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Top 100: The Best in the NBA
Who holds the crown heading into the 2024-25 season? Our year-round ranking is back with a new order and new analysis of the 100 best players in the league.
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Beyond the Top 100: Six Deep-Cut NBA Players With Outsize Importance in 2024-25
These guys couldn’t crack our list of the Top 100 Players in the NBA, but they’ll nonetheless play a pivotal role in the season to come
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The MLB Playoffs Are a Whole New Ballgame—or at Least One With Different Ballplayers
It’s always been tough to predict October baseball. Increasingly, it’s also getting tough to predict who will be playing it. Why are postseason rosters and usage patterns drifting farther and farther from those of the regular season?
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The 10 Best TV Shows to Watch This Weekend
Is ‘The Penguin’ one of the best shows of the year? Will ‘Disclaimer’ return television to its prestige glory? Can ‘Outer Banks’ top its own ridiculousness?
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Peacock Needs More Hits. Could Halloween Horror Boost Its Catalog?
The Olympics were a rousing success for the streamer, but it’s still lacking signature scripted series. Can two new genre offerings—‘Teacup’ and ‘Hysteria!’—move the needle?
NFL Playoff Locks, the Desperate Jets, and Million-Dollar Picks With Mike Lombardi
Bill Simmons and Michael Lombardi go over the weekend’s slate of NFL games and pick their favorites, talk a little Patriots and 76ers dysfunction, and so much more
Why It Doesn’t Matter If Quarterbacks Transfer. Plus, Georgia-Texas and NIL With Danny Kanell and Story Time With Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman.
Russillo discusses Spencer Rattler’s and Bo Nix’s Thursday night performances, and Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman come on to talk about their time in the NFL
The Biggest Questions Leading Up to the NBA Season
Veno and Jacoby talk about Joel Embiid’s comments about back-to-backs, Zach Edey, challengers for the 1-seed in the West, and more
Week 7 Preview: 49ers PTSD, Saquon’s Revenge, and Shipwreck Kelly
The guys preview the Week 7 fantasy football slate with categories including this week’s Game of the Year (and the decade) and much more
‘Agatha All Along’ Episode 6 Deep Dive
Jo and Mal dive into a massive theory corner about Teen’s big reveal and what it means for his journey through the road
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The Best NFL Bets for Week 7
We’re in for a nearly full slate of football this week, including a Super Bowl LVIII rematch. Here are our picks for what to pass on or play for every game on the Week 7 slate.
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Mike Tomlin Says He Wants Greatness. Will a Switch From Justin Fields to Russell Wilson Make the Steelers Any Better?
The Steelers are 4-2 and preparing for a quarterback change. What does a film study reveal about both passers and what the swap might do for Pittsburgh’s offense?
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Is Radical Human Life Extension Possible?
Derek and Professor S. Jay Olshansky talk about progress and stasis in the most important science project in human history: how to increase human life
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‘Agatha All Along’ Revealed the Truth About “Teen.” What Does It Mean?
Breaking down the backstory and significance of Marvel’s version of Billy the Kid
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13 Questions About the 2024-25 NHL Season, One Week In
Which teams ought to start panicking? Which players look the most jarring in their new uniforms? Who are a few early Calder Trophy favorites? And a goalie goal? In this economy??
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One Defining Stat for Every NBA Team Heading Into the 2024-25 Season
With about a week to go until the new season tips off, let’s take a broad survey of the league by analyzing one key number that helps explain every team’s situation, for better or for worse
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Liam Payne Was the Original Glue for One Direction
Payne rocketed to stardom with One Direction in the 2010s, but had personal and professional struggles in the decade since the boy band broke up
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The Ringer’s Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings
Welcome to NFL trade season. How much will the Davante Adams and Amari Cooper deals shake up this week’s rankings?
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The Tom Brady Broadcasting Experience Feels Kind of Pointless
Brady has shown promise as a color commentator, but the restrictions that come with his ownership stake in the Las Vegas Raiders will keep him from being great in the booth. And what’s Brady worth without greatness?
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What Did We Learn From Mauricio Pochettino’s First Games in Charge of the USMNT?
The Pochettino era kicked off with mixed results, with a convincing win against Panama but a defeat to bitter rivals Mexico. But there’s plenty of reason to believe the coach can instill a winning culture.
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NFL QB Rankings: The Steelers Are Letting Russ Cook. Is That a Mistake?
Plus, Jordan Love is on the rise, and there’s new hope in New Orleans
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Davante and Amari Trades, Plus Power Ranking the Next Gen of NFL Superstars With Sean Fennessey
Join Danny, Danny, Craig, and Sean as they rank future NFL superstars and talk NFL trade news
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The Davante Adams Trade Is the Jets’ Latest Hail Mary
New York traded for the Raiders receiver and former Aaron Rodgers teammate on Tuesday. But will this be the offense’s final answer? Or just another desperate heave?
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Introducing ‘Truthless’: A Podcast About Lies and the People Who Tell Them
‘Truthless’ is a show about the wild, desperate, and hilarious schemes regular people concoct in everyday life—and what those deceits say about the world we live in. Ahead of Episode 1, host Brian Phillips reflects on the inspiration behind The Ringer’s newest narrative podcast.
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2024-25 NBA Preseason Power Rankings
Gearing up for the new NBA season? The ‘Group Chat’ podcast has you covered. Across six episodes and nearly nine total hours, the hosts dived deep into all 30 teams and answered six essential questions about the year ahead.
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NFL Power Rankings: True Super Bowl Contenders Begin to Emerge
The Lions have competition in the race to the top of the NFC. That competition just doesn’t include the Cowboys.
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The Origins of Hakeem Olajuwon’s “Dream Shake”
In an exclusive excerpt from ‘Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon,’ Mirin Fader explores how soccer, handball, and Olajuwon’s upbringing in Lagos, Nigeria, coalesced to create one of the most singular and devastating post moves in NBA history. "He’s no dream," says former Lakers center Mychal Thompson. "He was a nightmare."
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NFL Week 6 Under Review: Lamar Jackson Has Never Been Better
Breaking down the five biggest stories from Week 6
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The Jets Hoped a Coaching Change Would Provide a Spark. So Far It’s the Same Old Mess.
Yes, the offense was better, but mistakes and missed opportunities defined the first game of the post-Saleh era for Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets
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However Bad You Think Deshaun Watson Has Been, He’s Actually Been Worse
Watson isn’t just one of the worst passers in the NFL this season, he’s among the worst quarterbacks we’ve seen this millennium
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The 85 Best Quentin Tarantino Characters Ever, Ranked
‘Pulp Fiction’ is turning 30. To celebrate, we’re counting down the best characters in all of Tarantino’s films, from Hans Landa to Rick Dalton to the Wolf—to, yes, the Gimp.
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The Winners and Losers of NFL Week 6
Rookie quarterbacks took the spotlight. So did Doug Pederson—but not in the way he would’ve liked.
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It’s Becoming Impossible to Look Away From ‘The Penguin’
Sunday night’s episode, "Cent’Anni," underlines the strength of the series, particularly in the character work of Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone
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The NFC Mega-North, New York’s Big Month, Middle-Seat Doug, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal
Bill and Cousin Sal get together to talk about Drake Maye’s debut, the Cowboys’ home blowout, MVP odds, the stacked NFC North, and much more from Week 6
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Is Shedeur Sanders the Best QB Prospect in This Draft Class?
The Buffaloes star is playing the best football of his college career. What does that mean for his pro prospects and the 2025 NFL draft? Let’s break down his film.
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How the ‘Pulp Fiction’ Poster Became a Dorm Room Staple
In 1994, Miramax’s art team set out to make a movie poster that captured the vibe and influences of Quentin Tarantino’s indie breakout. Thirty years later, it’s still the go-to choice of freshmen across the country.
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Ashton Jeanty Will Make You Fall in Love With Football Again
Cataclysmic booms. Schwarzenegger stiff-arms. Boise State’s star running back is the best show in sports. Just watch him go.
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2024 Is Officially the Year of Ladies Gettin’ Laid
From ‘The Idea of You’ to ‘A Family Affair’ to ‘Lonely Planet,’ this year has marked the return of a much-deserved romance subgenre
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America’s Young Men Are Falling Behind—and Shifting Right
Richard Reeves joins Derek to talk about the state of men and what’s really happening with the gender divide in politics
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A Timely Rewatch of the First Episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’
Jason Reitman’s new movie, ‘Saturday Night,’ dramatizes the lead-up to the series premiere of the groundbreaking sketch comedy show—but it also glorifies it. Watching the actual results of that lead-up tells a slightly different story.
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Why Not the New York Mets?
Alonso. Lindor. Grimace. The magical Mets have come so far, and they could keep going.
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The Phillies Failed Under the Weight of Expectations. What’s Next Isn’t Clear.
If the Phillies want to avoid another early October end in future seasons, their offensive approach needs to be tweaked