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Barry Petchesky

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 10: Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred answers questions during an MLB owner's meeting at the Waldorf Astoria on February 10, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Manfred addressed the ongoing lockout of players, which owners put in place after the league's collective bargaining agreement ended on December 1, 2021. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

The Owners Don’t Want Their Lockout To End

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 11: Jack Campbell #36 of the Toronto Maple Leafs takes a break during a stop in play in the second period of a game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on January 11, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Golden Knights 4-3 in a shootout. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Maple Leafs Scored 10 And Have Problems

Kelsey McKinney

Zillowing Out

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David Roth

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, seen here deep in thought.

College Football

Don’t Worry, Tommy Tuberville Can Explain This Whole Russia Thing To You

Soccer

A Reminder To Be Nice To Your Bros

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Things We Actually Like

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De’Aaron Fox’s NFT Project Suddenly, Mysteriously Shuts Down

Lori Teresa Yearwood is a trauma-aware and trauma-sensitive journalist currently covering the U.S. housing crisis for The Economic Hardship Reporting Project. A former reporter for the Miami Herald, the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Syracuse Newspapers, she has always written stories about people from populations that have been marginalized.

Lori Teresa Yearwood

How Are You Coping With That?

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Art Briles Refuses To Go Away

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Charlize Theron as Furiosa in Mad Max Fury Road. The podcast logo is up there on the right.

Podcasts

Podcasting Historic On The Fury Road, With Kyle Buchanan

Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

A screenshot from Ohio State's "no hoodies" presentation. It says PLAYER EXPECTATIONS in all red capital letters. It then does over an extremely ridiculous list of player expectations.

Ohio State’s ‘No Hoodies’ PowerPoint Is Mostly Football Coachspeak Hogwash

Laura Wagner

FRISCO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 23: Mallory Pugh #9 of the USA celebrates with Ashley Sanchez #13 and Catarina Macario #20 after scoring against Iceland in the second half during the 2022 SheBelieves Cup at Toyota Stadium on February 23, 2022 in Frisco, Texas.

It’s Time To Get Excited About The USWNT Youngsters

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This Is So Stupid

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John Loeppky is a freelance writer and theatre artist currently based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His work has appeared for outlets such as FiveThirtyEight, CBC, and Maclean’s.

John Loeppky

Parasports

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A pedestrian walks on a bridge over a road

Politics

On Bridges

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Anthony Elanga of Manchester United celebrates after scoring their team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League Round Of Sixteen Leg One match between Atletico Madrid and Manchester United at Wanda Metropolitano on February 23, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.

Anthony Elanga Is Here To Save The Day

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There Goes Bob Bolus

Here's Mauer on that stupid Whitlock show

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Kamila Valieva of Team ROC reacts after skating during the Women Single Skating Free Skating on day thirteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 17, 2022 in Beijing, China. She is standing on center ice, looking very small, and all five Olympic rings on the ice are visible.

Olympics

The Banality Of Abuse In Women’s Sports

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Juventus' Serbian forward Dusan Vlahovic (C) shoots and scores his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League football match between Villarreal and Juventus at La Ceramica stadium in Vila-real on February 22, 2022.

This Is What Juventus Paid All That Money For

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: Christian Pulisic of Chelsea celebrates after scoring their team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League Round Of Sixteen Leg One match between Chelsea FC and Lille OSC at Stamford Bridge on February 22, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

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