Because the purpose of playing basketball (or any sport) while on your mission is for general exercise, not to win a game or get yourself injured. From the handbook: Read more

Yeah it’s similar to how Airborne’s shtick is that it was invented by a school teacher. Actually, I would prefer a drug developed by chemists. Read more

Pulisic is the third American to score in the knockout round. You go DeMarcus Beasley. Read more

Jason has been answering a bunch of questions and comments on the excerpt we posted this morning, and he’ll be here shortly. Read more

Uhhh, can we hear more about this? Read more

This was ESPN PR’s statement to SI, which I highlight mostly for its use of “content” in consecutive sentences: Read more

NPR had a really interesting piece by the chef and owner of a Vietnamese restaurant the other week, in which he argued that a celebration of cheap ethnic food is effectively a form of racism that expects immigrant labor to work long hours for little pay in order to produce cheap authentic food, and that it also… Read more

There might be a way to do so with RSS feeds, but if there is a way to so on Kinja natively, I at least am unaware of it. Read more

Far be it from me to speak for Kotaku, but Kotaku has long covered esports, and in conjunction with Deadspin, will be covering them more heavily with Compete. Read more

If you do not want the results of live sporting events “spoiled” you should either watch them live, or stay off the internet until you can watch them. Read more

What about it makes you uneasy? There is advertising on every GMG site. Read more

Yeah, he is a restricted free agent, but no, Dallas will not have his Bird rights (needs to be with the team for longer). Read more

It’s not all-in, though. Even if the Mavericks make the playoffs, they’re likely to still have like the 14th worst record in the league, and keep their pick too (for at least one season). Read more

Nope. Read more

While going down the dodgeball rabbithole I found this video of Japanese kids playing a version of dodgeball and it’s incredible:

Tequila is specifically for when you want to get fucked up. Read more

It should be Bradley Beal. Read more

They are provided housing, health insurance, and a $50 per diem while traveling. Those are the only benefits that I am aware of. Read more

Patrick Redford is more of a PF Chang’s man. Read more

My dog does that too!