It’s depressing. The future is so scary. I can’t imagine being totally paralyzed. I keep trying to reenact it – just lay there, and think, ‘I can’t get up.’ But I can’t do it for very long. It freaks me out. | | | | Maggie Voisin gets big air during the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix.
(Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “It’s depressing. The future is so scary. I can’t imagine being totally paralyzed. I keep trying to reenact it – just lay there, and think, ‘I can’t get up.’ But I can’t do it for very long. It freaks me out.”
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| | rantnrave:// Did you see the non-fight in the NBA Tuesday night? ARRON AFFLALO threw a right hook and missed. Classic sports bout. Hockey has the real thing, but it might also be on the way out. They drop gloves and go at it. It's legit. The NFL is so violent that fighting seems unnecessary. But fighting in the NBA and MLB is like an art form. There are rhythms to it. The posturing. The missed punches (notice how they hardly ever connect?). Closer to WEST SIDE STORY than boxing. The ROCKETS storming the CLIPPERS' locker room Monday night had the INSIDE THE NBA crew cracking up. There have been real fights in the NBA but ever since the MALICE AT THE PALACE there's way too much disincentive to really do it. It's for the best and everyone knows that. So watching a bunch of "Hold me back" is good fodder. MLB isn't any different. Remember A-ROD and JETER standing on the sidelines? They got heat for it but it was more for breaking kayfabe. Let's lighten up and enjoy the fake fights... JEFF PASSAN's column on MLB's slow offseason is a must-read. If you thought this was a cold hot stove because of team groupthink [raises hand], the issue runs much deeper. MLB's entire financial system is at risk. Passan started looking out for possible collusion and found himself asking "is baseball’s economic system, its underpinning, broken?"... Sentencing for LARRY NASSAR began Tuesday and more than two dozen victims gave impact statements. It was a jarring day in court. We're still only learning about Nassar's crimes. It's a lengthy and ugly story that deserves a spotlight. It implicates USA GYMNASTICS and MICHIGAN STATE. Coincidentally, there weren't any officials from Michigan State in that courtroom. Wonder why?... Preach CHRISSY... KERI POTTS deserves all the attention she's getting. One of the best people I've come across in media... DEREK JETER has done a lot to muff up his MARLINS reign already. This might be treasonous... COOL RUNNINGS 2... RIP JOJO WHITE. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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| Understanding how Dr. Larry Nassar gained unfettered access to sexually assault young female athletes -- despite repeated warning signs -- means confronting an uncomfortable truth: He didn't gain that access alone. | | |
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| Bill Belichick’s father, Steve, literally wrote the book on football scouting. So with notes and folders duly prepared, I set up in the press box in Foxboro on Saturday and analyzed--or tried to, at least--Patriots-Titans through Steve’s eyes. The attempt taught me plenty about the Belichick family’s genius for football. | | |
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| Almost a full third of MLB teams have no intention of being serious players in the current free agent market. The Marlins, Braves and Pirates haven't spent a penny on a major league free agent this winter. Neither have the Rays nor the Baltimore Orioles. But why? | | |
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| Can Georgetown's new coach--and old hero--chart his own path back to glory? | | |
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| An exclusive look at how the god of snowboarding got his swagger back, from mountaintop bars to the beach house to Pyeongchang. | | |
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| Without even an indoor rink, the Soviets changed hockey forever. | | |
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 | The Ringer |
| Bryan and David examine the recent media coverage of Donald Trump's "shithole" comment, Stefon Diggs's walk-off touchdown, and Facebook's media announcement. | | |
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| Where ESPN editorial and talent once dismissed Potts as an advocate, they increasingly have leaned on her to help with the language they should use when they report news of sexual violence and sexual harassment. Announcers regularly call her to discuss how to address sexual assault storylines that arise in a given game. News anchors send countless emails to Potts, checking language on sensitive stories. | | |
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| Why would a 64-year-old blast across the Utah desert faster than a 747 at takeoff? For Danny Thompson, it’s all about proving something to his famous father -- and himself. | | |
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| A talk with the retired NASCAR driver about how discovering The Dangerous Summer shifted his musical gears. | | |
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 | The Washington Post |
| People love watching curling at the Olympics. But the sport's American athletes still seek respect. | | |
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| College football and anti-sexual assault activism are often pitted against each other. At the nexus is Brenda Tracy, harnessing the machine that almost broke her for redemption and change. And it's working. | | |
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| The son of the NHL's former director of officiating, it was never a question whether Wes McCauley would become an referee. His unique style and calls have gained him plenty of notoriety--and fans--around the league. | | |
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 | Deadspin |
| Gary Mays, who should have been really famous, died Monday night. He was 82. | | |
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| ESPN |
| Zach talks to Bill Simmons of The Ringer about Clippers-Rockets craziness, Eastern Conference All-Stars, and much more. | | |
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 | FiveThirtyEight |
| The Vegas Golden Knights are only halfway through their inaugural season, and they've already redefined what anyone thought was possible for an NHL expansion franchise. Against all odds, the Knights are currently 29-10-3 with 61 points, good for the best record in the Western Conference - and only 4 points shy of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the best record in the entire league. | | |
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| Sports Illustrated |
| No state has epitomized the nation's racial divide like Missouri, whose flagship university has also been riven by strife. New basketball coach Cuonzo Martin chose to step into that breach, and with his hard-earned insights he's helping to set a tone of unity. | | |
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| Several members of the U.S. ski team that will compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics are coming back from significant injuries. No surprise there. One study found that of World Cup alpine skiers found they sustained an "alarmingly high" 36.7 injuries per 100 athletes. | | |
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| The latest frontier of statistical research in baseball—and the newest front in the Yankees vs. Red Sox arms race—is defense. And it’s yielding some surprising insights about which players are worth their salaries. | | |
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