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The Era of "Sportsball" Is Over
The Luka trade and the new era of sports' cultural relevance
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Calder McHugh
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A Remembrance of Oliver Emmett Freiberg
And what it means to care about sports.
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Calder McHugh
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They Did It
The NCAA is finally going to pay players. How's it going to work?
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Calder McHugh
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Ian Ward
Doc and JJ and LeBron
How icons in their fields connect — and what we can learn from them.
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Calder McHugh
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Ian Ward
The Anthem War Comes for Its Own
A conservative governor criticized a conservative coach because ... why not?
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Ian Ward
 and 
Calder McHugh
Don't Bet on Major League Baseball
In either sense of the word.
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Ian Ward
 and 
Calder McHugh
Major League Baseball's Wardrobe Malfunction
The league's ugly new jerseys are yet another instance of the enshittification of everything.
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Ian Ward
 and 
Calder McHugh
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