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

Technology
Two million Twitter followers? Whatever. Fox Sports 1’s Skip Bayless just ignores the internet.Two million Twitter followers? Whatever. Fox Sports 1’s Skip Bayless just ignores the internet.
Technology

“I’m actually proud of the fact that I don’t think about it.”

By Eric Johnson
More than two million people watched the NFL on Twitter (again)
Technology

But the average Twitter audience for NFL football jumped 34 percent for the Patriots-Texans Thursday night game.

By Kurt Wagner
Sports
MLB catcher mocks Charlotte protesters, saying they should be “locked behind bars like animals”MLB catcher mocks Charlotte protesters, saying they should be “locked behind bars like animals”
Sports

The Seattle Mariners’ Steve Clevenger shows how not to respond to protests on Twitter.

By Victoria M. Massie
Culture
Fox’s new drama Pitch sends a woman into pro baseball. It’s cheesy, and terrific.Fox’s new drama Pitch sends a woman into pro baseball. It’s cheesy, and terrific.
Culture

A winning script and compelling cast make this the fall’s best new broadcast network drama.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Fox Sports 1’s Skip Bayless argues so intensely, he sweats through his shirtFox Sports 1’s Skip Bayless argues so intensely, he sweats through his shirt
Technology

TV debating is a lot harder than it looks, the co-host of “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed” said on the latest episode of Recode Media.

By Eric Johnson
Politics
Donald Trump wants to bring back the “tough on crime” policies that helped cause mass incarcerationDonald Trump wants to bring back the “tough on crime” policies that helped cause mass incarceration
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Politics

Trump hasn’t always been very specific when it comes to criminal justice policy. But there have been some very big clues.

By German Lopez
Here’s why you’re seeing fewer fantasy football ads from DraftKings and FanDuel
Technology

Buying fewer ads means more money to deal with legal headaches.

By Kurt Wagner
Fox is livestreaming Saturday’s Oklahoma, Ohio State football game in virtual reality
Technology

And you don’t even need a VR headset.

By Kurt Wagner
Here’s what it’s like to be scanned into an NBA video game
Play
Technology

I pretended to be an NBA star for a day. It was awesome.

By Kurt Wagner
Politics
Rep. Steve King wonders if Colin Kaepernick is “sympathetic to ISIS” because his girlfriend is MuslimRep. Steve King wonders if Colin Kaepernick is “sympathetic to ISIS” because his girlfriend is Muslim
National anthem writer’s relative is heartbroken about Kaepernick’s protest —for all the wrong reasons
Sports

Another person completely misses the point.

By Victoria M. Massie
Colin Kaepernick and Broncos’ Brandon Marshall pair protests with big donations to community organizations
Sports

Kaepernick and Marshall are putting their money where their knees are.

By Victoria M. Massie
Culture
Russian hackers tried to embarrass Simone Biles. They completely failed.Russian hackers tried to embarrass Simone Biles. They completely failed.
Culture

The hack of Biles’s medical records is a perfect storm of Russian bitterness and American dominance.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Why baseball players haven’t joined Kaepernick’s protest: “baseball is a white man’s sport”
Sports

Black athletes aren’t the majority in baseball.

By Victoria M. Massie
The NCAA is the latest to pull sports events out of North Carolina over the state’s anti-LGBTQ law
Play
Politics

The NBA previously moved its All-Star Game in response to the law. And other businesses have promised to do the same.

By German Lopez
Olympian John Carlos on protests: “If you’re famous and you’re black, you have to be an activist”
Sports

Activism isn’t always optional.

By Victoria M. Massie
A new strategy to stop Kaepernick-inspired protests: play the national anthem when no one’s around
Sports

Megan Rapinoe wasn’t allowed to protest with Colin Kaepernick. That only proves his point.

By Victoria M. Massie
Video
Serena Williams is constantly the target of disgusting racist and sexist attacksSerena Williams is constantly the target of disgusting racist and sexist attacks
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Video

This bigotry has followed her for her entire career.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
8 people who have defended Colin Kaepernick’s right to protest, from President Obama to 49ers fans
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Politics

Here’s a list of people amplifying Kaepernick’s message.

By Victoria M. Massie
Colin Kaepernick joined by 49ers teammate Eric Reid in latest protest against racism
Culture

The 49ers quarterback isn’t backing down.

By Victoria M. Massie
Politics
Why Colin Kaepernick calling out racism isn’t anti-militaryWhy Colin Kaepernick calling out racism isn’t anti-military
Politics

Serving in the military has never saved black people from racism.

By Victoria M. Massie
The NFL is putting tracking sensors inside its footballs for the first time
Technology

The move is just a test — for now.

By Kurt Wagner
If you think millionaire athlete Colin Kaepernick is too rich to protest, you don’t understand activism
Culture

You don’t understand racism, either.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Sports
The 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick stands up to racial injustice by sitting during the national anthemThe 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick stands up to racial injustice by sitting during the national anthem
Sports

“To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way.”

By Victoria M. Massie
The Olympics left Rio with a few improvements. And a frightening police violence problem.
Sports

The victims are mostly young and black. During the games alone, police killed eight people.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Putin’s perverse win-win in the Olympic doping scandal
Russia

Doping is part of a legacy from Soviet times that never really went away.

By Mark Galeotti
Sports
We asked 8 Olympians about life after the games. Here’s what they said.We asked 8 Olympians about life after the games. Here’s what they said.
Sports

These athletes overcame struggles with money, relationships, and mental health.

By Eleanor Barkhorn
What will happen to Rio’s stadiums after the Olympics end?
Climate

Other cities have tried to repurpose Olympic venues without much luck.

By Katie Herzog
Culture
How to watch the Rio Olympics 2016 closing ceremony: time, live stream, and what to expectHow to watch the Rio Olympics 2016 closing ceremony: time, live stream, and what to expect
Culture

Kygo is going to be there.

By Tara Golshan
What if we judged sexist sport coverage as an Olympic sport?
Olympics

The sexist media coverage of the Olympics could stand alone as its own discipline.

By Liz Plank
More women compete on primetime TV at the Olympics than any other point in the year
Sports

And that’s one of the many reasons the sexist coverage of their accomplishments really stings.

By Michelle Garcia
Culture
Ryan Lochte’s alleged Rio robbery debacle, explainedRyan Lochte’s alleged Rio robbery debacle, explained
Culture

It’s looking more and more like Lochte may have made the whole thing up.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Yes, race walking is an Olympic sport. Here’s how it works.
Almanac

Olympic race walking: behold the struggle, the mystique, and the wiggle. Here’s why they do what they do.

By Brian Resnick and Phil Edwards
Culture
NBC has sucked all of the suspense out of the OlympicsNBC has sucked all of the suspense out of the Olympics
Culture

The network edits the games like they’re a gigantic reality show.

By Emily St. James
Science
How exercise can shut down women’s periods — with dire health consequencesHow exercise can shut down women’s periods — with dire health consequences
Science

A combination of eating too little and training too hard can increase the risk of infertility, bone fractures, and other health complications.

By Julia Belluz
Sports
Katie Ledecky broke a record. Michael Phelps won silver. Guess who won the headline?Katie Ledecky broke a record. Michael Phelps won silver. Guess who won the headline?
Sports

The headline that accidentally explains sexism in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

By Emily Crockett
How gymnastics scoring works, explained with a comic
Culture

How gymnastics scoring moved beyond the “Perfect 10” to an open-ended system that rewards skill and punishes errors.

By Chris Kindred
Culture
Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky got the Marvel superhero treatment they deserveSimone Biles and Katie Ledecky got the Marvel superhero treatment they deserve
Culture

Marvel turned Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky into comic book superheroes. It’s pretty great.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Bravo, Britain: how athletes there are challenging the Olympic tradition of junk food peddlingBravo, Britain: how athletes there are challenging the Olympic tradition of junk food peddling
Culture

Team Great Britain is promoting produce with the help of a German grocery chain.

By Julia Belluz
Sports
Stop it with the “Bikini vs. Burka” headlines. Let’s focus on women’s athleticism.Stop it with the “Bikini vs. Burka” headlines. Let’s focus on women’s athleticism.
Sports

To constantly emphasize what women are wearing and not their athletic skill is tiresome.

By Shireen Ahmed