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Just two weeks are left in the 2026 Premier Lacrosse League season, and this weekend is the final regular-season contest in the inaugural WLL campaign.Editor’s PicksSeven PLL teams are in action, with the Boston Cannons playing two games during their homecoming weekend. Plus, it’s Throwback Weekend, with special uniforms to mark the occasion.Read on for details on each game, including how to watch, storylines and key stats courtesy of the PLL.As a reminder, fans can catch all the action in the ESPN App and in the PLL streaming hub.PLL home | StandingsMaryland Whipsnakes (5-5) vs. Boston Cannons (5-5)Friday, 6 p.m.…

Keen Ruffalo never planned to get into acting. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the now-25-year-old was in school for fashion design. Understandably, he wanted to find his own path instead of jumping into acting like his father Mark Ruffalo. But the pandemic changed his plans. He found himself not knowing what he’d do next with his life. “I was depressed as most people were during COVID and needed to figure out what to do,” Ruffalo tells The Hollywood Reporter on a recent Zoom. He realized that acting had brought his father joy, so he decided to explore why. Instead of…

After missing the cut-off mark to study Law, Christabel Ikegwuonu, who embraced International Law and Diplomacy at Babcock University and graduated with a first class, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI about her academic journey, becoming the first in her family to achieve a feat You graduated with first-class degree. How does it feel to have reached this milestone? I feel incredibly happy, fulfilled, and humbled. Graduating with a first class in International Law and Diplomacy means much more to me than an academic achievement. It made me feel seen and reminded me that I am capable of achieving more than I once…

The 1xCup 2026 qualifiers are gaining momentum. Over the first six matchdays, 48 teams played 24 matches and scored 78 goals. The opening matches have already highlighted several standout teams and players, although it is still too early to identify the tournament’s clear favorites. Lopsided wins and battles down to last kick From the opening matches, the qualifiers have delivered plenty of goals, with teams averaging more than three per game. Dosu Joseph FC set the pace on July 23 by routing Ikosi FC 5–1. OOA FA produced an even more convincing performance, defeating Ikoyi Dolphin FC 6–2. Ighalo FA…

PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 05: Head coach John Speraw of Team United States poses for a photo with his family following his team’s victory against Team Brazil in a Men’s Quarterfinal match on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris Arena on August 05, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)Getty ImagesUSA Volleyball’s Director of National Teams explains why women’s sports, youth participation and commercial investment are converging at exactly the right moment before the Los Angeles Olympic Games.(This is part two of a two-part story based on a Forbes exclusive interview with John Speraw…

OpenAI said Friday it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra after an internal review found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity — enough to warrant concern over its capabilities. OpenAI said in a blog post Friday that this model, which is still in development, reached its “critical cybersecurity threshold,” meaning it could independently identify and carry out cyberattacks against traditionally well-protected real-world systems. Under the company’s “Preparedness Framework,” which it created in 2023, this triggered additional safeguards. “While we continue to benchmark and assess this model, our preliminary evaluations indicate strong…

In an unstable geopolitical environment, countries are looking to secure access to artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, which are seen as essential to economic growth, scientific research, and national security. Few have placed sovereignty as …

This isn’t the summer Marcus Rashford or Manchester United had planned.There was an expectation on both sides that Barcelona would trigger their €30 million option to make his loan move permanent. Instead, the LaLiga giants poured more than €90 million into signing Anthony Gordon and Karim Adeyemi, and as things stand, Rashford will return to United next week to start his preseason preparations.In the absence of another solution, Rashford — who still has two years left on his Old Trafford contract — is set to be part of Michael Carrick’s squad this season. If he’s selected for the friendly against…

Original Wizards of Waverly Place star Jake T. Austin is sharing his feelings on not being invited to partake in the revival series days after its series finale. “To all the Wizards fans, just wanted to say for the record how disappointed I am to have not been included in the spinoff,” Austin wrote on his Instagram Story on Thursday, per People. “I was asked back in 2020 if I was interested in reprising my role and said that I was 100% in. Unfortunately, the powers that be decided to take the show in a different direction and my character…