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The Dolphins Are More Than Just a Big-Play Offense Now. And That Should Worry the AFC.
Last year, Miami had its explosive passing game but little else. This year, Mike McDaniel and Co. have figured out how to adapt—and, perhaps more importantly, how to force teams to adapt to them.
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“In My Mind I Was Already Gone”: The Endless End of Outkast
Twenty years after the release of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, we chart how the creation of André 3000 and Big Boi’s fifth studio album became the start of Outkast’s ending.
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NFL Rookie Heat Check: Which First-Year Players Are Hot Heading Into Week 3?
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud and Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson were high draft picks in April, yet they’ve managed to exceed expectations at the beginning of the season. Here are other players off to a hot start.
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‘The Continental’ Is Not Worth the Check-In
The success of ‘John Wick’ is inextricably linked to Keanu Reeves. Perhaps a TV prequel without him was always destined to underwhelm.
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Week 3 NFL Picks Against the Spread
It’s Contrarian Week, where the smartest play might be taking some big underdogs. Does that mean daring to pick the Bears against the Chiefs, and the Broncos against the red-hot Dolphins? Here are our picks for every game on the Week 3 slate.
A 2023 NFL Redraft, Deion’s Next School, the 76ers Soap Opera, and Week 3 Picks With Danny Kelly, Van Lathan, and Howard Beck
Plus, Bill and Van discuss the top five college football coaches who should watch out for Deion Sanders
Austin Responds to Latest Drama and Hands Out Preseason Awards
Plus, Austin and Pausha discuss Jarred Vanderbilt’s extension and Kelly Oubre Jr.’s signing
Another Liquor Store Heist, a White Claw–Stealing Bear, and Tasting ‘Hot Ones’–Inspired Hot Pockets
Plus, Juliet and David share their Personal Food News and react to a listener-submitted voicemail
Giants Rocked in the Bay, and Jets Looking to End Losing Streak Against the Pats
Plus, talking Mets dysfunction and fantasy football tips for Week 3
“Prove Me Wrong”
Jason and Ben Solak break down how the Bears can fix their issues on offense
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How Nirvana Became Its Own Vintage T-shirt Industry
Since the release of ‘In Utero’ 30 years ago, fans and nonfans alike have been forever in debt to the band’s priceless artifacts
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Russell Wilson Is (Almost) His Same Old Self
A closer look at the stats and film shows that the Bronco is playing very near the level he did for the Seahawks. So why does it feel so different now?
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Emergency Podcast: Rupert Murdoch Retires
Our media analysts look back at the Murdoch era and explore what his absence will mean for Fox
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The Ringer’s Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings
Struggling with who to start and who to sit? We have you covered.
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A Candid Discussion About Olivia Rodrigo, ‘Guts,’ and Her Supposed “Feud” With Taylor Swift
Is Rodrigo carving out a new identity as a rock star? Or is she destined to remain a pop artist, like her idol Taylor Swift? Speaking of—what’s the deal with those two? Two Ringer writers try to piece it all together.
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The Ringer’s NFL QB Rankings, Week 3
What do we do with Joe Burrow? The quarterback’s calf injury is clearly still affecting his play, making for a difficult evaluation.
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What’s Wrong With the Bears Offense? Everything.
A QB who can’t run an offense. A scheme that doesn’t maximize players’ strengths or cover their weaknesses. An offensive line that can’t block. A pass-catching group that doesn’t know what routes to run. It’s a cornucopia of disaster in Chicago.
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Every John Wick Kill, Ranked
Perhaps the best part about the new spinoff series ‘The Continental’ is that it gives us an excuse to revisit the ‘John Wick’ franchise—and review the hitman’s every … single … kill across four movies.
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Max Is Getting Into Live Sports—Which Is Probably Bad News for You
The age of paying an extra $10 a pop for multiple streaming services just to watch the NBA playoffs is growing closer
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The Ringer’s Week 3 NFL Power Rankings
The Cowboys have overtaken the Chiefs as the NFL’s best team entering Week 3. Is Dallas for real this time?
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Alex Sarr May Be the Most Intriguing Prospect in the 2024 NBA Draft Class
The 7-foot-1 French teenager is a skyscraping wing in a center’s body who stole the show in two exhibition games against the G League Ignite. Said one NBA GM of the draft next June: "Sarr could go first."
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‘Ahsoka’ Episode 6 Recap: The Buildup Finally Pays Off
By spending only a fraction of its time on our titular character, this latest installment is free to be equal parts ominous and joyful, expand the series’ cast, and finally reward weeks’ worth of patience
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How Deion Sanders Made Colorado Football the Center of the Sports Universe
The Coach Prime experience is more than just college football’s biggest phenomenon. It’s a revolution.
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Why Puka Nacua Is Setting NFL Records
Plus, what will happen when pass catcher Cooper Kupp returns?
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‘Prisoners’ at 10: When Denis Villeneuve Took Hollywood by Storm
‘Dune: Part Two’ is delayed until next year, so you might as well revisit the tense thriller that put its director on the map
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Online Word Games Are Ruining My Life. And Probably Yours, Too.
Wordle is only the tip of the spear where our current plague of cutesy viral word games is concerned
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The Ringer MMA September Pound-for-Pound Rankings
Where does Sean Strickland land after his all-time upset? And how far do Israel Adesanya and Rose Namajunas fall after their losses? There’s plenty of movement on this month’s lists.
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‘Dumb Money’ Is Missing a Pitchfork
While Craig Gillespie’s retelling of the GameStop short squeeze is good fun and a surprisingly poignant picture of the pandemic, it lands in a middle ground that hardly feels revolutionary
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What’s So Great About Marriage?
The ‘Good Life’ authors join Derek to explain why the decline of marriage is an important factor in Americans’ diminishing happiness
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The Best Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickup Options for Week 3
The NFL season is in full force, which means injuries have started to impact some of the league’s best players. Here’s who to target to keep your team afloat.
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Which 0-2 NFL Teams Should Be Panicking, and Which Will Be Just Fine?
Eight teams have started off the season 0-2, hindering their playoff chances and dashing fans’ hopes. But is it time for the Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos, and others to really freak out? Or are worries about them overblown? This is the 0-2 Panic Index.
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The Hot Read, Week 2: The New York Jets Cannot Be Serious With Zach Wilson
Getting thumped by the Cowboys only affirmed the Jets’ very serious quarterback problem. Plus: a Giants comeback, the Bears’ failures with Justin Fields, award winners, and more.
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‘Winning Time’ Goes Out With a Loss
Showtime is over for ‘Winning Time,’ as HBO’s NBA docudrama gets canceled after only two seasons (and, awkwardly, a Lakers loss)
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‘Star Wars’ Droids Have Never Been Better
The surprisingly prominent presence of Huyang in ‘Ahsoka’ has extended a Disney-era streak of ‘Star Wars’ projects with indelible droids
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The Temp Tracks and Butt Cracks Behind the ‘Winning Time’ Opening Credits
Dishing out nostalgic ’tude and radical tunes, the HBO series’ opening credits are a lot like the show itself: irreverent, insistent, and only occasionally ahistorical
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Reddit Is No Longer the “Weird” Social Media. It’s Also Not Quite Normal.
There’s the Reddit of ‘Dumb Money’ that prompted a major fiasco in the finance industry, and then there’s the Reddit of celebrity AMAs and refining your pedestrian Google searches. On today’s Reddit, you can have both.
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The NBA’s New Rest Policy Is Built on a House of Cards
Load management has become a bummer for all parties in the NBA, but the league’s new rules ignore the sport’s biggest problem
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Kenneth Branagh Is Making a Cinematic Universe for Adults
The multihyphenate has carved out a rare space with an old-fashioned franchise catered to grown-ups
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What Does Aaron Rodgers’s Achilles Tear Mean for His NFL Future?
Both Rodgers and the New York Jets seem to believe the quarterback will come back from the season-ending injury he suffered on Monday night. But what kind of passer will he be if he does?
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New York Media’s State of Disbelief Over Aaron Rodgers
Rodgers’s injury Monday night sent local and national media into a tailspin and forced some broadcasters to go through the stages of sports grief on the air: shock, sadness, trade talks, more sadness … and maybe even a little acceptance
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Will the LeBron Effect Work on Christian Wood?
Christian Wood is no sure bet in Los Angeles, but like so many other redemption projects handed to LeBron James, the best-case result could have championship-level implications
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To Know Mitski Is to Never Truly Know Mitski at All
The 32-year-old singer-songwriter returns Friday with her new album, ‘The Land Is Inhospitable,’ just as she’s never been more popular. But in an era of social media and parasocial relationships, Mitski’s taken a completely different approach: She’s fought to maintain her privacy.