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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.

2023 WNBA Finals – Game One

As Owner Or Broadcaster, All Tom Brady Has To Do Is Show Up

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Gourmet specialty donuts are being displayed at a shop in Unionville, Ontario, Canada, on June 03, 2023.

Daily Life In Unionville

Podcasts

100 Foods To Throw In The Garbage, With Megan Greenwell

A guest wears new Apple Vision Pro outside Bora Aksu during London Fashion Week February 2024 on February 16, 2024 in London, England.

Street Style – LFW February 2024

The Future Doesn’t Work, With Ed Zitron

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, seen doing a kind of triumphant here-I-am gesture at the opening of The Sphere in September of 2023.

Sphere Opening Night

Las Vegas Mayor To John Fisher: Maybe Try Staying In Oakland

Investor Bill Ackman, wearing one of those goofy headsets you can rent that play the radio broadcast, watches Emma Radacanu play at the 2021 U.S. Open in Queens, NY.

2021 US Open – Day 11

Politics

Hiding And Seeking With The New York Times

<p>Rob Mains is a writer at Baseball Prospectus.</p>


Rob Mains

Baltimore Orioles co-owner John Angelos seen looking into space at the press conference introducing Mike Elias as the team's GM back in 2018.

Baltimore Orioles Introduce Mike Elias – News Conference

John Angelos Speaks, Or Count The Number Of Things Wrong With This Paragraph

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Patrick Redford

David Zaslav, President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, attends the Los Angeles premiere of Warner Bros. "The Flash" at Ovation Hollywood on June 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.

Los Angeles Premiere Of Warner Bros. “The Flash” – Arrivals

Media Meltdowns

GQ Rolled Over And Showed Its Belly To David Zaslav

Reliever Jeff Brigham leaves the mound after hitting two straight batters to plate the winning run in a Mets loss against the Phillies.

New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies

Good Teams Make Their Players Better

Cincinnati Reds CEO Bob Castellini and disgraced Reds legend Pete Rose yuk it up at an event honoring Rose's hit record, in 2010.

Pittsburgh Pirates v Cincinnati Reds

What The 2023 Forbes Data Tell Us About The Business Of Baseball

Silicon Valley entrepreneur Marc Andreessen onstage at the TechCrunch Disrupt festival in 2016.

TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 – Day 2

The Limits Of The Billionaire Imagination Are Everyone’s Problem

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Kelsey McKinney

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Zillowing Out

An $18 Million Home Where We Can Hear Every Sound

Hugh Freeze runs off the field, accompanied by Mississippi State Troopers, after a home win against Georgia Southern in 2016.

Georgia Southern v Mississippi

College Football

Hugh Freeze Never Really Left

Twitter CEO Elon Musk carries a sink into Twitter headquarters as part of a typically epic jape.

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Everything Is Silicon Valley Now

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Arts And Culture

Is Everything Really Grayer Than It Used To Be?

Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals, seen here pointing up.

Washington Nationals v Arizona Diamondbacks

What Sort Of Person Wants To Own A Baseball Team Without Juan Soto On It?

A $32 Million Home Where We Can Befriend Some Rays

Michigan quarterback John Navarre, seen here getting ready to do something dull.

John Navarre calls a play

The Bigger Big Ten And The Soul Of A Michigan Man, With Ben Mathis-Lilley

Cristiano Ronaldo looking pensive in a Manchester United game, in May of 2022.

Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United – Premier League

Soccer

Cristiano Ronaldo And Kevin Durant Can Choose To Leave, But Not What Comes Next

Phil Mickelson tees off on the third (and final) day of the inaugural LIV Golf event.

LIV Golf Invitational – London – Day Three

Golf

The Saudi Golf League’s Big Bet Is On Gravity

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene saying some stuff about being shadowbanned. The Distraction logo is over her face, sadly.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Holds Press Conference On Elon Musk Buying Twitter

The Thin Line Between Owning Twitter And Being Owned By Twitter, With Matt Levine

The Los Angeles Marathon making its way down Hollywood Boulevard in 2021.

LA Marathon Returns After Pandemic Delay

Marathon To The Mall And Other Public/Private Partnerships, With Adam Conover

Reds reliever Art Warren pitches at home against the Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals v Cincinnati Reds

Where Is The Window For The Cincinnati Reds?

Cincinnati Reds team president Phil Castellini, seen here preparing to make an ass of himself on TV.

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Reds President And CFO Asks Fans To Consider Whether Maybe This Is Actually All Their Fault

Colorado Governor Jared Polis, dressed like a child, sits with Rockies owner Dick Monfort at a home game in June 2021.

San Diego Padres v Colorado Rockies

The Rockies Are Doing Less Than The Least

<p>Marc Normandin currently writes on baseball’s labor issues and more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.marcnormandin.com/">marcnormandin.com</a>, which you can read for free but&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/marcnormandin">support through his Patreon</a>. His baseball writing has appeared at SB Nation, Deadspin, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Sports on Earth, The Guardian, The Nation, and TalkPoverty.</p>


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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred leaving the MLB owners meetings with that look on his face.

MLB Owners Meetings

MLB’s Owners Want To Make Their Favorite Loopholes Into Law

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