“We have to keep playing our game. We have to continue to do the little things.” Ahead of Game 3, Jackson Chourio joins @SophiaMinnaert to discuss the confidence he has in both himself and his teammates

After Nintendo shut down Mario Kart Tour, fans created private servers so people could keep playing, but to get access, you had to apply and get approved by the Discord admins. Then someone leaked the game’s APK, and the admins got angry, shut down the servers, and threatened to delete accounts. They wanted to keep the game alive, but apparently only for people they approved. Imagine gatekeeping a mobile game that Nintendo already shut down.

🚨 Virgil van Dijk on his contract expiring in June: “I feel good but it’s not about me at the moment. Let’s see. I’m not in any panic”. “I want to keep playing and continue what I’m doing. Let’s see what the season brings. I’ve had an amazing time already so far. If that will be extended, that’s the case”. “If not, then I will go somewhere else”. “There’s nothing to report at the moment but that doesn’t mean that there’s any stress or anything”.

🇺🇸 Belinda Bencic smashed a ball into the crowd after dropping serve and hit a spectator. Officials checked on the fan, gave Bencic a warning, and let her keep playing. Six years ago, Novak Djokovic hit a line judge in the throat with a ball at the U.S. Open and was disqualified on the spot. The rule isn’t automatic, but that’s exactly the problem: intent, force, injury and who gets hit all leave a huge amount of room for judgment. Djokovic was gone. Bencic stayed. That’s a lot of subjectivity for a decision that can end someone’s tournament. Writer: Sol