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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 09: Harrison Bader #9 of the San Francisco Giants welcomes teammates back to the dugout between innings against the Washington Nationals at Oracle Park on June 09, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

Reports: Harrison Bader A Dope

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

Drew Magary

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump as Commanders team owner Josh Harris looks on at the NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Washington Commanders

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Chris Thompson

Tom Dundon’s Shameless Minions Expand The Scope Of His War On Portland

Sohini Desai

Life's Rich Pageant

AI Listings Have Made Apartment Hunting Even More Debasing

David Roth

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

Podcasts

That’s Too Much Helicopter

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Cleveland Browns

Luis Paez-Pumar

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

Giri Nathan

20-year-old fish sauce spews out of a rupture in a vat at an abandoned plant

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

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

Israel Daramola

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

Music

The Best Music Of 2026 So Far

Annie Geng

Arts And Culture

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

Tom Ley

WNBA

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

A view of the Larry O'Brien championship trophy

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

Justin Ellis

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

Minor Dilemmas

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

Ray Ratto

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

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (L) and United States of America President Donald Trump (R) look on following the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, United States.

Gianni Infantino Is Putting The World Cup Up For Sale

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

Kyle Kuzma does an interview in Monte Carlo.

The Mind Of Kyle Kuzma Is Expanding At An Alarming Rate

Jae Towle Vieira [they/them] works as a producer for Normal Gossip. Their fiction has been published in The Normal School, New England Review, Carve Magazine, Passages North, Fairy Tale Review, and elsewhere.

Jae Towle Vieira

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

Live, Laugh, Like And Subscribe

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

a yellow giant frogfish, Antennarius commerson, perched on coral

Creaturefector

There’s Big News In Necks

Iain Treloar

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

Cycling

I Rode The Tour de France Cauliflower

Media Meltdowns

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

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.

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

Funbag

Will People Ever Stop Attending Sporting Events?

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.