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Baseball Saved Me
‘Why am I doing this to myself?’ asks Mets fan Will Rahn. ‘Maybe it’s because baseball breaks my heart in a way I can handle.’
Will Rahn
Bruce Pearl: How March Madness Unites America
In a divided era, March Madness remains a rare tradition that brings Americans together.
Bruce Pearl
Paying College Athletes Has Created a Mess. It Was Still the Right Thing to Do.
For years, college sports made everyone rich except the players themselves. It was unfair, and reverting to the bad old days would be the real disaster.
Joe Nocera
The Boys of Team USA
The Americans just won the best hockey game in a generation. They did so for their fallen teammate Johnny Gaudreau—and for all of us.
Will Rahn
This Week in American History: Washington’s Civil War
In 1861, the North and South battled over the father of our country.
Jonathan Horn
Why Is Everyone So Nice to Eileen Gu?
She was born in San Francisco, went to Stanford, and became one of the best freestyle skiers in the world. But why is she competing for China?
Mike Pesca
The Unmissable Winter Olympics
The world loves to forget about the winter cousin of the Olympics—but it’s really the best Games.
The Free Press
Stop Asking Olympians How They Feel About America
The Winter Olympics is just a reminder that we live in a free country where you can criticize the president, and he can criticize you, and then you can…
Kat Rosenfield
A Tale of Two Halftime Shows
The Bad Bunny performance was an appeal to localism inside a wedding. The Turning Point USA one was a grayscale grievance-fest.
Suzy Weiss
Arthur Brooks: Can We All Relax About Bad Bunny’s Spanish Halftime Show?
A willingness to not entirely understand, and to not be entirely understood, is essential for an enriching life.
Arthur Brooks
The Never-ending Agony of Being a Jets Fan
Few things in American sports are worse than being a Jets fan on Super Bowl weekend. This year is worse than usual.
Joe Nocera
The Winter Olympics Is the Best Reality TV Show
Plus: Why was everyone naked at the Grammys?
Suzy Weiss
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