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Samer Kalaf

Adley Rutschman and Luis Robert face off before the 2023 Home Run Derby.

Adley Rutschman Vs. Luis Robert Was So Much Fun

Patrick Redford

HAMILTON, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 23: Marta Cox and Wendy Natis of Panama celebrate with team member Raiza Gutierrez during the 2023 FIFA World Cup Play Off Tournament match between Paraguay and Panama at Waikato Stadium on February 23, 2023 in Hamilton, New Zealand. (Photo by Joe Allison - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Soccer

Panama Has Done Its Job Simply By Making The World Cup

Tom Ley

Announcements

It’s Time To Do Your Duty And Take Advantage Of The Defector Summer Sale

Lauren Theisen

A hand holding a cracked Autostraddle logo reaches out of a pink whirlpool

Capital

Autostraddle Is Spiraling Toward A Shutdown Or A Sale

Luis Paez-Pumar

Debinha #9 celebrates with her teammate Marta #10 of Brazil after scores 1st goal during the match between Japan and Brazil at Exploria Stadium on February 16, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.

It’s Brazil Versus Time At This World Cup

Ray Ratto

LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 2: Head coach Pat Fitzgerald of the Northwestern Wildcats watches the team warm up before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on October 2, 2021 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)

Death To The NCAA

Northwestern Has Bigger Problems Than Pat Fitzgerald

Billy Haisley

Khadija Shaw of Jamaica celebrates with teammates after scoring her team's third goal during the match between Jamaica and Haiti as part of the 2022 Concacaf W Championship at BBVA Stadium on July 11, 2022 in Monterrey, Mexico.

It’s Time For Jamaica To Grow Up

Transactions, July 10

Kathryn Xu

Racing

Inspirational: McLaren Car No Longer A Tractor

Movistar Team's US rider Matteo Jorgenson cycles in the ascent of the Puy de Dome in the final kilometers of the 9th stage of the 110th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 182,5 km between Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and Puy de Dome, in the Massif Central volcanic mountains in central France, on July 9, 2023. (Photo by Vincent Kalut / POOL / AFP) (Photo by VINCENT KALUT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Cycling

The Pain Is The Point

David Roth

Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav attends the premiere of The Flash in Hollywood.

They Don’t Want Us And We Don’t Need Them


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Sabrina Imbler

Artistic reconstruction of Megasiphon thylakos, a benthic organism that lived directly on the seafloor. The tunicate looks like two ghostly cylinders sitting on the seafloor

Creaturefector

Sea Squirts Started From The Bottom, Now They’re Here

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Journalismism

The Slow Hemorrhage Of The American Sports Desk

French women's football captain Wendie Renard (C) runs with her teammates during the team's first training session in Melbourne on July 10, 2023, ahead of their international friendly against Australia. Teams are arriving in Australia and New Zealand to prepare for the upcoming Women's World Cup 2023 football tournament. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

France Is Riding The High Of Defeating A Shitty Boss

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Taylor Swift performing, with some help from a video projection of herself and some other smaller video versions of herself, during her show in Kansas City.

Music

What Does Taylor’s Version Of The Past Look Like?

Albert Burneko

Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) extends his arms above his head

Catch The Victor Wembanyama Show

Head coach Pat Fitzgerald of the Northwestern Wildcats runs off the field after losing to the Wisconsin Badgers at Ryan Field on October 08, 2022 in Evanston, Illinois.

College Football

Northwestern To Reconsider Pat Fitzgerald’s Suspension After Hazing Details Emerge

A deep-sea octopus spreads out its arms on the seafloor

Maker Of Mysterious Octagons On The Seafloor Finally Revealed

Head coach Bob Huggins of the West Virginia Mountaineers reacts during the second half against the Maryland Terrapins in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Legacy Arena at the BJCC on March 16, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama.

College Basketball

Bob Huggins’s Attorney Claims Resignation Was A Wife-Based Email Misunderstanding

Megan Rapinoe #15 of the United States celebrates her goal in the first half against France during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Quarter Final match between France and USA at Parc des Princes on June 28, 2019 in Paris, France.

Megan Rapinoe Couldn’t Have Done It Any Better

Portugal's players celebrate scoring during a group A play-off tournament match between Portugal and Cameroon for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 at the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand, Feb. 22, 2023.

Portugal Is Finally Where It Ought To Be

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Abigail Segel

A statue of Alex Morgan of the United States dressed as the Statue of Liberty.

What is this USWNT Player’s Deal: Alex Morgan

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


Nicholas Russell

Hey It's That Guy

Stephen Root Knows What Lurks Beneath The Everyman

Lieke Martens of the Netherlands celebrates after scoring her teams first goal, Danielle van de Donk of the Netherlands during the International Women's Friendly match between Netherlands and Belgium at the Parkstad Limburg Stadion on July 2, 2023 in Kerkrade, Netherlands

The Netherlands Will Find Life At The World Cup Much Harder This Time Around

Barry Petchesky

REGINA, CANADA - JULY 6: Kendall Watson #88 and Logan Bandy #69 of the Saskatchewan Roughriders celebrate after a two point conversion that tied the game between the Edmonton Elks and Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium on July 6, 2023 in Regina, Canada. (Photo by Brent Just/Getty Images)