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  1. games
    The Baseball Clock Is GoodThe sport desperately needs to change, no matter how loudly purists complain.
    By Will Leitch
  2. sports
    The Unlikely British Superfans of American SoccerMLS, once a laughingstock, has gained ardent followers in a surprising place.
    By Adam Elder
  3. games
    Remember When Sports Never Canceled Games?Calling off events used to be reserved for weather disasters or 9/11, but we live in a new world now.
    By Will Leitch
  4. tennis
    A 33-Year-Old Real-Estate Broker Won a Pro Tennis MatchMatija Pecotić is the sports story of the week.
    By Benjamin Hart
  5. sports
    Pickleball Looks Really Dumb on TVAmerica’s fastest-growing sport isn’t quite ready for prime time.
    By Benjamin Hart
  6. games
    What Was Kyrie Irving Thinking?He arrived in Brooklyn a bona fide weirdo. He left for Dallas on even stranger terms.
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  7. games
    An Anticlimactic Super Bowl Ending Blew the NFL’s Night ApartThe holding call heard ’round the world was a reminder of sports’ inherent unpredictability.
    By Will Leitch
  8. games
    Why You Should Root for the Eagles This SundayIt’s not only because I don’t want their fans to come after me.
    By Will Leitch
  9. games
    The Lost Joy of Hating Sports AnnouncersSelf-righteous jerks like Billy Packer don’t exist on TV anymore, and that’s a shame.
    By Will Leitch
  10. sports
    The Empire State Building Should Stop Doing ThisCommemorating a sports rival’s victory is uncouth and unnecessary.
    By Benjamin Hart
  11. sports
    Something’s Still Not Quite Right at the Baseball Hall of FameBarry Bonds and Roger Clemens are finally off the ballot, but the steroid era’s influence lingers.
    By Ben Jacobs
  12. games
    LeBron’s Career Has Been a Quiet Rebuke to Michael Jordan’sAs he approaches the all-time NBA scoring record (and his eventual retirement), the Chosen One remains grounded.
    By Will Leitch
  13. tennis
    The 3 American Men Who Could Win the Australian OpenAfter decades of disappointment, a generation of U.S. tennis talent is making some noise in Melbourne.
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. tennis
    Rafael Nadal Isn’t Looking Like Rafael Nadal These DaysThe No. 1 seed said he was “mentally destroyed” after an injury-plagued second-round loss at the Australian Open.
    By Benjamin Hart
  15. games
    Tom Brady Is a Rickety Old Man Still Chasing the DragonHe’s still solid at 45, but Monday night’s debacle in Dallas was hard to watch — and a sign of things to come.
    By Will Leitch
  16. tennis
    Now It’s All Rainbows and Giggles for Djokovic in AustraliaOne year after a saga that ended in his deportation, he’s no longer persona non grata Down Under.
    By Benjamin Hart
  17. sports
    After All That, the Nets Are Great AgainThe team went from world beater to embarrassment and back to championship contender. Now they need to perform without their best player.
    By Eve Peyser
  18. games
    The Week We Pretended That This Time Might be DifferentDamar Hamlin almost died, but angst about the evils of football feels perfunctory at this point.
    By Will Leitch
  19. college football
    The Dawgs Versus the UnderdogsThis Georgia fan looks forward to a national championship game against TCU and its Hypnotoad mystique.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. sports
    The U.S. Soccer Blackmail Story Is Really SomethingThe World Cup may be over, but drama on the U.S. men’s team certainly isn’t.
    By Benjamin Hart
  21. games
    The Reaction to Damar Hamlin’s Collapse Represents ProgressIt took a terrifying event, but for once, the NFL abandoned its “show must go on” mentality.
    By Will Leitch
  22. nfl
    Bills Say Damar Hamlin Went Into Cardiac Arrest on FieldThe 24-year-old remained in the hospital in critical condition after collapsing on Monday night.
    By Benjamin Hart
  23. games
    The 10 Biggest Sports Stories of 2022It was a normal-feeling year at last — but the real world kept intruding.
    By Will Leitch
  24. games
    The Seven Most Important Athletes of 2022Records broken, swan songs sung, and a superstar freed.
    By Will Leitch
  25. games
    The Last World CupAfter Qatar, soccer may never be the same again.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  26. the system
    Brittney Griner’s Hollow HomecomingIt’s a relief she’s back. Now free the others.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  27. games
    Fox Sports Still Sucks at This, and Other World Cup TakeawaysWhat we learned from a riveting and dispiriting tournament.
    By Will Leitch
  28. sports
    Grant Wahl Died From Aortic Aneurysm, Autopsy ShowsThe acclaimed soccer writer collapsed last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar.
    By Nia Prater
  29. world cup
    There’s Nothing More American Than Watching Soccer in SpanishThe time-honored pleasures of tuning in to Telemundo.
    By Adam Elder
  30. world cup
    The Best Team in the World Is Out of the World CupAnother devastating quarterfinals defeat for Brazil.
    By Benjamin Hart
  31. world cup
    Goalkeepers Gone WildAt the World Cup, netminders are increasingly going on offense. The consequences can be miraculous or disastrous.
    By David Gendelman
  32. sports
    Brittney Griner Is Coming Home From a Russian PrisonThe WNBA star is headed home after being released in a prisoner swap for the notorious international arms dealer.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Nia Prater
  33. the sports section
    The Yankees Averted Disaster by Signing Aaron JudgeBaseball is entertainment, and Judge is an entertainer. The Yankees simply had to keep him.
    By Joe DeLessio
  34. encounter
    Roger Bennett Is U.S. Soccer’s Biggest FanHe may speak with an English accent, but he has distinctly American ingenuity.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. games
    The U.S. Can Absolutely Beat the Netherlands on SaturdayYour guide to this weekend’s very big, very winnable game.
    By Will Leitch
  36. world cup
    Pulisic Says He’ll Return From Very Painful-Sounding Injury“Pelvic” and “contusion” are two words you never want to see together.
    By Benjamin Hart
  37. games
    The U.S. Pulled It OffThey survived a tense second half and an injury to their best player to beat Iran.
    By Will Leitch
  38. world cup
    The Five Most Dramatic Subplots Ahead of U.S.-IranAs the geopolitical foes square off in Qatar, there’s a lot hanging in the balance.
    By Benjamin Hart
  39. world cup
    The Biggest World Cup Upset in History?Saudi Arabia beat Argentina on Tuesday, in one of the great soccer shockers of all time.
    By Benjamin Hart
  40. games
    The U.S. Team’s Draw With Wales Felt Like a LossDisappointment at not beating a top-20 team is actually a sign of progress for the Americans.
    By Will Leitch
  41. world cup
    The Weirdest and Most Dramatic Moments at the World Cup So Far“We want beer!” is not a chant you hear at every tournament.
    By Benjamin Hart
  42. crypto
    All the Ways the FTX Implosion Is Shaking the Sports WorldThe end of Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire has touched everyone from Tom Brady to the Miami Heat.
    By Benjamin Hart
  43. games
    The World Cup Is the Only Real American Underdog StorySometimes it’s nice to root for a scrappy up-and-comer, and this year’s men’s team is exactly that.
    By Will Leitch
  44. games
    March Madness Is Perfect, So of Course They’re Trying to Ruin ItBig universities want to expand the tournament, which would make the Cinderella stories everyone loves much less likely to happen.
    By Will Leitch
  45. bedlam at barclays
    Kyrie Irving Was Finally Suspended. What’s Next?It’s unlikely the Nets will cut him anytime soon.
    By Matt Stieb
  46. sports
    Steve Nash Couldn’t Handle the Nets’ ChaosAt least Brooklyn’s ousted head coach doesn’t have to deal with a star player posting about antisemitic movies anymore.
    By Matt Stieb
  47. games
    Kyrie Irving’s Days in Brooklyn Are NumberedPromoting an antisemitic movie is a new low, and his antics will only get worse.
    By Will Leitch
  48. games
    LeBron James Doesn’t Talk About Politics AnymoreTwo years after making himself ubiquitous in American political life, he’s sitting out the midterms, and his voting group is “dormant.”
    By Will Leitch
  49. tremendous content
    Watch Ted Cruz Get Booed, Heckled Mercilessly by Yankees FansDuring Sunday night’s loss, New Yorkers found catharsis in loudly informing the senator that he’s a “loser” who should “go back to Cancún.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. the sports section
    The Yankees Can Return to Their Rightful Place As Baseball’s Premier VillainsThe Yankees take on the hated Astros with the AL pennant on the line.
    By Joe DeLessio
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