The Small Mercury Are Big Fun
Last week, after the Mercury opened their season at home with a hard-fought loss to the Aces, a reporter asked...
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Whomst Has Brought The Ass?
On Wednesday morning Minnesota Governor Tim Walz took the bold political step of declaring May 22, 2024 as "WOLVES BACK...
For Once, The Knicks Can Avoid An Offseason Existential Crisis
Back in December, Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon appeared on an ESPN basketball shouting program to make a deflating...
Manchester City Is Power | Defector
In lieu of a true last-day nail-biter for the ages, the kind that briefly seemed possible but quickly flickered out,...
What Makes Hockey Hockey? | Defector
Every museum should have a little nook for the jocks. That's what I decided at the very end of my...
The Titans Schedule Is Perfect, No Notes (But Here Are Some Notes, Anyway)
This is the perfect waiting in the weeds schedule. The Titans go into this season with little to no expectation...
On The Caitlin Clark Beat, Everyone’s Plotting
INDIANAPOLIS — In 49 states, it’s just basketball … and in this state, it's also just basketball. That's what Caitlin Clark...
Now Let Us Praise Shota Imanaga
Jeff Passan declared it, and so it must be so: It's time to appreciate Shota Imanaga. As everyone anticipated before...
For Lando Norris, One Win Is No Longer Enough
When asked last week about if he would rather win by 20 seconds or in a close wheel-to-wheel race, Max...
Officer’s Pants Tragically Struck Down In Confrontation With Scottie Scheffler
More details have emerged about Scottie Scheffler's arrest outside the PGA Championship this morning. According to a Louisville Metropolitan Police...
Xavi, Who Once Went All “You Can’t Fire Me, Because I Quit!” Before Then Deciding To Stay, Is Maybe About To Get Fired
Four months ago, Xavi Hernández decided to fall on his retractable prop knife by announcing his intention to leave his...
Absolute Skenes | Defector
Rocket-armed Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes made his first major-league start Saturday, against the Cubs, in Pittsburgh. It was fine....
Harrison Butker Overestimates His Range
As a general rule, something has to go extremely wrong for an NFL kicker to drive a week of discourse....
Toward A Better Or At Least Different Way Of Determining “Record Vs. Winning Teams”
I have decided that the >.500 column on the official MLB standings page, which displays each team's record against opponents...
Draymond Green Brings Nothing To ‘Inside The NBA’
It's possible that the Inside the NBA crew is in its final postseason together, with the scuttlebutt that NBC has...
