A Mall I Loved Is Going Pitch Black
The vote looked like a funeral. Residents showed up to the council meeting dressed in black, carrying prop tombstones. One...
Sports
President Trump: UFC card coming to White House in ’26
President Donald Trump speaks during the American 250 kickoff event on July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrouds. The...
How Team Tactics Shape The Tour de France, And Vice Versa
In yesterday's story, How To Watch Cycling, I wrote offhand that the Tour de France was "poker on two wheels."...
FIFA Weathering PPD Chatter as Club World Cup Brings the Heat
What’s more dangerous: playing soccer in the midday sun amid temperatures nearing 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or playing soccer when there’s...
Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back: Michael Koresky On Hollywood’s Queer History
The history of mainstream filmmaking is prone to whiggish readings. The story is that Hollywood, an industry of entertainment and...
Rays plate five in sixth, survive rocky ninth to defeat A’s, 6-5
Jul 2, 2025; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Jake Mangum (28) reacts after hitting an inside the...
The Knicks Backed Their Way Into A Good Coach
So after all that windmill-tilting, the New York Knicks are about to spear Mike Brown as their new head coach,...
Report: Braves DFA Alex Verdugo to clear room for Jurickson Profar
May 24, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves left fielder Alex Verdugo (8) hits a single against the San Diego...
All I Want Is To Live In A World Where People Talk Normal
Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. And buy Drew’s...
Report: NFLPA won’t discuss 18-game season until ‘at least early 2026’
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell welcomes fans to the 2025 NFL Draft before the first round on Thursday, April 24, 2025,...
The Bucks And Damian Lillard End Their Brief, Forgettable Relationship
Damian Lillard's tenure as a star almost certainly fell apart when his left Achilles tendon did in late April. Now...
Agents: Dolphins deal with Giants for retired TE Darren Waller
Oct 8, 2023; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; New York Giants tight end Darren Waller (12) reaches for the football but...
The Panthers Are Bringing Back All Their Guys
The morning after the Panthers raised the Stanley Cup, some idiot wrote that it would be "nearly impossible" for Florida...
D-backs end 4-game skid with late rally against Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Geraldo Perdomo (2) tags out San Francisco Giants base runner Dominic Smith (7) at Chase Field on...
The WNBA And Its Expansion Fees Are Getting Bigger
The WNBA announced on Monday that it will expand to 18 teams by 2030, adding franchises in Cleveland, Detroit and...
