The most successful season in the 127 years of the Columbia baseball program ended Monday with a dispiriting thud. The University of Miami thrashed the Lions, 21-3, in the Coral Gables regional of the N.C.A.A. tournament at Alex Rodriguez Park, the Hurricanes' home stadium. … [Read more...]
Live and Kicking: Soccer Games to Watch
The good news is there are two big soccer games with global appeal this week. The bad news is that they are nearly on top of each other. The soccer editor Andrew Das, a shameless Ajax supporter, tells you what to watch. … [Read more...]
2015 Belmont: American Pharoah and the Other Contenders
After winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, American Pharoah is the favorite to also take the Belmont and become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978. But he will face a fairly large field, including some talented horses who are well rested after skipping the Preakness. … [Read more...]
Sounders 2, Red Bulls 1: Red Bulls Fall on Late Goal by Sounders
SEATTLE -- Chad Barrett scored 30 seconds into second-half stoppage time to give the Seattle Sounders a 2-1 comeback victory over the Red Bulls on Sunday. … [Read more...]
What Role Will Peggy Carter Play In Captain America: Civil War?
The Wicked + The Divine is coming to Television. Margot Robbie swoops into action in new Suicide Squad set pictures. Another comic book character becomes a season regular on Gotham. Plus, Bryan Fuller teases a “drop the mic” finale to the new season of Hannibal, and more Heroes Reborn casting. Spoilers Now! … [Read more...]
Author Paolo Bacigalupi On Optimistic Science Fiction
Hugo-Award winning author Paolo Bacigalupi is on tour in support of The Water Knife, and at his event yesterday in Brookline, Mass., he was asked about the disparity between “optimistic” scifi and “pessimistic” scifi. One of his observations: “Science fiction hunts for the techno fix, not the social fix.” … [Read more...]
A History of DC Crossovers: The Dark Age
Ooh boy. This is going to be a tough one. Previously, the Bronze Age ended with the publication of Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns. From now on, due to the success of those two books, comics would take a turn for the dark and the edgy. You think, “Oh, how bad can it be?” but I haven’t even gotten to the part where a bunch of supervillains sell their souls to the Devil. … [Read more...]
Now Available on Steam – BLADESTORM: Nightmare
BLADESTORM: Nightmare is the newest evolution of 2007s BLADESTORM: The Hundred Years War using the latest technologies and introducing many new elements. Check it out on Steam today! … [Read more...]