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Paul, not exactly an extrovert, gets practically chatty when we start talking ball, unspooling paragraphs about the difference between minor- and major-league hitters, expanding the zone, and learning to deal

“He’s elite. I’ve seen elite players. But he’s elite elite,” Lindor assures me, his eyes widening. “Very few people have that presence, and he's got it. He deserves every penny.”

Jon Buscemi’s love of golf began during what he describes as a period of boredom. In the wake of his two previous sneaker endeavors—Gourmet and Buscemi—he became what he calls

X contentThis content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.Reminiscing about the trade, Williams says one of his first thoughts was his chin when he was informed

When the Golden State Warriors drafted Steph Curry in 2009, the knock on the sharpshooter from tiny Davidson College was that he was, well, tiny. The skinny kid with an

There was a time when the UFC was strenuously apolitical. There were fighters who seemed like assholes and others who didn’t, of course, but that was part of the fun.

When Jay Bilas began covering college basketball for ESPN in 1995, the sport looked completely different than it does today. Back then, players getting paid millions of dollars would’ve triggered

Think of the most iconic nicknames in NBA history. Whether it’s Pistol Pete Maravich, Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon, or Air Jordan, the very best hooper sobriquets all possess a distinct

“We joined because it was an awesome place to ski,” said the adult son of an investment banker who spoke to me while skiing with his mom at the YC.

The other aspect of it that I really latch onto is, we have 150 years of [baseball] history. So, it's not really a coincidence that baseball, even at minor levels,