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Shohei Ohtani strikes out in an uncharacteristically undistinguished and unflattering way against the San Francisco Giants. The Distraction logo is at upper right.

Podcasts

Subtraction By Subtraction, With Ray Ratto

Lauren Theisen

Brea Beal and Caroline Ducharme go up for the ball

College Basketball

The Gamecocks Won The Game On The Glass

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Women's Basketball

Caitlin Clark Respects Neither Time Nor Space

Destiny Littleton #11 of the South Carolina Gamecocks controls the ball during the second half against the Texas Longhorns in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on March 30, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.

Report: The NCAA Can’t Be Bothered To Make Money Off Women’s Basketball

Paige Bueckers #5 of the UConn Huskies celebrates her three point basket in the first quarter against the Baylor Lady Bears during the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on March 29, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.

When They Needed It Most, UConn Had The Juice

Faith Masonius #13 and Angel Reese #10 of the Maryland Terrapins react to the loss to the Texas Longhorns during the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on March 28, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.The Texas Longhorns defeated the Maryland Terrapins 64-61

Is This Your Unstoppable Offense?

San Antonio, TX - MARCH 23: KENTUCKY VS IOWA during the Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament held at Bill Greehey Arena on March 23, 2021 in San Antonio, TX.

No One’s Having More Fun Than Caitlin Clark

Some Suspect Officiating Led To The Fall Of Troy

Some Halves You’re The Upsetter, Some Halves You’re Upset

The Stanford Cardinal celebrate on the court after their 75-55 victory over the UCLA Bruins to win the championship game of the Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament at Michelob ULTRA Arena on March 7, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Death To The NCAA

They’ve Seen This Before

Gonzaga's Corey Kispert, seen here honestly kind of mad-dogging The Distraction logo.

A Very Loving Hater’s Guide To The NCAA Tournaments, With Maitreyi Anantharaman

Stanford, UConn, South Carolina and NC State are top seeds in the NCAA women's tournament.

The Best Feuds In Women’s Basketball Are All In One Bracket Region

A Covid-19 restriction signs hang outside of H-E-B supermarket on March 3, 2021 in Austin, Texas. The popular Texas supermarket chain will not require customers to wear masks when the statewide mask mandate ends on March 10, 2021.

Texas Lifts Its Mask Mandate Just In Time To Host Some Basketball Tournaments

Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson

On the right is a photo of Toni Smith-Thompson. On the left is an image of the book Loving Sports When They Dont Love You Back