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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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<p><a href="http://www.ddavisla.com"><span style="font-weight: 400">David Davis </span></a>is the author of <i>Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans From World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation</i> and <i>Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku</i>. He lives in Los Angeles.</p>
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David Davis

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Hockey’s Cold War Was The Summit Of Two Photographers’ Careers

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Quarterback Deshaun Watson #4 of the Houston Texans walks off the field following the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Buffalo Bills at NRG Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Watson is dressed in his uniform. In the background are stadium lights and fans.

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What Licensed Massage Therapists And Former NFL Players Have To Say About Deshaun Watson

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<p class="sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY">Vince Guerrieri is an award-winning journalist and author in the Cleveland area. He likes Lake Erie perch sandwiches, Jim Traficant and long walks on the field at League Park. His website is <a class="sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link" href="http://vinceguerrieri.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;http://vinceguerrieri.com/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]">vinceguerrieri.com</a>, and you can follow him on Twitter <a class="sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link" href="https://twitter.com/vinceguerrieri" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https://twitter.com/vinceguerrieri&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]">@vinceguerrieri</a>.</p>
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History

Torso Murders, An Olympic Sex Scandal, And The Cleveland World’s Fair That Wasn’t

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F1 Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna – Practice

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The Complete Guide To Understanding Formula 1

<div class="gmail_default">Ryan Goldberg is an award-winning freelance journalist who has written for <em>Texas Monthly</em>, Deadspin, Vice, <em>The New York Times</em>, ProPublica and more than a dozen other publications in a long and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/gizmodo-media-group-settles-defamation-lawsuits-led-by-charles-harder-11547852464" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wsj.com/articles/gizmodo-media-group-settles-defamation-lawsuits-led-by-charles-harder-11547852464&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617716436060000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGnwX76ZVlHZ9D5IZMiC7g30JoBuA">eventful</a> career. You can find more of his work at <a href="http://ryangoldberg.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://ryangoldberg.net&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1617716436060000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEJr75Dmnzq8LVYtDuTwuDys8LfPw">ryangoldberg.net</a>.</div>
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Ryan Goldberg

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Horse Racing

Is Horse Racing Still Too Big To Fail?

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Brandy Jensen

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Defector Reads A Book

My Year With Jack Reacher

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How A “Deeply Progressive” Coffee Chain Is Trying To Crush Its Workers’ Union

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The Rise And Fall Of Grand Slam USA

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Kelsey McKinney

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Convoy Of Ambulances Travels From Hospital To Fenway Park Honoring EMS Workers

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I’m A Paramedic. Nothing Prepared Me For What I’ve Seen During The Pandemic

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College Football

An Arm And A Legend: Rick McIvor And The 100-Yard Throw

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Women's Basketball

How The ABL Lost The Fight For The Soul Of Women’s Basketball

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Drew Magary

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Al Michaels And The Price Of Comfort

Corey Sobel

Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

The Running Back Who Reads Emily Dickinson

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Billy Haisley

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Defector At The Movies

‘Hollywood Shuffle’ Brought An Independent Spirit To Black Cinema That’s Become All Too Rare

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Getafe CF v Real Sociedad  – La Liga

Media Meltdowns

The Art Of The Live Sports Broadcast Is In Danger

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Giri Nathan

2018 French Open – Day Nine

Tennis

Diego Schwartzman Is The Short King Of Tennis

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College Basketball

Before Elgin Baylor Became A Legend, He Brought The Future Of Basketball To Idaho

<p>Dvora Meyers is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn. She writes about gymnastics and other topics in her newsletter, <a href="https://dvora.substack.com/">Unorthodox Gymnastics.</a></p>


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Svetlana Khorkina falls on the vault at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. It was not her fault.

Sydney 2000 Olympics Now In It’s Sixth Day

Gymnastics

The Greatest Clusterfuck In Women’s Gymnastics History, Two Decades Later

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