Something that went a tad undernoticed in Paramount‘s announcement that it had added sweeteners to its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery: Compliance with what’s known as a second request for information in the Justice Department’s probe into the hostile takeover bid. In normal circumstances, such compliance can take over a year. The scope of the…
Feb 19, 2026, 07:13 PM ET The Milwaukee Brewers have given a new contract to Pat Murphy, the reigning two-time National League Manager of the Year, that makes him one of the highest-paid managers in Major League Baseball, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The new contract, which adds two years to his contract and…
Max Verstappen has said that F1’s new-for-2026 cars are anti-racing.Mark Thompson/Getty Images BAHRAIN — Formula 1‘s new generation of cars haven’t completed a competitive lap yet but have already been singled out for criticism by the sport’s star drivers. F1’s careful messaging around its brand-new cars was shattered a week into the first official preseason…
Tim MacMahonFeb 19, 2026, 06:47 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Multiple Authors The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will open the post-break portion of the schedule without injured stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams. Gilgeous-Alexander (abdominal strain) will…
These productions have been sticking to romance or family drama to keep costs down as they need fewer visual effects. But now AI can “elevate low-budget productions into more ambitious genres such as sci-fi, period drama and, now, action”, Kwok says.
ZDNET’s key takeaways The Beats Solo 4 headphones retail for $200 in Matte Black, Slate Blue, and Cloud Pink Beats’ best-selling headphones return with up-to-date features, signaling that the company used the product’s long hiatus wisely A tight fit and small ear cups may cut your listening experience shorter than you’d like. more buying choices…
The talk of Westwood this past week was a canceled lecture, set to be delivered by a New York media heavyweight. Bari Weiss, the Free Press founder and editor-in-chief of CBS News, was scheduled to deliver the Daniel Pearl Memorial lecture at UCLA‘s Burkle Center next week. The topic? The future of journalism. The reaction?…
