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BROOKLYN, NY - OCTOBER 31: Head Coach Steve Nash of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the game against the Indiana Pacers on October 31, 2022 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2022 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Just What The Hell Is Going On In Brooklyn?

Russell Westbrook watches from the sidelines.

How Long Will The Lakers Delay The Inevitable?

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Melts Under The Pressure Of Halloween Week

Defector At The Movies

In ‘Watcher,’ Fear Is Scary

Golf

PGA Tour Files New Lawsuit Against Saudi Public Investment Fund In Latest Escalation Of Golf’s Turf War

Russell Westbrook watches from the bench.

Russell Westbrook Has “Great Game,” Makes Zero Shots In Lakers Loss

Dan Snyder’s Charitable Foundation Bounces Check

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Plays Fast And Loose With Dessert Week

The Mighty Bat Of Yordan Alvarez Is Inescapable

NFL Owners Hate And Fear Dan Snyder

The Truth Has Not Set Ron Rivera Free

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Ignores Mexican Week

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Conquers Bread Week

Life's Rich Pageant

Pro Fishing Has Its Own Cheating Scandal Involving Weights In Prize-Winning Fish

September Is Once Again Destroying The Phillies

Rory McIlroy shakes hands with Cameron Smith.

The PGA Tour Tells On Itself With LIV Golf Countersuit

Report: LIV Golf Will Pay Someone To Air Its Crappy Tournaments

Color Star’s Metaverse Adventure Continues With Promise To Make Smart Phones

Chess

Magnus Carlsen Finally Just Says It

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Succumbs To Biscuit Week

a row of red velvet cakes made according to Paul Hollywood's recipe

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Grapples With Cake Week

Baseball? More Like Ruleball

Media Meltdowns

Doug Gottlieb Eats Shit, Issues Apology For “Misinformation” About Freddie Freeman’s Ex-Agent