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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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Live Event

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Tom Ley

Defector Reads A Book: The Art of Fielding

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Defector Reads A Book

Defector Reads A Baseball Book

Hallie Lieberman is a historian and journalist. She’s the author of Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy, and is currently working on a book on the history of gigolos. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Vice, and BuzzFeed News, among other publications.

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Hallie Lieberman

President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order in the East Room at the White House on February 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. The executive order, which Trump signed on National Girls and Women in Sports Day, prohibits transgender women from competing in women’s sports and is the third order he has signed that targets transgender people.

President Trump Signs No Men In Women’s Sports Executive Order

Politics

How Trans Prisoners Are Dealing With The Trump Administration’s Attacks

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 10: Madison Square Garden displays an advertisement for the Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano fight after the weigh-in on July 10, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)

Taylor v Serrano 3 – Public Weigh-in

Boxing

After Two Iconic Fights, Why Is Taylor-Serrano III Such An Easy Ticket?

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Veronica de Souza

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Make It Nice

Make It Nice: Ceiling Fans And Tricky Layouts

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Patrick Redford

Ben Healy of Ireland and Team EF Education - EasyPost celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 112th Tour de France, Stage 6 a 201.5km stage from Bayeux to Vire Normandie

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Cycling

Ben Healy Wins One For The Romantics

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Fluminense's Brazilian goalkeeper #01 Fabio concedes a second goal by Chelsea's Brazilian forward #20 Joao Pedro (2-L)during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 semifinal football match between Brazil's Fluminense and England's Chelsea at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 8, 2025.

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Soccer

Who Is Winning At Soccer?

Jen Ramos Eisen is a Central California-based minor league baseball writer.

Jen Ramos Eisen

Minor League Baseball: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Austin Hamilton (14) in action, pitching vs San Jose Giants at San Jose Giants Excite Ballpark. San Jose, CA.

San Jose Giants vs Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Private Equity Now Owns More Than 40 Minor League Baseball Teams, And The Number Keeps Growing

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Ray Ratto

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 05: NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell discusses the state of the union and its direction for the upcoming year before fielding questions from the media on February 05, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Super Bowl LIX Previews

The NFL Union-Busting Is Now Coming From Inside The Union

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Bill Ackman, Founder and CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management, attends the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Bill Ackman Gets To Play Pretend In Sanctioned Tennis Farce

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Lauren James of England celebrates with teammate Ella Toone after scoring her team's third goal during the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Group D match between England and Netherlands at Stadion Letzigrund on July 09, 2025 in Zurich, Switzerland.

England v Netherlands – UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 Group D

England Unleashed Hell On The Netherlands

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

Ten-year-old Eli Knauer takes a bite from a bacon cheeseburger twice wider than his face on May 27, 2011 at Morton's Steakhouse in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Bullied For Bacon, With Michael Schur And Rohan Nadkarni

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Lucy Bloom

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‘NORCO’ Should Be A Cult Classic

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Lauren Theisen

Zach McKinstry #39 of the Detroit Tigers rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run

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30-Year-Old Man Hits Athletic Peak

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