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Maitreyi Anantharaman

USA's Abby Roque (R) tries to score past USA's goaltender Madeline Rooney during the women's preliminary round group A match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games ice hockey competition between USA and Canada, at the Wukesong Sports Centre in Beijing on February 8, 2022.

Olympics

To Defend Their Gold, The Americans Need To Be Steady As Abby Roque

Ray Ratto

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell, Rob Manfred, executive vice president of labor and human resources in the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball, NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, Michael Weiner, general counsel for the Major League Baseball Players Association, Travis Tygart, CEO of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, Gabriel Feldman, associate professor of law and director of the Sports Law Program at Tulane University Law School, and Jeffrey Standen, professor of law at the Willamette University College of Law (L-R), testify on Capitol Hill on November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on doping in professional sports.(Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Roger Goodell; Rob Manfred; DeMaurice Smith; Michael Weiner; Travis Tygart; Gabriel Feldman; Jeffrey Standen

Capital

Why Do We Need Commissioners Anyway?

Patrick Redford

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 01: Customers order from a taco truck amid the COVID-19 pandemic on July 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered indoor dining restaurants to close again today in Los Angeles County and 18 other counties for at least three weeks amid a surge in new coronavirus cases. Restaurants and food trucks may remain open for takeout and drive-through orders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Defector Up All Night

St. Louis Newspaper Dummy Really Did Something With Super Bowl Food Blog

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 03: Sarah Fillier #10 of Team Canada reacts after scoring a goal during the Women's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group A match between Team Canada and Team Switzerland at National Indoor Stadium on February 03, 2022 in Beijing, China.

Welcome To The Sarah Fillier Show

Kalyn Kahler

Let’s Meet These Figure Skating Men


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Dan McQuade

Life's Rich Pageant

My Journey Into The Color World

Laura Wagner

This combination of file photos shows tennis player Peng Shuai of China (L) during her women's singles first round match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 16, 2017; and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli (R) during a visit to Russia at the Saint Petersburg International Investment Forum in Saint Petersburg on June 18, 2015. - Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said she was safe and well during a video call with the International Olympic Committee chief on November 21, 2021, the organisation said, amid international concern about her well-being after being seen attending a Beijing tennis tournament, marking her first public appearance since she made her accusations against former vice premier Zhang Gaoli. (Photo by Paul CROCK and Alexander ZEMLIANICHENKO / AFP) (

Tennis

Peng Shuai Says Again Her Allegations Were Misunderstood, Retires From Tennis

Luis Paez-Pumar

Senegal's forward Sadio Mane looks at the trophy prior to the ceremony after winning after the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 final football match between Senegal and Egypt at Stade d'Olembe in Yaounde on February 6, 2022.

Soccer

Sadio Mané Found Instant Redemption In The AFCON Final

Women's Basketball

Caitlin Clark Respects Neither Time Nor Space

Samer Kalaf

The fateful May 2021 faceoff between Hasbulla (L) and Abdu Rozik (R)

The Fights

Inshallah This Will Explain The Feud Between Hasbulla And Abdu Rozik

Lauren Theisen

Canada's players react during the women's preliminary round group A match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games ice hockey competition players of Russia's Olympic Committee and Canada, at the Wukesong Sports Centre in Beijing on February 7, 2022. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

The Canada-Russia Delay Was A Big, Familiar Clusterfuck

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell looks on before the Las Vegas Raiders play against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on October 4, 2021 in Inglewood, California.

Roger Goodell Re-Re-Re-Re-Re-Reaffirms His Unwavering Commitment To Sending Out New Memos About The Failures Of All His Old Memos

Kelsey McKinney

Olympic Dog Lucy Attends Second Consecutive Winter Games


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Diana Moskovitz

Adam Rippon attends the TIME 100 Gala 2019 Lobby Arrivals at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2019 in New York City.

Figure Skating

A Detailed Breakdown Of All The Fabulous Outfits Adam Rippon Cannot Wear At The Olympics

Please Do Not Show Me The Foreshortened Luge Athletes

Do Not Even Dare Think About Joe West In The Baseball Hall Of Fame

Curling

Things I Have Recently Learned About Curling, From Curling Fans

<p><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif">Marc Normandin currently writes on baseball’s labor issues and more at </span><a style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif" href="http://marcnormandin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://marcnormandin.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1758998321491000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ZpjG5RUFwdpapWqR1u4bd">marcnormandin.com</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif">, which you can read for free but support </span><a style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif" href="https://www.patreon.com/marcnormandin">through his Patreon</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif">. His baseball writing has appeared at FOX Sports, SB Nation, Defector, Global Sport Matters, Deadspin, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Sports on Earth, The Guardian, The Nation, FAIR, and TalkPoverty, and you can read his takes on video games at Retro XP and Endless Mode.</span></p>
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Marc Normandin

Rob Manfred, seen here perhaps inevitably wearing a vest and talking on the phone.

MLB Owners Would Rather Play PR Games Than Negotiate

Chicago Guy Rescued After Quarter-Mile Stroll Onto Frozen Lake Michigan

<p><a href="http://www.ddavisla.com"><span style="font-weight: 400">David Davis </span></a>is the author of <i>Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans From World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation</i> and <i>Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku</i>. He lives in Los Angeles.</p>
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David Davis

The Skier Who Fell To Earth And The Photographer Who Got Out Of His Way

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Chris Thompson

Clippers Smite Poor Austin Reaves With Sword Of Truth

Mitski releases Laurel Hell, her sixth album.

Music

Mitski’s Most Formidable Opponent Is Still Herself

David Roth

Brian Flores coaching for the Miami Dolphins, also seemingly glowering at The Distraction logo.

Podcasts

Talking Brian Flores And Shaming The Shameless, With Diana Moskovitz

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