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Podcasts

The Geography Of A Name, With Thomas Dai

A man carries a child, wounded by Israeli airstrikes, into Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City

Politics

Subjugation And Dehumanization Lead To Only One Result

A Street Rat Named Desire, With Alli Katz

Bill Belichick looks frustrated as the Patriots lose.

It’s Time To Entertain The Idea Of Bill Belichick Losing His Job

Taylor Swift gives the thumbs-up while watching the Chiefs.

Football Game Played Near Taylor Swift

Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon

The Search Continues For A Single Reason To Believe In Jonathan Gannon

Ronald Acuna Jr. celebrates after hitting a home run.

Ronald Acuña Jr. Has Only Grown More Powerful Since Marriage

Deion Sanders meets with Sonny Dykes after Colorado beats TCU

College Football

Deion Sanders Will Make College Football Revolve Around Him

Patrick Redford

Chelsea Gray jumps in the air and celebrates as the Aces beat the Liberty.

WNBA

Upon Further Review, The Aces Have Not Met Their Match

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JULY 29, 2021: Gunner Olszewski #80 of the New England Patriots performs a drill during training camp at Gillette Stadium on July 29, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)

NFL Training Camp Storylines, Ranked

A t-shirt with a three-by-three grid. Each box has two cows standing in front of the state of New Hampshire. The bottom of the shirt says "... enough said!"

This Is So Stupid

What Does This Cow Shirt Mean?

Wander Franco #5 of the Tampa Bay Rays runs to first base during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies

Rays Travel Without Wander Franco While MLB Investigates Allegations Of Inappropriate Relationship [Update]

Boston Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom walks past a photo of the 2007 Red Sox after they won the World Series.

At A Crossroads, The Red Sox Just Stood There

Karim Benzema at his signing with Al Ittihad

Soccer

Saudi Arabia’s Plan Is To Make A Better Version Of MLS

Media Meltdowns

Flyers Staffers Forget To Mute Themselves Talking Shit About Reporter’s Question

Adley Rutschman and Luis Robert face off before the 2023 Home Run Derby.

Adley Rutschman Vs. Luis Robert Was So Much Fun

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Journalismism

G/O Media’s Bot-Written Blogs May Be Unreadable, But At Least They’re Incorrect

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Capital

Qatar’s Interest In The Washington Wizards Is The Next Step

A CNN broadcaster with the chyron "What is woke?"

This Blog Has Gone Woke

Jimmy Dunne speaks during Golf Channel interview

Golf

PGA Tour Board Member Vows To Kill Any 9/11 Perpetrators Involved In LIV Golf Merger

A view of the Mets game from the concourse. Pete Alonso is about to hit a walk-off home run.

Life's Rich Pageant

There’s Something I’ve Never Seen Before

An Alabama Crimson Tide hat rests in the dugout during a game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers on May 12, 2018, at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA.

College Baseball

Something Weird’s Going On With Alabama Baseball

The Grizzlies Are Done With Dillon Brooks

Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a homer in Sunday's minor league baseball game

Triple-A Pitchers Must Be Thrilled That Fernando Tatis Jr. Is Leaving

The rapper E-40 yells at arena security personnel before being escorted from courtside seating during Game One of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings