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Tennis Player Renée Richards

An Interview With A Biographer Of Renée Richards, An Actual Trans Pro Athlete

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Head coach Sean McVay celebrates after a third quarter touchdown from Puka Nacua #12 of the Los Angeles Rams against the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship game

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Los Angeles Rams

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Donte DiVincenzo

You Can Magically Ban One Sports Injury Forever. What Do You Pick?

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Blogs of Note

Kalshi Lawsuit Pits States Against Trump Family’s Corruption Machine

Dolly, Josephine, And Me

There Is Only One Lesson Of Red Vienna

13 Short Blogs About The Cincinnati Reds

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Beyond Good And Evil

Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs takes the field prior to the game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on August 30, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
MLB

The Chicago Cubs Would Like Your Attention

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Bari Weiss
Journalismism

CBS News Now Performing Oafish Racism On Behalf Of Bari Weiss

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Bill Simmons wearing and Anduril hat
Media Meltdowns

Bill Simmons Is De-Apexing

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The peloton passes the Philadelphia Museum of Art during the Women's Philadelphia Cycling Classic.
Cycling

Philly Is The Star Of The Philadelphia Cycling Classic

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The last good website.

Arts And Culture

What Do Booksellers Make Of “The End Of Reading”?

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Dolly Parton stands alone on stage holding a microphone. She's wearing a flowy red top and black bottoms.

Dolly Parton Prepared Us For The End

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Dolly Parton's nails

Don’t Forget The Nails

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The Cozy-Looking Sweaters In ‘Reds,’ Ranked

Possible Red Card: The Beatles Movie Wigs

four actors in bad Beatles wigs pose for a photo

“The Red-Headed League” Is A Sherlock Holmes Mystery That Can Laugh At Itself

A still from the Sherlock Holmes episode "The Red-Headed League"

Defector Music Club Gets Back Together For Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’

Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 22, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 31: Colton Cowser #17 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates robs Jake McCarthy of the Colorado Rockies of a home run in the ninth inning that would have won the game at Coors Field on August 31, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Baltimore Orioles won the game 2-1. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
MLB

Holy God Damn, Colton Cowser

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Why Your Team Sucks

CJ Stroud getting sacked

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Houston Texans

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Kyle Shanahan

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: San Francisco 49ers

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Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Buffalo Bills

Josh Allen after getting sacked

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Chicago Bears

Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears and DJ Moore #2 of the Chicago Bears visit on set of the Wildcard on Prime post game show after an NFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field

Podcasts

Here is the logo of the Normal Gossip podcast

Normal Gossip

The Distraction podcast

The Distraction

Try Hard

Only If You Get Caught

Nothing But Respect

Science

a strange-looking fish called the red-lipped batfish with the reds week logo

Why Does The Red-Lipped Batfish Look Like That?

Spiders!

Who Needs Life On Mars When It Has Glacial Spiders?

Rock Layers in Lower Mound in Gale Crater on the surface of Mars, with the Reds Week logo at the center on a mound

Let’s Remember Some Publications That Said We Would Get To Mars By 2026

a photo of a person in a red light mask in a dark room, with the reds week logo next to it

Is My Red Light Mask Doing Anything Or Am I Delusional? An Investigation

Politics

NFL

A detail view of the NFL logo painted on the field prior to a preseason NFL football game on August 13, 2026 in Santa Clara, California.

NFL Puts Three Players On Paid Leave

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Daejon Love running routes on the beach

Daejon Love Will Go Down As A Scammer For The Ages

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Pat McAfee reacts in the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Indianapolis Colts

I Played Pat McAfee’s Album For Another Frequently Red-Faced, Sleeveless Baby

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General Manager John Lynch, CEO Jed York and Head Coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers in the locker room after the NFC Championship game against the Detroit Lions on January 28, 2024.

The San Francisco 49ers Have Revolutionized The Concept Of Losing The Offseason

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MLB

Aristides Aquino of the Cincinnati Reds looks on from the dugout in the eighth inning during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on September 28, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Aristides Aquino Thumped While The Thumping Was Good

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Storm clouds blanket the sky over Great American Ball Park as Starlin Castro #13 of the Chicago Cubs fields a ground ball in the fifth inning against the Cincinnati Reds as on July 7, 2014 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati defeated Chicago 9-3.

I Went To A Reds Game And The Sky Was Red

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Eugenio Suarez of the Cincinnati Reds hugs teammate Elly de la Cruz #44 after hitting a grand slam home run in the ninth inning during the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

Historic Cincinnati Comeback Offers A Stirring Testament To The Power Of Reds Week

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Tom Browning of the Cincinnati Reds pitches against the Chicago Cubs during an Major League Baseball game circa 1989 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Reds Week logo is at lower left.

Tom Browning Devoured Innings And Tormented My Team

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WNBA

Kiki Rice #1 of the Toronto Tempo celebrates a basket as the Toronto Tempo play the Indiana Fever at ScotiaBank Arena in Toronto. August 18, 2026.

The Tempo Have To Take Things At Their Own Pace

Olivia Miles celebrates after making a shot

We’re Still Looking For Someone Who Can Guard Olivia Miles

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Chamique Holdsclaw #23 of the Washington Mystics gets ready to shoot the ball while Mery Andrade #23 of the Cleveland Rockers guards her

Chamique Holdsclaw Made Headlines, Made Mistakes, And Made History

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WNBA Pride logo on a chair.

Atlanta Dream And WNBA Embrace Anti-Trans Losers

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Crosswords

Nicole Gosling #61 of the Montréal Victoire celebrates her goal with teammates on the bench during the third period against the Ottawa Charge in Game One of the PWHL Walter Cup Final at Place Bell on May 14, 2026 in Laval, Quebec, Canada.

The Crossword, Aug. 31: Prepare For Trouble, And Make It Double (Themeless)

Manager Terry Francona #77 of the Cincinnati Reds argues with umpire Chris Conroy #98 after being ejected from the game in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on June 5, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri.

The Crossword, Aug. 24: Bat To Ball

Midge Purce #23 of NJ/NY Gotham FC warms up before the match against the Houston Dash at Shell Energy Stadium on August 01, 2026 in Houston, Texas.

The Crossword, Aug. 17: Roster Talks

Passengers arrive on an Amtrak train at Union Station on December 04, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Amtrak carried a record 32.8 million passengers in their 2024 fiscal year, a 15 percent increase over the same period in 2023.

The Crossword, Aug. 10: Midpoint

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The Fights

The Future Face Of The Heavyweight Division Gets Disfigured

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Moses Itauma takes a punch from Filip Hrgovic
Tennis

Novak Djokovic Pukes And Crumbles At The U.S. Open

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during a changeover against Mariano Navone
Soccer

Chelsea Contains Thrilling Multitudes

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Cole Palmer of Chelsea celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal with Morgan Rogers, Jorrel Hato and Pep Chavarria during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Chelsea FC and Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge on August 30, 2026 in London, England.
Reds Week

It’s No Longer Reds Week

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Mr. Redlegs dressed as a communist general
Reds Week

I’m A Redhead, So Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Of Lidocaine)

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Close view of gloved hands priming a fine syringe for local anesthesia during surgery in a modern sterile clinic
College Football

We Caught These Teams Playing Imaginary Football Redhanded

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 30: The UNLV Rebels celebrate on the field after the team's 38-14 victory over the Nevada Wolf Pack at Allegiant Stadium on November 30, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Reds Week

Let’s Make Some Romesco, Not Only Because It’s Red, But Because It Rules

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A mortar full of romesco
Reds Week

Before ‘Red Dead Redemption,’ There Was ‘Red Dead Revolver’

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Red from Red Dead Revolver standing just outside of Brimstone, the main city in the game. The Reds Week logo is on the bottom left.

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Advice

Minor Dilemmas

What Do I Do About My Fragile Kid?

Funbag

Please Tell Me Red Wine Is Good For Me

Minor Dilemmas

“No Dada!” How Do You Deal With A Toddler Who Clearly Prefers The Other Parent?

Funbag

What Is The Greatest TV House Of All Time?

Make It Nice

Make It Nice: Is There Such A Thing As A Good-Looking Dog Crate?

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