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  1. the sports section
    Why Did Someone Pay $5 Million for a Baseball Card in 2021?The pandemic isn’t the only reason the sports-card market has been booming lately.
    By Joe DeLessio
  2. vulture sports
    Tiger Woods Hospitalized After Rollover Car Crash in L.A.He is recovering from a surgery on his right leg and ankle, according to a statement.
    By Justin Curto
  3. legends
    The Poignancy of Serena Williams’s DeclineShe’s still better than almost anyone — but she’s no longer unbeatable.
    By Jake Nevins
  4. games
    Sports Have Been a Shadow of Themselves Without FansThe wisdom of bringing spectators back right now is debatable. But there’s no arguing how much they’ve been missed.
    By Will Leitch
  5. obits
    Tom Konchalski Was the Last of the Old-School Basketball ScoutsThe legendary high-school basketball talent evaluator died Monday at 74.
    By Joe DeLessio
  6. games
    A Telling Streak at the Pandemic Super BowlA blowout that should have been remembered for cementing Tom Brady’s legacy instead served as a symbol for the nation’s coronavirus failures.
    By Will Leitch
  7. games
    7 Ways Trump Changed Sports ForeverHe left a permanent imprint — and not entirely in a bad way.
    By Will Leitch
  8. games
    Bill Belichick Can’t Escape Trump That EasilyThe Patriots coach declined a Medal of Freedom, but his and other Trump-friendly sports figures’ legacies remain linked to the president.
    By Will Leitch
  9. games
    How on Earth Are They Going to Pull Off the Olympics?Almost a year after their postponement, the pandemic is still raging. Maybe giving up altogether wouldn’t be such a bad thing.
    By Will Leitch
  10. games
    10 Ways 2020 Changed Sports ForeverThe pandemic and the racial-justice movement will leave permanent marks, on and off the field.
    By Will Leitch
  11. games
    Cleveland’s Baseball Team Shouldn’t Get Too Much CreditChanging its name is a welcome move, but one that’s long, long overdue.
    By Will Leitch
  12. games
    Sports Are Making COVID Look Like No Big DealCoaches and athletes’ casual approach to the virus doesn’t exactly set a great example for the rest of the country.
    By Will Leitch
  13. games
    Sports Leagues Are Being Very Trumpy After the ElectionThe NFL, NBA, and MLB may have veered left this year, but they aren’t acknowledging that Biden won.
    By Will Leitch
  14. games
    If Trump Wins, Athletes Might Just Stop PlayingA shock victory next week would have a tectonic effect on activists in the NFL and other leagues.
    By Will Leitch
  15. games
    Why Are Pandemic Sports Ratings So Terrible?Some theories on why viewers have unexpectedly turned away in droves.
    By Will Leitch
  16. games
    LeBron James Is Now at the Center of EverythingStill dominant on the court, he has fully embraced his role as sports’ moral conscience as he vies for another title.
    By Will Leitch
  17. games
    Sports Pulled Off a Miracle in 2020. Now What About 2021?The pandemic isn’t going anywhere, but leagues can’t afford another season with no fans.
    By Will Leitch
  18. games
    If Athletes Want to Force Real Change, They Need to Stop PlayingSocial-justice momentum in the NBA and NFL is already stalling. Radical action is needed.
    By Will Leitch
  19. games
    The Fan-Free U.S. Open Shows Tennis at Its Purest — and Most BrutalWithout the raucous New York crowd to propel them, players must rely even more on their own mental fortitude.
    By Jake Nevins
  20. games
    College Football Is Still Recklessly Barreling ForwardSome of the big conferences canceled their seasons. Others seem to have adopted a “let’s hope for the best” pandemic strategy.
    By Will Leitch
  21. labor
    NBA Playoffs to Resume, New Social Justice Initiatives AnnouncedGames will resume on Saturday, team arenas will be converted into polling locations this fall, and a new social justice coalition has been formed.
    By Sarah Jones and Chas Danner
  22. jacob blake
    The NBA Strike Is Jarring. That’s the Point.A work stoppage was a completely reasonable — and courageous — reaction to the chaos going on outside basketball’s bubble.
    By Will Leitch
  23. games
    Where Did All the Trump-Boosting Jocks Go?Many of the athletes who proudly supported the president in 2016 have gone quiet. That says something about his political standing.
    By Will Leitch
  24. games
    The U.S. Government Could Learn a Lot From the NBASports are one of the few American institutions getting the pandemic right.
    By Will Leitch
  25. games
    Don’t Just Blame COVID-19 for College Football’s Lost SeasonPresident Trump, the NCAA, and many of the sport’s most loyal fans had their chance to improve the odds. They blew it.
    By Will Leitch
  26. games
    Sports Now Feel Meaningless — and More Valuable Than EverWith the narrative stakes gone, each game is a pure, self-contained piece of entertainment.
    By Will Leitch
  27. coronavirus
    Miami Marlins’ Season Temporarily Suspended Following MLB’s First COVID OutbreakAround a dozen Marlins players have tested positive for the coronavirus, leading to a temporary suspension as the team quarantines.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  28. sports
    The Uncanny Return of Major League BaseballImages from the bizarre — and much-delayed — 2020 opening day.
    By Matt Stieb
  29. games
    Can Baseball Really Pull This Off?After a very rocky road back, the sport finally starts up this week amid a coronavirus spike.
    By Will Leitch
  30. games
    The Washington Football Team Is Finally Changing Its Name. Who’s Next?The worst moniker in sports is no more. It may soon have company.
    By Will Leitch
  31. coronavirus
    When (and How) Sports Are Returning Amid the COVID-19 PandemicIn the next few weeks, the MLB, NBA, and NHL will start playing again — but they’ll look wildly different.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  32. games
    Trump Can’t Turn Bubba Wallace Into Colin KaepernickIn his attempt to demonize an innocent driver, the president finds that even NASCAR won’t listen to him anymore.
    By Will Leitch
  33. trump tweets
    Trump Attacks Bubba Wallace, Defends Confederate FlagThe president is being racist again.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  34. games
    10 Tips on How to Bring Your Sport Back During a PandemicFake crowd noise is good. So is shaming players who break the rules.
    By Will Leitch
  35. coronavirus
    The First Pro League to Restart Is the First to Show Why It’s Still Too EarlyThe National Women’s Soccer League is scrambling to assemble an 8-team tourney, after six players tested positive on the star-stacked Orlando Pride.
    By Liz Boyd
  36. games
    The Only Thing That Would Stop Sports NowA player dying from the coronavirus is an unlikely but real possibility.
    By Will Leitch
  37. coronavirus
    The NBA Will Reportedly Return on July 31Only 22 teams will be invited to continue the NBA season. The Knicks aren’t one of them.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  38. games
    It’s Probably Not Safe for Sports to Come Back. That May Not Matter.Both executives and fans have shown before that they’ll put entertainment over player safety.
    By Will Leitch
  39. just asking questions
    This Is What It’s Like to Watch Live, Professional Baseball Right NowA conversation with Lotte Giants staffer Sung Min Kim.
    By Joe DeLessio
  40. games
    The Big Questions Sports Leagues Have to Answer Before They ReopenA big one: What happens if a player tests positive for coronavirus in the middle of the season?
    By Will Leitch
  41. games
    How Desperate Are Sports Leagues Right Now? This Desperate.You know it’s bad when we’ve reached the “playing in a biodome” phase of discussion.
    By Will Leitch
  42. coronavirus
    2020 Tokyo Olympics Postponed Due to CoronavirusThe Games will instead take place in the summer of 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday
    By Adam K. Raymond
  43. sports
    The Last Sport Still StandingWith every other league suspended, it’s time to get really into watching marble races on YouTube.
    By Brian Feldman
  44. coronavirus
    Desperate Casinos Are Now Taking Bets on the WeatherWith the coronavirus outbreak shutting down the athletic world, sportsbooks have gotten creative.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. coronavirus
    What Will ESPN Do Without Sports?The coronavirus shutdown has left the self-proclaimed “worldwide leader in sports” scrambling to fill airtime.
    By Patrick Hruby
  46. coronavirus
    Most U.S. Sports Leagues Have Suspended Their Seasons Due to CoronavirusThe NHL, MLB, MLS, and NBA are all either suspending or canceling play due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    By Chas Danner
  47. coronavirus
    March Madness Is Canceled After AllThe NCAA had previously floated playing games without fans, but Duke and Kentucky dropping out likely made than plan untenable.
    By Nate Jones
  48. book excerpt
    The Night Stephen Curry Burned Down the GardenThe greatest shooter on the planet was on a hot streak, and basketball would never be the same.
    By Ben Cohen
  49. games
    The Mascot Wars Will Never EndFights over Chief Wahoo and his derogatory brethren are just another front on the cultural battlefield.
    By Will Leitch
  50. games
    What the Story of the Vermont Reds Tells Us About Bernie SandersThe way the minor-league baseball team came to Burlington is the candidate’s career in miniature. So is the way they left.
    By Will Leitch
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