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The first two NSL games are in the books. First up was the game at BC Place, between the Rise and the Wild: Earlier today, AFC Toronto and les Roses got their respective campaigns started at BMO Field: In both cases, these home venues were one-time deals... for now, at least. For the...

Aaron Judge has been announced as team captain for the USA at next year's World Baseball Classic: Sounds like Mike Trout is still in line for a berth on the team's 2026 WBC roster, though.

In the SFU, the tiger-like Kzintis and the lynx-like Lyrans share a common ancestor; no-one knows for sure who (or what) placed them on their respective home planets, though they are referred to in the modern era as the "Leopard Kings". It is wise not to mention this ancestral gnetic connection...

I am... somewhat disappointed that the Switch 2 does not have analogue triggers. While I suppose first-party Nintendo games would be expected to function well enough with digital triggers in mind, this might impact certain third-party titles that are, or which could be, ported over to the...

Next week, the inaugural Northern Super League season is set to kick off in Canada: Having hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup back in 2015, it has been long overdue for there to be a Canadian professional women's soccer league. But, better late than never, I suppose! Six teams are set to take...

CGL recently announced a new "Continuum" product line, which is set to cover alternate takes on BattleTech beyond that seen in the "Prime" BT universe. First up is a box set called BattleTech: Gothic; there's a preview PDF linked to in this article which offers a basic outline of the setting...

Happy US - and Canada - Opening Day! No matter which ballpark, on either side of the border, you might be watching a game at, no doubt you'll hear a familiar song at some point: Also, here is a look - and listen - back at the two-game series which opened the season over at the Tokyo Dome:

While I certainly welcome talk of Neutronium in this thread as it pertains to the Star Fleet Universe, I might kindly ask for discussions of references to this material in the Franchise, or in other licensed works, be spun off into its own, dedicated thread. ----- On another topic: as noted in...

Best Buy in the U.S. and in Canada have placed the SteamOS version of the Lenovo Legion Go S on pre-order. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time that Best Buy is selling a PC handheld with an OS other than Windows. Might other Linux devices follow suit?

The group portion of Pool B for the WBCQs is done and dusted. Colombia breezed through to secure a direct slot in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, with one of their three games ending via Mercy Rule at the bottom of the seventh. They'll be joined by either Germany or Brazil - who incidentally...

Before making a return trip to the Omega Octant, there is a territory located along the Galactic Rim of the Alpha Octant which is of note: namely, the Vudar Enclave. ----- The reptilian Vudar are native to a world in Federation and Empire hex 1619, close to the Galactic Energy Barrier, with is...

After a tense Game 7 in front of a packed crowd at the Taipei Dome, Chinese Taipei managed to secure a 6-3 win against Spain, booking a spot for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. With Pool A of the WBCQs now done and dusted, the focus turns to Pool B in Tuscon, Arizona; where Colombia, Brazil...

Day 2 of the WBC Qualifiers is done. Once again, Nicaragua manged to win by 2 runs to 1 in extra innings, this time against Spain. Meanwhile, Chinese Taipei managed an inside-the-park home run, in the course of their 9-1 win against South Africa. Day 3 shall decide which one team gets a...

In Day 1 of the WBC Qualifiers, South Africa narrowly lost to Nicragaua by 2-1 in extra innings. Later on, Spain made quite the statement against the host team, defeating Chinese Taipei by 12 runs to 5 - and getting very close to triggering the Mercy Rule in the process. On a side note: I...

A number of MLB hopefuls are likely to take part in the qualifiers for next year's World Baseball Classic, which are set to start later this week. Of the two qualifier pools to be held, the one being hosted in Taiwan might be of particular note - not least since the host team is set to play all...

This year's three J. League divisions are set to kick off this weekend; this is to be the last season before the league switches over to a "fall-to-spring" calendar. (As a reminder, the league's official English YouTube channel live streams a number of J1 League games each week, typically with...

On the comics side of the Marvel multiverse, a number of Asian and Asian-American superheroes have in recent years been part of the New Agents of Atlas. To date, while such a team has not (yet?) made an appearance in the MCU, a few variants of these characters have shown up over time, to...

For comparison's sake, the Romulans as portrayed over in the Star Fleet Universe have a full range of officer and enlisted ranks. This PDF shows the rank insignia used, while more detailed info is in the Romulan sourcebook for the Prime Directive RPG system. In theory, the Romulan military is a...

As it happens, there is a company called Komodo which facilitates retail store availability for the Steam Deck (both LCD and OLED models) in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. For anyone in those places, here is a list of authorized retail stores. For anyone who isn't, well...

As a reminder, any references to Neutronium from the post-1979 Franchise is outside of the scope of the Star Fleet Universe. But, if it helps, I might take a "skip" back to the Alpha Octant for a moment here, and talk about the Nicozian Concordance in more detail. Before I go on, I should note...