TL;DR: Wizards of the Coast revealed the first wave of commanders from Magic: The Gathering’s Mystery Booster: Commander Edition at Gen Con, displaying rule-breaking mechanics, deep MTG lore, and cards built around multiplayer chaos ahead of the set’s release. Magic: The Gathering has never shied away from weird card design, but Wizards of the Coast’s…
House of the Dragon Season 3 is here, and you know what that means: It’s time to take a climb into the very tangled branches of the Targaryen family tree. Over the first two seasons of House of the Dragon, some of these branches have been pruned. (RIP to the many Targs who’ve perished in…
The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times‘ revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe. With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who…
Cori Bush’s 2024 primary loss to Wesley Bell was heralded as a major defeat for the insurgent progressive movement. Now, their rematch for Missouri’s 1st District two years later comes at a time when Bush and her allies seem to be winning the battle for the future of the Democratic Party. The dueling factions in…
The battle to become the country’s next progressive leader in the mold of Bernie Sanders is heating up ahead of Democrats’ direction-defining Michigan Senate primary. Nowhere is the jockeying and strategy unfolding behind the scenes more pronounced than between Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Ro Khanna of California, who have taken disparate…
The fun of NFL training camp is the bustling enthusiasm of the coaches, the players and the media. But it also makes it difficult to cut away the fiction from fact. It’s hope season and hype season. It’s also the season for catastrophe and doom. A perfect example? A.J. Brown dropped a pass in his…
The summer of soccer continues after the best World Cup ever. This time, select teams from Major League Soccer and their Liga MX counterparts will kick off the Leagues Cup in the latest edition of the tournament. Here’s what to know as 36 teams featuring star players like Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi square off in…
The vast majority of NFL teams won’t begin padded practices until Monday, but that isn’t stopping us from noticing things around the league in the opening week of training camp. As we get settled in at training camps around the country, there are a handful of items that have stood out to us in the…
Clint Dempsey didn’t hesitate. When I asked arguably the greatest American soccer player of all time what the U.S. men’s national team must do to keep its fans engaged and create new ones before the next World Cup arrives in 2030, Dempsey — the USMNT’s all-time co-scoring leader and a FOX Sports analyst during the…
INDYCAR HEADQUARTERS (Indianapolis) — Anyone who has watched INDYCAR’s rollout of its 2028 car probably already knows what the buzzwords (or buzz slogan) is for its new machine. Track Records. To say that INDYCAR is focused — maybe even a little obsessed — with setting track records with its new car (the IR-28 is what…
