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The original Steam Controller went through countless iterations before Valve landed on the 2015 design, which gradually started to resemble something more familiar to an Xbox controller or DualShock. Though it only had one joystick, for some reason. One of those early prototypes—Chell, named after the Portal protagonist—featured two circular touchpads on either side, with a grid in the middle flanked by the Y, B, X, and A buttons. It’s easy to see why Valve ditched this concept, as it was far less ergonomic, with awkward button placement that would have clashed with everyone’s muscle memory. Nonetheless, a few of…
Taylor Fritz gets it done in the fourth set against Lorenzo Sonego. He rallies from down a set to win the final three sets, including the fourth-set tiebreak (7-5). He will play the winner of the Frances Tiafoe-Alexander Bublik match in the fourth round.Plenty of grit today from Fritz.
Add as preferred source on Google Felix Auger-Aliassime has experienced the ATP Tour both with and without Carlos Alcaraz being on it.Auger-Aliassime made his ATP Tour debut in 2018, and achieved his Grand Slam breakthrough at Wimbledon in 2021.This is when the Canadian reached the quarter-finals, before Alcaraz had even won his first ATP title.After Auger-Aliassime reached the fourth round of Wimbledon this year, he has explained the impact that Alcaraz has had on men’s tennis.Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP via Getty ImagesFelix Auger-Aliassime suggests Carlos Alcaraz has made the ATP Tour more difficultAuger-Aliassime comfortably beat qualifier Michael Zheng…
Most golfers have been taught to keep their heads down when chipping. But according to three-time major champion Padraig Harrington, the opposite feeling may be the key to cleaner contact, more spin and a better short game.The secret? Learning to use the ground.If you watch elite players closely, you’ll notice something most amateurs haven’t mastered quite yet. As the club approaches impact, they apply pressure to their lead foot and then rise up through impact.“We’re not trying to stay down. We’re not trying to keep our head down,” Harrington says. “I’m actually pushing myself back up with that left foot.…
It’s a rare off week in MMA, with July 4th meaning there isn’t much major MMA action going on this weekend. But it comes at the perfect time as we’re officially halfway through 2026, and poised to kick the back half of the year off with UFC 329 and the return of Conor McGregor.So, let’s chat about what the next six months might entail.Who is your pick to have the best 2nd half of 2026 and surpass Gaethje for Fighter of the Year?If you read our mid-year awards, you’ll know that Justin Gaethje was the runaway winner for Fighter of…
A 34-year-old Houston man has been charged with assault after allegedly driving around in his car, shooting homeless and disabled people in the face with a high-powered water gun and uploading the footage to social media. Christopher Cayce targeted people walking on sidewalks, standing in medians or lying near the street using a Spyra motorized water gun, marketed as the world’s strongest. The manufacturer explicitly warns against shooting people in the face or eyes due to the pressure it generates.Article continues after ad In some of the videos posted to his Facebook and YouTube accounts, Cayce allegedly lured victims toward…
The Boston Celtics have thrived for the most part under the guidance of Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens in that role. So much so that throughout his tenure as an executive of the team he joined as a head coach fresh off a pair of NCAA title games with Butler in 2013 that it became a catchphrase among fans to trust Stevens.That trust might be shattered among a large subset of those fans now after the trade of star forward Jaylen Brown for Paul George and what is widely seen by analysts and fans alike as an underwhelming…
MMA has been focusing less on the women’s bantamweight class in recent years. The first woman to step into the UFC octagon has given her unfiltered thoughts on why that is. The combatant in question is Liz Carmouche, who fought for the UFC bantamweight crown against Ronda Rousey years ago. But Carmouche plies her trade as a flyweight these days. Carmouche is on the heels of a guillotine choke win over Viviane Araujo. This flyweight fight transpired at PFL San Diego in the co-main event. During the PFL post-fight press conference, when asked why a weight class that was once…
Sorry, everyone, the “high demand” purchase limit on the PS5 Disc Drive accessory isn’t a sign of a revolution from everyone annoyed about the all-digital future, as it’s been in place for quite some time. Although the past few years have been undeniably rough for the gaming industry, the past few weeks have been some of the worst to date. Xbox started off in the spotlight after reports of mass layoffs and potential studio closures started circulating, but PlayStation ‘stole’ the show with its gut-punch of an announcement. From January 2028, PlayStation will cease disc production for all games, effectively…
South Africa and England collide on the opening weekend of the inaugural Nations Championship in a mighty meeting at Ellis Park.Steve Borthwick’s side face a gruelling itinerary over the next three weeks as they play in Johannesburg, Liverpool and Santiago del Estero bidding to put their worst-ever Six Nations behind them.AdvertisementIt is a daunting start to their summer campaign after four successive defeats, with the world champion Springboks fully loaded for their arrival.Rassie Erasmus’s squad worked off some rust in a fixture against the Barbarians and may just be looking to make a statement in their first meeting with England…