Get ready to ring in 2026! It's an annual tradition for nearly 1 million people to gather in N.Y.C. every Dec. 31 to watch the annual New Year's Eve ball drop, while over 1 billion more people tune in ...

The Avatar video game is better than the movies. I say this as someone who has dumbly adored James Cameron’s Avatar movies for a long time. The original 2009 film was my first ever midnight premiere, ...

Isiah Thomas hasn’t held back when it comes to his thoughts on why LaMelo Ball has struggled to reach NBA superstar status. When LaMelo Ball took home the 2020-21 Rookie of the Year award, plenty of ...

CHICAGO (AP) — No. 5 UConn played without Solo Ball on Sunday for the first time this season. It took a while for the Huskies to adjust, but they figured it out eventually. Ball missed UConn's 72-54 ...

Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the number of times the crystal ball will drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. The ball will be relit as the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men's basketball team had multiple possessions to tie or take the lead in the final 10 minutes against undefeated Miami but couldn't fully close the gap and fell 86-77 on ...

The tradition of watching the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve started in 1907. At the time, the ball was made of iron and wood. After multiple redesigns, today's ball weighs 12,350 pounds ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The iconic New Year’s Eve ball drop is getting an encore in 2026 — but this time on the Fourth of July. Tourists and New York City locals will take over the streets of Times Square at midnight on ...

It’s a simple phrase and a simple action. “Pick up every loose ball,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said. That basic action of making sure a loose football lying on the ground is picked up ended up ...