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Dave McKenna

Head coach Pat Fitzgerald of the Northwestern Wildcats is seen during the 2022 Big Ten Conference Football Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium on July 26, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

College Football

Scandal-Plagued Michigan State Hires Scandal-Plagued Pat Fitzgerald

Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School boys basketball coach Louis Wilson

High School Sports

High School Basketball Team Forfeits Season Over Violation, Is Still Eligible For State Championship

Alexandria, VA - October 25 - Hayfield coach Darryl Overton speaks to his team Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, after they fall to No. 3 Riverdale Baptist at Hayfield High School in Alexandria, Va. (Photo by Luke Johnson for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Scandal-Ridden High School Football Powerhouse Removed From Virginia Playoffs

An illustration depicting high school football player attempting to catch a gigantic football

How An Imported State Champion Blew Up Virginia High School Football

Somali sprinter Nasro Abukar Ali jogs to the finish line.

Life's Rich Pageant

Sprinter’s Slothful Stroll Scandalizes Somalia

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

Ray Ratto

Death To The NCAA

Will Wade Just Couldn’t Help Himself

A screencap from Dream's record-setting run.

Video Games

Let’s Dive Into This ‘Minecraft’ YouTuber Speedrunning Drama

Maitreyi Anantharaman

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Chris Thompson

From left, booze cookie-maker Molly Blakeley, disgraced Anchorage mayor Ethan Berkowitz, also disgraced TV reporter Maria Athens