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Dave McKenna

Kindergarten students sit and listen to their teacher in a classroom.

Minor Dilemmas

Should I Hold My Kid Back From School  For A Year?

Ryan Garcia punches Conor Benn while Benn is on the ropes

Boxing

Conor Benn Wasn’t Ready For Ryan Garcia

Media Meltdowns

Famously Undiplomatic Britt McHenry Handed State Department Gig

Katie Taylor walks to the ring prior to fighting Amanda Serrano in their undisputed IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO, and Ring super lightweight championship bout during Netflix's Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 3 at Madison Square Garden on July 11, 2025 in New York City.

The Fights

Katie Taylor Goes Out As The Belle Of The Brawl

Moses Itauma takes a punch from Filip Hrgovic

The Future Face Of The Heavyweight Division Gets Disfigured

Close view of gloved hands priming a fine syringe for local anesthesia during surgery in a modern sterile clinic

Reds Week

I’m A Redhead, So Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Of Lidocaine)

AUSTIN, TEXAS - JULY 28: From left, Brandon Creighton, chancellor of the Texas Tech University System; Wynn Rosser, commissioner of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Michael Williams, chancellor of the University of North Texas System; and Brandon Simmons, ombudsman for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, testify during a Texas Senate Committee on Higher Education hearing on Senate Bill 37 at the Capitol in Austin, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)

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Dave McKenna

Should I Hold My Kid Back From School For A Year?

Conor Benn Wasn’t Ready For Ryan Garcia

Famously Undiplomatic Britt McHenry Handed State Department Gig

Katie Taylor Goes Out As The Belle Of The Brawl

The Future Face Of The Heavyweight Division Gets Disfigured

I’m A Redhead, So Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Of Lidocaine)

Texas Tech’s Administration Is Just As Embarrassing As Its Football Program

How Do You Get Over The Greatest Sports Story Of All Time?

In His Debut Game, Joshua Baez Ties Stump Wiedman On Career Homers List

All Day I Dream Of Curry Fries