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Patrick Redford

An engraving depicting Robert Houdin's automaton - chess player. 19th century. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Chess

A Non-Exhaustive History Of The Theory And Practice Of Cheating In Chess

David Roth

Marlins reliever Richard Bleier looking incredulous after being called for the last of three straight balks in a game against the Mets on September 27, 2022.

Richard Bleier Balked Himself Into Red-Ass History

Lauren Theisen

Rays Week

How Seattle Fell In Love With The Worst Hitter On A Doomed Expansion Team

Marc Normandin

An employee rolls out the new Sony PS5 in Japan.

Video Games

Gaming’s All-Digital-Everything Future Threatens To Erase The Past

Antique dueling pistols, on view at The Grange, the home of American Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in New York, New York, 1933. These pistols were not used in Hamiltons's fatal duel.

Senators Week

A Somewhat Comprehensive History Of U.S. Senators Who Have Died In Duels

Steven Goldman

The late Don Sutton holding three baseballs marked to reflect the 324 games he won during his Hall of Fame career.

The Secret Success Of Don Sutton

Dan McQuade

A collage of newspaper headlines about George Ringo, the Wrestling Beatle. Overlaid with them is a photo of George Ringo from the Los Angeles Times, and another of a poster from an advertisement that says George Ringo, with Jayne Mansfield, manager, vs. Gary Hart

Pro Wrestling

The Short And Winding Road Of George Ringo, The Wrestling Beatle

Dave McKenna

The Case For Elgin Baylor High School

A goat rodeo, with a tweet from Jon Rothstein on it, it says "College basketball scheduling in 2020: Wilder than a goat rodeo"

College Basketball

Unpacking Jon Rothstein’s Latest Catchphrase, “Wilder Than A Goat Rodeo”

This Is So Stupid

The Big Ten Coming Back Is My Personal Battle Of Camulodunum

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