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Victor Wembanyama of the Spurs contests a shot

Victor Wembanyama Stood Out In The Spurs’ Preseason Opener

Samer Kalaf

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Podcasts

A Street Rat Named Desire, With Alli Katz

Jannik Sinner poses with the China Open trophy

Tennis

Jannik Sinner Beats The Best At The China Open

NBA reporters Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania

Journalismism

The Rivalry Between Woj And Shams Really Is As Imagined

Am I Having A White Thought Or An Indian Thought? With Sridhar Ramesh

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard in a game between the Bucks and Blazers

Damian Lillard Becomes A Milwaukee Buck In A Wild Three-Team Trade

The Raptors Are In On The Half-Assed Hunt For Damian Lillard

Luis Paez-Pumar

Lauren Theisen

Israel Daramola

Patrick Redford

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Defector Music Club

Defector Music Club Takes On The Expansive ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’ As It Turns 20

U.S. Open stenographers Michele Cook and Linda Christensen.

Interviews

An Interview With The U.S. Open Stenographers Who Wade Through Scattered Thoughts And Xbox References

Novak Djokovic Beat Daniil Medvedev In A Symphony Of Pain

Coco Gauff kisses the 2023 U.S. Open trophy

Coco Gauff Met The Hype And Thanked Her Haters

Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates match point against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic during their Women's Singles Semifinal match on Day Eleven of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

Queens Roared, And Coco Gauff Roared Back

A protester disrupts the Women's Singles Semifinal match between Coco Gauff of the United States and Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on Day Eleven of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

U.S. Open Semifinal Delayed By Climate Change Protestor Who Apparently Superglued His Feet To Stadium

Ben Shelton volleys the ball during his U.S. Open quarterfinal against Frances Tiafoe

Ben Shelton’s Athleticism Beats His Opponent’s Creativity

A crowd shot of Court 17 at the U.S. Open.

An Interview With The Biggest Tennis Sicko I’ve Encountered At The U.S. Open

Coco Gauff tells umpire Marijana Veljovic to call a time violation against her opponent, Laura Siegemund, at the U.S. Open

Coco Gauff Wins A Tense, Endless Mess

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic smile together after their Cincinnati Masters final

The Rivalry Between Carlos Alcaraz And Novak Djokovic Won’t Be Long, But It Will Be Legendary

EmbiidWatch Begins: Possible Twitter-Bio Intrigue

College Basketball

At The Basketball Tournament, India Rose

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Barry Petchesky

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Defector Reads A Book

Grab A Tortilla And Come Talk About All Of Cormac McCarthy’s Pretty Horses

The Celtics Are All The Way In

Tennis Player Wipes Out Contested Ball Mark And Celebrates Opponent’s Retirement, To The Disgust Of Her Peers

Carlos Alcaraz kisses the Wimbledon trophy

Carlos Alcaraz Is The Happiest Hunter

Fans take in some Wimbledon matches at Murray Mound.

The Wimbledon Experience Is Diligence, Dampness, And Cream

Dave McKenna

TOPSHOT - Jumbo-Visma team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey (C), Jumbo-Visma team's Belgian rider Wout Van Aert wearing the sprinter's green jersey (C) and Jumbo-Visma team's American rider Sepp Kuss (R) celebrate with champagne as they cycle during the 21st and final stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 115,6 km between La Defense Arena in Nanterre, outside Paris, and the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, on July 24, 2022. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / various sources / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)