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The essay I eventually wrote fell a wee bit short of any de Tocquevillean insight and, as far as I know, is not required reading today on anybody’s list. But I do remember one conclusion I reached: the NBA had no significant claim on the American consciousness. That revelation came to me in the city of Detroit, where I arrived on the evening of what would turn out to be one of the most historic games in NBA history: the sixth game of the finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers....

RELATED: The Scariest Regular Enemies Found In Horror Games Evil Dead: The Game is like an amalgamation of everything that came before it. There is no central core story as the survivor team in multiplayer has to just collect pages to vanquish evil from returning. That’s the basic premise of most of the game, but there is still a lot more players can learn before hitting start. 8 Headphones Are A Must Monsters can come out of anywhere in Evil Dead: The Game....

The bill, known as HB1645, had already passed its first reading before it went through the House’s Energy and Environmental Protection committee, as well as the Labor and Tourism committees, on Thursday. If the bill passes, hotels would be encouraged to offer customers items like shampoo, conditioner and soap in bulk dispensers. The legislation aims to do away with plastic toiletries, which are said to contribute greatly to Hawaii’s growing problem with plastic pollution....

In the blog post, Director of Community Sanya Weathers describes how State of Decay 2 will launch with three maps for players to enjoy. While Weathers didn’t reveal exactly how these maps will be explored or presented for players, she did provide a few details as to why the developer is offering more than one map for players. Weathers said: Essentially, Undead labs is offering multiple maps in order to keep things fresh for players and to open the door to additional content down the road....

As announced by Undead Labs in a blog post, State of Decay 2 will be showcased at E3 2017 in June. According to Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain, the State of Decay 2 presentation at E3 2017 will be rather substantial, as fans will get another look at its gameplay, as well as learn the game’s release date and the systems it’s coming out for. It’s interesting that Strain made it a point to say that fans will learn which systems they’ll be able to play State of Decay 2 on....

Unfortunately, the state of Maine’s school-funding policies ignore these truths. What’s more, they violate the First Amendment and recent Supreme Court rulings prohibiting discrimination against religion. Maine provides tuition assistance for students who live in districts without a public school—unless they want to attend certain religious schools. Even if a school meets the state’s accreditation and curriculum requirements, if it promotes religious belief or incorporates aspects of religious practice, it’s out....

STATS and Elias Sports Bureau may be the heavy hitters in the stats game, but more and more, smaller companies are shagging business, too. What’s driving the boom? Rotisserie leagues, where participants use statistics to build and compare fantasy teams. Lew Fidler, of the Rotisserie League Baseball Association, says players can buy data from more than 60 companies: “There’s an enormous market out there.” Knowing that the White Sox’s Ozzie Guillen hits the highest percentage of foul balls may mean little to the average fan, but to the baseball-obsessed, the diamond’s numbers are precious....

In response, India got off to a brilliant start thanks a blistering 41 off just 25 balls from Rohit Sharma. Although he got out before making his fifty, Kohli and Dhawan both made centuries and added 212 for the second wicket to set the perfect platform. But a middle-order collapse handed the Australians the game on a silver platter. India lost their last nine wickets for just 46 runs as Australia won by 25 runs....

IPL 6 has been action packed and full of surprises, although the season has just started. Here is the points table, till the 7th of April 2013. 0 votes

Sachin Tendulkar stands above everyone else when it comes to the highest runs made in international cricket. But who has been the most prolific scorer in the 21st century? Since 2000, the turn of century, who has been the highest run-scorer in Test cricket? Sri Lankan giant Kumar Sangakkara emerges the frontrunner here, with almost 12000 runs at a stupendous average of 58.76, followed closely by the South African colossal Jacques Kallis who accumulated 11440 runs at 58....

Smith: Your family has run the company for nearly a century. Does family ownership create problems in attracting top managerial talent? Crain: They know they can’t get the top job, but on the other hand they do know that if they come in as publisher they get to run their own show. My brother and I don’t constantly look over anybody’s shoulder. Autonomy attracts good people. Over the last 10 or 15 years, the publishing business has favored rapid start-ups, mergers and acquisitions, and big bets....

Friday seemed to be the day for ridiculous plays, highlighted by a steal of home by Jacoby Ellsbury, an odd triple play from the White Sox and a powerful throw from Yasiel Puig. MORE: Ranking the best cities for MLB expansion Ellsbury gave the Yankees the spark they needed as they were down 3-2 to the Rays. Leading off third base with a runner at second, Ellsbury took off for home as Rays lefty Matt Moore wound up on the mound....

Portable gaming has long been a big part of the industry. The mainstream success of the GameBoy, the DS/3DS, and the PSP showed that many players like the ability to take their games on the go. Hardware limitations also inspired a lot of creativity, especially with Japanese developers. The DS/3DS specifically are chock full of JRPGs and other titles that utilized the unique hardware and experience of portable gaming in innovative ways....

Valve has been hard at work testing the numerous games on its platform in order to check compatibility with the Steam Deck. While Steam has said that the majority of games should work, fans will likely want to know for themselves what games they already own that will be perfect for the device. RELATED: Steam Deck Battery Can Be Extended Through AMD’s Upscaling Tech Steam users can now accomplish this by logging into their Steam accounts....

Despite releasing not long after the PlayStation 4 version, Nier Automata suffered from all manner of problems on Steam. A locked frame rate, awkward controls, and random crashes are but a few examples. And since Square Enix seemed to have no intentions to address them, players resorted to downloading fan mods to fix the issues. RELATED: Nier Replicant Claims Top Sales Spot on Steam Earlier this year, Square Enix finally commented on the situation, saying that a patch for the Steam version was in development, but it didn’t share any details beyond that....

Starfield is a shoe-in appearance at this year’s Xbox-Bethesda showcase, and while there has been discussion on the game’s content and story, any mention of a release date has been conspicuously absent. However, industry insider Jason Schreier has slated Starfield to finally see a release date at the upcoming Xbox-Bethesda E3 showcase. While no specific date was given, it’s suggested that Starfield will arrive in late 2022. RELATED: Microsoft Aims to Release At Least One New First-Party Title on Xbox Game Pass Each Quarter...

Howard has also commented on the goal of creating a realistic world with Starfield, capturing what technology and life will be like several hundred years in the future. To this end, Howard visited SpaceX and has talked with NASA professionals to encapsulate the natural evolution of technology, avoiding the flashy and exotic tech of other games and media. That’s not to say color and vibrancy won’t be found in the game, but grounding it in natural realism helps with immersion....

He didn’t listen, and we are all grateful for that. Now, at 38 years old, it’s time for Brett to go. Favre may not have gotten his fondest wish, the rare Elway exit in which a superstar goes out on top, but this past season he came close—closer than he or anyone else had reason to expect. Despite playing with a bunch of no-name receivers, Favre put up his best passing numbers in years, including the highest completion percentage (66....

Clemens was then in his first year with the Toronto Blue Jays and, having bolted the Boston Red Sox after 13 record-setting seasons, was demonstrating that pitching well is the best revenge. By the time I popped up to Sky Dome, he had won his first 11 games. Our interview was cordial, by Roger’s uptight and somewhat prickly standards, but not very informative. He tends to answer questions reflexively (“I’m exactly the same pitcher I always was”) but not reflectively....