As the 2026 Winter Olympics come to a close, a whole new game is afoot: the mad dash to make money on exclusive memorabilia. When the Games are over, most of the event’s coolest collectibles will become very hard to find, plundered by scalpers and bargain hunters and only... Read more

Aron Borod, also known as Ari, is now officially at Polymarket, and the once-sealed court fight over his departure from Fanatics is coming into sharper focus. On Thursday (February 19), Polymarket confirmed it had brought Borod on board as president of its sports business development division, locking in a... Read more

Millions of soccer fans around the world are readying themselves for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to start in June, but until then, Major League Soccer can entertain all US fans of the sport. Changes are coming to MLS, which kicks off its regular season on Feb. 21 with games... Read more

I’ll be honest. Testing out the latest OLED gaming monitor or eye-popping 6K monitor is a lot more fun than the cheap stuff. But I’m not delusional. I know that when it comes to computer monitors, most people just want something affordable that gets the job done. Not miserable... Read more

A massive illegal gambling crackdown in Hitchcock, Texas, has resulted in 33 arrests, the seizure of hundreds of gaming machines, and the arrest of the city’s sitting mayor after investigators uncovered what authorities describe as an organized criminal operation spread across the city. Investigators with the Galveston County Organized... Read more

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s the long Saturday version, and some of the... Read more

It has never been more expensive to buy a new car. The average transaction price last month for buyers in the United States was $48,576, up nearly a third from 2019, according to Edmunds. The “affordable” car—$20,000 or less—is dead. The high prices have been pinned on plenty of... Read more

Missouri’s top law enforcement official is telling businesses across the state to get rid of slot-style gaming machines immediately, saying they are illegal under current law. Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway delivered that message Thursday (February 19) in a video posted to X and during testimony before lawmakers. Her... Read more

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. I actually thought the purple category, usually the most difficult, was... Read more

President Trump is adding a new 10 percent tariff on nearly all imports to the United States, following a Supreme Court ruling that overturned most of the levies imposed by the US government last year. In an executive order signed Friday evening, Trump outlined a few exceptions, including imports... Read more