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Why Are Russell Westbrook and His Family Receiving Death Threats?

Lakers "fans" have seemingly crossed a point with the basketball star and his family, who say they are being harassed on a daily basis

Who Cares if Peggy Hill Is a Bad Mom?

Fans are rushing to the animated matriarch's defense on social media after an op-ed questioning her parenting skills. But why does it matter?

ESPN Is Adding the WNBA to Its Fantasy Roster. It’s About Time.

It will be the first full-scale, season-long fantasy game dedicated to a major women's sport

"Objective" ESPN Baseball Journalist Apologizes for Saying What Everyone Already Thinks About MLB Owners

Jeff Passan called MLB owners’ final offer to players before canceling the season’s first week of games a "shit sandwich”

What Decades of Being a Cartoonist Taught David Sipress About Writing

Sipress has been a staff cartoonist at "The New Yorker" since 1998 and published nearly 700 cartoons in the magazine

We Spoke With Sujata Day About Her Impressive Directorial Debut

"Definition Please," her first feature film, is now streaming on Netflix

Jayson Tatum Is Balling Out Like It's February 2020 and COVID Didn't Happen

Tatum averaged 30.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists, on 51.4% shooting from the field the month before the pandemic hit

New Study Reveals Which State Cheats at Wordle the Most

Google searches for Wordle answers have nearly tripled since The New York Times bought the game in January

We're Commuting Less, But WFH Isn't Necessarily Better for the Environment

A new report from researchers at the London School of Economics suggests this era is taking a toll on the planet

Major League Baseball's Proposed Pitch Clock, Er, Timer, Explained

MLB and its locked-out players are negotiating about proposed rule changes while trying to get the derailed season back on track

You Definitely Don’t Need to Go on a Celebrity Sex Fast

Forgoing sex during a cleanse is the recent celebrity trend among stars like Kourtney Kardashian. Here's why it might be a bad idea.

Zöe Kravitz Says She Was Told She Was “Too Urban” to Audition for “The Dark Knight Rises”

How can anyone be "too urban" for a movie that is very famously set in a gritty metropolis?

Liga MX Suspended After Shockingly Violent Soccer Riot in Mexico

Fans in a stadium in Querétaro attacked one another with chairs, metal bars, knives, belts and their bare hands

Can “Winning Time” Move Past Its Adam McKay Problem?

Grating fourth-wall breaking and onscreen chyrons get in the way of what should be a compelling story in the director's Lakers series