Fans had been waiting in line for hours when Comic-Con International Preview Night kicked off on Wednesday, July 20. That sounds like business as usual at San Diego Comic-Con. But after two years of waiting due to the COVID-19 pandemic halting mass gatherings, the mood among con-goers, exhibitors and industry professionals alike was one of…
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Activations – live events that use activities to immerse fans in beloved TV shows and movies – are an integral part of the Comic-Con experience. One such activation is The Gray Man Training Program by Netflix, which can be easily spotted from the smoke rising out of the ABM Parking Lot at the corner of…
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Annie Rock is not a Baltimore native, but she’s adopted the Orioles. Her hometown Chicago Cubs remain her favorite, but the Orioles are her American League team, and she’s kept up with them since moving to Baltimore in 2019 for law school. In that time, she’s largely known the club as the worst in Major…
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Q: Ira, unlike many, I am not disappointed by the Heat not having any signings. I look as them having several options: Obtain a star like Donovan Mitchell or Kevin Durant without trading Bam Adebayo; obtain a guy like Myles Turner who fills a gaping hole and whose game complements Bam; go into the season…
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Q: Read your column on summer league, but who impressed you the most? – David. A: The sample size was small because of his week away due to COVID, but Jamal Cain emerged as yet another intriguing undrafted Heat prospect. Even in the brief sample size, he showed athleticism on both ends or the floor…
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Pitching, pitching and more pitching. That sums up the Chicago Cubs’ three-day, 20-round MLB draft. By the time the draft ended Tuesday afternoon, 16 of the Cubs’ 20 picks were pitchers along with two outfielders, a shortstop and a catcher. Vice president of scouting Dan Kantrovitz said afterward he would be surprised if the Cubs…
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If the NFL is looking for parity, it could not have asked for more from the AFC North in 2021. The divisional race went down to the penultimate week, with all four teams in playoff contention and the Cincinnati Bengals climbing from worst to first and ultimately to the Super Bowl. Injuries left the Ravens,…
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Are the Ravens a Super Bowl contender set up for an easy reload after injuries destroyed their 2021 season? Or are they a team in transition as they lick their wounds from last winter and navigate a tricky contract situation with franchise quarterback Lamar Jackson? Their roster is stuffed with former All-Pros and lauded draft…
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The Chicago White Sox began their MLB draft by selecting Oswego East pitcher Noah Schultz with the No. 26 pick. They also closed their draft with pitching, picking Ohio State’s Ethan Hammerberg in the 20th round. In all, the Sox selected 12 pitchers (nine right-handers and three lefties), six infielders, one outfielder and one catcher.…
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In 2019, just weeks after being inaugurated as California’s governor, Gavin Newsom issued what many took as a death knell for the state’s troubled bullet train project. “But let’s be real,” Newsom told legislators in his first State of the State address. “The current project, as planned, would cost too much and respectfully take too…
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