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Between the Sheets at the College Excel Championships
“One of the most unusual — and fun — events in college sports is a high-stakes spreadsheeting competition in Las Vegas.”
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The Olympics Are Ditching PFAS Waxes—and the ‘Ridiculous’ Speed They Gave Skiers
“After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them.”
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A Middle-Aged Dad Visits Downhill Skiing’s Rowdiest Party. What Could Go Wrong?
“Our writer endured boozy days, sleepless nights in a hostel, and edge-of-your-seat racing at Kitzbühel’s legendary Hahnenkamm.”
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Why the Spirit of WWE Legend Eddie Guerrero Lives On
“What began as a childhood wonder with masked men who looked like they could fly around the ring, evolved into a focus on Eddie. During a time when I lived in what felt like different worlds, he reminded me of home.”
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Why Did the Rubber Chicken Cross the Road?
“At 38, I began to feel the creep of the millennial midlife crisis. So I decided to break the strangest world record I could find.”
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A Racial Slur and a Fort Myers High Baseball Team Torn Apart
“The avalanche of broken relationships within this baseball community at Fort Myers High . . . served as a microcosm for a polarized country.”
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They Stole Yogi Berra’s World Series Rings. Then They Did Something Really Crazy.
The childhood friends behind the most audacious string of sports-memorabilia heists in American history.
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Turfin’ Safari
“Growing grass for the 2026 World Cup has been a years-long science project. Here’s how it’s going, from B.C. to Tennessee.”
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When Baseball Threw Physics a Curve
“Sports, science, and collective delusion.”
