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<a href="https://twitter.com/robertfoconnell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert O’Connell</a> is a writer from Kansas living in New York. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and elsewhere.

Robert O’Connell

Helmets (and a pair of eclipse glasses) in the dugout of a minor league baseball team in Columbia, SC.

Minor League Baseball Is Optimized To Exploit

Tom Ley

Life's Rich Pageant

Paul Pierce Does Not Regret Grim Men’s Evening, Embraces Grim Men’s Lifestyle

Felix Kent

‘Drive To Survive’ Cracks Open The Narrow Reality Of Competition

Albert Burneko

Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, stretches toward a ground ball

Please Explain To Me What The Hell Aaron Boone Is Trying To Say About Derek Jeter

Ray Ratto

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, NEVADA - JULY 11: NBA athlete Steph Curry tees off from the second hole during the final round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe South golf course on July 11, 2020 in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

Steph Curry, Crypto Cornball

Lauren Theisen

Overexplained Lists

Let’s Remember Some Sports Leagues That Defector Has Outlived

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - JULY 13: Hand painted concrete barriers stand in the parking lot of FedEx Field, home of the NFL's Washington Redskins team July 13, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. The team announced Monday that owner Daniel Snyder and coach Ron Rivera are working on finding a replacement for its racist name and logo after 87 years. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

How Is This Damn WFT Name Search STILL Going On?

Kalyn Kahler

Is The 17-Game Season The Beginning Of NFL Load Management?

Giri Nathan

Leylah Fernandez celebrates after a third-round upset of Naomi Osaka

Tennis

This U.S. Open Has Everything

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Drew Magary

Funbag

You Have To Earn The Right To Fuck Off At Work

<a href="https://twitter.com/Brock_toon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ian Williams</a> is a writer and PhD student studying relationships between craft and mass production at UNC-Chapel Hill. He also writes about labor, games, and pro wrestling.

Ian Williams

Daffney in a match also featuring Miss Elizabeth somehow.

Pro Wrestling

Daffney Revealed The Heart Of Wrestling’s Unquiet Storm

Patrick Redford

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 05: Christian Pulisic #10 of United States protests a call against him during the second half of their World Cup qualifying match against Canada at Nissan Stadium on September 5, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. United States ties tied Canada 1-1. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Christian Pulisic

Soccer

It Is Not Yet Time To Panic

Laura Wagner

Attention Dzanan Musa: We Have Your Mail

Luis Paez-Pumar

Penta El Zero Miedo covered in blood at AEW All Out

Sometimes The Best Moments In Wrestling Are The Simplest

ORCHARD PARK, NY - JULY 28: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills and Cole Beasley #11 of the Buffalo Bills talk during training camp at the Adpro Sports Training Center on July 28, 2021 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2021: Buffalo Bills

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Chris Thompson

Wander Franco Is Streaking

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Why Your Team Sucks 2021: Green Bay Packers

an old-timey family sitting around the radio

Programming Notes

David Roth

Randy Edsall looking upset in a 2017 UConn Huskies game against Virginia.

College Football

Randy Edsall Punted Into Retirement By FCS Team

(Vaccinated) fans going berserk at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium

This Is What It’s Supposed To Be Like

Health staff members argue with head coach of Argentina Lionel Scaloni and players of Brazil and Argentina during a match.

World Cup Qualifier Halted So That Four Premier League Players Can Be Deported

Golf

Wild-Eyed Golf Man Heroically Sprints Through Final Round

Juan Soto gives the thumbs-up are another intentional walk.

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Shelby Rogers hears it from the home crowd after upsetting top-seeded Ash Barty.

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