• Marketing Briefing: Marketers eye women’s sports as a growth area amid WNBA draft, record March Madness

    Marketers are considering the space more this year, according to agency execs, with some noting that the women’s athletes may get more attention from brands ahead of the Summer Olympics this July.

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    Anticipated indie hit Manor Lords is everyone’s most wanted Steam game, so it’s a good job it’s coming to Game Pass

    Why is everyone so interested in Manor Lords? The game, an ambitious city builder/RTS hybrid, attempts to simulate how medieval towns were constructed by embracing organic layouts and doing away with the grid systems common in the genre. And, today, it hit 3 million wishlists on Steam – that's no mean feat. It's currently above even Hades 2. That's impressive. Its trailers have been attractive, interesting, and intriguing – but there's something else to the game's rampant success. It's 2022...

  • There’s a Philadelphia WNBA expansion bid, but no one’s saying who’s in it

    Speaking at the WNBA draft, Collingswood-born commissioner Cathy Engelbert name-dropped her "hometown" first on a list of cities the league has talked with.

  • Lakers avoid elimination by holding off Nuggets in Game 4

    LeBron James, in the Lakers’ white uniform, stood at the scorer’s table, filled his hands with chalk and tossed it into the evening air — the same as always. Yet Saturday, even if it was like the previous 11 meetings with the Denver Nuggets, was always going to be different. Before Saturday, a loss didn’t mean the Lakers might make a coaching change. Before Saturday, a loss didn’t mean the Lakers were going to have to reimagine their roster. Before Saturday, a loss didn’t mean James might’ve...

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    How Coke Zero Hustled to Keep Up With Fans in March Madness

    When sports marketing moves at the pace of the game, Coca-Cola can’t keep its campaigns or creativity bottled up. At the beginning of this year’s NCAA men’s and women’s March Madness basketball tournaments, The Coca-Cola Company and its partners at Cartwright Creative released a one-minute spot for Coke Zero Sugar, “Free Throw Madness.” The spot featured college fans from Tennessee, Duke (including alum and ESPN analyst Jay Williams), Connecticut, South Carolina (including graduate and...

  • Which ‘Fallout’ Game Fans of the TV Series Should Play First (and Which to Avoid)

    Amazon’s TV adaptation of Fallout is among the best game-to-screen adaptations ever made. It’s so good, even people who’ve never played a Fallout game are hungry for more of the franchise's unique vibe. If that’s you, and you want to dive into the Fallout game universe but don’t know where to start, read on for a list of what to play first, and what to know about Fallout before you start.

  • Sergachev’s return from broken leg boosts Lightning to Game 4 win

    TAMPA -- The buzz inside Amalie Arena started about 35 minutes before puck drop. Mikhail Sergachev, who hadn’t played a game for the Tampa Bay Lightning since breaking his tibia and fibula on Feb. 7, was on the ice, in uniform, clearly ready to play in a do-or-die Eastern Conference First Round Game 4 against the Florida Panthers. When he was announced as a member of the starting lineup seconds before the game began, the cheers grew even louder. And after the Lightning had secured a 6-3...

  • Stamkos scores twice, Lightning defeat Panthers in Game 4 to avoid sweep

    TAMPA -- Steven Stamkos scored twice for the Tampa Bay Lightning, who avoided getting swept by the Florida Panthers with a 6-3 win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Amalie Arena on Saturday.Game 5 will be at Florida on Monday (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, BSFL, BSSUN). Brandon Hagel had two goals and an assist, and Brayden Point had a goal and two assists for the Lightning, the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the East. Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman each had three...

  • The Latest: Arguments start at Supreme Court in Trump’s bid to avoid prosecution

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump’s bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump’s lawyers

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    Rodgers' grand slam sparks Rockies over Padres 7-4 for 2nd win in 10 games

    By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Brendan Rodgers hit a go-ahead grand slam in a five-run fourth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 7-4 on Tuesday night for just their second win in 10 games. Colorado trailed 4-1 before Rodgers’ first career slam, a drive into the left-field bleachers

  • WATCH: Video Shows Nikola Jokic’s Brother Punching a Fan During Nuggets-Lakers Game 2

    A video emerged of the punch with Nikola Jokic’s brother Strahinga, who was under investigation by law enforcement and the NBA. In the video, shared by TMZ, Strahinja can be seen crossing rows of seats at Ball Arena and punching a man in the face. You would think Nikola Jokic’s brothers would be riding high […] The post WATCH: Video Shows Nikola Jokic’s Brother Punching a Fan During Nuggets-Lakers Game 2 first appeared on The Source.

  • NBA Investigating Nikola Jokic’s Brother Punching Another Fan in Stands at Playoff Game Against Lakers

    You would think Nikola Jokic’s brothers would be riding high during the Nuggets epic comeback  victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. But instead Jokic’s brother Strahinja, decked a fan in the seats which was caught on video. Witnesses say the wild scene happened right after Joker triumphed 101-99 over LeBron and the Lakers. The Nuggets […] The post NBA Investigating Nikola Jokic’s Brother Punching Another Fan in Stands at Playoff Game Against Lakers first appeared on The Source.