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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 24: Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer hands Kawhi Leonard his jersey as he and Paul George are introduced at Green Meadows Recreation Center on July 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

NBA Crushes Clippers After Kawhi Leonard Investigation

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DENVER, COLORADO - AUGUST 21: Sean Payton of the Denver Broncos looks on during a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers at Empower Field At Mile High on August 21, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images)

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Denver Broncos

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Italy's Lorenzo Sonego returns the ball to Germany's Alexander Zverev during the men's singles first round tennis match on day three of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 1, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Interminable U.S. Open Night Sessions Are Bad For Everyone Except Me

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Blogs of Note

Folarin Balogun Had Every Right To Blow Up The Transfer Deadline

LIV Golf Hopes Screwing Its Own Players In Bankruptcy Will Secure Its Future

CBS News Now Performing Oafish Racism On Behalf Of Bari Weiss

Bill Simmons Is De-Apexing

An Interview With A Biographer Of Renée Richards, An Actual Trans Pro Athlete

1950s FATHER LYING ON A SOFA WITH NEWSPAPER OVER HIS HEAD WHILE SON IS STANDING OVER HIM WITH BAT BALL AND BASEBALL GLOVE (Photo by D. Corson/ClassicStock/Getty Images)
Minor Dilemmas

How Can I Be A Good Parent If I’m Conflict-Avoidant?

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France's Gael Monfils reacts after a point against Paraguay's Adolfo Daniel Vallejo during the men's singles first round tennis match on day three of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 1, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Tennis

Gael Monfils Can Make The Crowd Dance To A Swan Song

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SAN ANTONIO, TX - DECEMBER 30: A TCU Horned Frogs helmet rests on the sidelines during Valero Alamo Bowl game featuring the TCU Horned Frogs and the USC Trojans on December 30, 2025 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX.
College Football

TCU Bans Hometown Newspaper After Locker Room Fight Report

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Alexandra Eala of the Philippines celebrates defeating Mary Stoiana of the United States in the first round on Day 3 of the US Open
Tennis

Alex Eala Is The Best Show In Town

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The last good website.

Arts And Culture

What Do Booksellers Make Of “The End Of Reading”?

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Dolly Parton stands alone on stage holding a microphone. She's wearing a flowy red top and black bottoms.

Dolly Parton Prepared Us For The End

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Dolly Parton's nails

Don’t Forget The Nails

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Dolly, Josephine, And Me

There Is Only One Lesson Of Red Vienna

The Cozy-Looking Sweaters In ‘Reds,’ Ranked

Possible Red Card: The Beatles Movie Wigs

four actors in bad Beatles wigs pose for a photo
Arts And Culture

Dolly, Josephine, And Me

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Why Your Team Sucks

Head coach Sean McVay celebrates after a third quarter touchdown from Puka Nacua #12 of the Los Angeles Rams against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Los Angeles Rams

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CJ Stroud getting sacked

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Houston Texans

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Why Your Team Sucks 2026: San Francisco 49ers

Kyle Shanahan

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Buffalo Bills

Josh Allen after getting sacked

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this NASA handout, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches with NASA'S Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope onboard from Launch Complex 39A, on August 30, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Roman will investigate dark energy and dark matter, conduct a statistical census of planetary systems, and enable a broad range of additional astrophysics research. Launch occurred at 7:26 a.m. EDT. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)

There’s A New Space Telescope On Its Way To Help Answer The Biggest Question In The Universe

a strange-looking fish called the red-lipped batfish with the reds week logo

Why Does The Red-Lipped Batfish Look Like That?

Spiders!

Who Needs Life On Mars When It Has Glacial Spiders?

Rock Layers in Lower Mound in Gale Crater on the surface of Mars, with the Reds Week logo at the center on a mound

Let’s Remember Some Publications That Said We Would Get To Mars By 2026

Politics

NFL

A detail view of the NFL logo painted on the field prior to a preseason NFL football game on August 13, 2026 in Santa Clara, California.

NFL Puts Three Players On Paid Leave

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Daejon Love running routes on the beach

Daejon Love Will Go Down As A Scammer For The Ages

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Pat McAfee reacts in the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Indianapolis Colts

I Played Pat McAfee’s Album For Another Frequently Red-Faced, Sleeveless Baby

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Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears and DJ Moore #2 of the Chicago Bears visit on set of the Wildcard on Prime post game show after an NFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Chicago Bears

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MLB

Ketel Marte #4 of the Arizona Diamondbacks walks into the dugout before the MLB game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Chase Field on August 31.

Ketel Marte’s Bridge-Burning Hat Raises, Leaves Unanswered Several Questions

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Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Arte Moreno sold a controlling interest in the Angel franchise to Rams owner Stan Kroenke.

After Imprisoning The Angels In The Toilet For Decades, Arte Moreno Is Cashing Out

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Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs takes the field prior to the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on August 30, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.

The Chicago Cubs Would Like Your Attention

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DENVER, CO - AUGUST 31: Colton Cowser #17 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates robs Jake McCarthy of the Colorado Rockies of a home run in the ninth inning that would have won the game at Coors Field on August 31, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Baltimore Orioles won the game 2-1. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

Holy God Damn, Colton Cowser

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WNBA

Kiki Rice #1 of the Toronto Tempo celebrates a basket as the Toronto Tempo play the Indiana Fever at ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto. August 18, 2026.

The Tempo Have To Take Things At Their Own Pace

Olivia Miles celebrates after making a shot

We’re Still Looking For Someone Who Can Guard Olivia Miles

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Chamique Holdsclaw #23 of the Washington Mystics gets ready to shoot the ball while Mery Andrade #23 of the Cleveland Rockers guards her

Chamique Holdsclaw Made Headlines, Made Mistakes, And Made History

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WNBA Pride logo on a chair.

Atlanta Dream And WNBA Embrace Anti-Trans Losers

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Crosswords

Nicole Gosling #61 of the Montréal Victoire celebrates her goal with teammates on the bench during the third period against the Ottawa Charge in Game One of the PWHL Walter Cup Final at Place Bell on May 14, 2026 in Laval, Quebec, Canada.

The Crossword, Aug. 31: Prepare For Trouble, And Make It Double (Themeless)

Manager Terry Francona #77 of the Cincinnati Reds argues with umpire Chris Conroy #98 after being ejected from the game in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on June 5, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri.

The Crossword, Aug. 24: Bat To Ball

Midge Purce #23 of NJ/NY Gotham FC warms up before the match against the Houston Dash at Shell Energy Stadium on August 01, 2026 in Houston, Texas.

The Crossword, Aug. 17: Roster Talks

Passengers arrive on an Amtrak train at Union Station on December 04, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Amtrak carried a record 32.8 million passengers in their 2024 fiscal year, a 15 percent increase over the same period in 2023.

The Crossword, Aug. 10: Midpoint

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Podcasts

Canada Vs. America, With Jake Bittle

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TORONTO, ONTARIO - MAY 21: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the Toronto Raptors high fives rapper Drake during game four of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on May 21, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Podcasts

Turn This Segway Around

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Funbag

You Can Magically Ban One Sports Injury Forever. What Do You Pick?

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Donte DiVincenzo
Cycling

Philly Is The Star Of The Philadelphia Cycling Classic

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The peloton passes the Philadelphia Museum of Art during the Women's Philadelphia Cycling Classic.
The Fights

The Future Face Of The Heavyweight Division Gets Disfigured

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Moses Itauma takes a punch from Filip Hrgovic
Tennis

Novak Djokovic Pukes And Crumbles At The U.S. Open

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during a changeover against Mariano Navone
Soccer

Chelsea Contains Thrilling Multitudes

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Cole Palmer of Chelsea celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal with Morgan Rogers, Jorrel Hato and Pep Chavarria during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Chelsea FC and Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge on August 30, 2026 in London, England.
Reds Week

It’s No Longer Reds Week

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Mr. Redlegs dressed as a communist general

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Advice

Minor Dilemmas

What Do I Do About My Fragile Kid?

Funbag

Please Tell Me Red Wine Is Good For Me

Minor Dilemmas

“No Dada!” How Do You Deal With A Toddler Who Clearly Prefers The Other Parent?

Funbag

What Is The Greatest TV House Of All Time?

Make It Nice

Make It Nice: Is There Such A Thing As A Good-Looking Dog Crate?

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