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Sports

The big game is about more than winner and losers; it can shape our culture and society. We explain how.

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Why most tennis players struggle to make a living

By Laura Bult

The Spanish sexual misconduct scandal roiling soccer, explained

By Li Zhou

What America can learn from baseball (yes, baseball)

By Bryan Walsh

Why in the world are Elon and Zuck planning to punch each other?

By Whizy Kim and Nicole Narea

Disney used to hate gambling. Now it’s doing a $2 billion sports betting deal.

By Peter Kafka

The right-wing backlash against the US women’s national soccer team, explained

By Alex Abad-Santos

What could possibly cause a teen athlete’s heart to stop?

By Keren Landman
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Why so many baseball players are Dominican

By Rajaa Elidrissi

Is the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger even legal?

By Sara Morrison

Why the PGA Tour merged with LIV Golf

By Jonathan Guyer

At the Kentucky Derby, horses are worked to death for human vanity

By Brian Kateman

The taunt that eclipsed the NCAA women’s basketball championship, explained

By Alex Abad-Santos

America’s bad bet on expanding legal sports gambling

By Jack Meserve

The nonchalant spectacle of Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show

By Alex Abad-Santos

Last year’s Super Bowl ads aged like milk

By Sara Morrison

Why we can’t turn off the NFL

By Dylan Scott

How an NFL hit could stop a heart

By Keren Landman

The World Cup is missing its climate goals. It should still keep taking shots.

By Umair Irfan
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How FIFA corruputed the World Cup

By Sam Ellis
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The pickleball craze, explained

By Coleman Lowndes

How migration has shaped the World Cup

By Youyou Zhou

Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ policies, explained

By Ellen Ioanes
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How Qatar built stadiums with forced labor

By Christina Thornell
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How the World Cup’s AI instant replay works

By Edward Vega
In a view from high in a soccer stadium, an Australian player is scoring a penalty kick past Denmark’s goalkeeper, who is diving to catch it, during a 2018 World Cup match.
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Where to aim a penalty kick

By Phil Edwards

Qatar’s migrant labor system is bigger than the World Cup

By Ellen Ioanes

What else Qatar has built with its absurd wealth besides the 2022 World Cup

By Jonathan Guyer

Despite its brutal tactics, Iran’s regime fails to contain mass protests

By Ellen Ioanes

The many, many controversies surrounding the 2022 World Cup, explained

By Ian Ward

The ugly way tennis treated Serena didn’t stop her

By Alex Abad-Santos
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How F1 racers turn really fast

By Edward Vega

Podcast pioneer Bill Simmons on how to stay relevant

By Peter Kafka

Masculinity, explained by WWE

By Emily St. James

The Supreme Court’s “praying coach” case, explained

By Ian Millhiser

Phones can be addictive. Sports betting, too. Now we’re combining them.

By Peter Kafka

The nerdiest article you’ll read about the baseball lockout

By Dara Lind

Sports betting: Pretty fun, probably terrible

By Emily Stewart

The wild finish to the Olympic women’s figure skating final

By Alex Abad-Santos
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The hidden reason Olympic sledding is so dangerous

By Marie Cascione

The shocking decision to allow Kamila Valieva to skate at the Olympics, explained

By Alex Abad-Santos

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