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Matt DiBenedetto wants to be the face of NASCAR. Now he needs cash.
NASCAR driver Matt DiBenedetto is sitting on Willie Nelson’s old tour bus watching me crash his race car into a cement wall.It’s Friday afternoon, the day before the Federated Auto Parts 400 at...
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The recovery of Jasiel Favors
High school football, crowdfunding, and a family's battle for healthcare in the heart of Texas.Jasiel Favors was motionless on the ground for 20 minutes. In the stands, classmates kept their hands over...
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Lawmakers of color expected a culture war from Donald Trump. Just not in sports.
WASHINGTON — The old congressman was scuttling his way through the tunnel. Pap, pap, pap. The tap of his penny loafers was the only music you could hear that time of night. The old congressman was...
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The 8 best things from Week 4 in the NFL
Sunday had Deshaun Watson cooking with grease and Jay Cutler not giving a shit.Week 4 in the NFL was a good one. We had some close games, standout performances, good plays, and rare occurrences.Deshaun...
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NHL Preview 2017
Previews for all 31 teams, plus division-by-division predictionsThe 2017-18 NHL season is finally here. The offseason was long — longer for some more than others — but we’ve all made it to the other...
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Forget San Diego and L.A., these are the StubHub Chargers
The Chargers, stuck between the city they left and a city that doesn’t want them, are finally where they should be.T11n pronounces his name “Twin,” because he is a twin, and that’s an important part of...
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The 2017 Astros are a beautiful fit for the city of Houston
Any good baseball team would have helped Houston right now. This one helps more than any other. Hollywood enjoys movies about sad baseball teams. There’s just so much to unearth, so many feelings to...
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How Donald Trump made the Penguins political, and why it barely matters in...
Rooting for the Penguins is easy. Rooting for Donald Trump’s political pawns is harder.The Pittsburgh Penguins’ banner-raising ceremony is a trip.My city’s hockey team is the best in the world, and...
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How The Process failed Jahlil Okafor
Jahlil Okafor pulls a blanket over his lap, leans back in the leather recliner, and gazes up at the projector screen. The lights dim and Reese Witherspoon begins to narrate the opening sequence of Home...
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SB Nation’s 2017-18 NBA preview
In a wild offseason, a legion of challengers have loaded up to chase the Warriors. Can anyone possibly beat them? And what is there to play for if they can't? A lot, actually.The 2017-18 NBA season...
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The Warriors never fully embraced Oakland
Is winning in San Francisco enough to appease Oakland fans?Oracle Arena, the current home of the Golden State Warriors, is in an East Oakland industrial park. The pedestrian walkway between the arena...
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A Celtics team 5 years in the making
The Celtics finally went for it. Now what?Take a trip down the rabbit hole of Danny Ainge’s transaction page on Basketball-Reference once more for old time’s sake. Explore that page long enough, and it...
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The culture that saved the Thunder
At least for now.Thump-thump-thump-thump-thump.This is how every Oklahoma City Thunder practice ends, in a cacophony of unmistakable noises that slowly fade out over an hour. It’s exactly what you...
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The 5-minute NBA season preview
Because A LOT happened in the past six months.Maybe you played some high school or college ball and decided to live your hoop dreams vicariously through the pros this year. Maybe you’re the casual...
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THE CULTURE THAT SAVED THE THUNDER
At least for now.Thump-thump-thump-thump-thump.This is how every Oklahoma City Thunder practice ends, in a cacophony of unmistakable noises that slowly fade out over an hour. It’s exactly what you...
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How Mike Gundy came home and built Oklahoma State football
(with a little help from T. Boone Pickens)STILLWATER, Okla. — “Sorry I’m late. We’re trying to figure out why we got our asses kicked on Saturday.” Mike Gundy is only 10 minutes late for our scheduled...
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Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State and the embrace of ‘basketball on grass’
STILLWATER, Okla. — Before its renovation in 2000, Oklahoma State's Gallagher-Iba Arena held a capacity of just 6,381 people. That was all it needed to be the loudest place I've ever seen a basketball...
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We’ve never seen anyone like Zion Williamson ... but will his game work in...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The comfortable quietness at the Olympic Training Center was first broken by a loud smack against the backboard. A collective gasp came next, followed by a few unrestrained...
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The day Chris Long gave a season of NFL checks to charity
The Eagles defensive end’s career is football, but he won't let it be his legacy.Chris Long looks up from his phone in time to see the stoplight change from yellow to red. He slams on the brakes of his...
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Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid are the best kinds of problems for the 76ers
Plus, is the league going to learn to love Lonzo Ball?The 0-3 Philadelphia 76ers, with a fourth-quarter lead against the Detroit Pistons, were waiting for their first victory of the season. It had...
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