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Drew Brees and Deshaun Watson Just Traded Heroics in the Best Game of Week 1
And while the Saints look ready to contend for another Super Bowl, the Texans are left with more questions about how to protect their quarterback
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Why ESPN Picked Booger for ‘Monday Night Football’
The NFL’s flagship broadcast hasn’t had an African American analyst in the booth in decades. But now, Booger McFarland has ditched the BoogerMobile and ascended to sports broadcasting’s penthouse suite.
Cleveland’s Bandwagon Crash, Pats Conspiracies, Pittsburgh’s Pain, Lamar’s Breakout, and Guess the Lines With Cousin Sal
Bill Simmons is joined by Cousin Sal to discuss the Antonio Brown signing and the Patriots steamrolling the Steelers without him
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Week 1 Recap With Chris Long
Russillo discusses a wild slate of Sunday games, Matt McConaughey, bar fights, and more
The Patriots Look Better Than Ever, Kyler Murray’s Comeback, and the Cowboys Shine
Plus, things are off to a rough start in Cleveland
The September Issue
Discussing the history and significance of the September issue of magazines, our favorite September issue covers and interviews from this year, and more
The Antonio Brown/Patriots WTF Emergency Pod With Bill’s Dad
Antonio Brown makes his way to New England
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The U.S. Open Gave Us a Revelation, an Iconic Champion, and a Look at the Future of Tennis
Bianca Andreescu continued her ascent by beating Serena Williams. Daniil Medvedev put forth a remarkable effort in a loss to Rafael Nadal. The next wave of tennis stars were on display in Flushing Meadows—and this time, they lived up to the hype.
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The Winners and Losers of NFL Week 1
Football is back, and Lamar Jackson has arrived. Plus: Melvin Gordon didn’t play and is a loser, Antonio Brown didn’t play and is a winner, and we’re hoping Kliff Kingsbury just didn’t know ties were a thing.
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The Starting 11: Don’t Board the Browns’ Panic Train Just Yet
Baker Mayfield and Co. had a nightmare start to the season, but this offense isn’t likely to stay down long. Plus: The new Vikings and Titans schemes got off to fast starts in Week 1, while the Cardinals’ and Jets’ returns aren’t quite so certain.
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Dave Dombrowski Did Everything He Was Supposed to in Boston. The Red Sox Fired Him Anyway.
The firing of the president of the World Series titleholders proves that high payrolls and win-now aggression are tolerated only until the winning stops
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Ronald Acuña and Christian Yelich Are Redefining Modern Baseball’s Power/Speed Potential
The two NL stars are approaching rare historical territory in a sport full of homers, but starved for baserunning thrills
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Eunuch Besties and After-Dinner Stargazes: Breaking Down Episode 5 of ‘Succession’
This week, the Roys meet their liberal counterparts
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Baltimore Is Ready for Its Lamar Jackson Moment
The phenom from Pompano Beach won the Heisman Trophy at Louisville and was a first-round pick for the Ravens, yet he still faces doubts about his ability to play quarterback in the NFL. This season, his first as a full-time starter, is his chance to silence that criticism.
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The Antonio Brown Raiders Saga Is Over. The Patriots’ Future Has Just Begun.
Brown’s bizarre journey to New England defined the 2019 offseason. How he fares there could define who wins the Super Bowl.
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Antonio Brown Is the Piece the Patriots Offense Was Missing
Bill Belichick is known for taking personnel gambles, and the recently released Raiders wideout is certainly a risk. But his skill set could give New England the movable presence it was missing without Gronk and provide Tom Brady with a new vertical threat.
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The Ripple Effects of Antonio Brown Signing With the Patriots
Just hours after the star wideout was cut by the Raiders, he’s latched on with New England. Let’s break down what this means for the Pats, Raiders, Steelers, and everyone else.
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The Steelers Had Nine Months to Prepare for Life Without Antonio Brown. What the Hell Happened?
Pittsburgh scored just three points on Sunday against the Patriots, who will add the Steelers’ former star wideout to the lineup next week
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How Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann’s ‘SportsCenter’ Changed TV Forever
Upon the 40th anniversary of ESPN, we revisit Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick, the wisecracking anchors whose "Big Show" revolutionized sports broadcasting and late night TV
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‘Number One Boys’: Watch Episode 5 of Our ‘Succession’ Aftershow
Chris Ryan and Jason Concepcion are talking business by discussing "Tern Haven"
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Kyler Murray and Kliff Kingsbury Already Look Like a Hell of a Lot of Fun
The Cardinals’ rookie QB–head coach pairing just had a furious comeback against the Lions that ultimately ended in a tie but showed off the Air Raid’s potential
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Dak Prescott Just Had an “Eff You, Pay Me” Game Against the Giants
The Cowboys quarterback is waiting to get paid. If he keeps playing like he did Sunday, Jerry Jones may have no choice.
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Baker Mayfield Is Running for His Life—and the Browns Hype Train Is Off the Tracks
After all the offseason platitudes, Cleveland was dominated by Tennessee in Week 1. It may not get better from here.
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Lamar Jackson Looks Unstoppable—and the Ravens Are Now Appointment Viewing
Hollywood Brown may have had the best start to a career for any wide receiver ever, and yes: Jackson can throw the hell out of the football
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Nick Foles Showed He’s Exactly What the Jaguars Have Been Missing. And He’s Already Gone.
For one drive, the quarterback looked like the steady signal-caller Jacksonville didn’t have in Blake Bortles, but a broken left clavicle will compromise his campaign
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The 10 Best Stephen King Movie Adaptations
No author has had his work converted to the big screen with more frequency—and more scattershot results—than the horror maestro. And with ‘It Chapter Two’ imminent, what better time to take stock of the very best of the 80-plus King movies?
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How Julio Jones Became the Anti–Antonio Brown and Possibly Changed NFL Contracts Forever
On the same day Brown ended up on the Patriots, Jones reset our expectations for guaranteed money
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The Raiders Have Released Antonio Brown, Ending the Most Bizarre Tenure in Recent NFL Memory
Oakland cut the superstar wide receiver on Saturday just months after trading for him. It caps the drama-filled relationship that defined the preseason—and poses questions about what comes next.
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So Necessary: DaBaby Is the True Star of Post Malone’s ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’
The "Suge" rapper brings a necessary dose of magnetism to Posty’s "Enemies." Plus: Travis Scott’s doc is beautifully boring, Danny Brown airs some "Dirty Laundry," and Mario thinks twice about thoughts and prayers.
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Can Mitchell Trubisky Throw to His Left? An Important Ringer Investigation
The Bears’ third-year passer flopped in Week 1 against the Packers. Is that because he’s the NFL QB version of Derek Zoolander?
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‘It Chapter Two’ Leaves the Weirdness of Its Source Text Behind
The sequel to the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s novel is, unfortunately, content to be just another Evil Clown Movie
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What a Character: The Inimitable Career of Sacha Baron Cohen
The man behind Borat is playing it straight in ‘The Spy,’ a new Netflix drama about Mossad agents. This might seem like a major departure, but then again, he has always aimed for the unexpected.
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What We Learned From Aaron Rodgers’s First Game Under Matt LaFleur
The new head coach was supposed to revitalize the Packers offense, but against Chicago’s fearsome defense on opening night, Green Bay showed that there are still some kinks to be worked out
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The 50 Best Superhero Movies of All Time
"What is the best superhero movie?" The Ringer answers that question by ranking every single one since 1966—from ‘Batman: The Movie’ to ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home.’
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Everything You Missed at the World Cup While White-Knuckling Through Team USA Games
From Serbia’s emergence as a global power to the joy of FIBA Patty Mills, here are the most interesting things happening in China when the U.S. isn’t teetering on the brink of disaster
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Your Week 1 Matchup Guide: The Patriots-Steelers Rivalry Defines Modern Football
The point spreads, injuries, story lines, and everything else you need to know for every Week 1 game
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“You Don’t Drink Scotch”: An Appreciation of ‘Scrubs’ and the Inimitable Dr. Cox
Capturing the essence of one of TV’s most underrated series in a scene that navigates the show’s trademark balance of sad and silly
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The September Prospect Call-ups Who Could Impact the Baseball Playoffs
These exciting new players are 2019’s best bets to pull a Corey Seager or David Price—and help their clubs advance in October
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What We’re Most Excited to Watch in the 2019 NFL Season
Football is back, the Air Raid has arrived in the NFL, and we have no idea what Baker Mayfield will do with his facial hair. Get excited.