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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 17: Head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies Taylor Jenkins looks on from the bench during the game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on March 17, 2025 in Sacramento, 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 Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

Out Of Nowhere, Memphis Grizzlies Fire Coach Taylor Jenkins

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Carly Stern

Carlos Watson, co-founder of Ozy Media, speaks with press after his sentencing hearing at Brooklyn Federal Court on December 16, 2024 in New York City. Watson was sentenced to almost 10 years in prison for trying to defraud investors and lenders by lying about the company’s finances after being convicted in July. Samir Rao, the other co-founder of Ozy, and Suzee Han, a former Ozy chief of staff, pleaded guilty last year to fraud charges and both cooperated in the case and testified against Watson.

Journalismism

Looking For Closure At Carlos Watson’s Sentencing Hearing

Luis Paez-Pumar

Villagers stand on a rock looking at the ocean in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

The Backlog

‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Arrived At Just The Right Time

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Chris Thompson

The Bulls celebrate an incredible last-second win.

How About These Absurd Chicago Bulls?

Israel Daramola

Arts And Culture

Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’ Is The Latest Example Of TV’s Silver Age

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Drew Magary

General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah (L) and Head coach Kevin O'Connell of the Minnesota Vikings address the media at TCO Performance Center on February 17, 2022 in Eagan, Minnesota.

Hear Me Out: The Vikings Are USING Aaron Rodgers

Dave McKenna

Darrion Williams #5 and Kevin Overton #1 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders react after Williams scored a three point basket to tie the game during the second half in the West Regional Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Chase Center on March 27, 2025 in San Francisco, California.

College Basketball

Texas Tech Made It Feel Like Destiny

Billy Haisley

Arsenal striker Alessia Russo celebrates during the UEFA Women's Champions League Quarter Finals Second Leg match between Arsenal FC and Real Madrid CF on March 26, 2025 in London, England.

Soccer

Alessia Russo Smashed The Real Madrid Pumpkin

David Roth

Left to right, Jason Narducy, Bob Mould, and Jon Wurster playing a set at Riot Fest in Chicago in 2019.

Podcasts

Catching The Rain, With Bob Mould

Defector Staff

The exterior of Shibe Park, the baseball stadium in Philadelphia. Ca. 1913

Staff Chat

Take Me Out To The Staff Chat

ESPN: LeBron James, On ESPN, To ESPN: “ESPN.”

Lauren Theisen

Head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers John Tortorella reacts as he walks across the ice

John Tortorella Wore Out His Welcome


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Sabrina Imbler

a photo of Veronica Correa, a fired EPA public affairs specialist, standing in snowy woods by a stream

Interviews

An Interview With A Fired EPA Public Affairs Specialist

Tom Ley

Surveillance footage of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest

Politics

It Is What It Looks Like

Baseball!

Ray Ratto

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Kelsey McKinney

Kathryn Xu

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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Tom Scocca

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

Margin Of Error

The Human Factor

A black-and-white image of Ray Fosse, in an old-timey Oakland A's uniform, bossing around a bunch of lumpy '70s guys at an A's fantasy camp in

Zero Lessons From 54 Years Of My Fantasy Baseball League

A screenshot from the Boston Legacy's website, black letters on a green background reading "It's a great day to start a new legacy. Boston Legacy FC."

NWSL

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

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

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

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)