People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.  | Gear Patrol |
| Are climbers who use prescription medications, supplemental oxygen, or methamphetamines during extreme ascents cheaters or heroes? | | |
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 | Fast Company |
| Santa Cruz-based Inboard sees a future beyond rich skaters, where it's the Tesla of rideables and skateboards solve the last mile problem. | | |
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 | ESPN.com |
| The meaning of “The Star-Spangled Banner” -- America’s original protest song -- on the brink of its most high-profile performance. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| The president has a clear favorite in this weekend’s big game. | | |
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 | Vice Sports |
| NBA teams won't be able to use data collected via wearable technology against players in contract negotiations. | | |
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 | The Players' Tribune |
| It seems like Atlanta -- as a team, as a city, as a culture -- is finally coming full circle. And in my own small way, I hope I am too. | | |
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 | Deadspin |
| The St. Louis Cardinals scandal--in which then-scouting director Chris Correa used a former colleague’s password to access the Houston Astros’ player database over 50 times in 16 months--is unprecedented in baseball history. This must have made Commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision on how to punish the Cardinals all the more difficult. | | |
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 | The Ringer |
| National parks, rangers, and even outdoor lifestyle brands are scared to speak out against Donald Trump’s administration. | | |
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 | The Daily Beast |
| After watching the Rolex 24, um, race at Daytona International Speedway, it’s hard not to think that motorsport is less about racing and more about big egos, vanity, and loud, loud marketing. | | |
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 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Life after baseball, which affords so few guarantees in the Dominican, can be difficult. That is why the Phillies, since 2012, have offered a high school education at the academy. Before, only English classes were mandatory. | | |
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 | The Detroit News |
| The NCAA’s Division I Council will vote in April whether to add an early signing period in December. | | |
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 | Philadelphia Magazine |
| The Sixers rebuild was the result of a collective team effort. Included in that group is Sachin Gupta, the architect behind the trade with the Sacramento Kings. | | |
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 | MMQB |
| Eventually known simply as ‘Julio,’ the star receiver was always larger than life in his Alabama hometown, whether he likes it or not. | | |
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 | New York Post |
| On the day of the bombing in April 2013, Roseann Sdoia, a long-distance runner, was a spectator near the marathon finish line when the pressure-cooker bombs went off. Mike Materia rushed to her aid and comforted her during the ride to Massachusetts General Hospital in a police vehicle. | | |
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 | The Atlantic |
| For brands, it’s harder than ever to take a bipartisan approach to the biggest night of the year. | | |
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 | Longform |
| Ezra Edelman is the director of "O.J.: Made in America." “When I say what I learned is that America is even more fucked up than I had previously thought, it’s that--the superficiality of it. How we are willingly seduced by these shiny people and these shiny things. And, again, when I looked at O.J.’s trajectory, that was an operating principle.” | | |
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 | The Washington Post |
| Cathy L. Lanier's duties range from protecting stadiums to the NFL's brand, which has come under increasing fire because of concussions and domestic abuse, among other issues. | | |
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| Vice Sports |
| Amid the hoopla of national signing day, elite high school athletes should think twice about signing National Letters of Intent, one-sided agreements that require more and deliver less than they should. | | |
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| ESPN.com |
| Bill Belichick has undergone a subtle clothing change. Is he just embracing style, or is it something bigger? | | |
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| The New York Times |
| Following the departure of his superstar teammate, Russell Westbrook was left to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder all by himself. That’s when something special happened. | | |
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