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Lauren Theisen

Lamar Jackson’s Coolest Highlight Was An Incomplete Pass

Ray Ratto

Hall Of Fame Debates Not Endless Enough For You? There’s A Committee For That

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

Caleb Daniels, Kyle Neptune, Eric Dixon at a press conference

College Basketball

Villanova Will Continue Running Itself

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - AUGUST 24: Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on the field before the week 3 NFL preseason game between the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts on August 24, 2019 at Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Gaze Upon Irsay’s Folly

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Chris Thompson

Colts Fire Head Coach Frank Reich, Hire Television Analyst

Giri Nathan

Tennis

Holger Rune Is The New Baby Of Men’s Tennis

Albert Burneko

France's national football team forwards Kylian Mbappe (C) and Karim Benzema (R) attend a training session at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki on November 15, 2021, on the eve of the FIFA 2022 World Cup Qatar qualifying Group D football match between Finland and France.

Internationals

The Defending World Cup Champs Are Still Absolutely Loaded

Billy Haisley

Hiving Lozano #22 of Mexico celebrates a goal against Peru in the second half at Rose Bowl Stadium on September 24, 2022 in Pasadena, California.

Mexico Is Going Nowhere

Patrick Redford

Soccer

Australia Has One Cool Old Guy And One Cool Young Guy

Jay Willis is a writer who covers law and democracy. His work has appeared in GQ, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Slate, and more. He is the editor-in-chief at Balls &amp; Strikes, an outlet for progressive commentary on the legal system.

Jay Willis

Supreme Court Justice and Philadelphia Phillies fan Samuel Alito seen at the July 2019 swearing-in of Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense.

Politics

Spare A Thought For Samuel Alito, America’s Worst Phillies Fan

The Titans Played Football From 1906 And It Almost Worked

Tom Ley

Quinnen Williams Has The Jets Looking Dangerous

Barry Petchesky

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 23: A detail of the Bruins logo on the sweater of Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins during the first period of the preseason game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on September 23, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

The Bruins Did Everything Wrong

Just Look At Aaron Rodgers

Justin Fields Lost But He Looked Awesome

Laura Wagner

Lead Runner Collapses During NYC Marathon Amid Record-High Temps

Sports Highlight Of The Day

The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is Philly’s Chicken Man Eating A Chicken

Manager Dusty Baker Jr. of the Houston Astros celebrates after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 to win the 2022 World Series in Game Six of the 2022 World Series at Minute Maid Park on November 05, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

You Can’t Not Be Happy For Dusty Baker

Yordan Álvarez Hit A Ball So Hard That It Ended The Phillies’ Hopes And Dreams

Kelsey McKinney

Zillowing Out

A $680,000 Home Where We Can Become Woodland Spirits

Dave McKenna

Bronny James warms up at the DMV Showcase.

High School Sports

A Chaotic Night At The Bronny James Experience

A regulation cornhole goal, this one used during the American Cornhole League championship.

Life's Rich Pageant

“Cornhole’s Dirty Underbelly” Revealed?

MONTREAL, QC - MARCH 21: View of a Boston Bruins logo on a jersey worn by a member of the team at warm-up before the Boston Bruins versus the Montreal Canadiens game on March 21, 2022 at Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire)

You’re Allowed To Not Sign A Guy

Grzegorz Krychowiak (L) and Robert Lewandowski (R) of Poland clap for fans during the celebration after Poland qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier knockout round play-off match between Poland and Sweden at Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland. Poland beat Sweden 2-0.

Robert Lewandowski Alone Might Not Be Enough For Poland

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Announcements

We Can Now Reveal Where David Roth And Cardboard Roth Will Go

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