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Studio portrait of members of the Syracuse Star baseball team, Syracuse, New York , 1877 .

An MLB Preview Containing All The Information One Could Possibly Hope To Ascertain About The 2025 Season

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Yemeni men and children in the rubble of a Sana'a neighborhood leveled by U.S. attacks.

Margin Of Error

The Human Factor

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Zero Lessons From 54 Years Of My Fantasy Baseball League

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NWSL

From The Group That Brought You BOS Nation, It’s An Even Worse Team Name

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Drew Magary

Head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks on before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium on January 04, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Steelers Are Trapped In A Hell Of Their Own Neglect

spiky piece of black glass that is actually a brain

Science

I Should Have Been The One To Discover The Glass Brain

Billy Haisley

Caroline Weir scores during the match between FC Barcelona Women and Real Madrid CF Women in week 23 of the Liga F, played at the Olympic Stadium Lluis Companys in Barcelona, Spain, on March 23, 2025.

Liga F

Real Madrid Is Finally Becoming Real Madrid

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Chefector

I Found This Guy’s Recipe For Human Kibble Surprisingly Enjoyable

Patrick Redford

SANREMO, ITALY - MARCH 22: (L-R) Mathieu Van Der Poel of Netherlands and Team Alpecin – Deceuninck and Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and Team UAE Team Emirates compete in the breakaway during the 116th Milano-Sanremo 2025 a 289km one day race from Pavia to Sanremo / #UCIWT / on March 22, 2025 in Sanremo, Italy. (Photo byFabio Ferrari - Pool/Getty Images)

Cycling

Mathieu van der Poel And Tadej Pogacar Tear Up The Script


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Sabrina Imbler

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Defector Reads A Book

‘The Artist’s Way’ Week 11: We Are Dying To Be Done

Orson Welles And Paola Mori Having Lunch At Table

Funbag

The Only Spaghetti Eating Lesson You’ll Ever Need

Very Stupid Goals Help Slow Red Wings’ Spiral

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Nicholas Russell

On a gradient background going from tan-ish to pink-ish, the front cover of the book Trauma Plot by Jamie Hood. The book is black with a statue of a woman with wings in the center. It also identifies Hood as the author of How to Be A Good Girl.

Interviews

“Rape Is Political”: Jamie Hood On Trauma Narratives, Writing The Self, And Ethical Obligation

Lauren James #10 of Chelsea F.C. women crosses the ball during the Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, on March 23, 2025.

Soccer

Chelsea And Manchester City Are Delivering The Goods

The Lakers Are Puking And Shitting At An Inopportune Moment

Dave McKenna

Muhammad Ali smashes a right to the head of George Foreman.

The Fights

George Foreman Got As Good As He Gave

JuJu Watkins #12 of the USC Trojans is attended to by team staff after being injured against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the Second Round of the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament held at Galen Center on March 24, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

College Basketball

JuJu Watkins’s Season Ends With A Torn ACL

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An Interview With A Fired USFWS Fish Biologist

Kirsten Simms #27 of the Wisconsin Badgers celebrates after scoring a goal off a penalty shot during the third period of the Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes held at Ridder Arena on March 23, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

College Hockey

Kirsten Simms Put Her Hand Up And Led Wisconsin To A Title

Dan Hurley making a skeptical face with his glasses pushed up onto his forehead during UConn's loss to Florida in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Dan Hurley Is The Last Angry Man


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Dadfector

One Last Trip To Philadelphia’s Department Store Of Dreams

A special blend of holiday Butter Beer is served up in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the season with the return of holiday favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a park loaded with holiday lights, treats and special events through January 9, 2022.

Food

Butterbeer Flavoring Has Broken Contain

Barry Petchesky

MESA, ARIZONA - MARCH 12, 2024: Max Muncy #72 of the Oakland Athletics throws to first base during the fourth inning of a spring training game against the Seattle Mariners at Hohokam Stadium on March 12, 2024 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Max Muncy

A Second Max Muncy Has Hit MLB

Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on in the dugout in the third inning during a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles at BayCare Ballpark on March 2, 2025 in Clearwater, Florida.

Life's Rich Pageant

Bob, That’s The Wrong Bryce!

Allyson Felix of the United States competes in the Women's 400m final on Day 10 of the 2016 Olympic Games.