The New Scientist Book Club moved from the dystopian near-future imagined by Grace Chan in Every Version of You in November to the utopian far-future imagined by Iain M. Banks in The Player of Games ...

Knicks guard Jalen Brunson is best known for his scoring and leadership, but for one night he was the team's best defender. Yes, really. Head coach Mike Brown announced after the Knicks' 132-101 rout ...

This is the story of a man who went far away for a long time, just to play a game. The man is a game-player called “Gurgeh.” The story starts with a battle that is not a battle, and ends with a game ...

Dozens of college basketball players have been implicated in a sweeping point-shaving and betting scheme. Federal prosecutors allege they conspired to "underperform" during games and reap the winnings ...