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Marvin Miller, executive director of the baseball players association, chats with players here after announcing a settlement has been reached to end the 13-day old players strike and that the season would begin in April of 1972. The other people in the photo are lawyer Richard Moss and MLBPA player reps Joe Torre, Wes Parker, and Gary Peters.

Baseball’s Labor History Is Repeating Itself Once Again

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LeBron James speaks onstage during The Shop Live panel at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center on July 17, 2026.

That’s Too Much Helicopter

Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Cleveland Browns

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Blogs of Note

WNBA Suspends Seattle Storm Minority Owner For Being Rude To Transphobic Shitheads

A Review Of The Larry O’Brien Trophy, Or Anyway A Larry O’Brien Trophy

Gianni Infantino Is Putting The World Cup Up For Sale

I Rode The Tour de France Cauliflower

Is The Right’s Next Project Make Women’s Sports Girly Again?

Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, speaks during the 50th UEFA Ordinary Congress Meeting at Brussels Expo on February 12, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium.
Soccer

UEFA Is Ready To Go To War With FIFA Over The World Cup

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20-year-old fish sauce spews out of a rupture in a vat at an abandoned plant
Life's Rich Pageant

Let Me And A Food Scientist Sample The Abandoned Fish Sauce Terrorizing A Small Canadian Town

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Still image from Drake's music video for "Burning Bridges."
Music

The Best Music Of 2026 So Far

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Arts And Culture

‘I Want Your Sex’ Is A Raunchy Plea For Young People To Have More Fun

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The last good website.

NFL

Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers stands on the sidelines during the national anthem prior to an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on January 17, 2026 in Seattle, Washington.

Kyle Shanahan And The 49ers Are Not Entitled To Anyone’s Trust

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 26: Cam Skattebo #44 of the New York Giants warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on October 26, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: New York Giants

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Cam Ward crumpled on the ground

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Tennessee Titans

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

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.

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Arizona Cardinals

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: New York Jets

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

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Las Vegas Raiders

Fernando Mendoza throwing a football
Sophie Cunningham announces a round in a lightweight fight during the UFC 329 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
WNBA

Sophie Cunningham Is About As Edgy As A Beach Ball

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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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After The Argument Comes The Rest Of Your Lives

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

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

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

a yellow giant frogfish, Antennarius commerson, perched on coral

There’s Big News In Necks

Squirrel Leads Detroit Grounds Crew On Merry Chase

a grainy still image of jimothy the raccoon with an abnormally short spine running across a lawn

Is Jimothy OK? A Creature Investigation

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

Orcas Are Kerploding Sunfish Into A Thousand Pieces

Field Trips

I Rode The Tour de France Cauliflower

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A man dressed as a devil stands in front of the caravan

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

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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.

Some More Stuff I Saw At The Tour de France

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)

All The Trains I Rode In Los Angeles

People celebrate the opening of the Metro D Line Extension's Wilshire/Fairfax station in Los Angeles on Friday, May 8, 2026.

Trump’s State Fair Was Ass In All The Ways I’d Been Warned 

A National Guard officer walks through an emptied out area of The Great American State Fair

Eight Years Of Rituals With Rosalía

Rosalía performs on stage

You Don’t Know Alysa Liu’s Power Until You See It In Person

Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu performs during the Skating Club of Boston's annual benefit ice show "Ice Chips 2026: A World Journey" at the Tenley E. Albright Performance Center on February 28, 2026.

The Biggest Tournament In Collegiate Table Tennis Is Underdog Utopia

Berkeley's Sid Naresh hits a forehand on the move.

Advice

A man carries his child sideways in his arms as he walks up a road

Is It Even Possible To Discipline A Two-Year-Old?

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Shirtless Broncos fans yelling

Will People Ever Stop Attending Sporting Events?

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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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Journalismism

Bill Simmons speaks on a panel

If The Podcaster Desires To Defeat The Aggregator, He Must Look Inward

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

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

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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

NBA

The Mind Of Kyle Kuzma Is Expanding At An Alarming Rate

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Kyle Kuzma does an interview in Monte Carlo.
Podcasts

Live, Laugh, Like And Subscribe

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A young couple sitting at the Fontana della Barcaccia in Italy, the woman is attempting to take a selfie and the man is looking down at his phone
NBA

In A Summer Of Superstar Movement, Steph Curry Is Conspicuously At Home

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Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors sits on the bench during the second half of an NBA play-in tournament game on April 17, 2026.
Soccer

Italian National Team Plans, Then Cancels Its Andrea Pirlo Party

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Andrea Pirlo of UC Sampdoria looks during the Serie B match between US Salernitana and UC Sampdoria at Stadio Arechi on August 27, 2024 in Salerno, Italy.
Politics

Eventually Everyone Will Be Called A Terrorist

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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller (L) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio before addressing the audience
This Is So Stupid

LeBron James Should Just Take The Train To His New Job

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Theoretical visualization of LeBron James sitting on a standard Amtrak car.
MLB

I Need Jacob Misiorowski To Please Be Careful!

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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
Podcasts

From Baby Trans To Headlining Act

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silhouette of people enjoying a concert

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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