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TEMPE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 03: New Arizona Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur speaks to the media during a press conference at Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center on February 03, 2026 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Arizona Cardinals

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Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy looks on as head coach Ron Rivera watches his team before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at FedExField on September 10, 2023 in Landover, Maryland.

Eric Bieniemy’s Son Arrested, Charged With Mother’s Shooting

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Jacob Misiorowski #32 of the Milwaukee Brewers throws a pitch in the second inning against the Colorado Rockies at American Family Field on July 26, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

I Need Jacob Misiorowski To Please Be Careful!

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Blogs of Note

All The Trains I Rode In Los Angeles

How Tadej Pogacar Got The Joy Back

A Day In The Chaos Of Cycling’s Most Legendary Arena

Is Jimothy OK? A Creature Investigation

Sophie Cunningham Is About As Edgy As A Beach Ball

silhouette of people enjoying a concert
Podcasts

From Baby Trans To Headlining Act

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Dublin , Ireland - 26 July 2026; Jordan Flynn, left, and Kobe McDonald of Mayo lift the Sam Maguire Cup after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship final match between Kerry and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin.
Gaelic Football

After 75 Years Of Losing, Mayo Shocked The World And Shook A Stadium

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Munetaka Murakami (5) of the Chicago White Sox reacts after hitting a two-run home run
MLB

Munetaka Murakami Hit Two Homers For His Parents And They Still Prefer Their Dogs

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Mike Lombardi standing on the sidelines
College Football

UNC Places Mike Lombardi On Administrative Leave

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The last good website.

Arts And Culture

France Europe French Paris 7th arrondissement MusŽe Rodin Museum art sculpture hands

You’ve Got To Hand It To Rodin

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Danny McBride Leaves You Wandering

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four actors on a set that looks like a dark back porch with a hot tub

After The Argument Comes The Rest Of Your Lives

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Colson Whitehead Talks About Embracing Change, Pulling Off A Heist, And Finding A Good Coffee Table

Can Men Stop Hating Women?

For Better Or Worse, ‘The Odyssey’ Is Peak Christopher Nolan

How Cops Consolidated So Much Power Over Local Governments

An illustration of a hand taking a circuitous route to a mailbox to send in a tax return, while a number of other hands try to block it.
Politics

Free, Easy, Dead: The Difficult Birth And Predictable Death Of IRS Direct File

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NFL

Brick Johnson, Woody Johnson, and Roger Goodell pose for a photo

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: New York Jets

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Fernando Mendoza throwing a football

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Las Vegas Raiders

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Red Alert: Nick Sirianni Has Discovered ChatGPT

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Nick Sirianni

The Bears Wouldn’t Be The First NFL Team In Hammond, Indiana

Chicago Bears and Cardinals.

Podcasts

Here is the logo of the Normal Gossip podcast

Normal Gossip

The Distraction podcast

The Distraction

Try Hard

Only If You Get Caught

Nothing But Respect

Science

The images show two adult orcas feeding on the ocean sunfish,

Orcas Are Kerploding Sunfish Into A Thousand Pieces

an orange and black burying beetle on a blade of grass

Homosexually Humping Corpse-Eating Beetles Here For A Good Time, Not A Long Time

Colobus congensis, known locally as “likweli,” has a dramatic black face with pinkish-orange lips.

New Monkey! New Monkey! There’s A New Monkey!

This photomicrograph of a fresh stool sample, which had been prepared using a 10% formalin solution, and stained with modified acid-fast stain, revealed the presence of four Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts in the field of view.

Why The Explosive Diarrhea Parasite Is Way Worse Than Regular Diarrhea Parasites

Basketball

LeBron James Is A Philadelphia 76er

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LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Vj Edgecombe #77 of the Philadelphia 76ers smile during the second half of the game

Here Is An Extremely And Needlessly Complicated Way To Rescue Portland From Tom Dundon

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Owner Tom Dundon of the Portland Trail Blazers speaks during a press conference before a game on April 2, 2026.

Phee’s Back

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Napheesa Collier

Miami Heat Post, Then Remove, Video That I Am Taking To Mean LeBron James Is Definitely Coming Back To Miami

LeBron James of the Miami Heat celebrates winning Game 7 of the NBA Finals at the American Airlines Arena June 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. The Miami Heat, led by NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James, won the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year by defeating the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 in game seven of the championship series.

Lu Dort And Zaccharie Risacher Involved In Depressing Trade

Luguentz Dort #5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder celebrates after a play against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Paycom Center on April 2, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Zaccharie Risacher #10 of the Atlanta Hawks reacts during the third quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at State Farm Arena on January 7, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia

James Dolan Sues Wired Magazine For Writing A Story About His Shitty Ways

General views around Madison Square Garden on June 30, 2026 in New York City.

The Bucks Are Paying So Much For Gary Trent Jr. That The NBA Is Worried

Gary Trent Jr. makes a face.

Which Version Of The Indiana Fever Is The Real One?

A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces drives against Aliyah Boston #7 of the Indiana Fever in the second quarter of their game at Michelob ULTRA Arena on July 12, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Advice

A dad sits in the grass at a park with his shirt off listening to music on headphones and reading the paper while his baby sleeps next to him

What’s Going To Happen To The Rest Of My Life After I Become A Parent?

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Children participate in a pasta eating competition

I Demand We Normalize Chewing With Your Mouth Open

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A father and son buy fireworks at a stand

Is It Possible To Teach My Kid How To Manage Risk?

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View of the Baltic Sea beach on the Gulf of Riga.

I Crave The Ocean

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Journalismism

Pat McAfee yelling into a mic

ESPN Just Keeps Getting Smaller And Louder

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Shadows falling on a tennis stadium

Tennis.com Lived And Died With The Internet

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Lindsey Graham gives a double thumbs up in front of an Israeli flag

Atlantic Writer: I Will Always Cherish The Day Lindsey Graham Told Me I Looked Like Shit Mere Hours After A Mass Shooting

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Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Mike Pennel Jr. (69) before an NFL game

ESPN Retracts Article About NFL Player And Dead Woman In Dominican Republic

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Crosswords

Serena Williams of United States prepares to serve against Maya Joint of Australia during their Ladies' Singles first round match on day two of The Championships Wimbledon 2026 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 30, 2026 in London, England.

The Crossword, July 27: Way Downtown (Themeless)

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ABC/ESPN sideline reporter Katie George interviews head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs after the Friday afternoon college football game between the UGA Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on November 28, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.

The Crossword, July 20: No Half Measures

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Amanda Gutierres #9 of Boston Legacy FC defends Joelle Anderson #18 of Bay FC during a game between Boston Legacy FC and Bay FC at PayPal Park on May 15, 2026 in San Jose, California.

The Crossword, July 13: Flat Out

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France's Marie Wattel, France's Leon Marchand and France's Yohann Ndoye-Brouard react after the final of the mixed 4x100m medley relay final swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 3, 2024.

The Crossword, July 6: We’re Halfway There

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More

Cycling

Some More Stuff I Saw At The Tour de France

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Fans at Montmartre pictured before stage 21 of the 2026 Tour de France cycling race, a stage of 130km from Thoiry to Paris Champs-Elysees , on Sunday 26 July 2026. The 113th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 4 July in Barcelona, Spain, and will finish in Paris, France on the 26th of July. BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)
Tennis

All Hail Lilli Tagger And The One-Hander

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Lilli Tagger hits a one-handed backhand.
MLB

Pete Crow-Armstrong Is Good Enough To Raise The Forbidden Question

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Pete Crow-Armstrong holding a bat
MLB

The Dodgers Went To Grandpa’s House!

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President Donald Trump holds up a Los Angeles Dodgers jersey as he hosted 2025 World Series champions in the Rose Garden of the White House on July 23, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Gaelic Football

From Cursed To First? Mayo And Teen Sensation Kobe McDonald Want To Win Just Once

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Dublin , Ireland - 11 July 2026; Kobe McDonald of Mayo during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final match between Mayo and Louth at Croke Park in Dublin. (Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
Cycling

A Good Tour de France Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

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EF Education - EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz cycles to the finish line to win the 18th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 185 km between Voiron and Orcières-Merlette in the French Alps, on July 23, 2026. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)
Podcasts

Arachnid Surgical Robots And Neckless Third Basemen, With Paul Tremblay

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Marcelo Mayer #11 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after striking out to end the fourth inning against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on June 25, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts.
MLB

The Red Sox’s Streak Is Over, But The Children Have Feasted

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Wally the Green Monster hoists a sign in honor of the Boston Red Sox 15 straight wins

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Interviews

Interviews

An Interview With Three Italian Backpackers Who Crossed The Pyrenees And Accidentally Ran Into The Tour de France

Arts And Culture

Meet The Broadway Actor Teaching Public Defenders How To Win In Court

Interviews

John Early’s Secret Is Total Commitment

Interviews

Justin Ellis TELLS ALL About Minneapolis Life In This EXCLUSIVE Interview

Interviews

Cat Fitzpatrick On Writing Transsexuals Into Iambic Pentameter