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Kathryn Xu

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur ahead of the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Racing

Spring Is Truly Here: Formula 1 Teams Are Slapfighting Over Regulations Compliance

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Gambling

Why I Got Out Of The Gambling Business

David Roth

Alan Ritchson attends the "War Machine" Australian Premiere at HOYTS Melbourne Central in Ferburary of 2026.

Life's Rich Pageant

Suburban Homeowner Starts, Loses Fight With Enormous Jack Reacher Star Alan Ritchson


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Diana Moskovitz

A screenshot of Dalton Webber from a video package done of him by ESPN. In the photo, he is wearing a black sports jersey and a black baseball hat.

Policing

Quadruple Amputee Cornhole Pro Charged With Murder

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Drew Magary

Funbag

Help! I Can’t Stop Farting In My Personal Office!

Ray Ratto

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 23: Assistant coach David Quinn of the New York Rangers handles the bench against the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden on March 23, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

A Pox Upon Whoever Spared The Rangers From Nine-Shot Ignominy

Samer Kalaf

James Dolan Uses Madison Square Garden To Honor New York’s Finest Mobile Gamers

Lauren Theisen

College Basketball

Syracuse Coach After 53-Point Loss: Please Don’t Make Us Play UConn Again

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Nicholas Russell

Interviews

Namwali Serpell On Understanding Toni Morrison The Author, Not The Icon

Patrick Redford

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 14: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert holds a Golden State Valkyries jersey after announcing their fifth overall pick of Juste Joyce during the 2025 WNBA Draft at The Shed on April 14, 2025 in New York City. 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 Elsa/Getty Images)

Podcasts

Welcome To The Craziest Possible WNBA Offseason, With Maitreyi Anantharaman

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees arrives to the spring training game against the Chicago Cubs on March 23, 2026 in Mesa, Arizona. He's got big goofy shades on.

Baseball Is Almost Back, And Almost Gone

Giri Nathan

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain returns a shot against Sebastian Korda of the United States during their match on Day 6 of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Mauricio Paiz/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz Is Getting Tired Of Facing So Many Roger Federers

EDMONTON, CANADA - MARCH 21: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers steps into the penalty box during the second period of the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Rogers Place on March 21, 2026, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Doesn’t Anybody Want To Win This Wretched Division?

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Amaya Battle #3 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers celebrates with her team after making a go-ahead shot against the Ole Miss Rebels in the fourth quarter during a second round game of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament held at Williams Arena on March 22, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Minnesota’s Buzzer-Beater Sounded Like Home

Barry Petchesky

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MARCH 23: Travelers stand in long lines at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on March 23, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.The travel disruptions continue as hundreds of TSA agents quit or work without pay during a partial government shutdown. U.S. President Donald Trump said ICE agents will be deployed to U.S. airports on Monday, with border czar Tom Homan in charge of the effort.(Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Politics

ICE Agents Deployed To Nation’s Swamped Airports To Stand Around And Do Nothing

Luis Paez-Pumar

A dejected Cristian Romero of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on March 22, 2026 in London, United Kingdom.

Soccer

Tottenham Keeps Finding New Lows

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Elder Wisdom

I Miss My Jump Shot

Commissioner Roger Goodell of the NFL announces the New York Jets pick during round one of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Crosswords

The Crossword, March 23: March Madness

Tom Ley

A side by side photo of Jorginho and Chappell Roan

Chappell Roan And Jorginho Are Beefing

St. John’s Won Funny

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 21: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts against the Orlando Magic at Kia Center on March 21, 2026 in Orlando, Florida. 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 Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

Luka Doncic And Goga Bitadze Debate Whether They Threatened To Fuck Each Other’s Family Members In A Second Language

Cam Skattebo Sorry For Saying CTE And Asthma Are Fake

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Abigail Segel

Laura Harvey looks perplexed while receiving a yellow card

The Cascadia Rivalry Was Totally Bonkers

UAE Team Emirate's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 117th Milan - Sanremo one-day classic cycling race, in Sanremo on March 21, 2026.