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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Columbia Lions Guard Abbey Hsu (35) grabs a rebound during the first half of the Women's Ivy League League Basketball Championship Semi-Final game between the Harvard Crimson and the Columbia Lions on March 15, 2024, at Levien Gymnasium in New York, NY.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: MAR 15 Women’s Ivy Madness – Harvard vs Columbia

College Basketball

Columbia Is In Like A Lion

Hailey Van Lith #11 and Angel Reese #10 of the LSU Lady Tigers speak against the Tennessee Lady Vols in the second quarter at Thompson-Boling Arena on February 25, 2024 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

LSU v Tennessee

Everyone’s Going To Albany To Conquer Their Demons

Tourists, bankers, and media converge on Wall Street on March 9, 2020 in New York City.

Wall Street reacts to Coronavirus

Crosswords

The Crossword, March 18: Boot Sequence

South Carolina and LSU players fight at the end of the SEC Tournament championship game.

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Who In The LSU-South Carolina Scuffle Was Ready To Scrap?

Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets handles as Stephen Curry (30) of the Golden State Warriors defends during the fourth quarter of Denvers 134-117 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, February 2, 2023.

DENVER NUGGETS VS GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS, NBA

The Crossword, March 11: Ten-Four, Good Buddy

Head coach Kelly Graves of the Oregon Ducks coaches his team in the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at the CU Events Center on February 9, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado.

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Get The Oregon Ducks In A Row

Kamilla Cardoso #10 of the South Carolina Gamecocks looks on during the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Colonial Life Arena on January 28, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina.

Vanderbilt v South Carolina

South Carolina Is Built Different But Winning All The Same

Goalkeeper Alex Cavallini of the United States competes during the ice hockey women's gold medal game of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-ICE HOCKEY-WOMEN’S GOLD MEDAL GAME-CAN VS USA (CN)

The Crossword, March 4: Double Team

Sarah Nurse #20 of Toronto smiles in a break in play with Natalie Spooner #24 against Montreal during the first period of their PWHL hockey game at Scotiabank Arena on February 16, 2024 in Toronto, Canada.

Montreal v Toronto

PWHL

Toronto’s Six-Game Heater Is Punishment For The Haters

Charlie Maier checks the tags on merchandise in the frozen foods area at Whole Foods

Daily Camera Archives

The Crossword, Feb. 26: Shifting Priorities (Themeless)

Alex Carpenter #25 of New York celebrate her first period goal against Montreal at UBS Arena on February 21, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

PWHL – Montreal v New York

You Can Bet On Alex Carpenter’s Shot

BOULDER, COLORADO - FEBRUARY 11: Talia von Oelhoffen #22 of the Oregon State Beavers looks to pass around Jaylyn Sherrod #00 of the Colorado Buffaloes in the first half at the CU Events Center on February 11, 2024 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Tyler Schank/Getty Images)

Oregon State v Colorado

Be A Beaver Believer

General view during the performance "Concert de la Sirène" by the Orchestre d'Harmonie de Paris, during the "Nuit Blanche" 2019 : Press Preview In Paris, at the France Television Headquarters building, on October 04, 2019 in Paris, France.

“Nuit Blanche” 2019 : Press Preview In Paris

The Crossword, Feb. 19: First Teamers

Guard Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after breaking the NCAA women's all-time scoring record during the first half against the Michigan Wolverines at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 15, 2024 in Iowa City, Iowa.

Michigan v Iowa

Caitlin Clark Did It Her Way

Japan's Mai Yamamoto (C) celebrates the team's victory after the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic qualifying tournament basketball match between Canada and Japan in Sopron, Hungary on February 11, 2024.

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Women's Basketball

My Basketball GOAT Is 5-Foot-4

Kendall Moriarty #15 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Alexis Markowski #40 celebrate after a basket as Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes looks on in the second half at Pinnacle Bank Arena on February 11, 2024 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Iowa v Nebraska

The Nebraska Cornhuskers Spoiled A Party In Their Own House

Ariana Grande attends the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards – Inside

The Crossword, Feb. 12: Down For The Count

A Boykin Spaniel competes in the 147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan at Arthur Ashe Stadium on May 09, 2023 in New York City.

147th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan

The Crossword, Feb. 5: Ring Ring

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates victory in the Mens 200m Final, during the 2012 London Olympics at The Olympic Stadium on August 09, 2012 in London, England.

Ian MacNicol Archive

The Crossword, Jan. 29: I’ve Got A Blank Space, Baby (Themeless)

Jungkook of BTS performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza on November 08, 2023 in New York City

The Crossword, Jan. 22: Line By Line

Montreal v Minnesota

Grace Zumwinkle And Minnesota Are Breaking Free

Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots passes against the Los Angeles Rams during Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 03, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Super Bowl LIII – New England Patriots v Los Angeles Rams

The Crossword, Jan. 15: Play It Again

A view of the first period of the PWHL game between Minnesota and Boston at Tsongas Center on January 03, 2024 in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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Women's Hockey

The First CBA In Women’s Hockey Is A Picture Of The Future, And A Story Of The Past

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Lauren Theisen

Blake Corum warms up for a game while wearing a Michigan vs Everybody hat

Michigan v Penn State

College Football

A Partial List Of Everybody

Players, Philip Bernstein, (left) and David Middleton as players fill the tables for a poker game at Pete's 881 Club, on Friday April 6, 2012, in San Rafael, Ca.

Players, Philip Bernstein, (left) and David Middleton as players fill the tables for a poker game at Pete’s 881 Club, on Friday April 6, 2012, in San Rafael, Ca. A California State bill is looking at legislation that would legalize online/internet poker a