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Lauren Theisen

Matt Rempe looks at Jonas Siegenthaler down on the ice

Where Matt Rempe Goes, Trouble Follows

Albert Burneko

G/O Media CEO Jim Spanfeller speaking at a conference with one of those microphones you wear on your ear.

Capital

Jim Spanfeller Is A Third-Rate Parasite

Tom Ley

A Marshall player lays on the floor with the ball at the end of regulation.

Women's Basketball

JMU And Marshall Played The Funniest Basketball Game Of The Season

Maitreyi Anantharaman

South Carolina and LSU players fight at the end of the SEC Tournament championship game.

College Basketball

Who In The LSU-South Carolina Scuffle Was Ready To Scrap?

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Drew Magary

Kirk Cousins speaks on SiriusXM at Super Bowl LVIII on February 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

KirkWatch: I AM FREE

Samer Kalaf

Journalismism

Second Iteration Of Deadspin Now Also Dead

Barry Petchesky

SAINT PAUL, MN - MARCH 10: Juuse Saros #74, Ryan O'Reilly #90 and Gustav Nyquist #14 of the Nashville Predators defend their goal against Joel Eriksson Ek #14 of the Minnesota Wild during the game at the Xcel Energy Center on March 10, 2024 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Not Even Wild Players Knew The Obscure Rule That Threatened A Forfeited Point

Ray Ratto

TAMPA, FL - MARCH 9: Head coach John Tortorella of the Philadelphia Flyers reacts to being ejected during the first period against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on March 9, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/NHLI via Getty Images)

Torts, You Tease

Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets handles as Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors defends during the fourth quarter of Denvers 134-117 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, February 2, 2023.

Crosswords

The Crossword, March 11: Ten-Four, Good Buddy

Soccer

Lindsey Horan Headed The USWNT Into Its Next Era

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Donte DiVincenzo #0 of the New York Knicks grabs Kelly Oubre Jr. #9 of the Philadelphia 76ers starting an altercation during the second half at Madison Square Garden on March 10, 2024 in New York City. The 76ers won 79-73. 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 Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

The Knicks Are Bringing Back The ’90s

Israel Daramola

Christopher Nolan, winner of the Best Picture award for “Oppenheimer”, poses in the press room during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.

Arts And Culture

Welcome To The Christopher Nolan Era

Kathryn Xu

Race winner Doriane Pin of France and PREMA Racing (28) celebrates on the podium during Round 1 Jeddah race 2 of the F1 Academy at Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

Racing

Doriane Pin Penalized For Not Realizing Race Was Over, Winning Too Hard

J.T. Compher #37 and goaltenderJames Reimer #47 of the Detroit Red Wings take to the ice

The Red Wings Are On Red Alert

Oracle Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner looks on in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

At Jeddah, Nobody Wins

Ashlyn Watkins and Kamilla Cardoso celebrate the South Carolina buzzer beater

Tennessee Never Saw Kamilla Cardoso’s Shot Coming

Kelsey McKinney

Sydney Sweeney at the world premiere of "Madame Web" held at Regency Village Theatre on February 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Why Can’t People Be Normal About Sydney Sweeney?

Giri Nathan

Anthony Edwards blocks a shot spectacularly

Anthony Edwards Did Not Expect To Jump That High

Corey Atad is a freelancer writer based in Toronto with an unhealthy Air Bud obsession.

Corey Atad

Actress, Vita Vargas, Carla Hernández, Sayaka Yokoyama, Myriam Behar in Claquetazo Braulio Lopez Producer of a Scene from the filming of the film (Nudus) by director Gibran Bazan on October 26, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Katie Britt is not actually Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama.

Katie Britt

Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, delivering her floridly bizarre response to the State of the Union speech on Fox News on Thursday, Mar. 7 2024

This Is So Stupid

The Nets, Of The Great State Of Brooklyn, Have Lost, I Fear, For The Children! Of America. To The Detroit Pistons—Of. This. Great. Na. Tion. Tonight. Last Night.

Head coach Kelly Graves of the Oregon Ducks coaches his team in the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at the CU Events Center on February 9, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado.

Get The Oregon Ducks In A Row

Nikola Jokic #15 high fives Aaron Gordon #50 of the Denver Nuggets after the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 8, 2024 NBAE at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

Nikola Jokic And Aaron Gordon Are In Space

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Chris Thompson

Ted Leonsis’s Suburban Arena Scam Is Nearly Kaput

David Roth

o-founder of Subway, Fred DeLuca poses for a portrait in February 1991 in Toronto Canada.

Podcasts

Truth In Sandwich Advertising, With Rohan Nadkarni

Patrick Redford

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 06: Alyssa Naeher #1 of the United States celebrates after defeating Canada during the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup semifinals at Snapdragon Stadium on March 06, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ben Nichols/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)