophia, Megan, Daniela and Yoonchae of KATSEYE attend the 52nd American Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 25, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)