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Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to ban trans athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports. A few hours ...

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Welcome to The Backlog, a new series in which we will take a look back at 12 games from 2020 that, in one way or another, had a lasting impact on the video game industry. January 2020 was a simpler ...

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For a classic rivalry said to have lost its juice, Thursday night’s UConn-Tennessee game sure felt plenty juiceful. In front of a season-record crowd at home, the No. 19 Lady Vols took down the No. 5 ...

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You think you want an active trade deadline. You want everyone down in the shit, firing players and draft picks back and forth at subatomic speeds. That’s what you tell yourself! And then one February ...