Tag: hitting

03 APR

Why Aren't More Japanese Sluggers Hitting the Big Time?

Japanese pitching phenom Shohei Ohtani made his Major League Baseball debut on opening night, March 29. But the 23-year-old flamethrower didn’t take the mound until Sunday. Rather, in his first big league at-bat, the Los Angeles Angels’ new designated hitter yanked the first pitch he saw for a single into right field. And with that, […]

09 MAR

Fortnite: Battle Royale is coming to mobile, hitting iOS before Android

Epic Games’s popular last-player-standing game Fortnite: Battle Royale is heading to mobile. It’s coming to iOS devices first, with Android support coming later this year. Players will be able to register starting on March 12. The publisher says that a limited number of invites will be sent out to start, but it will also hand […]

05 FEB

Nick Foles was the hero of the Super Bowl 2 years after hitting rock bottom and nearly retiring

Elsa/Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33 on Sunday night to win their first Super Bowl in franchise history. The game was won due in large part to the effort of quarterback Nick Foles, who was named Super Bowl MVP after the game. While speaking after the game, Foles detailed how […]

01 FEB

New £1 worth £205 thanks to this rare error is hitting the UK high street

£1 coins with errors can sell for large sums of money online.  The new 12-sided one pound coin came with a number of errors and the new currency was tested. This included running metal dyes, incorrect designs and silver centres that fell out. However, another rare £1 coin with a minting error has reportedly been […]

08 JAN

Exercise benefits: Hitting the gym before reaching 65 could reverse heart damage

GETTY People can prevent the risk of heart failure if they start exercising before the age of 65 Despite years of avoiding the gym, people can still prevent the risk of future heart failure if they do enough exercise in time. A wide-ranging new study suggests just half an hour’s exercise five times a week […]

31 DEC

Call of Duty: WWII — Here’s the ritual of hitting Prestige in multiplayer

I’ve been pretty religious about playing Call of Duty multiplayer every year. But with Call of Duty: WWII, I managed to hit the highest level of 55 in the game yesterday. That is the earliest I’ve hit Prestige, as the top level is known, that I can remember. That means I went through 55 levels in […]