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FiveThirtyEight has kicked off its search for America's best burrito. A selection committee—with the help of a Yelp-based "value over replacement burrito" metric—will pick the 64 contenders from over 65,000 establishments; burrito correspondent Anna Maria Barry-Jester will take it from there. [FiveThirtyEight] Read more
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ESPN has run the numbers on LeBron's popularity, finding that there are a lot of white haters. James is the favorite player of 9.7 percent of white fans—down from 14.8 percent pre-Decision—while his support from black fans (21 to 23.5 percent) and Hispanic fans (10.7 to 12.4 percent) has grown. [ESPN] Read more
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Miles and Lyle Thompson co-won the Tewaaraton Trophy last night, college lacrosse's equivalent of the Heisman (named in honor of the sport's Iroquois heritage). Raised on the Onondaga and Akwesasne-Mohawk reservations, the brothers are the first Native Americans to take home the award. [Lacrosse Magazine] Read more
Over on FiveThirtyEight, Mona Chalabi tackles a question old as time. Are you masturbating more or less than your peers? [FiveThirtyEight] Read more
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