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Kelsey McKinney

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Tom Ley

Defector Reads A Book

So We Blog On, About ‘The Great Gatsby’

This Is So Stupid

Longtime Triple-Double Machine Mason Plumlee Now Has A Second Triple-Double, And Get This: He Did It With A Pal

Dave McKenna

COLUMBIA, SC - DECEMBER 05: Camden High School students watch the South Carolina High School League Class AAA football championship game at Spring Valley High School on December 5, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. The Class AA championship game, between Abbeville and Marion originally scheduled for December 4, was postponed after a team quarantine for COVID-19. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

High School Sports

How D.C.’s Toniest High Schools Are Skirting The City’s Ban On Prep Sports

Laura Wagner

The Bucks’ Hand Sanitizer Cam Is Very Interactive

A Covid-19 restriction signs hang outside of H-E-B supermarket on March 3, 2021 in Austin, Texas. The popular Texas supermarket chain will not require customers to wear masks when the statewide mask mandate ends on March 10, 2021.

College Basketball

Texas Lifts Its Mask Mandate Just In Time To Host Some Basketball Tournaments

Luis Paez-Pumar

A policeman enters the offices of the Barcelona Football Club on March 01, 2021 in Barcelona during a police operation inside the building.

Soccer

Let’s Dive Into Barçagate, Barcelona’s Latest And Nuttiest Scandal

Patrick Redford

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 20: A Nike logo is seen at the Nike flagship store on 5th Ave. on December 20, 2019 in New York City. Revenue in the North American market, which accounts for the majority of Nikes sales, rose 5% from a year ago. The company said its Jordan brand had its first ever billion-dollar quarter. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Capital

Prolific Sneaker Reseller Turns Out To Have A Mom Who’s An Executive At Nike

Matt Ufford is the head of video and audio at Yahoo Sports.

Matt Ufford

A Tufted Titmouse stands on a branch as Robert DeCandido also known as "Birding Bob" leads a group of bird watchers during a tour in Central Park, New York on November 29, 2020. - On a recent sunny morning in New York a few dozen people gathered in Central Park's wooded Ramble area with a common goal: zero in on an elusive owl. Autumn leaves crunch under their shoes as "Birding Bob" -- a guide who has been organizing birdwatching tours in the park for more than three decades, with interest jumping since the coronavirus pandemic hit the city in March -- leads them along winding paths. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Birdfector

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Brady Tkachuk #7 of the Ottawa Senators takes down Artturi Lehkonen #62 of the Montreal Canadiens

Even In Defeat, The Ottawa Senators’ Rampage Continues

Media Meltdowns

Candace Parker Explains Basketball To Shaq

Greg McDermott Said What?

Video Games

Inside Blaseball

Samer Kalaf

Governor Andrew Cuomo cuts a ribbon with New York Knicks owner James Dolan.

Defector Up All Night

Knicks Choose The Best Possible Time To Praise Andrew Cuomo’s Decision-Making

Ray Ratto

Amed Rosario of Cleveland can't get to a ground ball during a spring training game.

Cleveland Knew About Mickey Callaway, And What They Could Get Away With

A man is standing on an igloo, in the near and far distance, there is snow for miles and miles in Greenland, 1953.

Underexplained Lists

Colds, Ranked

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 19: In this handout image provided by UFC, Khamzat Chimaev of Chechnya celebrates after his knockout victory over Gerald Meerschaert in their middleweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Dana White And Chechen Dictator Meddle With UFC Fighter Who Wants To Retire Due To Lasting COVID-19 Effects

<a href="https://twitter.com/ericnus">Eric Nusbaum</a> (words) is a writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He is the author of the book <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/stealing-home-los-angeles-the-dodgers-and-the-lives-caught-in-between-9781541742222/9781541742215">Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between</a>. He is also a former editor at VICE.
<a href="https://twitter.com/adamvillacin">Adam Villacin</a> (pictures) is an illustrator based in Joshua Tree, California. He has written, illustrated, and self-published roughly one hundred zines. He has worked with clients such as Nike, Jordan Brand, Adidas, Dr. Martens, and Fender in addition to editorial work for VICE and The Ringer. He’s also been drawing a musician every day for the last year and a half.

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History

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Horse Racing

Second Dead Horse Sat On

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TOPSHOT - The Miami skyline is seen as the sun sets in the background in South Bay, Miami Beach, on February 24, 2021. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Funbag

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SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 1: James Harden #13 of the Brooklyn Nets drives off a screen by DeAndre Jordan #6 against Dejounte Murray #5 of the San Antonio Spurs in the second half at AT&amp;T Center on March 1, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. 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 Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)

James Harden Is Fun Again

David Rittich of the Calgary Flames allows a goal

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Journalismism

The Era Of Lady Boss Sports Team Owners Is Upon Us

Please Distract The Football Reporters So They Stop Defending Unpaid Internships

Billy Haisley

Tottenham Hotspur's Welsh striker Gareth Bale (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring their fourth goal during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on February 28, 2021.

Tottenham Has Finally Gotten Its Gareth Bale Back

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