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Tommy DeVito of the New York Giants looks pained while warming up before the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium on November 24, 2024.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers v New York Giants

New York Giants On New York Giants: “That’s Ass”

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards walks off the court after the game. Edwards led all scorers with a career high 51 points.

Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves

Sure, Go Ahead And Try To Fix The NBA All-Star Game

The Pittsburgh Steelers line up against the Cleveland Browns during the third quarter in the game at Huntington Bank Field on November 21, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Pittsburgh Steelers v Cleveland Browns

Steelers-Browns Was A Miserable And Majestic Classic Of Bad-Weather Football

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson stands on the field prior to an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Thursday at MetLife Stadium on October 31, 2024.

Houston Texans v New York Jets

For The Sake Of The Jets, Woody Johnson Must Take Another Overseas Diplomatic Post

The San Francisco 49ers looks on during the fourth quarter of a game against the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium on November 17, 2024. He looks kind of frustrated.

Seattle Seahawks v San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers Might Just Be Like This


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Patrick Redford

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Arts And Culture

Defector Watches A Christmas Movie: ‘Hot Frosty’

Saquon Barkley runs for a touchdown against the Washington Commanders on November 14, 2024. He's really getting after it.

Washington Commanders v Philadelphia Eagles

Saquon Barkley Is Saving Jobs

Field workers at the New York Yankees spring training camp pull a tarp across the field during a rain delay in 2022.

Field workers at the New York Yankees spring train

A’s Vs. Rays Is The Catastrophe MLB Deserves

Klay Thompson #31 of the Dallas Mavericks hugs former teammate Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors after their game at Chase Center on November 12, 2024.

Dallas Mavericks v Golden State Warriors – Emirates NBA Cup

Klay Thompson’s Golden State Return Was A Classic Buried In November

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - NOVEMBER 8: Chet Holmgren #7 of the Oklahoma City Thunder reacts after a made basket during the first half against the Houston Rockets at Paycom Center on November 8, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 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.

Houston Rockets v Oklahoma City Thunder

The NBA Is Turning Into One Big Hospital Ward

Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens carries the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The image is blurry in an artful way.

Cincinnati Bengals v Baltimore Ravens

America Needs More Ravens/Bengals Football

Stephen Curry (right) and Steve Kerr (left) high-five during an April 26, 2023 Warriors game against the Sacramento Kings.

Golden State Warriors v Sacramento Kings – Game Five

The Warriors Are Still Doing It The Warriors Way

Goaltenders Connor Hellebuyck (left, in a helmet) and Eric Comrie (right, arms flung up as if to give a big hug) of the Winnipeg Jets celebrate following a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Tampa Bay Lightning v Winnipeg Jets

Might As Well Believe In The Winnipeg Jets

Head coach Nick Nurse of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts after a foul call during the first half against the Phoenix Suns on November 4, 2024.

Philadelphia 76ers v Phoenix Suns

The Eastern Conference Is 87 Percent Butt

Head coach Antonio Pierce of the Las Vegas Raiders yells during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium in Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season.

Las Vegas Raiders v Cincinnati Bengals

Raiders Fire Three Coaches For Lack Of Anything Else To Do

Alex Vesia of the Los Angeles Dodges runs in from the bullpen at Dodger Stadium during Game 2 of the 2024 World Series.

World Series – New York Yankees v. Los Angeles Dodgers – Game Two

There Was No Relief From, Or For, The Dodgers Bullpen In This World Series

Gleyber Torres of the Yankees celebrates his eighth-inning homer in Game 4 of the 2024 World Series while rounding the baes at Yankee Stadium.

World Series – Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Yankees – Game 4

A World Series Of Unexpected Heroes Just Minted A Few More

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy speaks to media at a press conference after the game against the Detroit Lions on October 13, 2024. He is wearing a plaid Cowboys hat and looks exhausted.

Detroit Lions v Dallas Cowboys

Mike McCarthy Is Still Sitting In The Hottest Seat In Sports

Freddie Freeman points his bat at the sky in the foreground while various Dodgers fans watch his game-winning grand slam home run and freak out in the background. This was from Game 1 of the 2024 World Series, at Dodgers Stadium.

World Series – New York Yankees v. Los Angeles Dodgers – Game One

That’s How You Start A World Series

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Tom Ley

A circa-1900 black-and-white photo of basketball players receiving dance lessons from a lady in a flapper hat and dress.

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A Preview Of The 2024-25 NBA Season, Accurately Enumerating Everything That Will Happen In It

A black and white photo of people around a craps table gambling in Las Vegas in 1963

Las Vegas, Craps Gambling Table In 1963

Risk Week

If You Must Gamble, Gamble In Person, Like An Adult

Manager Dave Roberts celebrates with bench coach Danny Lehmann, right, as the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after defeating the New York Mets 10-5 to win game 6 of a National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Mets 10-5 to win game 6 of a National League Championship Series.

History Is For The Dead And The Boring

CHIMCHIME, ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - 2024/10/13: (EDITORS NOTE: Image taken with drone) In this aerial view, the domed roof at Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, is seen ripped to shreds from Hurricane Miltonís powerful winds in St. Petersburg. The storm passed through the area on October 10, 2024, making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in Siesta Key, Florida. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Where Should The Rays Play?

Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches his home run sail out to right field in Game 3 of the NLCS in New York.

Championship Series – Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Mets – Game 3

The Dodgers Are More Than Advertised

Las Vegas Raiders owner and managing general partner and Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis (L) and Tom Brady attend Game One of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs finals between the Aces and the New York Liberty. Brady looks kind of gaunt and pointy; Davis looks like Mark Davis.