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Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg's spokesperson Lis Smith speaks to the press in the Spin Room after participating in the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, June 27, 2019.

Defector Reads A Book

We Tried To Review Lis Smith’s Vapid New Book

Politics

Shameless Fraud Goes Home

WNBA

Report: Biden Offers Viktor Bout For Brittney Griner And Another American Prisoner

Matt Birk exiting porta potty looking upset

No One Ever Told Harvard Man Matt Birk To Can It And Here We Are

Novak Djokovic gives a post-match interview after winning Wimbledon.

Tennis

Nick Kyrgios And Novak Djokovic Got In Their Feelings At The Wimbledon Final

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan celebrates with the trophy after victory against Ons Jabeur of Tunisia during the Ladies' Singles Final match on day thirteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2022 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 09, 2022 in London, England.

Russian-Born Elena Rybakina Won Wimbledon For Kazakhstan

Capital

You May Think Things Are Bad, But Have You Considered How Cheap Hammers Are Now?

Media Meltdowns

New York Times Boss Re-Re-Explains “No Politics” Rule To The Athletic Staffers

US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on June 27, 2022.

Swapping Brittney Griner For Viktor Bout Should Be An Easy Call

TOPSHOT - A member of Team USA (R) swims to recover USA's Anita Alvarez (L), from the bottom of the pool during an incident in the women's solo free artistic swimming finals, during the Budapest 2022 World Aquatics Championships at the Alfred Hajos Swimming Complex in Budapest on June 22, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Swimming

U.S. Artistic Swimmer Rescued After Fainting In Pool For A Second Time

Journalismism

Under NYT Ownership, The Athletic Lays Down “No Politics” Rule For Staff

Ron Rivera Loves The First Amendment Like Only A Football Coach Can

Golf

The Saudi Golf League’s Opening Press Conference Sure Went Well

Underexplained Lists

Worst Places To Get A Mosquito Bite, Ranked

Defector’s Valuation Is $333 Million, According To Very Real Business Math

Bengals Beat Writers Fail To Do Their Jobs

RB Leipzig players celebrate with the DFB-Pokal trophy after their sides victory during the final match of the DFB Cup 2022 between SC Freiburg and RB Leipzig at Olympiastadion on May 21, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

The Promise Of RB Leipzig

Axios To Staff: Our Values Are Cynically Engineered And Incoherent

Kelsey McKinney

The Difference Between Protest And Resistance

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MAY 01: Richarlison of Everton celebrates with a flare after scoring their team's first goal during the Premier League match between Everton and Chelsea at Goodison Park on May 01, 2022 in Liverpool, England.

Soccer

Everton Made Desperation Work

Animals

Say Hello To The Horny Lizard In My Yard

What Sage Steele’s ESPN Lawsuit Has To Say About Free Speech

It’s A Great Brawl When Stubby Clapp Tackles “A Big Strong Guy”

BARCELONA, SPAIN - APRIL 24: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates with the trophy after winning their match against Pablo Carreño Busta of Spain during Day seven of Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2022 at Real Club De Tenis Barcelona on April 24, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.

Carlos Alcaraz Is Not A Normal Guy

The All England Tennis Club during Wimbledon 2021.

What Message Is Wimbledon’s Ban On Russian Players Really Sending?