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Drew Magary

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - NOVEMBER 19: Purdue students hold up a giant cutout of university president Mitch Daniels during the college football game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Purdue Boilermakers on November 19, 2022, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Media Meltdowns

Man Who Declares “There’s No ‘Us’ In ‘Me’” Has No Brain In Head

Lauren Theisen

Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor pose with their Championship belts

The Fights

The Biggest Women’s Boxing Match Ever Will Get A Sequel

Laura Wagner

Screenshot of Olivia Dunne's instagram page.

Death To The NCAA

New York Times Finds Worst Reason To Fret Over NIL Deals

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano trade punches

Women’s Boxing’s Biggest Night Ever Only Gained Momentum As It Went

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Diana Moskovitz

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) listens to a question at a Town Hall meeting on Super Tuesday Primary night on March 3, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan.

Politics

The Only Noteworthy Thing About The Latest Anti-Trans Sports Bill Is How Shameless It Is

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

Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

Before There Was Colin Kaepernick, There Was Toni Smith-Thompson

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Alyssa Thomas of the Connecticut Sun is guarded by the Atlanta Dream

WNBA

The League For Obsessives And For No One Else

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