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Alexia Putellas of FC Barcelona scores his side's 3rd goal during the UEFA Women's Champions League group C match between FC Barcelona and 1899 Hoffenheim at Estadi Johan Cruyff on November 10, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain.

FC Barcelona v 1899 Hoffenheim: Group C – UEFA Women’s Champions League

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Alexia Putellas Is As Good As It Gets

Kalyn Kahler

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Why Jordan Love’s Family Was Seated Near The Stratosphere

<a href="https://twitter.com/cdgoldstein">Craig Goldstein</a> is the editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus and the co-host of <a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/show/five-and-dive/">the Five &amp; Dive podcast</a>.



Patrick Dubuque is a writer and editor at Baseball Prospectus.

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The K-Zone featured in MLB broadcasts, seen here during a 2019 Cardinals/Braves game.

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It’s Time To Get Rid Of The K-Zone

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Barry Petchesky

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Giri Nathan

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Defector Reads A Book

Let’s Waive Shifgrethor And Have An Honest Chat About ‘The Left Hand Of Darkness’

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Drew Magary

of AT&T's Original Series 'You Me Her' speaks onstage during AT&T AUDIENCE Network Presents at 2017 Winter TCA at Langham Hotel on January 5, 2017 in Pasadena, California.

AT&T AUDIENCE Network Presents at 2017 Winter TCA

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It’s Time I Lived My Truth: I Love Joe Buck

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Steven Gerrard, Manager of Rangers FC arrives at the stadium prior to the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Motherwell FC and Rangers FC at Fir Park on October 31, 2021 in Motherwell, Scotland.

Motherwell FC v Rangers FC – Cinch Scottish Premiership

Steven Gerrard To Aston Villa Is The Next Logical Step

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Lauren Theisen

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Scorebug Inflation Must Be Stopped

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Thank You To Andrew Wiggins For Reminding Me That Karl-Anthony Towns Exists

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The Neigh-t The Lights Went Out

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Witnesses To Killing Of Peyton Ham By Maryland Cop Come Forward, Call It Murder

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It’s All Gone Sour In New Orleans

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A Brief Lesson On Hubris

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At Least One Of These Struggling Eastern Conference Teams Truly Stinks. It’s Math!

Britni de la Cretaz is a freelance writer who focuses on the intersection of sports and gender. They are the former sports columnist for Longreads and for Bitch Media. Their work has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, espnW, Vogue, the Washington Post, Teen Vogue, The Ringer, Bleacher Report, The Atlantic, and more. Their work on racism in Boston sports media received the 2017 Nellie Bly Award for Investigative Journalism from the Transformative Culture Project, and that story was also a Notable Story in the 2018 Best American Sports Writing. Their writing on the queer history of women’s baseball for Narratively was nominated for the 2019 SABR Analytics Research Award. They live in the Boston area.

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Lyndsey D’Arcangelo writes about women’s college basketball and the WNBA for The Athletic. Her articles, columns, and profiles on female/LGBTQ+ athletes have previously appeared in The Ringer, Deadspin, espnW/ESPN, Teen Vogue, the Buffalo News, the Huffington Post, NBC OUT, and more. She received a Notable Mention in the 2018 Best American Sports Writing anthology for her story, “My Father, Trump and The Buffalo Bills.” Lyndsey lives in Buffalo, NY.

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How A Whim And Some Hustle Gave Rise To The Women’s Pro Football Team The Houston Herricanes

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Seriously, What The Fuck Is Wrong With Adam Schefter?

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 09: Alex Wennberg #21 of the Seattle Kraken skates with the puck against Nicolas Roy #10 of the Vegas Golden Knights in the third period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on November 9, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Knights defeated the Kraken 4-2. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Oh Right, Expansion Teams Are Supposed To Suck

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The Sarvers Are Real Pieces Of Work

during the 2014 NHL Awards at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on June 24, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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The NHL Couldn’t Live In The Past Forever

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Aaron Rodgers Is Sorry If You Were Offended

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Nikola Jokic’s Two Enormous Brothers Have His Back, Even Online

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Colin Kaepernick at the Los Angeles premiere of his 2021 Netflix limited series "Colin In Black & White"

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The Upside Of Insomnia

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Argentine and Uruguayan players compete, or mostly kind of lay around, in basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

1952 Summer Olympics – Basketball

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I Will Create A Winning Basketball Program At The University Of Austin

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