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Sports Archive

Archives for April 2016

Sports
“I hope your boyfriend beats you”: watch men read shocking hate-tweets about women“I hope your boyfriend beats you”: watch men read shocking hate-tweets about women
Sports

A viral PSA shows men saying out loud the horrible things people tell women sports writers on Twitter.

By Emily Crockett
Culture
The NBA will move its 2017 All-Star Game if North Carolina keeps its anti-LGBTQ lawThe NBA will move its 2017 All-Star Game if North Carolina keeps its anti-LGBTQ law
Play
Culture

Another blow to the state.

By German Lopez
Politics
How Donald Trump’s promise to make the Buffalo Bills great again explains his presidential bidHow Donald Trump’s promise to make the Buffalo Bills great again explains his presidential bid
Politics

“Everyone wanted to move the team out of Buffalo ... Trump is a Bills fan, and he wouldn’t have let that happen.”

By Jeff Stein
Your Hitler analogy is wrong, and other complaints from a history professor
Features

I get it — history can be boring. But the laziest use of it is to make facile comparisons between then and now, this person and that.

By Linford D. Fisher
Politics
NBA playoffs 2016, explainedNBA playoffs 2016, explained
Politics

Can Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors seize the title of Greatest Team Ever?

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Disney wants to invest in Major League Baseball’s video streaming companyDisney wants to invest in Major League Baseball’s video streaming company
Technology

Owning the tech could help Disney and ESPN launch new digital services.

By Peter Kafka
“Objectivity doesn’t exist, except in God”: documentarian Ken Burns on politics, racism, and his new film
Culture

Brooklyn Dodgers great Jackie Robinson is the subject of Burns’s latest project.

By Emily St. James
Sports
Watch the game-winning shot that will live on in March Madness memories for decadesWatch the game-winning shot that will live on in March Madness memories for decades
Play
Sports

How Villanova won the national championship, in one amazing video.

By Rachel Huggins
Technology
Twitter just won rights to stream Thursday night NFL gamesTwitter just won rights to stream Thursday night NFL games
Technology

Football tweets are about to be accompanied by actual football.

By Libby Nelson
Sports
How a public trust fund helps Texas cities host the NCAA Final FourHow a public trust fund helps Texas cities host the NCAA Final Four
Sports

It’s no coincidence that this year’s Final Four is held in Houston.

By Josh Rosenblat
Science
Soda consumption hit a 30-year low in 2015Soda consumption hit a 30-year low in 2015
Science
By Julia Belluz
Culture
WrestleMania, explainedWrestleMania, explained
Culture

Now in its 32nd year, the massively successful event encapsulates why pro wrestling (and its fans) deserve as much respect as good scripted TV.

By Cory Barker