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May 2025

The richest game in football
Two teams have a chance to win promotion to the Premier League. Neither has, historically, been good at doing that. PLUS: The Maple Leafs do stuff!
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Pete Rose still sucks
Donald Trump went to bat for a bad person? What a surprise. PLUS: The Leafs need Auston Matthews to score, and more on tariff lunacy
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'Rebellions are built on hope'
Andor, the Star Wars series about a little-known character, ends its two excellent seasons next week amid some alarming echoes to the real world. PLUS…
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Scott Stinson
Let Trump cook
As the rest of the world tries to figure out how to respond to the U.S. President, he's doing an incredible job of undermining himself
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Bill Belichick tests the 'any publicity is good publicity' rule
The football coach, the much younger girlfriend, and an interview that went off the rails. PLUS: The Stanley Cup playoffs, and Coach Prime
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April 2025

Please stop talking
The architect of one of the worst trades in NBA history really needs to stop trying to explain himself. PLUS: A conversation with Ron MacLean
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Scott Stinson
The Rory roller-coaster
Sunday's Masters final round was exhilarating and exhausting, even if you were just watching from the couch.
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The madness of King Donald
The global economy is now subject to the whims of a man who can't even seem to decide what he wants. Not great! PLUS: It's Masters week
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Hollywood FC is at it again
The story of a pair of actors buying a struggling Welsh club was charming at first. But Wrexham AFC is on the verge of making history
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Make America Patient Again
The markets are crashing, and Donald Trump is trying to do something few politicians dare: play the long game. PLUS: Some sports stuff!
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