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Why Are There So Many Bats At Spurs Games?

There are a few things we’ve come to expect over the years from San Antonio Spurs basketball. The team will always find a way to make the playoffs, no matter how much talent and pedigree it loses during the offseason. Coach Gregg Popovich will generally deliver grumpy end-of-quarter interviews no matter how well his team […]

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Mike Trout Is The God Of WAR

You may know that Mike Trout is on pace to be the greatest baseball player of all time, but it’s easy to lose sight of why. His prowess at hitting, fielding and running makes him the kind of player you only see once in a generation.

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The Complicated Legacy Of A Panda Who Was Really Good At Sex

Graphics by Ella Koeze Karen Wille saw her panda friend for the last time in July 2016. He was in bad shape. He was skinny. His once-sleek black-and-white fur had dulled. Wille, a board member and volunteer with the nonprofit Pandas International, knew better than to expect wildlife-calendar perfection, airbrushed and coiffed. Even the most […]

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